Require Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation cost estimates to include costs related to servicing the public debt.

Full Title To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, and for other purposes.

Huizenga is listed as a cosponsor of H.R. 10327, the Cost Estimates Improvement Act, which would amend the Congressional Budget Act so CBO and JCT estimates include debt-servicing costs.

H.R. 10327 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act - BILLS-119hr10327ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Weber of Texas

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the 2026-08-18 to 2026-09-16 lookback window, GovInfo lists Huizenga among the members associated with H.R. 10327, introduced and referred on September 10, 2026; this is a concrete effort but not enactment.

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H.R. 10327 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act - BILLS-119hr10327ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The latest bill text/title matches the commitment's substance: requiring CBO/JCT estimates to include public-debt servicing costs. The bill version is introduced in House, so the promise remains unresolved.

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H.R. 10327 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act - BILLS-119hr10327ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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cost estimates do not typically account for the cost of servicing the additional federal debt

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CBO's current FAQ says standard cost estimates still generally exclude debt-service effects, indicating the general requirement has not been delivered as of the refresh.

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Frequently Asked Questions About CBO's Cost Estimates | Congressional Budget Office
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Bill Huizenga (MI)

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): GovInfo lists Huizenga as a cosponsor of H.R. 991, a 119th Congress version of the Cost Estimates Improvement Act introduced and referred on February 5, 2025; this documents earlier effort without enactment.

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H.R. 991 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act - BILLS-119hr991ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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reported to the House with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 17-7

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The House Budget Committee reported the 2024 Cost Estimates Improvement Act favorably, showing prior congressional progress on the policy, but it still did not document enactment of the requirement.

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House Budget Committee Reports Five Budget Process Reform Initiatives Favorably to the House | The U.S. House Committee on the Budget - House Budget Committee
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