H.R. 6569 requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to include the budgetary effects of executive actions and judicial decisions in its baseline budget calculations, which serve as the starting point for estimating the cost of legislation. Currently, these actions are typically not factored into baseline projections, potentially obscuring their true fiscal impact. The bill requires federal agencies to submit detailed documentation to the CBO within ten days of implementing any executive action, including implementation guidance and relevant data. Additionally, the CBO must publish a separate table in its reports showing any executive or judicial actions estimated to cost at least $50 billion over a ten-year period. The changes apply to all future CBO baseline calculations and reports unless the budget committees of both chambers direct otherwise, with no specific funding or implementation deadline mentioned beyond the ten-day agency reporting requirement.
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