Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act
H.R. 6957118th Congress

Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act

Reported by CommitteeRep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA-11)8 sections · 1 min read
Version: Introduced in House · Jan 11, 2024

Section 1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act.

(a) President’s budget submission

Section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

(40) the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product.

(b) Concurrent resolution on the budget

Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended—

(1) in paragraph (6), by striking and at the end;

(2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting; and; and

(3) by adding at the end the following:

(8) the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product for the fiscal year beginning on October 1 of such year.

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