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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4071
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 25, 2019Mr. Timmons (for himself and Mr. Panetta) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such
provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide that concurrent
resolutions on the budget include the recommended ratio of the public debt
to the estimated gross domestic product for each fiscal year covered by
the resolution.
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Contents of concurrent resolutions
Section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking and at the end of paragraph (6), by striking the period and inserting ; and at the end of paragraph (7), and by adding after paragraph (7) the following:
(8) the recommended ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product.
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2.
Definition
Section 3 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
(12) The term gross domestic product means the gross domestic product of the United States, as determined by the Bureau of Economic Analysis of the Department of Commerce.
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