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H.R. 27 116th Congress House

Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019

Official title: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discret… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 3, 2019 See on congress.gov
Economics and Public Finance AppropriationsBudget processInflation and prices
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Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Jan 3, 2019
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 Latest action January 3, 2019

Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019

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.)

The bill changes the assumptions used for the discretionary spending baseline to eliminate adjustments required under current law for inflation, expiring housing contracts, social insurance administrative expenses, pay adjustments, and changes to other personnel benefits. The bill also prohibits adjustments for inflation or any other factor.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 3464 Reintroduced Bill Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2021
  • HR 4848 Reintroduction of Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2018
  • HR 5085 Budget Process Enhancement Act
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 27: Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-27/
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"H.R. 27: Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-27/.
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H.R. 27, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-27/.
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[H.R. 27: Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-27/)
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