H.J.Res. 92: Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-06-05 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 770.

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Official title

Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

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Increases the statutory limit on the public debt from $9.815 trillion to $10.615 trillion.

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Increasing the statutory limit on the public debt.

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Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hjres92.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hjres>

Record fed-us-cong110-hjres92 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110