United States · Resolution · SRES
S.Res. 8 (113th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress holds the sole authority to borrow money on the credit of the United States and shall not cede this power to the President.
Introduced
23 January 2013
Last action
23 January 2013 · Introduced
Status
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)
Sponsors
Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS], Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS], Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE], Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX], Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA], Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY], Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA], Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC], Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
7 April 2025
Summary
Expresses the sense of the Senate that Congress should: (1) not relinquish its long utilized authority vested in the U.S. Constitution to borrow money on the credit of the United States by refusing to debate, amend, and vote on a bill to address the debt limit; and (2) not provide the executive branch with exclusive power to issue debt on behalf of the federal government.
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Timeline
23 January 2013
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on Finance. (text of measure as introduced: CR S223-224)
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2013
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S224-225)
Source: IntroReferral
23 January 2013
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 23 January 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Ron [R-WI] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Enzi, Michael B. [R-WY] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-resolution/8
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/sres/8
- us · 113-sres-8 · source updated 7 April 2025