118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 8068Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2024

To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exclude resources designated as an emergency requirement or any resources provided in supplemental appropriations laws from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

Economics and public finance
Introduced Apr 18, 2024
Last action Sep 25, 2024
Pipeline · Bill → Law
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Introduced
Apr 18, 2024
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Referred
Apr 18, 2024
Budget
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Committee
Sep 25, 2024
Reported out
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House floor
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Senate
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Resolve Changes
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Signed
SummaryCRS Summary

This bill changes the assumptions that the Congressional Budget Office uses to calculate the baseline for discretionary spending. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law.) Specifically, the bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to exclude (1) resources designated as an emergency requirement, and (2) resources provided in supplemental appropriations laws. 

Provisions · 2 sectionsReported to House
Timeline · 5 actions
Sep 25, 2024
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Sep 25, 2024
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 20 - 13.
Sep 11, 2024
Committee Hearings Held
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced in House
Apr 18, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.