Payer State Transparency Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 6741 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 6741 To assess the State by State impact of Federal taxation and spending. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES December 16, 2025 Mr. Foster (for himself, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr. Gottheimer, and Mr. Garcia of Illinois) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To assess the State by State impact of Federal taxation and spending. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Payer State Transparency Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. CALCULATION OF FEDERAL TAX BURDENS AND OUTLAYS. (a) State by State Calculation of Federal Tax Burdens.-- (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce, acting through the Director of the Bureau of Economic Analysis, shall calculate the Federal tax burden of each State for each calendar year. (2) Calculation of federal tax burden.--For purposes of calculating the Federal tax burden of each State under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall-- (A) treat Federal taxes paid by an individual as a burden on the State in which such individual resides; and (B) treat Federal taxes paid by a legal business entity as a burden on each State in which economic activity of such entity is performed in the same proportion that the economic activity of such entity in such State bears to the economic activity of such entity in all the States. (b) State by State Calculation of Federal Outlays.-- (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in coordination with the Council of Economic Advisers and the Secretary of the Treasury, shall calculate the total amount of Federal outlays re