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 su…
The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that any cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation include, to the extent practicable, the costs of servicing the public debt. It inserts a new section 403 into the Act and updates the table of contents.
Liberals fear use to justify cuts to social programs.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, narrowly scoped administrative amendment that clearly inserts a new requirement into the Congressional Budget Act, but provides limited implementation detail.
The bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that any cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation include, to the extent practicable, the costs of servicing the public debt.
It inserts a new section 403 into the Act and updates the table of contents.
The requirement applies to estimates under existing CBO and JCT authority and uses the phrase "to the extent practicable" for implementation.
Technically simple and modest, so plausible if bundled or noncontroversial; standalone priority and procedural barriers reduce odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, narrowly scoped administrative amendment that clearly inserts a new requirement into the Congressional Budget Act, but provides limited implementation detail.
Liberals fear use to justify cuts to social programs.
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Liberals fear use to justify cuts to social programs.
Likely mildly supportive of greater fiscal transparency but cautious.
They will welcome fuller accounting of interest costs but worry this could be used to argue against social investments.
Concerns center on methodology, assumptions, and potential misuse to justify program cuts.
Generally favorable as a technical improvement to scoring accuracy.
They will support more complete fiscal accounting while seeking clear standards and practicable implementation.
Their support depends on methodological transparency and minimizing politicization of scoring.
Likely strongly supportive.
They will view mandatory inclusion of debt servicing costs as a restraint on deficits and a tool to argue against unfunded spending.
They may push for rigorous application and public reporting of these costs.
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Technically simple and modest, so plausible if bundled or noncontroversial; standalone priority and procedural barriers reduce odds.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberals fear use to justify cuts to social programs.
Technically simple and modest, so plausible if bundled or noncontroversial; standalone priority and procedural barriers reduce odds.
Relative to its intended legislative type, this bill is a concise, narrowly scoped administrative amendment that clearly inserts a new requirement into the Congressional Budget Act, but provides limited implementation d…
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