CBO Show Your Work Act
119-hr724 — CBO Show Your Work Act. Sponsored by Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8]. Introduced 2025-01-24. House bill. 119th Congress.
CBO Show Your Work Act
Timeline
- Sponsor
- Rep. Davidson, Warren [R-OH-8] (R), OH
- Cosponsors
- Andy Barr (R-KY), Kat Cammack (R-FL), Brad Finstad (R-MN), Scott Franklin (R-FL), Harriet M. Hageman (R-WY), Clay Higgins (R-LA) and 29 more
- Introduced
- 2025-01-24
- Committees
- Budget Committee
- Subjects
- Budget process; Congressional Budget Office (CBO); Congressional agencies; Congressional oversight; Economic performance and conditions; Government information and archives; Legislative rules and procedure
Bill Activity
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1Introduced
A member files the bill in the House or Senate.
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2Committee Review
Referred to committee for hearings, markup, and a vote to advance it.
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3Floor Vote
The full chamber debates and votes on passage.
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4Second Chamber
If passed, it repeats committee review and a floor vote in the other chamber.
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5Resolve Differences
If the chambers pass different versions, a conference reconciles them.
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6Sent to President
The reconciled bill is enrolled and delivered to the White House.
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7Signed or Vetoed
Becomes law with a signature, or automatically after 10 days.
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A veto can still be overridden by a two-thirds vote in both chambers. And once a bill is signed into law, further changes come from new amending legislation — not edits to the original text.
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