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H.R. 4361: Accurate Budgeting Act

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H.R. 4361: Accurate Budgeting Act

115th Congress · introduced 2017-11-09 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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 2017-11-09 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · 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 Ways and Means, 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

Accurate Budgeting Act

Plain summary

Accurate Budgeting Act This bill amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Joint Committee on Taxation to incorporate a macroeconomic impact analysis in estimates of the budgetary effects of major revenue legislation to the extent that it is practicable. The macroeconomic impact analysis, commonly referred to as dynamic scoring, includes: the changes in economic output, employment, interest rates, capital stock, and tax revenues expected to result from the proposal; revenue feedback (changes in revenue resulting from changes in economic growth as a result of the proposal); and the assumptions and data used for the estimate. The bill also amends the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (PAYGO) to require estimates of the budgetary effects of major revenue legislation prepared for purposes of PAYGO requirements to incorporate a macroeconomic impact analysis to the extent that it is practicable.

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Official text

Accurate Budgeting Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] · 0 cosponsors

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Bill
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Statute
A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong115-hr4361 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115