HR8570119th Congress
Cost Estimate Clarity Act
Sponsored By: Representative Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
Introduced
Summary
This bill would require the Congressional Budget Office to disclose how its baseline assumptions affect cost estimates, so lawmakers see how baseline rules change reported costs.
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- Lawmakers get a clear, quantitative line showing how much a bill's score differs when baseline rules are used versus when they are not.
- The Congressional Budget Office would have to add three specific disclosures to each estimate: the numeric difference, which baseline assumption caused it, and explanations for programs where baselines make costs look lower or zero, including assumed extensions.
- Budget watchdogs and the public would see when a program appears cost-free because the baseline assumes continuation, improving transparency around hidden budget effects.
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Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Cosponsors
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