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Jobs Score Act of 2013

S. 1835 · 113th Congress · Dec 17, 2013 · Lineage

A BILL

To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a jobs score for each spending bill considered in Congress.

1. Short title

This Act may be cited as the “Jobs Score Act of 2013”.

2. Amendment to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974

Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended—
(1)
in paragraph (2), by striking “and” at the end;
(2)
in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and inserting “; and”; and
(3)
by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:

“(4) an estimate of the number of jobs which would be created, sustained, or lost in carrying out such bill or resolution in the fiscal year in which it is to become effective and in each of the 4 fiscal years following such fiscal year, together with the basis for each such estimate.”