HR 6889 118th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Government information and archives Tax administration and collection, taxpayers

True Cost Act

Introduced: December 22, 2023 Introduced by: Maloy, Celeste Republican · Utah See on congress.gov

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Dec 22, 2023

Introduced in House

Dec 22, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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True Cost Act

This bill requires the President's annual budget submission to Congress to include estimates of the cost per individual taxpayer for (1) the public debt, and (2) any projected budget deficit for a fiscal year.

What's happening now December 22, 2023

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

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Budget Committee
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Case, Ed

Hawaii · May 21, 2024

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6889: True Cost Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-6889/

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