HR. 724In Committee
CBO Show Your Work Act
Requires the Congressional Budget Office to publicly disclose the models, data routines, assumptions, and calculation details behind its legislative cost estimates so they can be independently replicated
Plain-English overview
What this bill does
Requires the Congressional Budget Office to publicly disclose the models, data routines, assumptions, and calculation details behind its legislative cost estimates so they can be independently replicated
Key points
- Require disclosure of CBO models
- Require replicable estimate documentation
- Require summaries of restricted data
Current status
Where it stands
Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-01-24 — Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Related context
Topics and policy areas
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