HR8570-119

In Committee

Cost Estimate Clarity Act

119th Congress Introduced Apr 29, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Effect of baseline on CBO estimates Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended— by striking The Director and inserting. The main policy areas are Environment, Immigration, and Government Operations.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Effect of baseline on CBO estimates Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended— by striking The Director and inserting...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Effect of baseline on CBO estimates Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended— by striking The Director and inserting.

Key Policy Areas

Environment, Immigration, Government Operations

Primary Purpose

The bill creates introduces a neutral technical change provision: 2. Effect of baseline on CBO estimates Section 402 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 653) is amended— by striking The Director and inserting.

Policy Domains

Environment Immigration Government Operations

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 29, 2026

Referred to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to …

Apr 29, 2026

Introduced in House

Apr 29, 2026

Mr. Cline introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Environment Immigration Government Operations
Actor Mappings
"federal_implementing_agencies"
→ Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill

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