Congress·In Committee·S. 4372

No Bias in the Baseline Act

Federal Budgeting: New Rules for Spending Forecasts

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Next up: A senate committee

The No Bias in the Baseline Act is currently in the early stages of the legislative process. It was recently introduced in the Senate and sent to the Committee on the Budget for review. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time, and the bill is waiting for the committee to decide on its next steps.

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Unlikely to pass

This bill proposes a major change to how the government tracks money, which usually requires support from both parties that it currently lacks.

How we got here

This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 4660 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 4660 (118th) →

Key Points

This bill changes how the government predicts its future spending. Right now, the government assumes that the cost of programs will go up every year because of rising prices. This bill would stop the government from adding those automatic increases to its official budget reports.
The plan would also stop the government from assuming that temporary programs will be extended forever. It also prevents one-time emergency money from being counted as part of the permanent budget. If Congress spends money on a specific disaster, that money would not be included in the starting point for next year's budget predictions.
This change would make the government's future spending look lower than it does now. Supporters say this is more honest because it only counts what is currently law. Others may argue it is unrealistic because it ignores the fact that things like food and fuel get more expensive over time.

Impact Analysis

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Milestones

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Apr 22, 2026Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

Sent to a congressional committee for expert review. The committee decides whether this bill moves forward.

Apr 22, 2026

Introduced in Senate

The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

No Bias in the Baseline Act

Bill NumberS 4372

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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