S2187Referred to Committee
Pay Down the Debt Act
Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber4
Passed Both5
Signed into Law119th
Congress
2025-06-26
Introduced
2
Cosponsors
S
ⓘType
Sponsor
Cynthia M. Lummis
Republican · WY · Senator
Votes with party: 76.2% (860 recorded votes)
Top industries funding sponsor:
- Conservative Groups$1,205k
Full profile: /officials/L000571
Source: Congress.gov · FEC
Cosponsors (2)
Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.
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Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Previously
- Senate Committee on AppropriationsReferred To · 2025-06-26
Plain-English Summary
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 The rescinded funds must be deposited in the Treasury and used for deficit reduction.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
Subjects
Economics and Public Finance
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