[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9714 Introduced in House (IH)]
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118th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 9714
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to provide
testimony at annual hearings held by the Committees on the Budget of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for other purposes.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
September 20, 2024
Mr. Norman (for himself, Mrs. McClain, and Mr. Lopez) introduced the
following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
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A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to provide
testimony at annual hearings held by the Committees on the Budget of
the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ``CBO Oversight Act''.
SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANNUAL HEARINGS REQUIREMENT.
(a) In General.--Title II of the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by
inserting after section 203 the following new section:
``congressional budget office annual hearings requirement
``Sec. 204. During each calendar year, at the request of the chair
of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the
Senate, the Director shall provide testimony at two hearings at each
such Committee by the end of the calendar year. Such hearings may
address any issue such Committees deem appropriate, including reviewing
the accuracy of the baseline projections and estimates prepared by the
Office during the most recently completed fiscal year.''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 203
the following:
``Sec. 204. Congressional Budget Office annual hearings requirement.''.
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