Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act
Latest action · Mar 4, 2026 Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 4, 2026
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 16
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 4, 2026 to Oct 29, 2026; 11 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-VA | Ben Cline | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| R-PA | Daniel Meuser | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| R-NE | Don Bacon | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| R-WI | Glenn Grothman | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| D-ME | Jared F. Golden | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| D-WA | Marie Gluesenkamp Perez | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| R-IN | Rudy Yakym III | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| D-CA | Scott H. Peters | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| D-NY | Thomas R. Suozzi | Original | Mar 4, 2026 |
| R-AR | Steve Womack | Apr 28, 2026 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | May 13, 2026 | |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | May 20, 2026 | |
| R-NC | Addison P. McDowell | Jun 23, 2026 | |
| D-NV | Susie Lee | Oct 29, 2026 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2026 |
| House | Rules Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2026 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2026Introduced in House
- Mar 4, 2026Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 172, no. 41, March 4, 2026, page H2421.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that the President's annual budget submission to Congress and any concurrent resolution on the budget include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product of the United States, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2026Introduced in House
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