HR 7808In committeeEconomy & Budgethouse

Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act

Introduced Mar 4, 2026 by Rep. Lloyd Smucker

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Latest action · Mar 4, 2026

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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What it does

This bill requires the President's annual budget and congressional budget resolutions to include (1) the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product (GDP), and (2) the ratio of the surplus or deficit to the estimated GDP.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service.

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