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HR 3804 114th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process

Cost Estimates Reform Act of 2015

Introduced: November 4, 2015 See on congress.gov
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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.
Oct 22, 2015
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cost Estimates Reform Act of 2015

This bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to require any cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include the cost of servicing the public debt.

What's happening now October 22, 2015

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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3539 Related bill Budgetary Accuracy in Scoring Interest Costs Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Republican 2
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McClintock, Tom
California · Sep 14, 2016
Renacci, James
· Mar 15, 2016
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Grothman, Glenn
Wisconsin · Nov 16, 2015
Sanford, Mark
· Nov 4, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3804: Cost Estimates Reform Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3804/
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"H.R. 3804: Cost Estimates Reform Act of 2015." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-3804/.
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