Sponsors (10)
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Last progress June 11, 2025 (8 months ago)
Introduced on June 11, 2025 by Glenn Grothman
Amends a sentence in the federal budget baseline law (2 U.S.C. 907(c)) by inserting additional text into the statutory provision that governs changes to the budget baseline. The text to be added is not included in the provided materials, so the precise effect on baseline scoring, budget estimates, or fiscal treatment is unclear.
Amend the second sentence of paragraph (1) of Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 by inserting additional text after an identified point in that sentence. The uploaded chunk indicates the insertion action but does not include the text to be inserted.
Who is affected: The amendment primarily affects federal budget scorekeeping and the officials and institutions that create, interpret, and enforce budget baselines. This includes: Congressional budget committees and staff, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) staff, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) budget staff, and other congressional and executive budget analysts. How they are affected: If the inserted text changes how baseline adjustments are calculated or reported, these offices will need to update scoring rules, guidance, and enforcement practices; that can influence how the costs of future legislation are estimated and how statutory budget caps are applied. Secondary effects: Federal programs, agencies, and possibly state/local governments could be indirectly affected if the baseline change alters the measured cost or timing of legislation that funds or modifies programs. Magnitude and certainty: The magnitude of any effect cannot be determined from the provided materials because the actual language to be inserted is missing; until that language is available, the impact remains uncertain.
