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H.R. 8601 116th Congress House

Payer State Transparency Act of 2020

Official title: To assess the State by State impact of Federal taxation and spending.

Introduced: October 16, 2020 Introduced by: Bill Foster Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) 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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Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.
Oct 16, 2020
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 Latest action October 16, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Payer State Transparency Act of 2020

This bill requires the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce to calculate the federal tax burden of each state for each calendar year. It also requires the Office of Management and Budget to calculate the total amount of federal outlays received by each state in each fiscal year.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1964 Reintroduced Bill Payer State Transparency Act of 2021
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 10
All 10 Democratic 2 Republican 1
SENSENBRENNER, F.
· Nov 5, 2020
Gohmert, Louie
· Oct 30, 2020
Lawson, Al
· Oct 30, 2020
Allred, Colin
· Oct 16, 2020
Bustos, Cheri
· Oct 16, 2020
 D
Gottheimer, Josh
New Jersey · Oct 16, 2020
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Oct 16, 2020
 R
Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Oct 16, 2020
Taylor, Van
· Oct 16, 2020
Zeldin, Lee
· Oct 16, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8601: Payer State Transparency Act of 2020. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8601/
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"H.R. 8601: Payer State Transparency Act of 2020." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8601/.
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H.R. 8601, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8601/.
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