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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 6952 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for a joint meeting 

of the Congress to receive a presentation from the Comptroller General 

of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the 

executive branch, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 11, 2024 

Mr. MOORE of Utah (for himself, Mr. PETERS, Mr. BARR, and Mr. PANETTA) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

House Administration, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 

the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 

in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for a 

joint meeting of the Congress to receive a presentation 

from the Comptroller General of the United States regarding the audited financial statement of the executive 

branch, and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Fiscal State of the 

5 Nation Act’’. 

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1 SEC. 2. ANNUAL JOINT MEETING OF CONGRESS TO RE2 CEIVE PRESENTATION BY COMPTROLLER 

3 GENERAL. 

4 Section 331 of title 31, United States Code, is 

5 amended by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(f) ANNUAL JOINT MEETING OF CONGRESS TO RE7 CEIVE PRESENTATION BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL.— 

8 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 45 days (ex9 cluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays) after the 

10 date on which the Secretary of the Treasury submits 

11 to Congress the audited financial statement required 

12 under subsection (e)(1), on a date agreed upon by 

13 the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 

14 President pro tempore of the Senate and the Comp15 troller General of the United States, the Congress 

16 shall hold a joint meeting (hereafter in this sub17 section referred to as the ‘Joint Meeting’) to receive 

18 a presentation from the Comptroller General review19 ing the findings of the audit required under sub20 section (e)(2) and providing, with respect to the in21 formation included by the Secretary in the report ac22 companying such audited financial statement, an 

23 analysis of the financial position and condition of the 

24 Federal Government, including financial measures 

25 (such as the net operating cost, income, budget defi26 cits, or budget surpluses) and sustainability measVerDate Sep 11 2014 21:41 Jan 16, 2024 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H6952.IH H6952
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1 ures (such as the long-term fiscal projection or social 

2 insurance projection) described in such report. 

3 ‘‘(2) PRESENTATION OF STATEMENT IN AC4 CORDANCE WITH GAO STRATEGIES AND MEANS.— 

5 The Comptroller General of the United States shall 

6 ensure that the presentation at the Joint Meeting is 

7 made in accordance with the Strategies and Means 

8 of the Government Accountability Office, so that the 

9 presentation will provide professional, objective, fact10 based, nonpartisan, nonideological, fair, and bal11 anced information to the members attending the 

12 Joint Meeting. 

13 ‘‘(3) OPEN MEETING.—The Joint Meeting shall 

14 be open to the public, including to radio, television, 

15 and still photography coverage. 

16 ‘‘(4) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirement 

17 under paragraph (1) shall apply with respect to any 

18 audited financial statement submitted on or after 

19 the date of the enactment of the Fiscal State of the 

20 Nation Act.’’. 

21 SEC. 3. INCLUSION OF FINDINGS AND ANALYSIS OF FISCAL 

22 STATE OF THE NATION IN CONCURRENT RES23 OLUTION ON THE BUDGET. 

24 Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget and Im25 poundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 632(a)) is 

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1 amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘Each con2 current resolution on the budget shall include a statement 

3 of findings informed by the most recently conducted Fiscal 

4 State of the Nation presentation under section 331(f) of 

5 title 31, United States Code, and any other appropriate 

6 information on the fiscal condition of the United States.’’. 

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