The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases

Austin, D. Andrew ; Levit, Mindy R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Budgets;    Public debt;    Federal budgets;    Budget deficits;    Economic policy;   

RP-ID  :  RL31967
RP-ID  :  RL31967_2010Sep08

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses how the total debt of the federal government can increase, an historical overview of debt limits, and how the current economic slowdown has led to higher deficits and thereby a series of debt limit increases, as well as legislation related to these increases.