119th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 3912Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025

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 Jun 11, 2025
Last action Jun 11, 2025
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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 sectionsIntroduced in House
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Jun 11, 2025
Introduced in House
Jun 11, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.