Baseline Reform Act of 2012

Summary

Baseline Reform Act of 2011 - 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. Amends the Act to define: (1) Medicare as programs within budget function 570; (2) Medicaid and other health-related spending as programs within budget function 550; and (2) other direct spending as programs other than those within budget functions 550 and 570, excluding Social Security and net interest. Amends the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require the Director of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), after the President's budget submission and in addition to the baseline projections, to report a supplemental projection to the congressional budget committees, assuming extension of current tax policy for the fiscal year commencing on October 1 of that year, with an alternative projection for that fiscal year, again assuming the extension of current tax policy, excluding emergency provisions, in the previous fiscal year. Requires CBO to report to such 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 30 fiscal years.

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Timeline

1. 7 December 2011

   Introduced

   Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 7 December 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 December 2011

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 24 January 2012

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

5. 25 January 2012

   Passed

   Mr. McHenry asked unanimous consent that the Committee on The Budget have until 3:00 p.m. on Jan. 30 to file a report on H.R. 3578. Agreed to without objection.

   Source: Committee

6. 30 January 2012

   Calendars

   Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 259.

   Source: Calendars

7. 30 January 2012

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Budget. H. Rept. 112-378. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

   Source: Committee

8. 30 January 2012

   Reported

   Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Budget. H. Rept. 112-378. Filed late, pursuant to previous special order.

   Source: Committee

9. 1 February 2012

   Reported

   Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 534 Reported to House. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for one hour of debate, each, on H.R. 3578 and H.R. 3582. All points of order against consideration of both H.R. 3578 and H.R. 3582 are waived. For H.R. 3578, the resolution makes in order the amendment printed in Part A of the report accompanying this resolution and for H.R.3582, the resolution makes in order the amendments printed in part B of the report accompanying this resolution.

   Source: Floor

10. 2 February 2012

    Floor

    Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. The resolution provides for one hour of debate, each, on H.R. 3578 and H.R. 3582. All points of order against consideration of both H.R. 3578 and H.R. 3582 are waived. For H.R. 3578, the resolution makes in order the amendment printed in Part A of the report accompanying this resolution and for H.R.3582, the resolution makes in order the amendments printed in part B of the report accompanying this resolution.

    Source: Floor

11. 2 February 2012

    Floor

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 534. (consideration: CR H419-426)

    Source: Floor

12. 3 February 2012

    Passed

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    Source: Floor

13. 3 February 2012

    Vote

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 177 (Roll no. 32). (text: CR 2/02/2012 H419-420)

    Source: Floor

14. 3 February 2012

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 235 - 177 (Roll no. 32).(text: CR 2/02/2012 H419-420)

    Source: Floor

15. 3 February 2012

    Vote

    On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 177 - 238 (Roll no. 31).

    Source: Floor

16. 3 February 2012

    Floor

    The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H457)

    Source: Floor

17. 3 February 2012

    Reported

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tierney motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment to add a new provision entitled "Maintaining Current Funding Levels in Real (Inflation-Adjusted) Terms for: Pell Grants and Education Programs for Students; Health and All Discretionary Spending that Provide Benefits for Seniors; Job, Health, and all Discretionary Spending that Provide Benefits for Veterans; and Health Research, Including NIH and Research to Cure Cancer."

    Source: Floor

18. 3 February 2012

    Floor

    Mr. Tierney moved to recommit with instructions to The Budget. (consideration: CR H456-458; text: CR H456)

    Source: Floor

19. 3 February 2012

    Floor

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H456-459)

    Source: Floor

20. 6 February 2012

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

    Source: IntroReferral

Votes

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Versions

• Referred in Senate · 6 February 2012 · Download file
• Engrossed in House · 3 February 2012 · Download file
• Reported in House · 30 January 2012 · Download file
• Introduced in House · 7 December 2011 · Download file

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Sponsors

• Rep. Woodall, Rob [R-GA-7] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Black, Diane [R-TN-6] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Lankford, James [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stutzman, Marlin A. [R-IN-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. McClintock, Tom [R-CA-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Duncan, Jeff [R-SC-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kinzinger, Adam [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Johnson, Timothy V. [R-IL-15] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mulvaney, Mick [R-SC-5] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Berg, Rick [R-ND-At Large] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Amash, Justin [R-MI-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Paulsen, Erik [R-MN-3] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Ribble, Reid J. [R-WI-8] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Manzullo, Donald A. [R-IL-16] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Kline, John [R-MN-2] · R · Cosponsor
• Rep. Huelskamp, Tim [R-KS-1] · R · Cosponsor
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Related records

• related to → Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3578) to amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to reform the budget baseline, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3582) to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for macro-economic analysis of the impact of legislation.
• amends ← HAMDT 922