Reform the Congressional Budget Office's baseline projections and cost estimates to eliminate baseline bias and improve budget transparency.

Ben Cline · Virginia · Republican

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Rep. Cline introduced the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act ... Both pieces of legislation aim to empower Congress with the tools needed to make informed financial decisions and to eliminate the baseline bias in the budget process that favors higher spending.

Cline says he will pursue legislation to change how the CBO handles baseline projections and cost estimates so Congress has clearer, less biased budget information.

Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Office’s Baseline Projections and Cost Estimates | U.S. Representative Ben Cline
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introduced the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act. Both pieces of legislation aim to empower Congress with the tools needed to make informed financial decisions and to eliminate the baseline bias in the budget process that favors higher spending.

Cline introduced bills to change CBO baseline projections and cost estimates to reduce baseline bias.

Latest News | U.S. Representative Ben Cline
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Evidence

The homepage news strip includes an Apr. 29, 2026 press release titled "Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Office’s Baseline Projections and Cost Estimates."

Current official homepage snapshot still surfaces the CBO-reform release and does not show a later CBO-specific update in the visible news strip.

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U.S. Congressman Ben Cline
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Cline said he introduced the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroduced the No Bias in the Baseline Act to eliminate baseline bias and improve CBO cost-estimate transparency.

This is a concrete same-term legislative action aligned with the claim, but it is introduction only and not evidence of enactment.

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Rep. Cline Introduces Bills to Reform the Congressional Budget Office’s Baseline Projections and Cost Estimates | U.S. Representative Ben Cline
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Assessments

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Cline took a serious same-term legislative step directly tied to the promise by introducing the Cost Estimate Clarity Act and reintroducing the No Bias in the Baseline Act on April 29, 2026. But the evidence shows bill introduction only; it does not show enactment, adopted House rules, or an implemented change to Congressional Budget Office baseline methodology or cost-estimate transparency. Under the federal-office standard, that is meaningful effort but not delivery of the promised reform.

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