To remove the discretionary inflater from the baseline and to provide that the salaries of Members of a House of Congress will be held in escrow if that House has not agreed to a concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill defines eliminates automatic inflation adjustments ("discretionary inflater") from federal budget baseline calculations by amending the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, requires congressional salaries to be held in escrow if the House or Senate fails to pass a budget resolution by April 15, 2025, and requires the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management to determine within 3 days whether the OMB Director and President have complied with the statutory requirement to submit the annual budget (31 USC. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, and reporting requirements. The main policy areas are Federal Budget and Social Welfare.
Who Benefits and How
Government accountability advocates would be affected, Fiscal conservatives and deficit reduction advocates would be affected, and Budget process reformers would be affected.
Who Bears the Burden and How
Director of the Office of Management and Budget could face increased risk, Members of Congress could face increased risk, and Deputy Director of OMB could face increased risk.
Key Provisions
- Defines eliminates automatic inflation adjustments ("discretionary inflater") from federal budget baseline calculations by amending the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
- Requires congressional salaries to be held in escrow if the House or Senate fails to pass a budget resolution by April 15, 2025.
- Requires the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management to determine within 3 days whether the OMB Director and President have complied with the statutory requirement to submit the annual budget (31 USC...
- Prohibits appropriation of funds for the pay of the OMB Director, Deputy Director, and Deputy Director for Management during any period of non-compliance with budget submission requirements.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
The bill defines eliminates automatic inflation adjustments ("discretionary inflater") from federal budget baseline calculations by amending the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, requires congressional salaries to be held in escrow if the House or Senate fails to pass a budget resolution by April 15, 2025, and requires the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management to determine within 3 days whether the OMB Director and President have complied with the statutory requirement to submit the annual budget (31 USC.
Key Policy Areas
Federal Budget, Social Welfare
Primary Purpose
The bill defines eliminates automatic inflation adjustments ("discretionary inflater") from federal budget baseline calculations by amending the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, requires congressional salaries to be held in escrow if the House or Senate fails to pass a budget resolution by April 15, 2025, and requires the Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management to determine within 3 days whether the OMB Director and President have complied with the statutory requirement to submit the annual budget (31 USC.
Policy Domains
Title I - Baseline Changes
Identified Gains
- Government accountability advocates
- Fiscal conservatives and deficit reduction advocates
- Budget process reformers
- Congressional oversight committees
- Taxpayers
Identified Costs
- Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- Members of Congress
- Deputy Director of OMB
- Deputy Director for Management of OMB
- Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Biggs of Arizona introduced the following bill; which was …
Stakeholder Effects
cui bono?How this legislation distributes effects. Mention counts reflect frequency, not effect magnitude.
Budget process reformers, Congressional oversight committees, Congressional staff (payroll administrators)
Positive-direction: Budget process reformers, Congressional oversight committees, Fiscal conservatives and deficit reduction advocates, Government accountability advocates
Negative-direction: Congressional staff (payroll administrators), Deputy Director for Management of OMB, Deputy Director of OMB, Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Federal agencies relying on discretionary spending, Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management, Members of Congress
Beneficiaries of discretionary federal programs
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_director"
- → Director of the Office of Management and Budget
- "the_secretary"
- → Secretary of the Treasury
- "the_inspector_general"
- → Inspector General of the Office of Personnel Management
- "the_payroll_administrator"
- → Chief Administrative Officer (House) or Secretary of the Senate (Senate)
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
Includes a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to the Congress
The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives (or designee) for the House; the Secretary of the Senate (or designee) for the Senate
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