# 115-hr-3498: Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act

115-hr-3498, Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN); status Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3498
- Congress: 115
- Title: Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Introduced: 2017-07-27
- Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] (R-IN)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Extraordinary Measures Transparency Act This bill requires the Department of the Treasury to report to Congress regarding extraordinary measures used to avoid exceeding the statutory debt limit. Extraordinary measures include suspensions and delays of debt sales and auctions, suspending or redeeming investments in certain government funds, and issuing debt to enter into an exchange transaction for debt that is subject to the limit. If Treasury determines that the public debt will reach the limit in 30 days, Treasury must submit a report to Congress that includes: a description of the extraordinary measures that Treasury intends to use if the debt limit is not raised, an estimate of the cost of the measures, a projection of how long the measures will fund the federal government, and a projection of the administrative cost of taking the measures. Treasury must also submit specified daily reports to Congress when the measures are being used. After using the measures, Treasury must report to Congress regarding the measures that were used and the administrative cost of the measures.

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- 115-hr-6793: Restore the Harmony Way Bridge Act
- 115-hr-6774: Iran Payments Accountability Act of 2018

## Sources
- [115-hr-3498 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3498)

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