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H.R. 4444: Long-Term SCORE Act

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H.R. 4444: Long-Term SCORE Act

113th Congress · introduced 2014-04-09 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: 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.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2014-04-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: 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. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Long-Term SCORE Act

Plain summary

Long-Term Studies of Comprehensive Outcomes and Returns for the Economy Act or Long-Term SCORE Act - Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) to establish within the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) a long-term budget scoring division. Requires the CBO Director, whenever a CBO cost analysis of a public bill or resolution reported by any congressional committee (except the congressional appropriations committees) is prepared, and upon the request of any Member of Congress, to prepare and submit to such committee the information requested, except that it shall be for, if practicable, at least each of the next four 10 fiscal-year periods (long-term cost analysis).

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Official text

Long-Term SCORE Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · 5 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Mark Pocan (D-WI), Mark Takano (D-CA)

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Bill
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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.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong113-hr4444 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong113 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong113