No Bias in the Baseline Act

Roger Marshall

Republican · KS · Senator

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No cosponsors on record. Bills can pass without cosponsors — this often means the sponsor introduced the bill alone, either because it's a messaging bill, a chairman's mark, or simply early in the legislative cycle.

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

2026-04-22

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The legislation would require federal agencies to analyze how their spending and tax policies affect different demographic groups before implementing new programs or changes. This would help identify whether government decisions unintentionally favor or disadvantage certain populations based on race, gender, age, or other characteristics. The requirement would apply to Congress and executive agencies as they develop budgets and policies affecting workers, businesses, and the general public.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4372 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4372 To clarify that the baseline is based on current laws and the assumption of continuation of current levels of discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 22, 2026 Mr. Marshall introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To clarify that the baseline is based on current laws and the assumption of continuation of current levels of discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``No Bias in the Baseline Act''. SEC. 2. MODIFICATION OF BASELINE CALCULATION. (a) In General.--Section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 907) is amended-- (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following: ``(a) In General.--For any budget year, the baseline refers to a projection, based on current laws and the assumption of continuation of current levels of discretionary appropriations, of current-year levels of new budget authority, outlays, revenues, and the surplus or deficit into the budget year and the outyears based on laws enacted through the applicable date.''; (2) in subsection (b)-- (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following: ``(1) In general.--Laws providing or creating direct spending and receipts are assumed to operate in the manner specified in those laws for each such year.''; (B) by striking paragraph (2); and (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (3) in subsection (c)-- (A) in paragraph (1), in the second sentence, by striking ``current year'' and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting ``excluding resources designated as an emergency requirement and any resources provided in supplemental appropriation laws.''; (B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5); (C) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (2); and (D) by adding at the end the following: ``(3) No adjustment for inflation.--No adjustment shall be made for inflation or for any other factor.''. (b) Conforming Amendments.-- (1) Section 202(e)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 602(e)(1)) is amended-- (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``(B) the levels''; and (B) by striking ``, and (C)'' and all that follows through ``1985''. (2) Section 403(a)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)) is amended-- (A) by striking subparagraph (G); and (B) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (G). <all>

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