The Debt Limit : History and Recent Increases.

Format:

Book

Government document

Author/Creator:

Library of Congress. Government Division.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget--United States.

Budget.

United States.

Debts, Public.

Economic policy.

Fiscal policy.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 online resource (37 pages)) : digital, PDF file

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2015.

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Summary:

Summarizes P.L. 112-25, the Budget Control Act of 2011, which includes numerous provisions aimed at deficit reduction, and provides for debt ceiling increase up to $2.4 trillion. Discusses background and history of Federal debt limit, and explains rationale for Federal debt limit. Examines Federal debt situation between 2002-2014 and efforts to resolve debt limit issue since 2002.

This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-RL-31967p in the 2013 issue.

Notes:

CRS Report.

Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Sept. 2015). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.

Other Format:

Microfiche version: Library of Congress. Government Division. Debt Limit

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