Baseline Reform Act of 2014
Latest action · Apr 9, 2014 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the 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.
- IntroducedMay 8, 2013
- Passed HouseApr 8, 2014
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Recorded votes 2
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 8, 2013 to Jun 18, 2013; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| R-WI | Paul D. Ryan | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| R-WI | Reid J. Ribble | Original | May 8, 2013 |
| R-IN | Todd Rokita | May 13, 2013 | |
| R-TN | Diane Black | May 15, 2013 | |
| I-MI | Justin Amash | May 21, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Jeff Duncan | Jun 5, 2013 | |
| R-SC | Mick Mulvaney | Jun 5, 2013 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-MO | Vicky Hartzler | Jun 12, 2013 | |
| R-IN | Luke Messer | Jun 17, 2013 | |
| R-FL | Richard B. Nugent | Jun 18, 2013 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Referred May 8, 2013Markup Jun 19, 2013Reported Jun 25, 2013 |
| Senate | Budget Committee | Referred Apr 9, 2014 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2014Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
- Apr 8, 2014Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 539. (consideration: CR H3014-3021)
- Apr 8, 2014The 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, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1871.
- Apr 8, 2014The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3019)
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E557 | David E. Price D-NC | Apr 9, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3014–H3021Text printed H3015Motions H3019Recorded votes H3021Bustos motion to recommit (prohibit cuts in budget baseline for education, health, and safety protections) | Cheri Bustos D-IL (motion), Chris Van Hollen D-MD, Jared Huffman D-CA, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Paul D. Ryan R-WI, Rob Woodall R-GA, Timothy H. Bishop D-NY, Tom McClintock R-CA | Apr 8, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H2919–H2927, H2945Text printed H2919Amendments H2925Recorded votes H2926, H2927consideration (H. Res. 539), previous question | Alcee L. Hastings D-FL (amendment), Eric Cantor R-VA, Richard B. Nugent R-FL, Rob Woodall R-GA | Apr 4, 2014 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Mar 26, 2014H.R. 1871, Baseline Reform Act of 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Budget on June 19, 2013.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H2534.
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 611 | No description on file | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
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 reform the budget baseline.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Baseline Reform Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Baseline Reform Act of 2013
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Baseline Reform Act of 2014
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 9, 2014Referred in Senate
- Apr 8, 2014Engrossed in House
- Jun 25, 2013Reported in House
- May 8, 2013Introduced in House
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