Section 1 Short title
This Act may be cited as the “Appropriations Transparency Act of 2024”.
Appropriations Transparency Act of 2024
A BILL
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Congressional Budget Office to provide cost estimates for legislation reported by the Committee on Appropriations of each House, and for other purposes.
Sec. 2 Cost estimates for legislation reported by Committees on Appropriations
Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended—
by striking “The Director” and inserting “(a) In general.—The Director”;
by striking “(except the Committee on Appropriations of each House)”; and
by adding after the matter following paragraph (3) the following:
“(b) Estimates for appropriations measures—Any estimate for any bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of either House for which an estimate is prepared under subsection (a) shall include the following:
“(1) Total discretionary budget authority provided by such measure.
“(2) A comparison between such budget authority and the allocations applicable to such measure under subsections (a) and (b) of section 302.
“(3) The estimated total outlays resulting from such measure.
“(4) Rescissions of budget authority included in such measure and the estimated changes in outlays therefrom.
“(5) Offsetting receipts and collections included in such measure.
“(6) Changes in Mandatory Programs (commonly referred to as “CHIMPs”) included in such measure and the changes in outlays therefrom.
“(7) Direct spending (if any) included in such measure and changes in outlays therefrom.
“(8) The effects of any authorizing provisions in such measure.
“(9) Notations of different categorizations of budget authority and outlays, sorted by category of discretionary spending limit under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and by any designation under section 251(b)(2) of such Act.
“(c) Conforming amendment—Clause 8 of Rule XIII of the Rules of the House of Representative shall not apply to any bill or joint resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of such House.”