Debt Ceiling Vote

The debt ceiling would again have been reached on november 3 2015.
Debt ceiling vote. As a result the debt ceiling was 20 455 trillion the level it was on that day. The house of representatives on thursday passed a sweeping two year budget and debt limit deal that would stave off the looming threat of a potential default on us debt and prevent automatic. As of july 2019 it appeared that the government may default on its obligations within a couple months. The legislation will stretch the debt ceiling limit through july 202.
The senate voted 67 28 to pass a 2 7 trillion budget deal thursday that would suspend the debt ceiling through 2021 sending the package to president trump s desk after the house passed it last week. Not only that but failing to raise the. The reconciliation process thus makes the purpose of the debt ceiling vote a way for congress to exercise control over the federal budget redundant. The debt ceiling was created under the second liberty bond act of 1917 putting a ceiling on the amount of bonds the.
The democratic led house of representatives passed the bipartisan budget and debt ceiling bill thursday in a vote of 284 to 149. The maximum amount of monies the united states can borrow. Congress did not vote on the debt ceiling focusing instead on trump s tax bill. On october 30 2015 the debt ceiling was again suspended to march 2017.