S 4173 United States Senate · 119th Congress

Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

This bill requires the President to propose spending cuts equal to or greater than any requested debt limit increase over the next 10 years, and it prevents Congress from voting on debt limit increases or suspensions unless they include matching spending reductions. The legislation also mandates that the Treasury Secretary issue warnings when the government is approaching its debt limit within 60 days, even if temporary measures could extend funding. Additionally, the bill establishes procedural rules requiring a three-fifths Senate vote to waive these spending requirements and ensures that cost estimates are publicly available before Congress can vote on debt limit measures. These provisions directly affect the executive branch's ability to request debt limit increases and the legislative process for approving such requests.
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Introduced Mar 24, 2026 Last action Mar 24, 2026
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1582-1583)
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Mar 24, 2026
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