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Michael Cloud (R-TX)

Cost Estimates Improvement Act

H.R. 10327 · House bill Economics and Public Finance

A Republican bill with 3 Democratic cosponsors · See all 20 cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

In committee

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Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill, titled the "Cost Estimates Improvement Act," seeks to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The primary goal is to change how budget estimates are prepared. It would require the Congressional Budget Office and the Joint Committee on Taxation to include certain costs in their reports. Specifically, these estimates must include the costs related to servicing the public debt, to the extent that it is practicable.

Yes

  • Scored +4

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Increases transparency by requiring the inclusion of debt servicing costs in official budget estimates.

  • Scored +3

    Does this make the government pay for what it commits to?

    Requiring debt servicing costs in estimates provides a more accurate picture of fiscal obligations.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.