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H.R. 3076 104th Congress House

Children's Right to Know Act of 1996

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to require that reports accompanying concurrent resolutions on th… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and chapter 11 of title 31, United States Code, to require that reports accompanying concurrent resolutions on the budget include analyses, prepared after consultation with the Congressional Budget Office, of generational accounting information and that Presidents' annual budget submissions include generational accounting information.

Introduced: March 13, 1996 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 104th Congress ended
It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 18, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.
Mar 13, 1996
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 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.
Mar 13, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 18, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Right to Know Act of 1996 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to direct that the report accompanying the concurrent resolution on the budget include an analysis, prepared after consultation with the Congressional Budget Office Director, of the generational accounting consequences of the concurrent resolution.

Amends Federal law to require the President's annual budget to include an analysis of the generational accounting consequences of the budget.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3076: Children's Right to Know Act of 1996. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3076/
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"H.R. 3076: Children's Right to Know Act of 1996." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3076/.
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