Legis Daily

Executive Action Cost Transparency Act

USA119th CongressHR-6569| House 
| Updated: 12/10/2025
Ron Estes

Ron Estes

Republican Representative

Kansas

Budget Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
This legislation aims to enhance fiscal transparency by requiring the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to incorporate the budgetary effects of certain executive and judicial actions into its baseline calculations. These actions encompass a range of government directives, including proposed and final rules, executive orders, and memoranda, ensuring a more comprehensive financial outlook for the federal government. A key provision mandates that federal departments and agencies provide the CBO with detailed documentation, including implementation guidance and relevant data, within 10 days of an executive action taking effect. This ensures the CBO has the necessary information to accurately assess the financial impact of such actions. Furthermore, the CBO's reports must feature a separate table detailing judicial and executive actions estimated to have a budgetary effect of at least $50 billion over a ten-year period, with proposed executive actions treated as final for this assessment.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9751
Executive Action Cost Transparency Act
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9751
    Executive Action Cost Transparency Act


  • December 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Economics and Public Finance

Executive Action Cost Transparency Act

USA119th CongressHR-6569| House 
| Updated: 12/10/2025
This legislation aims to enhance fiscal transparency by requiring the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to incorporate the budgetary effects of certain executive and judicial actions into its baseline calculations. These actions encompass a range of government directives, including proposed and final rules, executive orders, and memoranda, ensuring a more comprehensive financial outlook for the federal government. A key provision mandates that federal departments and agencies provide the CBO with detailed documentation, including implementation guidance and relevant data, within 10 days of an executive action taking effect. This ensures the CBO has the necessary information to accurately assess the financial impact of such actions. Furthermore, the CBO's reports must feature a separate table detailing judicial and executive actions estimated to have a budgetary effect of at least $50 billion over a ten-year period, with proposed executive actions treated as final for this assessment.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 118-9751
Executive Action Cost Transparency Act
Dec 10, 2025
Introduced in House
Dec 10, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 118-9751
    Executive Action Cost Transparency Act


  • December 10, 2025
    Introduced in House


  • December 10, 2025
    Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Ron Estes

Ron Estes

Republican Representative

Kansas

Budget Committee

Economics and Public Finance

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted