H.Res. 1178: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to compile the cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office which are included in reports filed by committees of the House on approved legislation and post such estimates on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk.

H.Res. 1178: Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to compile the cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office which are included in reports filed by committees of the House on approved legislation and post such estimates on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk.

111th Congress · introduced 2010-03-12 · Congress · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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Where it came from: introduced 2010-03-12 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 342 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES1178 (2010-06-09), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to compile the cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office which are included in reports filed by committees of the House on approved legislation and post such estimates on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk.

Plain summary

Requires the Clerk of the House of Representatives to ensure that cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) are available to the public by including a link to the CBO's official website on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk.

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Official text

Directing the Clerk of the House of Representatives to compile the cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office which are included in reports filed by committees of the House on approved legislation and post such estimates on the official public Internet site of the Office of the Clerk.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)

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Sponsor: Rep. Murphy, Scott [D-NY-20] · 0 cosponsors

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House roll call 342 (2010): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Agree, as Amended, HRES1178 (2010-06-09): Passed

Words on this page, explained (3)

CBO cost estimate: The Congressional Budget Office's estimate of how a federal bill would change government spending and revenue. CBO is nonpartisan.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House amended)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hres1178.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hres>

Record fed-us-cong111-hres1178 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111