Bill > S4372

This bill, titled the "No Bias in the Baseline Act," aims to clarify how budget baselines are calculated. The baseline is a projection of future government spending and revenue used for budget planning. This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to specify that the baseline should be based on current laws and the assumption that discretionary appropriations, which are funds Congress decides on each year, will continue at their current levels. It also clarifies that laws concerning direct spending, which is spending mandated by law rather than decided annually, are assumed to operate as written. The bill explicitly states that the baseline should not be adjusted for inflation or any other factor, and it removes provisions that allowed for adjustments related to emergency requirements or supplemental appropriations. Conforming amendments are also made to other related laws to align with these changes.