FEDERALhearing transcript

Understanding Dynamic Scoring in Federal Budgeting

Original title: DYNAMIC SCORING: HOW WILL IT AFFECT FISCAL POLICYMAKING?

January 1, 2015

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The Frame

What this does

The shift to changes how the Congressional Budget Office and Joint Committee on Taxation calculate the cost of major bills, which directly impacts how lawmakers evaluate the fiscal consequences of tax and spending legislation.

Who is mentioned in the record

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Congressional Budget Office

The agency is required to implement dynamic scoring methods when evaluating major legislation.

Joint Committee on Taxation

The committee is required to use dynamic scoring for tax-related legislation under the new House rule.

U.S. Taxpayers

Changes in how legislation is scored can influence the types of tax and spending policies that are proposed and passed by Congress.

What changed

Last recorded activity January 1, 2015.

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Summary

This hearing transcript documents a 2015 Joint Economic Committee meeting regarding ',' a method for estimating the economic impact of major legislation. The committee discussed moving beyond '' to better account for how policy changes influence economic growth, labor supply, and private investment.

Key Facts

The House of Representatives passed a rule in 2015 requiring the CBO and Joint Committee on Taxation to use dynamic scoring for 'major legislation'.
Static scoring, the traditional method, estimates revenue and spending changes without accounting for broader economic growth or contraction.
Dynamic scoring attempts to account for how public policy affects labor supply and private investment.
The hearing took place on July 28, 2015, in the Hart Senate Office Building.
The committee heard testimony from four expert witnesses regarding the feasibility and impact of dynamic scoring.
Several reports and charts were submitted for the record, including analyses on corporate tax revenue and infrastructure spending.

Why It Matters

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between static and dynamic scoring?

estimates the direct revenue or spending impact of a bill without considering how it changes the overall economy. attempts to include the secondary effects of a bill, such as changes in economic growth, labor supply, and investment.

Why did the House change the rules for scoring legislation?

The rule was implemented to ensure that lawmakers have more information about how major legislation might influence economic growth, which proponents argue is a primary driver of federal surpluses and deficits.

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Transition to Dynamic Scoring

The document captures the formal legislative shift toward incorporating macroeconomic feedback into federal budget projections.

Congressional Budget Office Joint Committee on Taxation

Connected Entities

organizationJoint Committee on Taxation“Nonpartisan committee that provides tax expertise to Congress”Map →

organizationCongressional Budget Office“Federal agency responsible for providing budget and economic information”Map →

personDaniel Coats“Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and U.S. Senator from Indiana”Map →

personKevin Brady“Vice Chairman of the Joint Economic Committee and U.S. Representative from Texas”Map →

personPhil Gramm“Former U.S. Senator and witness”Map →

Sources

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