US Congress House Bill 1908 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 13 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-05-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Sets forth the priority of the payment of obligations incurred by the U.S. government in the event that U.S. debt reaches the statutory limit. Limits certain obligations for specified departments, agencies, international organizations, and funds to 20% of the amount that would have been made available to satisfy such obligations if such limit had not been reached. Directs the Secretary of the Treasury, during any funding gap, to make emergency appropriations: (1) to continue to provide pay and allowances (without interruption) to members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard, including the reserve components thereof, who perform active service; and (2) for such amounts as the President certifies to Congress as are necessary to carry out vital national security priorities. Requires the President to submit a specified prioritization report to Congress.

To specify the priority of the obligations of the United States Government if the debt ceiling is reached, to provide for an emergency appropriation of funds to pay for certain defense and national security obligations during a gap in funding, and for other purposes.

Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]

Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]

Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-05-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
2011-05-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
2011-05-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
2011-05-16	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
2011-05-13	House	Referred to House Armed Services
2011-05-13	House	Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure
2011-05-13	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-05-13	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and Armed Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB2496 (Related) 2011-08-15 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel.
HB2402 (Related) 2011-06-24 - Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1908/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1908/BILLS-112hr1908ih.pdf