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Stop 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.
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Summary
Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025
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.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jun 11, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
- Jun 11, 2025 Introduced in House
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