H.R. 6101 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the House, sent to the Committee on the Budget, Nov 18, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryRequires CBO director annual budget committee testimony
This bill sets up a requirement for the director of the Congressional Budget Office—the nonpartisan agency that analyzes the costs of legislation—to testify in front of Congress's budget committees at least twice a year. The committees can ask the director about any topic they think matters, including whether the CBO's past budget predictions were accurate.
How it affects you
This doesn't directly change things for most people in their daily lives. It's a procedural rule about how Congress oversees the CBO, the agency that helps lawmakers understand what bills will cost.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Nov 18, 2025)
CBO Oversight Act
This bill requires the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to provide testimony annually at hearings held by the House and Senate Budget Committees.
Specifically, at the request of the chair of either committee, the Director must provide testimony at two hearings held by the committee by the end of the calendar year. The hearings may address any issue that the committee deems appropriate, including reviewing the accuracy of the baseline projections and estimates prepared by CBO during the most recently completed fiscal year.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 6101
A BILL
CBO Oversight Act
Sponsor: Rep. Ralph Norman (R-SC-5) · Introduced Nov 18, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Nov 18, 2025: “Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.”