Zero-Baseline Budget Act of 2021

I 117TH CONGRESS 1ST SESSION H. R. 3464 To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projec- tions for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES MAY 21, 2021 Mr. GOHMERT introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget A BILL To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Con- trol Act of 1985 to eliminate automatic increases for inflation from CBO baseline projections for discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa- 1 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 2 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 3 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Zero-Baseline Budget 4 Act of 2021’’. 5 SEC. 2. CHANGES IN THE BASELINE. 6 Section 257(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emer- 7 gency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended— 8 VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jun 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H3464.IH H3464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS 2 •HR 3464 IH (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by 1 striking everything that follows ‘‘current year,’’ and 2 inserting ‘‘excluding resources designated as an 3 emergency requirement and any resources provided 4 in supplemental appropriation laws.’’; 5 (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and 6 (5); 7 (3) by redesignating paragraph (6) as para- 8 graph (2); and 9 (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol- 10 lowing new paragraph: 11 ‘‘(3) NO ADJUSTMENT FOR INFLATION.—No 12 adjustment shall be made for inflation or for any 13 other factor.’’. 14 Æ VerDate Sep 11 2014 05:35 Jun 22, 2021 Jkt 019200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6301 E:\BILLS\H3464.IH H3464 kjohnson on DSK79L0C42PROD with BILLS