S. 3383 · 111th Congress

A bill to temporarily prohibit the United States loans to the International Monetary Fund to be used to provide financing for any member state of the European Union, and for other purposes.

Stage
In committee
Sponsor
Jim DeMint
Introduced
2010-05-18
Latest action
2010-05-18 · Introduced in Senate

Summary

Amends the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to: (1) prohibit U.S. loans to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for assistance to any European Union (EU) member state until the ratio of the total outstanding public debt of each member state to its gross domestic product (as of the end of the most recent fiscal year of the member state ending in the preceding calendar year) is not more than 60%; and (2) direct the Secretary of the Treasury to instruct the U.S. Executive Director of the IMF to use the voice and vote of the United States to oppose any IMF loans to member states until all member states are in compliance with such debt ratio.