Posts - Bill - HR 3912 Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025

house 06/11/2025 - 119th Congress

We’re working to change how emergency and supplemental funding is counted in budget projections so that these temporary funds don’t make baseline spending appear larger than it really is. This will help provide a clearer picture of discretionary spending for better financial planning.

HR 3912 - Stop the Baseline Bloat Act of 2025

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right-leaning 06/11/2025

Cut the budget bloat! Emergencies shouldn’t punish hardworking taxpayers with phantom deficits.

left-leaning 06/11/2025

Excluding emergency funds from the baseline? That’s just code for dodging fiscal responsibility.

left-leaning 06/11/2025

Gaming the budget baseline to hide emergency spending? Nice trick, but we see right through it.

moderate 06/11/2025

Adjusting baselines can clarify budgets—or just muddy the water; let’s watch closely.

moderate 06/11/2025

Emergency funds shouldn’t be buried, but neither should they tank our fiscal outlook overnight.

moderate 06/11/2025

This bill’s a balance act: smart flexibility or smoke and mirrors? Time will tell.

right-leaning 06/11/2025

Keeping emergency funds out of projections is just common sense, not magic budget trickery.

left-leaning 06/11/2025

When crisis spending vanishes from the books, who pays the bill? Hint: It’s us, the people.

right-leaning 06/11/2025

Finally, a bill that stops emergency spending from ballooning the baseline like a runaway hot air balloon.