,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #bac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #a1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,hawley introduced the        
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on ,finance 
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury to issue obligations to
 make ,medicare and ,social ,security   
payments1 despite the debt limit being  
reached4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act   
may be cited as the ,keep ,our ,promises
 ,act4  #b4 ,social ,security and       
,medicare programs and the debt limit   
7a7 ,finding ,congress finds that       
,social ,security and ,medicare         
beneficiaries should be assured that    
their benefits will be paid in full and 
on time4  7b7 ,exemption ,section #caja 
of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is 
amended-- 7#a7 in subsection 7b71 by    
striking ,the face and inserting        
,subject to subsection 7d71 the face2   
and  7#b7 by adding at the end the      
following3  7d7 7#a7 ,if the face value 

of the amount of obligations described  
in subsection 7b7 reaches the limit on  
such obligations under subsection 7b71  
to the extent necessary to make timely  
payment of the full amount of benefits  
authorized under the ,medicare program  
established under title ,,xviii of the  
,social ,security ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4   
#acie et seq47 or the old-age1          
survivors1 and disability insurance     
benefits program established under title
 ,,ii of the ,social ,security ,act 7#db
 ,u4,s4,c4 #dja et seq47 the ,secretary 
of the ,treasury may issue obligations  
under this chapter4  7#b7 ,with respect 
to each instance in which the ,secretary
 of the ,treasury begins issuing        
obligations in accordance with paragraph
 7#a71 the face value of such           
obligations issued during such instance 
shall not be taken into account in      
determining the face value of           
obligations for purposes of subsection  
7b7 during the period-- 7,a7 beginning  
on the date on which the ,secretary     

began issuing obligations in accordance 
with paragraph 7#a7 during such         
instance2 and  7,b7 ending on the day   
after the date of enactment of the first
 law enacted after the date described in
 subparagraph 7,a7 increasing the limit 
under subsection 7b74  4