Prioritizing Social Security, Military Pay, and Debt Payments During Debt Limit Crisis.
This bill ensures that critical federal payments, including Social Security benefits, Medicare, and military salaries, are paid first, even if the government reaches its statutory debt limit. This guarantees financial continuity for seniors, veterans, and military families during a fiscal crisis. If revenues are insufficient to cover these priority obligations, the debt limit will be automatically increased by the exact amount needed to cover the shortfall.
Key points
Payment Priority: Social Security, Medicare, military pay, veterans' benefits, and public debt interest/principal must be paid before all other government obligations.
Financial Security: Protects retirees, disabled individuals, and military families from losing their regular income if the debt ceiling is reached.
Limited Debt Limit Increase: If funds are insufficient for priority payments, the debt limit is temporarily raised only by the amount required to cover those specific obligations.
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