A bill to require that the Government give priority to payment of all obligations on the debt held by the public and payment of Social Security benefits in the event that the debt limit is reached.

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Declares that, in the event the debt of the federal government reaches the statutory limit, the authority of the Department of the Treasury to pay with legal tender the principal and interest on debt held by the public, and the authority of the Commissioner of Social Security to pay monthly Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance benefits under title II of the Social Security Act, shall take priority over all other obligations incurred by the government.

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 January 2015

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• Introduced in Senate (PDF)

  Introduced in Senate · EN · 7 January 2015

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 7 January 2015

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