Appropriations Transparency Act of 2024

Bill: 118-hr-7584
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Grothman, Glenn [R-WI-6]
Introduced: 2024-03-07
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Latest action: action_date: 2024-03-07
text: Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 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.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 7584 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 7, 2024 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Biggs , Mr. Cline , Mr. LaMalfa , Ms. Mace , Mrs. Miller of Illinois , Mr. Moore of Alabama , Mr. Norman , Ms. Greene of Georgia , Ms. Tenney , Mr. Weber of Texas , and Mr. Wilson of South Carolina ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules , and in addition to the Committee on 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 the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to provide cost estimates for legislation reported by the Committee on Appropriations of each House, and for other purposes.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Appropriations Transparency Act of 2024 . 2. Cost estimates for legislation reported by Committees on Appropriations Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 653 ) is amended— (1) by striking The Director and inserting (a) In general .—The Director ; (2) by striking (except the Committee on Appropriations of each House) ; and (3) by adding after the matter following paragraph (3) the following: (b) Estimates for appropriations measures Any estimate for any bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of either House for which an estimate is prepared under subsection (a) shall include the following: (1) Total discretionary budget authority provided by such measure. (2) A comparison between such budget authority and the allocations applicable to such measure under subsections (a) and (b) of section 302. (3) The estimated total outlays resulting from such measure. (4) Rescissions of budget authority included in such measure and the estimated changes in outlays therefrom. (5) Offsetting receipts and collections included in such measure. (6) Changes in Mandatory Programs (commonly referred to as CHIMPs ) included in such measure and the changes in outlays therefrom. (7) Direct spending (if any) included in such measure and changes in outlays therefrom. (8) The effects of any authorizing provisions in such measure. (9) Notations of different categorizations of budget authority and outlays, sorted by category of discretionary spending limit under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and by any designation under section 251(b)(2) of such Act. (c) Conforming amendment Clause 8 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representative shall not apply to any bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of such House. .