US Congress House Bill 1871 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 13)
Status: Engrossed on April 9 2014 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-04-09 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
Pending: Senate Budget Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Baseline Reform Act of 2014 - 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. Requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to report to the congressional budget 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 40 fiscal years.

Baseline Reform Act of 2014

Rep. Rob Woodall [R-GA]	Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI]	Rep. Diane Black [R-TN]	Rep. Jeff Duncan [R-SC]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]	Rep. Vicky Hartzler [R-MO]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Luke Messer [R-IN]
Rep. Mick Mulvaney [R-SC]	Rep. Richard Nugent [R-FL]	Rep. Reid Ribble [R-WI]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]
Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]

2014-04-08 - House - On Passage (Y: 230 N: 185 NV: 16 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2014-04-08 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 191 N: 221 NV: 19 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-04-09	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.
2014-04-08	House	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 230 - 185 (Roll no. 168). (text: CR H3015)
2014-04-08	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2014-04-08	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 191 - 221 (Roll no. 167).
2014-04-08	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H3020-3021)
2014-04-08	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Bustos 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 section to the bill titled "Prohibiting Cuts in Education, Health, and Safety Protections".
2014-04-08	House	Mrs. Bustos moved to recommit with instructions to the Committee on the Budget. (consideration: CR H3019-3021; text: CR H3019-3020)
2014-04-08	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H3019)
2014-04-08	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1871.
2014-04-08	House	The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1874, H.R. 1871, and H.R. 1872. The resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Specified amendments printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 are in order for H.R. 1874. The resolution allows for one motion to recommit with instructions for each bill.
2014-04-08	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 539. (consideration: CR H3014-3021)
2014-04-03	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 539 Reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1874, H.R. 1871, and H.R. 1872. The resolution provides for 1 hour of general debate for each bill. Specified amendments printed in Part B of House Report 113-400 are in order for H.R. 1874. The resolution allows for one motion to recommit with instructions for each bill.
2013-06-25	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 94.
2013-06-25	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Budget. H. Rept. 113-129.
2013-06-19	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 15 - 10.
2013-06-19	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2013-05-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

HR539 (Related) 2014-04-04 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/1871/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1871/BILLS-113hr1871ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1871/BILLS-113hr1871rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr1871/BILLS-113hr1871eh.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014167
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2014168