House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

Debt-to-GDP Transparency and Stabilization Act

H.R. 7808Introduced Mar 4, 2026Policy area: Economics and Public Finance

Official title: To require that the President's annual budget submission to Congress and any concurrent resolution on the budget include the ratio of the public debt to the estimated gross domestic product of the United States, and for other purposes.

Sponsor: Rep. Lloyd Smucker R-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedMar 4, 2026
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Latest action: Mar 4, 2026 — 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.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7808.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. SMUCKER, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 41, March 4, 2026, Page H2421):
Section VIII of Article I of the U.S. Constitution
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

15 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 15 cosponsors (47%) are from the other party.

Don Bacon (R-NE), Ed Case (D-HI), Ben Cline (R-VA), Donald Davis (D-NC), Jared Golden (D-ME), Glenn Grothman (R-WI), Addison McDowell (R-NC), Daniel Meuser (R-PA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Marie Perez (D-WA), Scott Peters (D-CA), David Schweikert (R-AZ), Thomas Suozzi (D-NY), Steve Womack (R-AR), Rudy Yakym (R-IN).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Lloyd Smucker.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-11 district

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Data as of Sep 24, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.