Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2024
The summary
What this bill does
Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2024
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.
Legislative timeline
From introduction
Apr 18, 2024
Introduced & referred to committee
Congressional support
Sponsors & Cosponsors
U.S. Representative - WI District 6 · R-WI
16 cosponsors
U.S. Representative - TX District 27 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - SC District 1 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - SC District 5 · R-SC
U.S. Representative - TN District 5 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - TX District 14 · R-TX
U.S. Representative - HI District 1 · D-HI
U.S. Representative - IN District 2 · R-IN
· R-AZ
U.S. Representative - TN District 7 · R-TN
U.S. Representative - WI District 3 · R-WI
U.S. Representative - WA District 3 · D-WA
U.S. Representative - MI District 1 · R-MI
+ 4 more cosponsors
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Bill Metadata
| Congress | 118 |
| Bill Type | HR |
| Bill Number | 8068 |
| Origin Chamber | House |
| Current Status | Introduced |
| Policy Area | Economics and Public Finance |
| Primary Committee | Not assigned |
| Introduced | April 18, 2024 |
| Latest Action | September 25, 2024 |
| Cosponsors | 16 · House vote — · 2 views |