Increasing Baseline Updates Act
Summary
What This Bill Does
The bill amends the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act to require the CBO Director, unless directed otherwise by the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs, to submit at least two updates each year to the baseline report, with at least one update including the economic data used to calculate it. It preserves CBO authority to provide other baseline updates during the year. The bill also amends title 31 to require the President, where practicable, to submit technical budget data to Congress by February 1 each year for the fiscal year beginning in the following calendar year, including up-to-date current-year and prior-year estimates and credit reestimates from the federal credit supplement.
Who Benefits and How
House and Senate Budget Committees benefit from more frequent CBO baseline updates and at least one update with the underlying economic data. Lawmakers and budget analysts benefit from earlier technical budget data from the President, including current-year, prior-year, and credit-reestimate information. The bill improves transparency for budget scoring and fiscal planning.
Who Bears the Burden and How
CBO must prepare at least two annual baseline updates unless the budget committee chairs direct otherwise, and must include economic data in at least one update. The President, OMB, and executive budget offices must prepare and submit technical budget data by February 1 where practicable. Committee staff must absorb and use more recurring budget materials.
Key Provisions
- Requires CBO to submit at least two annual updates to its baseline report unless budget committee chairs direct otherwise.
- Requires at least one CBO update to include the economic data used to calculate the update.
- Preserves CBO authority to provide other baseline updates during the year.
- Requires the President to submit annual technical budget data by February 1 where practicable, including current-year estimates, prior-year estimates, and credit reestimates.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Requires CBO, unless House and Senate Budget Committee chairs direct otherwise, to submit at least two annual baseline updates with economic data, and requires the President to send Congress annual technical budget data by February 1 where practicable.
Key Policy Areas
Budget, Government Operations, Congressional Oversight
Primary Purpose
Requires CBO, unless House and Senate Budget Committee chairs direct otherwise, to submit at least two annual baseline updates with economic data, and requires the President to send Congress annual technical budget data by February 1 where practicable.
Policy Domains
Substantive provisions
Identified Gains
- House Budget Committee
- Senate Budget Committee
- Lawmakers
- Budget analysts
Identified Costs
- Congressional Budget Office
- Office of Management and Budget
- Executive budget offices
- Congressional committee staff
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeMr. Moore of Utah (for himself, Mr. Cline, Mr. Edwards, …
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Introduced in House
Stakeholder Effects
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Congressional Budget Office analysts, Congressional budget analysts, Executive budget offices
Positive-direction: Congressional budget analysts, House Budget Committee, Senate Budget Committee
Negative-direction: Congressional Budget Office analysts, Executive budget offices, Office of Management and Budget
Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
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