Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2021
Committee Review
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President
Introduced May 21, 2021
Last action May 21, 2021
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May 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
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May 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Legislator
Party
State
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Louie Gohmert
RRepublican
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