[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 9714 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 9714

 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to provide 
 testimony at annual hearings held by the Committees on the Budget of 
  the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 20, 2024

 Mr. Norman (for himself, Mrs. McClain, and Mr. Lopez) introduced the 
   following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office to provide 
 testimony at annual hearings held by the Committees on the Budget of 
  the House of Representatives and the Senate, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``CBO Oversight Act''.

SEC. 2. CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANNUAL HEARINGS REQUIREMENT.

    (a) In General.--Title II of the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by 
inserting after section 203 the following new section:

       ``congressional budget office annual hearings requirement

    ``Sec. 204. During each calendar year, at the request of the chair 
of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives or the 
Senate, the Director shall provide testimony at two hearings at each 
such Committee by the end of the calendar year. Such hearings may 
address any issue such Committees deem appropriate, including reviewing 
the accuracy of the baseline projections and estimates prepared by the 
Office during the most recently completed fiscal year.''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of 
such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 203 
the following:

``Sec. 204. Congressional Budget Office annual hearings requirement.''.
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