Congress would get clearer budget numbers by including national debt costs.
This bill would make sure that official government cost estimates, like those from the Congressional Budget Office, include the costs of paying interest on the national debt. This would give members of Congress a more complete picture of how new laws might affect the country's finances. Currently, these debt costs are not always explicitly included.
Today, official government cost estimates from the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation do not always explicitly include the costs of paying interest on the national debt. If this bill becomes law, these estimates would be required to include those debt servicing costs, whenever it is practical to do so.
HR 10327 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 8/10
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