Bill ties debt ceiling raises to spending cuts over 10 years.
H.R. 10078 — Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act · Filed by W. Steube (R-FL) · Introduced Aug 10, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
The bill requires spending cuts to match any debt limit increase. Congress must cut spending over the next 10 years. It creates rules that block votes on debt-limit bills. The Treasury Secretary must warn Congress when debt limit runs out.
Who it affects
Congress must follow new rules when raising the debt limit. The bill may force cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or defense.
One thing to notice
The bill forces Congress to choose between two hard options. It must raise the debt limit or cut programs.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Aug 10, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Aug 10, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on the Budget and House Committee on Rules · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for…”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- debt limit — The most money the government is allowed to borrow.
- spending cuts — Reducing the amount of money the government pays out.
- Treasury Secretary — The official in charge of the government's money and borrowing.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (7,430 characters) on Aug 13, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-23.
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