# 119-hr-8569: No Bias in the Baseline Act

119-hr-8569, No Bias in the Baseline Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-8569
- Congress: 119
- Title: No Bias in the Baseline Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-04-29
- Sponsor: Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-21

## 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. - 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.

## Provisions PRIA read

- New federal budget baseline rules: mixed, high. 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 facto…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4312: SCORE Act
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1915: Stop the Cartels Act
- 119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-8569 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8569)

## Related
- [119-hr-4312: SCORE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4312)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-1915: Stop the Cartels Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1915)
- [119-hr-833: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-833)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8569 (as of 2026-09-21).