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National Debt and Deficit Candidate Metrics Phase Closure

Generated: 2026-05-23T12:51:31Z. This page documents closure of the candidate/context metric-development phase only.

Release boundary: Candidate/context metrics are approved for display and reviewer use only. Scoring, issue grades, member grades, report cards, rollups, leaderboards, legislative mapping, letters, calls, and action tools remain disabled/not activated.

Candidate Metrics Phase Closure: CLOSED. This packet closes the candidate/context metric-development phase with 29 approved display rows and 3 residual review-only metric IDs. Scoring remains disabled.

Item	Result
Approved candidate display rows	29
Final remaining metric IDs reviewed	3
Recommended keep review-only	3
Needs source-method review	0
Blockers	0
Scoring	Disabled
Release status	CANDIDATE ONLY CANDIDATE METRICS PHASE CLOSED NO SCORING
Milestone	CANDIDATE METRICS PHASE CLOSED 29 APPROVED 3 REVIEW ONLY

Blockers: 0

Residual Review-Only Metrics

Metric ID	Metric / Context Item	Closure Decision	Reason
NDD-MET-027	Emergency or supplemental spending exposure context	KEEP REVIEW ONLY	Useful as explanatory context, but source-method and attribution risk make it unsuitable for candidate display merge at this time.
NDD-MET-028	Temporary, one-time, or emergency fiscal adjustment context	KEEP REVIEW ONLY	Useful as narrative/context control. Source-method review recommends review-only and no numeric candidate display merge.
NDD-MET-032	Debt sustainability projection risk context	KEEP REVIEW ONLY	Useful for long-term risk discussion, but not promoted into the 29-row display set because it is broader contextual risk rather than a standard candidate metric row.

Review Files

File	Purpose
Closure CSV	CSV record of candidate phase closure gates and residual review-only metrics.
Closure Summary	Plain-text summary for preservation and reviewer notes.
Closure Approval Note	Plain-English approval note confirming the no-scoring boundary.