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H.R. 1388 · 119th CongressEconomics and Public Finance

Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act has not moved since its introduction on Feb 14, 2025, with cosponsors, all Republicans

Sponsored by Norman, Ralph R-SC · 4 cosponsors: 0 Democrats, 4 Republicans
IntroducedFeb 14, 2025
Reported—
Passed one chamber—
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 172 words.

Fair-Value Accounting and Budget Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide certain fair-value estimates of federal loan and loan guarantee programs. Under the bill, the fair value is the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. Fair-value estimates generally use private-market interest rates to estimate the cost of a loan program rather than rates based on Treasury securities. The bill requires CBO to include fair-value estimates in (1) any estimate prepared for a measure that establishes or modifies a loan or loan guarantee program, and (2) its publication titled The Budget and Economic Outlook. If CBO provides a fair-value estimate pursuant to this bill, the chairs of the congressional budget committees must use the estimate to determine compliance with budget enforcement requirements. The bill also requires the Office of Management and Budget to submit an annual report to Congress on fair-value estimates of the costs of federal credit programs.

Context
Committees
House Budget Committee
House Rules Committee
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance: 71 of 1,188 bills became law, 113th–118th (6%)
Sponsor
2 of 112 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
1: introduced in house · 351 words
Subjects
Congressional oversightGovernment lending and loan guarantees
Latest action
Feb 14, 2025: 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.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

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