BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING TRANSPARENCY ACT

Amendments

Enact (H.R. 3581), H542, H544, H545 [7FE]

Bills and resolutions

Enact (H.R. 3581): consideration (see H. Res. 539), H511 [6FE]

Letters

Provisions: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, American Action Forum (organization), H537 [7FE]

——— Robert D. Reischauer, CBO, H535 [7FE]

Motions

Enact (H.R. 3581), H547 [7FE]

Remarks in House

Budget: application of fair-market value accounting method to certain Federal credit and loan guarantee programs, H534–H541 [7FE]

——— ensure that any changes to accounting standards for Federal loan programs do not adversely affect veterans and students, H547 [7FE]

——— establish a commission of budgeting and accounting experts to provide recommendations to Congress regarding the best measure to accurately account for the costs of Federal credit programs, H545, H546 [7FE]

Enact (H.R. 3581), H534–H549 [7FE], H644 [9FE], E164 [8FE]

——— consideration (H. Res. 539), H523–H529 [7FE]

——— motion to recommit, H547 [7FE]

OMB: require all budgets submitted to the President be prepared using both accrual-based and cash-based accounting standards, H544, H545 [7FE]

Reports filed

Consideration of H.R. 3581, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 539) (H. Rept. 112–388), H511 [6FE]

Provisions: Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 3581) (H. Rept. 112–380), H218 [31JA]

Statements

Fair Market Values and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit—Comment on Center on Budget and Policy Priorities’ Release on H.R. 3581: Marvin Phaup, H539 [7FE]

Texts of

H. Res. 539, consideration of H.R. 3581, provisions, H523 [7FE]