Protecting American Benefits Act
Summary
Protecting American Benefits Act This bill authorizes payments for Medicare, Social Security, veteran death or disability benefits, and members of the Armed Forces to be made even if the debt limit is reached. Such payments may not be taken into consideration for purposes of calculating the debt limit until after the debt limit has already been increased.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced May 9, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
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2
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Committee
1
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
lower
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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