Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2021
United States117th CongressHR-3464House of Representatives
Updated: May 21, 2021
Summary
Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2021 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.) The bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to exclude emergency and supplemental spending; eliminate adjustments required under current law for inflation, expiring housing contracts, social insurance administrative expenses, pay adjustments, and changes to other personnel benefits; and prohibit other adjustments for inflation or any other factor.
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Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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