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H.R. 7808 · 119th Congress

Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act

IntroducedEconomics and Public Finance
IntroducedMar 4, 2026
Passed HouseNot yet
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Introduced. Latest step, Mar 4, 2026: Referred to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Rules. It would change 1 section of existing law.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 7808 would change 1 section of existing law. Read from the bill text as introduced in the House (Mar 4, 2026).

31 U.S.C. 1105 Budget contents and submission to Congress

  • (a) On or after the first Monday in January but not later than the first Monday in… added to · Sec. 2(a) · see the words
What the words would change: every change, in place (2)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

  1. 31 U.S.C. 1105(a)(10)changedby H.R. 7808 Sec. 2(a)

    (10) essential information about the debt of the Government., including the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product.

    The bill says: in paragraph (10), by striking the period at the end and inserting ", including the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product."; and

    Bill text · Current law (31 U.S.C. 1105)

  2. 31 U.S.C. 1105(a)added (39)by H.R. 7808 Sec. 2(a)

    (39) the ratio of the surplus or deficit to the estimated gross domestic product.

    The bill says: by adding at the end the following:

    Bill text · Current law (31 U.S.C. 1105)

From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, 2024 edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

What it does

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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.

Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 4, 2026).

Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

What has happened

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  1. Mar 4, 2026Referred to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Rules.House floor actions
  2. Mar 4, 2026Referred to the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Rules.House floor actions
  3. Mar 4, 2026Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress
  4. Mar 4, 2026Introduced in HouseLibrary of Congress

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Cosponsors

  • Don Bacon R-NE-2
  • Ed Case D-HI-1
  • Ben Cline R-VA-6
  • Donald G. Davis D-NC-1
  • Marie Gluesenkamp Perez D-WA-3
  • Jared F. Golden D-ME-2
  • Glenn Grothman R-WI-6
  • Susie Lee D-NV-3
  • Addison P. McDowell R-NC-6
  • Daniel Meuser R-PA-9
  • Jimmy Panetta D-CA-19
  • Scott H. Peters D-CA-50
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  • David Schweikert R-AZ-1
  • Thomas R. Suozzi D-NY-3
  • Steve Womack R-AR-3
  • Rudy Yakym III R-IN-2