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HR 920 112th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Housing and community development funding Inflation and prices

Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2011

Introduced: March 9, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Mar 3, 2011
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero Baseline Budget Act of 2011 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to eliminate sequential and cumulative adjustments for inflation from Congressional Budget Office (CBO) baseline projections for discretionary appropriations with respect to: (1) expiring housing contracts and social insurance administrative expenses, (2) offset pay absorption and pay annualization, (3) inflation, and (4) any accounting for changes required by law in the level of agency payments for personnel benefits other than pay.

Exempts from the requirement that budgetary resources (other than unobligated balances) be at the level available in the current year any resources designated as an emergency requirement or provided in supplemental appropriations laws.

Prohibits adjustments for inflation or any other factor.

Amends the Act to extend indefinitely the formula used to calculate the baseline.

What's happening now March 3, 2011

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1896 Related bill Baseline Elimination Act of 2011
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 22
All 22 Republican 10
Graves, Tom
· Dec 13, 2011
 R
Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Dec 7, 2011
 R
Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck"
Tennessee · Dec 7, 2011
Schmidt, Jean
· Dec 7, 2011
 R
Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 3, 2011
Hensarling, Jeb
· Aug 16, 2011
 R
Stutzman, Marlin A.
Indiana · May 2, 2011
 R
DesJarlais, Scott
Tennessee · Apr 6, 2011
 R
Huizenga, Bill
Michigan · Apr 6, 2011
King, Steve
· Apr 6, 2011
Rooney, Thomas
· Apr 6, 2011
 R
Walberg, Tim
Michigan · Apr 6, 2011
Franks, Trent
· Mar 17, 2011
AKIN, W.
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Harris, Andy
Maryland · Mar 9, 2011
 R
Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 9, 2011
Pearce, Stevan
· Mar 9, 2011
PENCE, MIKE
· Mar 9, 2011
Ross, Dennis
· Mar 9, 2011
 R
Scott, Tim
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2011
Tipton, Scott
· Mar 9, 2011
Yoder, Kevin
· Mar 9, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 920: Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-920/
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"H.R. 920: Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-920/.
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