The Debt Limit: History and Recent Increases

Austin, D. Andrew ; Levit, Mindy R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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

RP-ID  :  RL31967
RP-ID  :  RL31967_2013May03

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report presents the means through which the total debt of the federal government can increase, gives a historical overview of debt limits, and discusses 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.