United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 855 (108th)
Honesty in Budgeting Act
Introduced
13 February 2003
Last action
24 February 2003 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Sponsors
Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9], Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1]
Subjects
Budget
Source updated
18 August 2025
Summary
Honesty in Budgeting Act - Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that Members of Congress, executive branch officials, and their respective representatives should use on-budget numbers when making public statements regarding the Federal budget. Prohibits receipts and disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors, Disability, and Hospital Insurance Trust Funds from being counted as new budget authority, outlays, receipts, deficit, or surplus for purposes of the President's budget, the congressional budget, or the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act). Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require official statements issued by the Office of Management and Budget or the Congressional Budget Office of Federal surplus or deficit totals to exclude the receipts and disbursements totals of the Old-Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance program and Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
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Timeline
13 February 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2003
Introduced
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 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.
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
13 February 2003
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
24 February 2003
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Social Security.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 13 February 2003 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Larsen, Rick [D-WA-2] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Sponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/855
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/855
- us · 108-hr-855 · source updated 18 August 2025