Pay Down the Debt Act has not moved since its introduction on Jun 26, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans
IntroducedJun 26, 2025
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 38 words.
Pay Down the Debt Act This bill rescinds appropriations that were provided for grants that were not accepted by a state or local government. The rescinded funds must be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Appropriations Committee
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance: 71 of 1,188 bills became law, 113th–118th (6%)
- Sponsor
- 4 of 128 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in senate · 109 words
- Latest action
- Jun 26, 2025: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
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Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]