H.R. 2544 · 112th Congress
Don't Default on America's Debts and Destroy American Jobs Act of 2011
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Betty McCollum
- Introduced
- 2011-07-14
- Latest action
- 2011-07-14 · Introduced in House
Summary
Don't Default on America's Debts and Destroy American Jobs Act of 2011 - Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $14.294 trillion to $16.7 trillion.
Declares the sense of Congress that the congressional recess scheduled for August 2011 should be cancelled and that Congress should remain in official session until legislation is passed to: (1) increase job creation and reduce unemployment, and (2) reduce projected medium- and long-term federal budget deficits and debt.