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No Bias in the Baseline Act
Sponsored By: Representative Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
Introduced
Summary
Anchors the federal budget baseline to current law and removes inflation indexing from baseline projections. It would also assume continuation of current discretionary funding levels and treat direct spending and receipts exactly as written in existing law.
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- It would change how Congress and scorekeepers project future costs. Baselines must include current-year levels of new budget authority, outlays, and revenues and would not be adjusted for inflation.
- It would narrow which funds alter the baseline by excluding resources designated as emergency requirements and resources provided in supplemental appropriation laws.
- It would add a reporting requirement that the Comptroller General include alternative fiscal scenarios in reports under the Congressional Budget Act. Those scenarios would be prepared in consultation with the House and Senate Budget Committees.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
1 provisions identified: 0 benefits, 0 costs, 1 mixed.
New federal budget baseline rules
This bill would change how federal budget baselines are calculated. Budget offices and Congress would use current law and current-year discretionary levels. Emergency and supplemental appropriations would be excluded from the baseline. The baseline would not be adjusted for inflation or other factors. These changes would take effect upon enactment and would change reported deficits and how Congress views the cost of laws.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Cline, Ben [R-VA-6]
VA • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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