Debt Ceiling Reform Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3953.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. BOYLE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 101, June 9, 2023, Page H2789):
  Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution under the General Welfare Clause. The single subject of this legislation is: This legislation reforms the debt ceiling by authorizing the Treasury to continue paying the nation's bills absent a disapproval resolution from Congress. Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to Congress a written certification when the debt is within $100 billion of a $1 trillion increment and then may borrow to meet existing commitments.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record June 9, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3953, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/3953

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 5, 2025

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  September 14, 2026

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  3165aacba5ee313a499700c8f9e9e45da74234bafa707109cfabf0ea7099e525

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 5, 2025). Not every bill gets one.

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