HR 8570 · 119th Congress

Cost Estimate Clarity Act

Right now, when Congress asks the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to estimate how much a bill will cost, the CBO uses something called "baseline assumptions." Think of baseline as a starting point—it assumes current programs and spending will continue as they are. The problem is that these baseline assumptions can…

Sponsor

Cline, Ben (R-Virginia)

Introduced

2026-04-29

Policy area

Economics and Public Finance