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

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

Where it stands

Status
In Committee
Latest action
2025-01-24Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Topics and policy areas

undefinedBudget processCongressional agenciesCongressional Budget Office (CBO)Congressional oversightEconomic performance and conditionsEconomics and Public FinanceGovernment information and archives