# 116-hr-5490: To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt.

116-hr-5490, To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt., is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT); status Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5490
- Congress: 116
- Title: To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit and of the public debt.
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- Introduced: 2019-12-19
- Sponsor: Rep. Stewart, Chris [R-UT-2] (R-UT)
- Cosponsors: 4
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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 the fiscal year.

## Cosponsors (4)

- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-01-27T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roy, Chip [R-TX-21] (R-TX), 2020-02-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-5490 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5490)

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- [116-hr-4305: PAWS for Veterans Therapy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4305)
- [116-hr-3495: Improve Well-Being for Veterans Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-3495)
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-6896: No TikTok on Government Devices Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6896)
- [116-hr-6338: Pandemic Healthcare Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6338)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-5490 (as of 2025-11-18).