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To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide that concurrent resolutions on the budget include the recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross…

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To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide that concurrent resolutions on the budget include the recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by the resolution.

Introduced: January 13, 2020 Introduced by: Timmons, William R. Republican · South Carolina See on congress.gov
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Jul 25, 2019
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.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires congressional budget resolutions to include a recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product.

What's happening now July 25, 2019

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.

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Phillips, Dean
· Jan 13, 2020
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Womack, Steve
Arkansas · Jan 13, 2020
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Panetta, Jimmy
California · Jul 25, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4071: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide that concurrent resolutions on the budget include the recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by the resolution.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4071/
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"H.R. 4071: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide that concurrent resolutions on the budget include the recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by the resolution.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4071/.
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H.R. 4071, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4071/.
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[H.R. 4071: To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide that concurrent resolutions on the budget include the recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by the resolution.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4071/)
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