Increasing Baseline Updates Act

Summary

Increasing Baseline Updates Act This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to submit to Congress at least two updates to its annual baseline unless CBO is otherwise directed by the chairs of the congressional budget committees. At least one of the updates must include the economic data used by CBO to calculate the update. (A baseline is a projection of federal spending and receipts during a fiscal year under current law. Under current law, CBO is required to publish the baseline by February 15 of each year. While there is no statutory requirement for specific updates, CBO generally provides an update with its analysis of the President's annual budget request. It has also provided some updates during the summer, depending on the timing of the President's budget request.) The bill also requires the President to submit technical budget data to Congress on or before February 1 of each year to the extent this is practicable. Currently, federal agencies provide the data to Congress as part of the President's budget request.

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Out of committee and scheduled for a vote by the full chamber.

House Committee on the Budget · U.S. House of Representatives

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Full history

1. Sep 16, 2026

   Committee vote

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

2. Sep 16, 2026

   Committee vote

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

3. Sep 16, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0.

4. Sep 16, 2026

   Reported out of committee

   Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 26 - 0.

5. Dec 4, 2025

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   U.S. House of Representatives

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