Congress mandates CBO publish budget report schedule annually
H.R. 6140 — Congressional Budget Office Scheduling Reform Act · Filed by Brandon Gill (R-TX) · 5 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 19, 2025 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to publish an annual schedule on its website by December 31 each year, listing the expected publication dates of four major recurring reports: budget baselines, deficit-reduction options, accuracy reviews of past projections, and reports on unauthorized appropriations. The CBO Director may update the schedule during the following year as needed.
Why we flagged it
The bill is a straightforward procedural reform that mandates advance publication of CBO report schedules. It creates no new substantive policy, imposes no restrictions, and serves purely to improve transparency and predictability of congressional budget analysis.
What the text implies
- Standardized publication schedules may reduce CBO flexibility to respond to urgent fiscal crises or unexpected economic events that require rapid analysis outside the published calendar.
- The requirement to publish by December 31 each year creates a hard deadline that could pressure the CBO to commit to dates before all variables are known, potentially leading to missed or delayed publications.
- Advance notice of report dates may enable interest groups and lobbyists to time advocacy campaigns to coincide with or preempt CBO findings, potentially politicizing the analysis process.
Section numbers refer to the bill text the analysis read — linked under Primary records below.
Who it affects
Citizens and their representatives gain predictable access to critical fiscal information. Advance notice of CBO publication dates enables better-informed budget debate and reduces information asymmetry between Congress and the public. No restrictions on rights or protections are imposed.
Named in the bill
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Congress, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Where it stands
5 cosponsors: 5 Republicans.
- Nov 19, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 19, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Budget · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Budget”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (1,370 characters) on Jul 5, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,222 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-10-20.
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