Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2011
Latest action · Mar 3, 2011 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 3, 2011
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 49
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2011 to Jan 24, 2012.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-MD | Andy Harris | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-WY | Cynthia M. Lummis | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-MI | Dan Benishek | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-TN | David P. Roe | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Dennis A. Ross | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-KS | Kevin Yoder | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-GA | Lynn A. Westmoreland | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Mike Pence | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-CO | Scott R. Tipton | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-MO | W. Todd Akin | Mar 9, 2011 | |
| R-OH | Bob Gibbs | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Mar 17, 2011 | |
| R-FL | Jeff Miller | Mar 17, 2011 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred Mar 3, 2011 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 3, 2011Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1576.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1896 | Baseline Elimination Act of 2011 | Related bill | Nov 17, 2011 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2011
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 3, 2011Introduced in House
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