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HR 1871 113th Congress House Economics and Public Finance Accounting and auditing Appropriations Budget deficits and national debt Budget process Government trust funds Medicare Sales and excise taxes Veterans' pensions and compensation

Baseline Reform Act of 2013

Introduced: May 15, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 9, 2014
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Apr 8, 2014
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 185 (Roll no. 168). (text: CR H3015)
Apr 8, 2014
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 8, 2014
On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 221 (Roll no. 167).
Apr 8, 2014
The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3020-3021)
Apr 8, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bustos motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a section to the bill titled "Prohibiting Cuts in Education, Health, and Safety Protections".
Apr 8, 2014
Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Budget. (consideration: CR H3019-3021; text: CR H3019-3020)
Apr 8, 2014
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3019)
Apr 8, 2014
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1871.
Apr 8, 2014
The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1874, H.R. 1871, and H.R. 1872. The resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Specified amendments printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 are in order for H.R. 1874. The resolution allows for one motion to recommit with instructions for each bill.
Apr 8, 2014
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 539. (consideration: CR H3014-3021)
Apr 3, 2014
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 539 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1874, H.R. 1871, and H.R. 1872. The resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Specified amendments printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 are in order for H.R. 1874. The resolution allows for one motion to recommit with instructions for each bill.
Jun 25, 2013
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
Jun 25, 2013
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Budget. H. Rept. 113-129.
Jun 19, 2013
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 10.
Jun 19, 2013
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 8, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
May 8, 2013
Introduced in House
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Apr 8, 2014 House · vote #168 On Passage Passed 230–185 See who voted →
Apr 8, 2014 House · vote #167 On Motion to Recommit with Instructions Failed 191–221 See who voted →
 Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

AmendmentSponsorPurposeStatusLatest action
HAMDT 611 — — Pending —
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Baseline Reform Act of 2014 - Amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act) to revise the formula for establishing the budget baseline.

Revises the annual baseline, for any fiscal year, to mean a projection of current-year levels of new budget authority (as under current law), outlays (as under current law), or receipts (instead of revenues) and the surplus or deficit (as under current law) for the current year, the budget year, and the ensuing nine outyears based on laws enacted through the applicable date.

Includes estimates for direct spending in the baseline calculation formula for the budget year and each outyear.

Revises the formula for calculating the baseline for discretionary spending for the budget year and each outyear to eliminate adjustments for: (1) expiring multiyear subsidized housing contracts; (2) administrative expenses of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund, the Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, the Unemployment Trust Fund, and the Railroad Retirement account; (3) offsets to federal employees' annual pay; and (4) certain inflators used to adjust budgetary resources in the Act.

Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to report to the congressional budget committees, on or before July 1 of each year, the Long-Term Budget Outlook for: (1) the fiscal year commencing on October 1 of that year, and (2) at least the ensuing 40 fiscal years.

What's happening now April 9, 2014

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 539 Related bill Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1874) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macroe…
 Bill text 4 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Republican 1
Messer, Luke
· Jun 17, 2013
 R
McClintock, Tom
California · Jun 12, 2013
Amash, Justin
· May 21, 2013
Black, Diane
· May 15, 2013
Rokita, Todd
· May 13, 2013
Ryan, Paul
· May 8, 2013
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