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H.R. 991

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 991, the Cost Estimates Improvement Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 5, 2025 by Rep. Michael Cloud (R) with 20 co-sponsors. It was referred to Rules, and last saw action on Feb 5, 2025: 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.

Record

Text

H.R. 991 has 20 co-sponsors.

hb991/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 991 IH: Cost Estimates Improvement Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-02-05
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 991  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 5, 2025   Mr. Cloud  (for himself,  Mr. Meuser ,  Mr. Case ,  Mr. McClintock ,  Mr. Golden of Maine ,  Ms. Perez ,  Mr. Grothman ,  Mr. McCormick ,  Mr. Norman ,  Mr. Rouzer ,  Mr. Huizenga ,  Mr. Weber of Texas ,  Mr. Obernolte ,  Mr. Edwards , and  Mr. Collins ) 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 provide that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Cost Estimates Improvement Act  .
2.
CBO and JCT estimates to include debt servicing costs
(a)
In general
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 ( 2 U.S.C. 621 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 402 the following:
403.
Estimates to include debt servicing costs
Any estimate prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 402, and any estimate prepared by the Joint Committee on Taxation, shall include, to the extent practicable, the costs (if any) of servicing the public debt.
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(b)
Clerical amendment
The table of contents of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 402 the following:
403. Estimates to include debt servicing costs.
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Tracker

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  1. Introduced2025-02-05
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Feb 5, 2025

hb991/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (02/05/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Michael Cloud (R) sponsors H.R. 991, and 20 members have co-sponsored it, 14 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 991 went before 2 committees: Budget and Rules.

Budget
Budget
Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 48 Bills
Rules
Rules
Referred To · Feb 5, 2025 · 75 Bills

Actions

H.R. 991 has taken 2 actions since Feb 5, 2025.

ChamberAction
Feb 5, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Feb 5, 2025
House
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.Rules Committee

Votes

H.R. 991 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 991 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Cost Estimates Improvement Act — Display Title
  • Cost Estimates Improvement Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide that any estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation shall include costs relating to servicing the public debt, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 2 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 991 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV, Constitution, Defense, Education, Energy/Nuclear, Environment/Superfund, Family issues/Abortion/Adoption.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA—District of Columbia11—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA11—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
MICHAEL ROGENMOSER111
SARAH URSPRUNG FELDPAUSCH)111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
HERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICAHERITAGE ACTION FOR AMERICA2025 first_quarter$100K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 991 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 2 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 991’s is Economics and Public Finance.

hr991/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 991 carries 2 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Budget deficits and national debt to Budget process.

hr991/subjects.txt
Budget deficits and national debtBudget process

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