Garbade, Kenneth (June 2016). "The First Debt Ceiling Crisis"(PDF). Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Archived(PDF) from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2023.
No official ceiling published. The debt on March 15, 2017 was $19.846 trillion after reaching an all time high of $19.977 trillion on December 30, 2016. See the US government database on the debt.
The debt rose to over $20.1 trillion on September 8, 2017, when the bill to continue the debt limit suspension for fiscal 2018 was passed. The fiscal year started at over $20.3 trillion of debt. US government database on the debt.
Garbade, Kenneth (June 2016). "The First Debt Ceiling Crisis"(PDF). Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Archived(PDF) from the original on December 30, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2023.