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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.
Action Timeline
2025-06-11
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
2025-06-11
Introduced in House
2025-06-11
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.3912 pass?
HR.3912 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.3912 do?
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.
Who sponsored HR.3912?
HR.3912 was sponsored by Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 3912 IH: Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025 U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-11 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 3912 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 11, 2025 Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Case , Ms. Perez , Mr. Golden of Maine , Mr. Gray , Mr. Stutzman , Mr. Cline , and Mr. Norman ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025 . 2. Changes in the baseline Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 907(c) ) is amended in the second sentence of paragraph (1) by inserting excluding resources designated as an emergency requirement and any resources provided in supplemental appropriation laws, after current year, .
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