119th Congress
H.R. 7808
Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Lloyd Smucker(R-PA)
- Introduced
- Mar 4, 2026
- Policy area
- Economics and Public Finance
- Committees
- House Committee on Rules; House Committee on the Budget
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (15)
Original cosponsors (11)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Daniel Meuser (R-PA)
- Donald G. Davis (D-NC)
- Don Bacon (R-NE)
- Glenn Grothman (R-WI)
- Jared F. Golden (D-ME)
- Jimmy Panetta (D-CA)
- Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA)
- Rudy Yakym III (R-IN)
- Scott H. Peters (D-CA)
- Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY)
Added later (4)
- Steve Womack (R-AR) · Apr 28, 2026
- Ed Case (D-HI) · May 13, 2026
- David Schweikert (R-AZ) · May 20, 2026
- Addison P. McDowell (R-NC) · Jun 23, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act
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.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Mar 4, 2026 · House
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. - Mar 4, 2026
Introduced in House