United States · Bill · S
S. 1785 (117th)
End the Threat of Default Act
Introduced
20 May 2021
Last action
20 May 2021 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Sponsors
Brian Schatz, Michael Bennet, Chris Van Hollen, Sheldon Whitehouse, Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI], Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA], Richard Durbin, Ben Luján
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
End the Threat of Default Act This bill repeals the public debt limit, which applies to most debt held by the federal government.
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Timeline
20 May 2021
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
Source: IntroReferral
20 May 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 20 May 2021 · Official file
Documents
3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2021
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 20 May 2021
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 20 May 2021
Sponsors
- Brian Schatz · D · Sponsor
- Michael Bennet · D · Sponsor
- Chris Van Hollen · D · Sponsor
- Sheldon Whitehouse · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Casey, Robert P., Jr. [D-PA] · D · Cosponsor
- Richard Durbin · D · Cosponsor
- Ben Luján · D · Cosponsor
- · ssfi00 · Standing
Related records
- related to → End the Threat of Default Act
- related to → End the Threat of Default Act of 2024
- related to → End the Threat of Default Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1785
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/s/1785
- us · 117-s-1785 · source updated 5 December 2025