Require Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation cost estimates to include costs relating 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.

Michael Cloud sponsored H.R. 10327, the Cost Estimates Improvement Act, proposing to amend the Congressional Budget Act so CBO and JCT estimates include public debt servicing costs.

H.R. 10327 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act - BILLS-119hr10327ih | Content Details | GovInfo
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Mr. Cloud (for himself, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Case, Mr. McClintock, Mr. Golden of Maine, Ms. Perez, Mr. Grothman, Mr. McCormick, Mr. Norman, Mr. Rouzer, Mr. Huizenga, Mr. Weber of Texas, Mr. Obernolte, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Collins, Mr. Carter of Georgia, Mr. Moore of North Carolina, Mr. Cline, Mr. Davidson, Mr. Moore of Utah, and Mr. Begich) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Within the lookback window, Cloud introduced H.R. 10327, and the official bill text shows it was referred to House committees rather than enacted.

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H.R. 10327 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act
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Any estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402, and any estimate prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation, shall include, to the extent practicable, the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): The introduced bill text directly matches the commitment by requiring CBO and JCT estimates to include public-debt servicing costs when practicable.

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H.R. 10327 (IH) - Cost Estimates Improvement Act
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By long-standing convention, cost estimates do not typically account for the cost of servicing the additional federal debt that would result from enacting a piece of legislation.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CBO's current public guidance indicates the promised requirement has not become the normal cost-estimating practice.

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Frequently Asked Questions About CBO's Cost Estimates | Congressional Budget Office
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Any change in practice to account for debt-service effects in cost estimates used for budget enforcement purposes would occur at the direction of the House and Senate Budget Committees.

Unverified model/legacy excerpt; not proof. AI summary (separate from source): CBO describes the change as dependent on congressional budget-committee direction, reinforcing that separate requests or tools do not amount to full delivery of the requirement.

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Frequently Asked Questions About CBO's Cost Estimates | Congressional Budget Office
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This bill would require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT), to the extent practicable, to include the cost of servicing the public debt in legislative cost estimates. It was reported to the House with a favorable recommendation by a vote of 17-7.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): Cloud's earlier H.R. 8341 advanced out of the House Budget Committee in 2024, showing concrete effort but not final enactment.

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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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H.R. 8341 would amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) to add debt-service costs to cost estimates for authorization legislation that has been ordered reported—that is, approved—by a full committee.

Fetched verbatim passage. AI summary (separate from source): CBO's estimate confirms the substance and committee-reported status of Cloud's prior bill, but describes a prospective change that would occur only if enacted.

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H.R. 8341, Cost Estimates Improvement Act | Congressional Budget Office
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