Reaching the Debt Limit [electronic resource] : Background and Potential Effects on Government Operations
- Corporate Author
- Library of Congress. Foreign Affairs Division
- Published
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2013.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource (33 pages), digital, PDF file
- Additional Creators
- Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service and Library of Congress. Government Division
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- Summary
- Examines possibility of Federal Government reaching its statutory debt limit and not raising it, focusing on Government operations. Explains nature of Federal debt, processes associated with Federal borrowing, and historical events that may influence prospective actions. Analyzes potential implications if Federal Government may no longer issue debt, has exhausted its alternative sources of cash, and, therefore, depends on incoming receipts or other sources of funds to provide any cash needed to liquidate Federal obligations. Addresses considerations for increasing debt limit under current policy, and considers impact fiscal policy could have on debt limit going forward.
This report is one in a series of updates. For the most recent coverage of this report series, please see 13-R4-1633c in the 2013 issue. - Subject(s)
- Related Titles
- ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection
- Note
- CRS Report.
Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed May 2014). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. - Technical Details
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