When will the debt limit be increased?

Kalshi Politics › Congress Closes Jan 1, 2028 · $1 today · $804 traded · $508 at stake · prices read 7 h ago

The odds

Jul 27, 2027even chance by

Before Nov 1, 20263%
Before Jan 1, 202728%▲ 1
Before Mar 1, 202730%▲ 1
Before Jul 1, 202746%▲ 1
Before Oct 1, 202761%▲ 1
Before Nov 1, 202771%
Before Jan 1, 202891%

How the odds have moved

Before Mar 1, 2027: 32% on Oct 20, 30% now.

Each outcome's chance over time on Kalshi. The dots along the bottom are headlines about its subject: point at one to read it.

Every outcome

Outcome	Chance	Day	Bid	Ask	Pays	Contracts
Before Nov 1, 2026	3%		1¢	5¢	$20.00	15.00
Before Jan 1, 2027	28%	▲ 1	25¢	32¢	$3.13	2.4K
Before Mar 1, 2027	30%	▲ 1	26¢	34¢	$2.94	341
Before Jul 1, 2027	46%	▲ 1	42¢	50¢	$2.00	49.00
Before Oct 1, 2027	61%	▲ 1	57¢	64¢	$1.56	3.00
Before Nov 1, 2027	71%		66¢	75¢	$1.33
Before Jan 1, 2028	91%		86¢	95¢	$1.05

"Pays" is what a $1 stake returns if that outcome happens, at the price shown (before any fees). Bid and ask are the best prices to sell and buy "Yes".

The news

No recent headlines name this market's subject.

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About this market

VenueKalshi

Settles onWhite House, Library of Congress

Trading closesJan 1, 2028 10:00 AM ET

Traded$804 (2,784 contracts)

Today$1

This week$804

At stake$508

Followed here sinceOct 19, 2026

The rules

If legislation that increases the statutory limit on the public debt has become law after Issuance and before Nov 1, 2026, then the market resolves to Yes.

The full rules are on the market's page at Kalshi.

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