H.R. 7808 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act
Cosponsors: 15 (7 D, 8 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2026-03-04
Latest action (2026-03-04): 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.
What H.R. 7808 does, in plain terms
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.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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