Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014

Bill: 113-hr-1874
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Price, Tom [R-GA-6]
Introduced: 2013-05-08
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget process

Congressional oversight

Economic performance and conditions

Economic theory

Government studies and investigations

Legislative rules and procedure
Latest action: action_date: 2014-04-07
text: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Summaries:
action_date: 2013-05-08
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the congressional appropriations committees), as a supplement to CBO cost estimates, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such legislation for the 10-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which such estimate was prepared and each of the next three 10-fiscal year periods.</p> <p>Defines &quot;major bill or resolution&quot; as any bill or resolution whose budgetary effects, for any fiscal year in the period for which a CBO cost estimate is prepared, is estimated to be greater than .25% of the current projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) for that fiscal year.</p> <p>Requires the analysis to describe: (1) the potential economic impact of the bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real GDP, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply; and (2) the potential fiscal effects of the measure, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in GDP.</p> <p>Requires the analysis (or a technical appendix to it) to specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, as well as any explanation necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts.

action_date: 2013-07-19
action_desc: Reported to House amended, Part I
text: <p>Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the congressional appropriations committees), as a supplement to CBO cost estimates, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such legislation for the 10-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which such estimate was prepared and each of the next three 10-fiscal year periods.</p>  <p>Defines &quot;major bill or resolution&quot; as any bill or resolution whose budgetary effects, for any fiscal year in the period for which a CBO cost estimate is prepared, is estimated to be greater than .25% of the current projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) for that fiscal year.</p> <p>Requires the analysis to describe: (1) the potential economic impact of the bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real GDP, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply; and (2) the potential fiscal effects of the measure, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in GDP.</p> <p>Requires the analysis (or a technical appendix to it) to specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, as well as any explanation necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts.

action_date: 2014-04-04
action_desc: Passed House amended
text: <p>Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014 - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the congressional appropriations committees), as a supplement to CBO cost estimates, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such legislation for the 10-fiscal year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which such estimate was prepared and each of the next three 10-fiscal year periods.</p> <p>Defines &quot;major bill or resolution&quot; as any bill or resolution whose budgetary effects, for any fiscal year in the period for which a CBO cost estimate is prepared, is estimated to be greater than .25% of the current projected U.S. gross domestic product (GDP) for that fiscal year.</p> <p>Requires the analysis to describe: (1) the potential economic impact of the bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real GDP, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply; and (2) the potential fiscal effects of the measure, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in GDP.</p> <p>Requires the analysis (or a technical appendix to it) to specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, as well as any explanation necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts. <p>Requires the CBO, five fiscal years after the enactment of any major bill or joint resolution for which it prepared a macroeconomic impact analysis, to report to the congressional budget committees on the accuracy of the original analysis.

tv_txt: I 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1874 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2013 Mr. Price of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin , Mrs. Black , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Radel , Mr. Reed , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Ross , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Barr , Mr. Terry , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Yoder , and Mr. Fortenberry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , 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 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013 . 2. Macroeconomic impact analyses (a) In general Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation (a) Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations of each House), as a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for the ten fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which an estimate was prepared under section 402 and each of the next three ten fiscal-year periods. Such estimate shall be predicated upon the supplemental projection described in section 202(e)(4). The Director shall submit to such committee the macroeconomic impact analysis, together with the basis for the analysis. As a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, all such information so submitted shall be included in the report accompanying such bill or resolution. (b) Economic impact The analysis prepared under subsection (a) shall describe the potential economic impact of the applicable major bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real gross domestic product, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply. The analysis shall also describe the potential fiscal effects of the bill or resolution, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in gross domestic product. To the extent practicable, the analysis should use a variety of economic models in order to reflect the full range of possible economic outcomes resulting from the bill or resolution. The analysis (or a technical appendix to the analysis) shall specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, and shall include such explanation as is necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts. (c) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term macroeconomic impact analysis means— (A) an estimate of the changes in economic output, employment, interest rates, capital stock, and tax revenues expected to result from enactment of the proposal; (B) an estimate of revenue feedback expected to result from enactment of the proposal; and (C) a statement identifying the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate; (2) the term major bill or resolution means any bill or resolution if the gross budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for any fiscal year in the period for which an estimate is prepared under section 402 is estimated to be greater than .25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for any such fiscal year; (3) the term budgetary effect , when applied to a major bill or resolution, means the changes in revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt resulting from that measure; and (4) the term revenue feedback means changes in revenue resulting from changes in economic growth as the result of the enactment of any major bill or resolution. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new item: Sec. 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation. .

tv_txt: IB Union Calendar No. 116 113th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 1874 [Report No. 113–161, Part I] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES May 8, 2013 Mr. Price of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin , Mrs. Black , Mr. Chaffetz , Mr. Collins of Georgia , Mr. Cotton , Mr. Garrett , Mr. Gosar , Mr. Graves of Georgia , Mr. Hensarling , Mr. Johnson of Ohio , Mr. Marchant , Mr. Mulvaney , Mr. Radel , Mr. Reed , Mr. Ribble , Mr. Ross , Mr. Scalise , Mr. Austin Scott of Georgia , Mr. Westmoreland , Mr. Wilson of South Carolina , Mr. Woodall , Mr. Jordan , Mr. Barr , Mr. Terry , Mr. Franks of Arizona , Mr. Bishop of Utah , Mr. Pittenger , Mr. Yoder , and Mr. Fortenberry ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget , and in addition to the Committee on Rules , 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 July 19, 2013 Additional sponsors: Mr. Nugent , Mr. Paulsen , Mr. Bucshon , Mr. Kline , Mr. Tiberi , Mr. Pearce , Mr. Kingston , Mr. Forbes , Mr. McClintock , Mrs. Hartzler , Mr. Hurt , Mr. Messer , Mr. Rokita , Mr. Huizenga of Michigan , Mr. Harper , Mr. Young of Indiana , Mr. Schock , Mr. Meadows , Mr. Barletta , and Mr. Kinzinger of Illinois July 19, 2013 Reported from the Committee on the Budget with amendments Omit the part struck through and insert the part printed in italic July 19, 2013 The Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013 . 2. Macroeconomic impact analyses (a) In general Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation (a) Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations of each House), as a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for the ten fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which an estimate was prepared under section 402 and each of the next three ten fiscal-year periods. Such estimate shall be predicated upon the supplemental projection described in section 202(e)(4). The Director shall submit to such committee the macroeconomic impact analysis, together with the basis for the analysis. As a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, all such information so submitted shall be included in the report accompanying such bill or resolution. (b) Economic impact The analysis prepared under subsection (a) shall describe the potential economic impact of the applicable major bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real gross domestic product, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply. The analysis shall also describe the potential fiscal effects of the bill or resolution, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in gross domestic product. To the extent practicable, the analysis should use a variety of economic models in order to reflect the full range of possible economic outcomes resulting from the bill or resolution. The analysis (or a technical appendix to the analysis) shall specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, and shall include such explanation as is necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts. (c) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term macroeconomic impact analysis means— (A) an estimate of the changes in economic output, employment, interest rates, capital stock, and tax revenues expected to result from enactment of the proposal; (B) an estimate of revenue feedback expected to result from enactment of the proposal; and (C) a statement identifying the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate; (2) the term major bill or resolution means any bill or resolution if the gross budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for any fiscal year in the period for which an estimate is prepared under section 402 is estimated to be greater than .25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for any such fiscal year; (3) the term budgetary effect , when applied to a major bill or resolution, means the changes in revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt resulting from that measure; and (4) the term revenue feedback means changes in revenue resulting from changes in economic growth as the result of the enactment of any major bill or resolution. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new item: Sec. 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation. .

July 19, 2013 Reported from the Committee on the Budget with amendments July 19, 2013 The Committee on Rules discharged; committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

tv_txt: IIB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1874 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 7, 2014 Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget AN ACT To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014 . 2. Macroeconomic impact analyses (a) In general Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation (a) Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations of each House), as a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for the ten fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which an estimate was prepared under section 402 and each of the next three ten fiscal-year periods. The Director shall submit to such committee the macroeconomic impact analysis, together with the basis for the analysis. As a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, all such information so submitted shall be included in the report accompanying such bill or resolution. (b) Economic impact The analysis prepared under subsection (a) shall describe the potential economic impact of the applicable major bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real gross domestic product, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply. The analysis shall also describe the potential fiscal effects of the bill or resolution, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in gross domestic product. To the extent practicable, the analysis should use a variety of economic models in order to reflect the full range of possible economic outcomes resulting from the bill or resolution. The analysis (or a technical appendix to the analysis) shall specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, and shall include such explanation as is necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts. (c) Reporting on accuracy of Macroeconomic impact analyses Upon completion of the fifth fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of any major bill or joint resolution for which the Congressional Budget Office prepared an analysis under subsection (a), the Congressional Budget Office shall report on the accuracy of the original macroeconomic impact analysis of such enacted bill or joint resolution and submit these reports to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (d) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term macroeconomic impact analysis means— (A) an estimate of the changes in economic output, employment, interest rates, capital stock, and tax revenues expected to result from enactment of the proposal; (B) an estimate of revenue feedback expected to result from enactment of the proposal; and (C) a statement identifying the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate; (2) the term major bill or resolution means any bill or resolution if the gross budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for any fiscal year in the period for which an estimate is prepared under section 402 is estimated to be greater than .25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for any such fiscal year; (3) the term budgetary effect , when applied to a major bill or resolution, means the changes in revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt resulting from that measure; and (4) the term revenue feedback means changes in revenue resulting from changes in economic growth as the result of the enactment of any major bill or resolution. (e) Legislation with revenue provisions The macroeconomic analysis described in subsection (c) shall rely on macroeconomic analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation for any provisions of such legislation that are described in section 201(f). For legislation consisting solely of provisions described in section 201(f), the macroeconomic analysis described in subsection (c) shall be prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new item: Sec. 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.

tv_txt: IB 113th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1874 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AN ACT To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroeconomic analysis of the impact of legislation.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2014 . 2. Macroeconomic impact analyses (a) In general Part A of title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation (a) Congressional Budget Office The Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each major bill or resolution reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate (except the Committee on Appropriations of each House), as a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, a macroeconomic impact analysis of the budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for the ten fiscal-year period beginning with the first fiscal year for which an estimate was prepared under section 402 and each of the next three ten fiscal-year periods. The Director shall submit to such committee the macroeconomic impact analysis, together with the basis for the analysis. As a supplement to estimates prepared under section 402, all such information so submitted shall be included in the report accompanying such bill or resolution. (b) Economic impact The analysis prepared under subsection (a) shall describe the potential economic impact of the applicable major bill or resolution on major economic variables, including real gross domestic product, business investment, the capital stock, employment, interest rates, and labor supply. The analysis shall also describe the potential fiscal effects of the bill or resolution, including any estimates of revenue increases or decreases resulting from changes in gross domestic product. To the extent practicable, the analysis should use a variety of economic models in order to reflect the full range of possible economic outcomes resulting from the bill or resolution. The analysis (or a technical appendix to the analysis) shall specify the economic and econometric models used, sources of data, relevant data transformations, and shall include such explanation as is necessary to make the models comprehensible to academic and public policy analysts. (c) Reporting on accuracy of Macroeconomic impact analyses Upon completion of the fifth fiscal year beginning after the date of enactment of any major bill or joint resolution for which the Congressional Budget Office prepared an analysis under subsection (a), the Congressional Budget Office shall report on the accuracy of the original macroeconomic impact analysis of such enacted bill or joint resolution and submit these reports to the Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and the Senate. (d) Definitions As used in this section— (1) the term macroeconomic impact analysis means— (A) an estimate of the changes in economic output, employment, interest rates, capital stock, and tax revenues expected to result from enactment of the proposal; (B) an estimate of revenue feedback expected to result from enactment of the proposal; and (C) a statement identifying the critical assumptions and the source of data underlying that estimate; (2) the term major bill or resolution means any bill or resolution if the gross budgetary effects of such bill or resolution for any fiscal year in the period for which an estimate is prepared under section 402 is estimated to be greater than .25 percent of the current projected gross domestic product of the United States for any such fiscal year; (3) the term budgetary effect , when applied to a major bill or resolution, means the changes in revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt resulting from that measure; and (4) the term revenue feedback means changes in revenue resulting from changes in economic growth as the result of the enactment of any major bill or resolution. (e) Legislation with revenue provisions The macroeconomic analysis described in subsection (c) shall rely on macroeconomic analysis prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation for any provisions of such legislation that are described in section 201(f). For legislation consisting solely of provisions described in section 201(f), the macroeconomic analysis described in subsection (c) shall be prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 406 the following new item: Sec. 407. Macroeconomic impact analysis of major legislation. .

Passed the House of Representatives April 4, 2014. Karen L. Haas, Clerk.