{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-reintroduces-bill-to-improve-congressional-access-to-economic-data", "Congressman Blake Moore Reintroduces Bill to Improve Congressional Access to Economic Data", "2025-12-05", "2025", "2025-12", "Republican", "House", "UT", "Blake D. Moore", "M001213", "blakemoore.house.gov", "blakemoore", "https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases", "scraper", "WASHINGTON\u2014Congressman Blake Moore reintroduced legislation to improve congressional access to economic data. The Increasing Baseline Updates Act will require the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to produce at least two baseline updates each year, including one update with economic data. This will ensure Congress has the most up-to-date information on relevant budget and economic figures to inform the appropriations process and other legislation.\n\nThis legislation was originally introduced during the 118th Congress. It was unanimously passed by the House Budget Committee and out of the House of Representatives in December 2024.\n\n\"Americans have made it abundantly clear that they welcome the Trump Administration\u2019s efforts to rein in wasteful federal spending and lower our crippling national debt,\u201d Congressman Moore said. \u201cThe Increasing Baseline Updates Act will help this critical initiative by enhancing Congress\u2019s ability to make informed decisions during the budgeting process with more consistently updated data from the Congressional Budget Office.\"\n\n\u201cWe can\u2019t get our fiscal house in order or be good stewards of the taxpayers\u2019 hard-earned dollars if we\u2019re flying blind. Rep. Blake Moore\u2019s smart, commonsense reform ensures Congress has timely, accurate budget and economic data so we can make better decisions and better confront our out-of-control debt. This is a practical fix that strengthens the budget process and serves the American people well,\u201d House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington said.\n\nBackground:\n\nUnder the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, CBO is required to publish its baseline before February 15th of each year. The baseline is a projection of federal outlays and revenues under current and future fiscal years according to existing law. Despite the requirement for an annual baseline, there is no statutory obligation for CBO to provide a specific number of baseline updates, which are critical to ongoing policymaking in Congress. The last time CBO published a baseline update after July was 2020. This is problematic considering Congress\u2019s tendency to pass government funding bills at the end of the calendar year. Additionally, the last time CBO published three baselines in a year was 2019. This leaves lawmakers relying on outdated information on the fiscal state of our nation. The Increasing Baseline Updates Act is an important step toward improving our budget process and returning to regular order.", 1, "2026-04-04T05:28:40Z", "2026-04-04T05:30:10Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://blakemoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-blake-moore-reintroduces-bill-to-improve-congressional-access-to-economic-data"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.9885919280350208, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}