Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case fo…
This bill (Responsible Budgeting Act) changes federal law to link statutory increases in the debt limit to budget processes and to create an expedited backstop if Congress fails to adopt an approved budget. If Congress adopts a concurrent budget resolution that meets a specified "required ratio" (a reduction of at least 5 percentage points in debt held by the public to GDP in year ten), the Clerk prepares a joint resolution that effectively raises the debt limit to match that budget.
Whether automatic or executive-triggered increases erode congressional control.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a detailed substantive amendment to federal debt-limit law that also embeds procedural and administrative mechanisms to operationalize the change.
This bill (Responsible Budgeting Act) changes federal law to link statutory increases in the debt limit to budget processes and to create an expedited backstop if Congress fails to adopt an approved budget.
If Congress adopts a concurrent budget resolution that meets a specified "required ratio" (a reduction of at least 5 percentage points in debt held by the public to GDP in year ten), the Clerk prepares a joint resolution that effectively raises the debt limit to match that budget.
If Congress does not adopt such a budget by defined deadlines, the President may submit a written notification and a debt-reduction legislative package that meets the required ratio; absent a congressional joint resolution of disapproval, the debt limit automatically increases after a 30-day period.
Ambitious institutional reform on a highly charged topic with significant Senate obstacles and substantial political tradeoffs; technical design may attract some bipartisan interest but faces strong resistance.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a detailed substantive amendment to federal debt-limit law that also embeds procedural and administrative mechanisms to operationalize the change.
Whether automatic or executive-triggered increases erode congressional control.
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Whether automatic or executive-triggered increases erode congressional control.
Likely cautiously supportive of measures that prevent default and protect beneficiaries, but concerned about austerity risk.
The automatic increase tied to a fiscal target reduces default risk, yet the "required ratio" could be used to justify deep spending cuts without adequate protections.
Generally supportive of a structured mechanism to avoid debt-limit crises while insisting on transparent scoring and reasonable timelines.
Appreciates bipartisan procedural guardrails, but wary of rushed floor processes and potential unintended consequences.
Likely skeptical or opposed, primarily due to delegating effective debt-limit increases and constraining congressional control.
Some conservatives may like the emphasis on debt reduction, but many will object to automatic or executive-triggered increases.
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Ambitious institutional reform on a highly charged topic with significant Senate obstacles and substantial political tradeoffs; technical design may attract some bipartisan interest but faces strong resistance.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Whether automatic or executive-triggered increases erode congressional control.
Ambitious institutional reform on a highly charged topic with significant Senate obstacles and substantial political tradeoffs; technical d…
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a detailed substantive amendment to federal debt-limit law that also embeds procedural and administrative mechanisms to operationalize the change.
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