H.Con.Res. 68 · 112th Congress

Expressing the sense of Congress that the President should ensure that the United States does not default on its debt by making every effort to negotiate passage of an increase in the statutory debt ceiling or, all such efforts failing, should use his authority under section 4 of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution to pay all debts of the United States as they come due.

Stage
In committee
Introduced
2011-07-30
Latest action
2011-07-30 · Introduced in House

Subjects

Budget deficits and national debt
Economics and public finance
Presidents and presidential powers, Vice Presidents
Constitution and constitutional amendments