No Bias in the Baseline Act

This bill changes how the federal budget "baseline" is calculated. The baseline is the projection of future spending, revenues, and deficits that Congress uses to measure the effect of budget decisions. Under the bill, the baseline would assume current laws and current levels of discretionary spending continue, with no adjustment for inflation or any other factor. Emergency funding and supplemental appropriations would be left out of the baseline. The bill also requires the Congressional Budget Office's annual report to include alternative fiscal scenarios, as deemed appropriate, prepared with the House and Senate Budget Committees.

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Sponsors

• Ben Cline Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors