No Bias in the Baseline Act

This bill changes how the federal budget "baseline" is calculated under the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985. The baseline would project spending, revenues, and deficits based on current laws and on keeping discretionary appropriations at current levels. The baseline would make no adjustment for inflation or any other factor. It would also leave out emergency funding and supplemental appropriations when setting the discretionary spending baseline, and it removes the current rule that assumes certain expiring programs continue. The bill makes related changes to the Congressional Budget Act and the Social Security Act.

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Sponsors

• Roger Marshall Republican sponsor
• 0 cosponsors