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Union Calendar No. 469 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 117 

[Report No. 118–568] 

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for 

fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 

fiscal years 2026 through 2034. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 27, 2024 

Mr. ARRINGTON from the Committee on the Budget, reported the following 

concurrent resolution; which was committed to the Committee of the 

Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the 

appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 

through 2034. 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That 


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1 SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET 

2 FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025. 

3 (a) DECLARATION.—The Congress determines and 

4 declares that prior concurrent resolutions on the budget 

5 are replaced as of fiscal year 2025 and that this concur6 rent resolution establishes the budget for fiscal year 2025 

7 and sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 

8 years 2026 through 2034. 

9 (b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 

10 this concurrent resolution is as follows: 

Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025. 

TITLE I—RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts. 

Sec. 102. Major functional categories. 

TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF 

REPRESENTATIVES 

Sec. 201. Point of order against increasing long-term direct spending. 

Sec. 202. Limitation on changes in certain mandatory programs. 

Sec. 203. Limitation on advance appropriations. 

Sec. 204. Estimates of debt service costs. 

Sec. 205. Fair-value credit estimates. 

Sec. 206. Adjustments for improved control of budgetary resources. 

Sec. 207. Limitation on transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the 

Highway Trust Fund. 

Sec. 208. Budgetary treatment of administrative expenses. 

Sec. 209. Application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates. 

Sec. 210. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions. 

Sec. 211. Adjustment for changes in the baseline. 

Sec. 212. Exercise of rulemaking powers. 

TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS IN THE HOUSE OF 

REPRESENTATIVES 

Sec. 301. Deficit neutral reserve fund for investments in national infrastructure. 

Sec. 302. Reserve fund for pro-growth tax policies. 

Sec. 303. Deficit neutral reserve fund for medical innovation. 

Sec. 304. Reserve fund for trade agreements. 

TITLE IV—POLICY STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF 

REPRESENTATIVES 


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Sec. 401. Policy statement on economic growth. 

Sec. 402. Policy statement on unauthorized appropriations. 

Sec. 403. Policy statement on improper payments. 

Sec. 404. Policy statement on budget gimmick reform. 

Sec. 405. Policy statement on higher education and the American workforce. 

Sec. 406. Policy statement on Medicare. 

Sec. 407. Policy statement on promoting patient-centered health care reform. 

Sec. 408. Policy statement on medical innovation. 

Sec. 409. Policy statement on Medicaid work requirements. 

Sec. 410. Policy statement on combating the opioid epidemic. 

Sec. 411. Policy statement on border security. 

Sec. 412. Policy statement on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. 

Sec. 413. Policy statement on agriculture. 

Sec. 414. Policy statement on bipartisan fiscal commission. 

Sec. 415. Policy statement on government deregulation. 

1 TITLE I—RECOMMENDED 

2 LEVELS AND AMOUNTS 

3 SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS. 

4 The following budgetary levels are appropriate for 

5 each of fiscal years 2025 through 2034: 

6 (1) FEDERAL REVENUES.—For purposes of the 

7 enforcement of this concurrent resolution: 

8 (A) The recommended levels of Federal 

9 revenues are as follows: 

10 Fiscal year 2025: $3,711,238,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2026: $4,013,146,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2027: $4,295,087,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2028: $4,429,736,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2029: $4,650,450,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2030: $4,859,791,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2031: $5,040,628,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2032: $5,212,522,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2033: $5,428,517,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2034: $5,671,517,000,000. 

2 (B) The amounts by which the aggregate 

3 levels of Federal revenues should be changed 

4 are as follows: 

5 Fiscal year 2025: $0. 

6 Fiscal year 2026: $0. 

7 Fiscal year 2027: $0. 

8 Fiscal year 2028: $0. 

9 Fiscal year 2029: $0. 

10 Fiscal year 2030: $0. 

11 Fiscal year 2031: $0. 

12 Fiscal year 2032: $0. 

13 Fiscal year 2033: $0. 

14 Fiscal year 2034: $0. 

15 (2) NEW BUDGET AUTHORITY.—For purposes 

16 of the enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the 

17 appropriate levels of total new budget authority are 

18 as follows: 

19 Fiscal year 2025: $4,986,064,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: $5,059,066,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2027: $4,976,652,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2028: $5,025,086,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2029: $5,193,282,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2030: $5,282,574,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2031: $5,402,963,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2032: $5,555,314,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2033: $5,665,969,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2034: $5,868,865,000,000. 

4 (3) BUDGET OUTLAYS.—For purposes of the 

5 enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the appro6 priate levels of total budget outlays are as follows: 

7 Fiscal year 2025: $5,112,497,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2026: $5,092,701,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2027: $5,054,300,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2028: $5,050,416,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2029: $5,171,200,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: $5,266,020,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2031: $5,375,556,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2032: $5,493,701,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2033: $5,644,312,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2034: $5,805,139,000,000. 

17 (4) DEFICITS (ON-BUDGET).—For purposes of 

18 the enforcement of this concurrent resolution, the 

19 amounts of the deficits (on-budget) are as follows: 

20 Fiscal year 2025: $1,401,259,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: $1,079,555,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2027: $759,213,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2028: $620,680,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2029: $520,750,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2030: $406,229,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2031: $334,928,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2032: $281,179,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2033: $215,795,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: $133,622,000,000. 

5 (5) DEBT SUBJECT TO LIMIT.—The appropriate 

6 levels of debt subject to limit are as follows: 

7 Fiscal year 2025: $36,578,874,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2026: $37,947,874,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2027: $38,794,984,000,000. 

10 Fiscal year 2028: $39,451,216,000,000. 

11 Fiscal year 2029: $39,982,390,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: $40,237,559,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2031: $40,315,462,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2032: $40,253,143,000,000. 

15 Fiscal year 2033: $40,262,778,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2034: $40,307,468,000,000. 

17 (6) DEBT HELD BY THE PUBLIC.—The appro18 priate levels of debt held by the public are as follows: 

19 Fiscal year 2025: $29,475,133,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2026: $30,762,031,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2027: $31,708,264,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2028: $32,494,197,000,000. 

23 Fiscal year 2029: $33,120,708,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2030: $33,570,152,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2031: $33,890,747,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2032: $34,124,543,000,000. 

2 Fiscal year 2033: $34,210,285,000,000. 

3 Fiscal year 2034: $34,148,229,000,000. 

4 SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES. 

5 The Congress determines and declares that the ap6 propriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for 

7 fiscal years 2025 through 2034 for each major functional 

8 category are: 

9 (1) National Defense (050): 

10 Fiscal year 2025: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $921,721,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $884,364,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2026: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $932,396,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $910,761,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2027: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $940,663,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $921,707,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2028: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $961,573,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $943,589,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2029: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $983,641,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $951,460,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2030: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $1,006,040,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $976,545,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2031: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $1,029,362,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $997,102,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2032: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $1,054,875,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $1,019,083,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2033: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $1,079,250,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $1,052,673,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2034: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $1,104,032,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $1,070,524,000,000. 

25 (2) International Affairs (150): 


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1 Fiscal year 2025: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $68,208,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $64,005,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2026: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $66,682,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $64,577,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2027: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $68,136,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $66,371,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2028: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $69,496,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $66,768,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2029: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $71,023,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $67,975,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2030: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $72,524,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $69,091,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $74,102,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $70,256,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $75,684,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $71,549,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $77,311,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $72,925,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $78,943,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $74,282,000,000. 

16 (3) General Science, Space, and Technology 

17 (250): 

18 Fiscal year 2025: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $43,200,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $43,115,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2026: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $44,128,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $43,400,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2027: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $45,060,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $44,101,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2028: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $45,940,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $44,793,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2029: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $46,908,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $45,616,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2030: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $47,884,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $46,447,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2031: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $48,902,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $47,421,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2032: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $49,934,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $48,419,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $50,994,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $49,440,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $52,077,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $50,494,000,000. 

8 (4) Energy (270): 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $35,389,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $36,523,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $34,674,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $42,653,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $36,933,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $46,157,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2028: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $38,556,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $46,228,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2029: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $41,251,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $46,567,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2030: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $39,167,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $41,677,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2031: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $38,187,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $38,829,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2032: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $40,455,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $38,870,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2033: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $34,197,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $32,942,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2034: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $28,817,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $27,627,000,000. 

24 (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300): 

25 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $77,574,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $75,528,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $78,928,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $83,476,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $72,892,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $85,681,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2028: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $74,504,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $82,547,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2029: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $76,163,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $80,791,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2030: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $77,669,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $78,987,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $79,300,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $78,179,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $81,511,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $77,837,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $83,151,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $79,572,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $85,124,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $81,614,000,000. 

16 (6) Agriculture (350): 

17 Fiscal year 2025: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $26,808,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $31,376,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $29,215,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $31,145,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $30,603,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $31,660,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2028: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $31,783,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $32,256,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2029: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $32,839,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $32,136,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $31,053,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $30,186,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2031: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $30,061,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $29,158,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2032: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $30,501,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $29,236,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $30,740,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $29,468,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $31,012,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $30,072,000,000. 

8 (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370): 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $20,380,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, -$8,395,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $21,548,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, -$775,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $17,703,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $8,833,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2028: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $16,578,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, -$40,398,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2029: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $5,587,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, -$4,878,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2030: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $14,223,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, -$800,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2031: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $13,939,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, -$7,311,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2032: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $13,062,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, -$12,314,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2033: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $16,371,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, -$12,511,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2034: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $7,180,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, -$23,482,000,000. 

24 (8) Transportation (400): 

25 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $166,053,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $138,488,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $169,058,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $147,698,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $135,073,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $148,502,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2028: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $136,094,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $142,404,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2029: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $137,929,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $140,597,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2030: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $133,622,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $136,092,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $134,357,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $135,658,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $142,608,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $140,975,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $143,927,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $141,238,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $146,505,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $142,503,000,000. 

16 (9) Community and Regional Development 

17 (450): 

18 Fiscal year 2025: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $58,613,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $58,931,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2026: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $59,691,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $57,342,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2027: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $60,896,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $57,057,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2028: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $61,914,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $58,273,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2029: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $63,176,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $58,046,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2030: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $64,449,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $58,344,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2031: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $65,638,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $58,117,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2032: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $66,874,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $58,168,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $68,096,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $58,121,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $69,477,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $59,091,000,000. 

8 (10) Education, Training, Employment, and 

9 Social Services (500): 

10 Fiscal year 2025: 

11 (A) New budget authority, 

12 $107,932,000,000. 

13 (B) Outlays, $137,483,000,000. 

14 Fiscal year 2026: 

15 (A) New budget authority, 

16 $124,883,000,000. 

17 (B) Outlays, $136,134,000,000. 

18 Fiscal year 2027: 

19 (A) New budget authority, 

20 $124,064,000,000. 

21 (B) Outlays, $123,578,000,000. 

22 Fiscal year 2028: 

23 (A) New budget authority, 

24 $126,949,000,000. 

25 (B) Outlays, $125,533,000,000. 


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1 Fiscal year 2029: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $128,547,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $127,556,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2030: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $130,445,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $129,535,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2031: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $132,538,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $131,488,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2032: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $135,010,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $133,831,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2033: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $136,986,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $135,933,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2034: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $139,741,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $138,281,000,000. 

25 (11) Health (550): 


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1 Fiscal year 2025: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 $776,720,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, $774,440,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2026: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 $759,173,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, $756,843,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2027: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $716,149,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $708,883,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2028: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $723,160,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $713,466,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2029: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $752,616,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $734,415,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2030: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $769,569,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $751,140,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $778,478,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $769,501,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $799,992,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $790,580,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $833,092,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $818,550,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $866,907,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $850,546,000,000. 

16 (12) Medicare (570): 

17 Fiscal year 2025: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $943,220,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $943,410,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $975,943,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $977,283,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $1,044,829,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $1,045,317,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2028: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $1,190,996,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $1,191,472,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2029: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $1,112,283,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $1,112,568,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $1,269,580,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $1,269,902,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2031: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $1,354,215,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $1,354,396,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2032: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $1,446,338,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $1,446,523,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $1,662,881,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $1,663,926,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $1,690,081,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $1,690,281,000,000. 

8 (13) Income Security (600): 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $672,512,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $664,263,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $641,676,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $639,660,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $630,747,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $625,530,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2028: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $642,438,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $643,243,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2029: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $636,985,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $622,787,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2030: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $649,645,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $640,106,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2031: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $655,236,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $645,096,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2032: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $664,455,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $653,363,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2033: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $678,472,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $674,272,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2034: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $678,902,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $667,745,000,000. 

24 (14) Social Security (650): 

25 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $61,928,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $61,928,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $72,896,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $72,896,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $78,768,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $78,768,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2028: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $82,852,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $82,852,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2029: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $87,480,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $87,480,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2030: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $92,440,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $92,440,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $97,117,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $97,117,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $102,107,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $102,107,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $107,855,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $107,855,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $113,513,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $113,513,000,000. 

16 (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700): 

17 Fiscal year 2025: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $379,832,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $373,983,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $403,405,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $410,455,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $426,824,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $427,082,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2028: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $449,638,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $467,209,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2029: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $469,386,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $445,293,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $490,327,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $486,112,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2031: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $510,661,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $506,335,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2032: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $531,528,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $527,745,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $553,427,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $573,551,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $575,637,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $575,445,000,000. 

8 (16) Administration of Justice (750): 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 $82,693,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, $83,635,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 $84,818,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, $82,645,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $86,985,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $84,591,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2028: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $89,174,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $86,628,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2029: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $91,531,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $88,588,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2030: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $93,928,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $90,972,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2031: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $96,449,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $93,586,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2032: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $99,289,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $95,885,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2033: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $101,225,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $98,341,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2034: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $104,043,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $101,063,000,000. 

24 (17) General Government (800): 

25 Fiscal year 2025: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 -$50,120,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $25,676,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2026: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $26,116,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $32,621,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2027: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $31,913,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $36,889,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2028: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $33,081,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $36,264,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2029: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $33,975,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $36,163,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2030: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $34,568,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $35,705,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $35,318,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $35,406,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $36,441,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $21,511,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $37,148,000,000 

11 (B) Outlays, $36,556,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $38,334,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $37,730,000,000. 

16 (18) Net Interest (900): 

17 Fiscal year 2025: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 $988,406,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, $988,406,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 $1,008,814,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, $1,008,814,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $1,008,279,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $1,008,279,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2028: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $1,007,445,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $1,007,445,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2029: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 $1,011,962,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, $1,011,962,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 $1,009,960,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, $1,009,960,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2031: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 $1,015,815,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, $1,015,815,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2032: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 $1,023,756,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, $1,023,756,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 $1,022,459,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, $1,022,459,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 $1,025,284,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, $1,025,284,000,000. 

8 (19) Allowances (920): 

9 Fiscal year 2025: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 -$100,210,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, -$66,930,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2026: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 -$102,657,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, -$87,299,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2027: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 -$104,968,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, -$96,062,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2028: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 -$106,901,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, -$100,845,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2029: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 -$109,473,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, -$104,487,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2030: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 -$112,072,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, -$107,514,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2031: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 -$114,754,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, -$110,277,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2032: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 -$117,411,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, -$112,952,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2033: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 -$120,213,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, -$115,721,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2034: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 -$123,105,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, -$118,546,000,000. 

24 (20) Government-wide savings and adjustments 

25 (930): 


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1 Fiscal year 2025: 

2 (A) New budget authority, 

3 -$164,297,000,000. 

4 (B) Outlays, -$63,735,000,000. 

5 Fiscal year 2026: 

6 (A) New budget authority, 

7 -$237,885,000,000. 

8 (B) Outlays, -$177,191,000,000. 

9 Fiscal year 2027: 

10 (A) New budget authority, 

11 -$335,075,000,000. 

12 (B) Outlays, -$251,251,000,000. 

13 Fiscal year 2028: 

14 (A) New budget authority, 

15 -$504,717,000,000. 

16 (B) Outlays, -$427,996,000,000. 

17 Fiscal year 2029: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 -$330,655,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, -$257,471,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2030: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 -$477,197,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, -$413,266,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2031: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 -$511,280,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, -$449,447,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2032: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 -$550,326,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, -$489,112,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2033: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 -$754,126,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, -$697,913,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2034: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 -$659,566,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, -$605,264,000,000. 

16 (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950): 

17 Fiscal year 2025: 

18 (A) New budget authority, 

19 -$130,498,000,000. 

20 (B) Outlays, -$133,998,000,000. 

21 Fiscal year 2026: 

22 (A) New budget authority, 

23 -$134,436,000,000. 

24 (B) Outlays, -$140,436,000,000. 

25 Fiscal year 2027: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 -$139,823,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, -$147,373,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2028: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 -$145,467,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, -$151,314,000,000. 

8 Fiscal year 2029: 

9 (A) New budget authority, 

10 -$149,872,000,000. 

11 (B) Outlays, -$151,964,000,000. 

12 Fiscal year 2030: 

13 (A) New budget authority, 

14 -$155,250,000,000. 

15 (B) Outlays, -$155,641,000,000. 

16 Fiscal year 2031: 

17 (A) New budget authority, 

18 -$160,678,000,000. 

19 (B) Outlays, -$160,869,000,000. 

20 Fiscal year 2032: 

21 (A) New budget authority, 

22 -$171,368,000,000. 

23 (B) Outlays, -$171,359,000,000. 

24 Fiscal year 2033: 


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1 (A) New budget authority, 

2 -$177,274,000,000. 

3 (B) Outlays, -$177,365,000,000. 

4 Fiscal year 2034: 

5 (A) New budget authority, 

6 -$184,073,000,000. 

7 (B) Outlays, -$183,664,000,000. 

8 TITLE II—BUDGET ENFORCE9 MENT IN THE HOUSE OF REP10 RESENTATIVES 

11 SEC. 201. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING LONG12 TERM DIRECT SPENDING. 

13 (a) POINT OF ORDER.—It shall not be in order in 

14 the House of Representatives to consider any bill or joint 

15 resolution reported by a committee, or amendment thereto 

16 or conference report thereon, that would cause a net in17 crease in direct spending in excess of $2,500,000,000 in 

18 any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods described 

19 in subsection (b). 

20 (b) CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE ANALYSIS OF

21 PROPOSALS.—The Director of the Congressional Budget 

22 Office shall, to the extent practicable, prepare an estimate 

23 of whether a bill or joint resolution reported by a com24 mittee (other than the Committee on Appropriations), or 

25 amendment thereto or conference report thereon, would 


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1 cause, relative to current law, a net increase in direct 

2 spending in the House of Representatives, in excess of 

3 $2,500,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year 

4 periods beginning with the first fiscal year that is 10 fiscal 

5 years after the current fiscal year. 

6 (c) LIMITATION.—In the House of Representatives, 

7 the provisions of this section shall not apply to any bills 

8 or joint resolutions, or amendments thereto or conference 

9 reports thereon, for which the chair of the Committee on 

10 the Budget has made adjustments to the allocations, ag11 gregates, or other budgetary levels in this concurrent reso12 lution. 

13 (d) DETERMINATIONS OF BUDGET LEVELS.—For 

14 purposes of this section, the levels of net increases in di15 rect spending shall be determined on the basis of estimates 

16 provided by the chair of the Committee on the Budget of 

17 the House of Representatives. 

18 SEC. 202. LIMITATION ON CHANGES IN CERTAIN MANDA19 TORY PROGRAMS. 

20 (a) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘change 

21 in mandatory programs’’ means a provision that— 

22 (1) would have been estimated as affecting di23 rect spending or receipts under section 252 of the 

24 Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

25 Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to September 30, 


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1 2002) if the provision were included in legislation 

2 other than appropriation Acts; and 

3 (2) results in a net decrease in budget authority 

4 in the budget year, but does not result in a net de5 crease in outlays over the total of the current year, 

6 the budget year, and all fiscal years covered under 

7 the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on 

8 the budget. 

9 (b) POINT OF ORDER IN THE HOUSE OF REP10 RESENTATIVES.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representa12 tives, it shall not be in order to consider a bill or 

13 joint resolution making appropriations for a full fis14 cal year that includes a provision that proposes a 

15 change in mandatory programs, or amendment 

16 thereto or conference report thereon, that, if en17 acted, would cause the absolute value of the total 

18 budget authority of all such changes in mandatory 

19 programs enacted in relation to a full fiscal year to 

20 be more than the amount specified in paragraph (2). 

21 (2) AMOUNT.—The amount specified in this 

22 paragraph is, for fiscal year 2025, $15,000,000,000. 

23 (c) DETERMINATION.—For purposes of this section, 

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1 mates provided by the chair of the Committee on the 

2 Budget of the House of Representatives. 

3 SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

4 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, 

5 except as provided for in subsection (b), it shall not be 

6 in order to consider any general appropriation bill or bill 

7 or joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amend8 ment thereto or conference report thereon, that provides 

9 advance appropriations. 

10 (b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be 

11 provided for programs, projects, activities, or accounts 

12 identified in the report or the joint explanatory statement 

13 of managers, as applicable, accompanying this concurrent 

14 resolution under the following headings: 

15 (1) GENERAL.—For fiscal year 2026, under the 

16 heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appro17 priations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed 

18 $28,852,000,000 in new budget authority. 

19 (2) VETERANS.—For fiscal year 2026, under 

20 the heading ‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Ad21 vance Appropriations’’. 

22 (3) INDIAN HEALTH ACCOUNTS.—For fiscal 

23 year 2026, under the heading ‘‘Indian Health Ac24 counts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an 

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1 thority provided for such accounts for fiscal year 

2 2025 in bills or joint resolutions making appropria3 tions for fiscal year 2025. 

4 (c) DEFINITION.—The term ‘‘advance appropriation’’ 

5 means any new discretionary budget authority provided in 

6 a general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution con7 tinuing appropriations for fiscal year 2025, or any amend8 ment thereto or conference report thereon, that first be9 comes available following fiscal year 2025. 

10 SEC. 204. ESTIMATES OF DEBT SERVICE COSTS. 

11 In the House of Representatives, the chair of the 

12 Committee on the Budget may direct the Congressional 

13 Budget Office to include, in any estimate of a bill or joint 

14 resolution prepared under section 402 of the Congres15 sional Budget Act of 1974, an estimate of any change in 

16 debt service costs resulting from carrying out such bill or 

17 resolution. Any estimate of debt service costs provided 

18 under this section shall be advisory and shall not be used 

19 for purposes of enforcement of such Act, the rules of the 

20 House of Representatives, or this concurrent resolution. 

21 This section shall not apply to authorizations of programs 

22 funded by discretionary spending or to appropriation bills 

23 or joint resolutions, but shall apply to changes in the au24 thorization level of appropriated entitlements. 


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1 SEC. 205. FAIR-VALUE CREDIT ESTIMATES. 

2 (a) FAIR-VALUE ESTIMATES.—Upon the request of 

3 chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

4 Representatives, any estimate prepared by the Director of 

5 the Congressional Budget Office for a measure that estab6 lishes or modifies any program providing loans or loan 

7 guarantees shall, as a supplement to such estimate and 

8 to the extent practicable, provide a fair-value estimate of 

9 such loan or loan guarantee program. 

10 (b) BASELINE ESTIMATES.—The Congressional 

11 Budget Office shall include estimates of loan and loan 

12 guarantee programs, on a fair-value and credit reform 

13 basis, as practicable, in its The Budget and Economic Out14 look. 

15 (c) ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA16 TIVES.—If the Director of the Congressional Budget Of17 fice provides an estimate pursuant to subsection (a), the 

18 chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

19 Representatives may use such estimate to determine com20 pliance with the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and 

21 other budget enforcement requirements. 

22 SEC. 206. ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF 

23 BUDGETARY RESOURCES. 

24 (a) ADJUSTMENTS OF DISCRETIONARY AND DIRECT

25 SPENDING LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, if 

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1 tions) reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 

2 thereto is offered or conference report thereon is sub3 mitted, providing for a decrease in direct spending (budget 

4 authority and outlays flowing therefrom) for any fiscal 

5 year and also provides for an authorization of appropria6 tions for the same purpose, upon the enactment of such 

7 measure, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may 

8 decrease the allocation to the applicable authorizing com9 mittee that reports such measure and increase the alloca10 tion of discretionary spending (budget authority and out11 lays flowing therefrom) to the Committee on Appropria12 tions for fiscal year 2025 by an amount equal to the new 

13 budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) provided 

14 for in a bill or joint resolution making appropriations for 

15 the same purpose. 

16 (b) DETERMINATIONS.—In the House of Representa17 tives, for purposes of enforcing this concurrent resolution, 

18 the allocations and aggregate levels of new budget author19 ity, outlays, direct spending, revenues, deficits, and sur20 pluses for fiscal year 2025 and the total of fiscal years 

21 2025 through 2034 shall be determined on the basis of 

22 estimates made by the chair of the Committee on the 

23 Budget and such chair may adjust the applicable levels 

24 in this concurrent resolution. 


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1 SEC. 207. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL 

2 FUND OF THE TREASURY TO THE HIGHWAY 

3 TRUST FUND. 

4 In the House of Representatives, for purposes of the 

5 Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget 

6 and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the rules 

7 or orders of the House of Representatives, a bill or joint 

8 resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report 

9 thereon, that transfers funds from the general fund of the 

10 Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund shall be counted as 

11 new budget authority and outlays equal to the amount of 

12 the transfer in the fiscal year the transfer occurs. 

13 SEC. 208. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE 

14 EXPENSES. 

15 (a) IN GENERAL.—In the House of Representatives, 

16 notwithstanding section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional 

17 Budget Act of 1974, section 13301 of the Budget Enforce18 ment Act of 1990, and section 2009a of title 39, United 

19 States Code, the report or the joint explanatory statement, 

20 as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution 

21 shall include in its allocation to the Committee on Appro22 priations under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budg23 et Act of 1974 amounts for the discretionary administra24 tive expenses of the Social Security Administration and 

25 the United States Postal Service. 


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1 (b) SPECIAL RULE.—In the House of Representa2 tives, for purposes of enforcing section 302(f) of the Con3 gressional Budget Act of 1974, estimates of the levels of 

4 total new budget authority and total outlays provided by 

5 a measure shall include any discretionary amounts de6 scribed in subsection (a). 

7 SEC. 209. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLO8 CATIONS AND AGGREGATES. 

9 (a) APPLICATION.—In the House of Representatives, 

10 any adjustments of the allocations, aggregates, and other 

11 budgetary levels made pursuant to this concurrent resolu12 tion shall— 

13 (1) apply while that measure is under consider14 ation; 

15 (2) take effect upon the enactment of that 

16 measure; and 

17 (3) be published in the Congressional Record as 

18 soon as practicable. 

19 (b) EFFECT OF CHANGED ALLOCATIONS AND AG20 GREGATES.—Revised allocations and aggregates resulting 

21 from these adjustments shall be considered for the pur22 poses of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as the allo23 cations and aggregates contained in this concurrent reso24 lution. 


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1 (c) BUDGET COMMITTEE DETERMINATIONS.—For 

2 purposes of this concurrent resolution, the budgetary lev3 els for a fiscal year or period of fiscal years shall be deter4 mined on the basis of estimates made by the chair of the 

5 Committee on the Budget of the House of Representa6 tives. 

7 (d) AGGREGATES, ALLOCATIONS AND APPLICA8 TION.—In the House of Representatives, for purposes of 

9 this concurrent resolution and budget enforcement, the 

10 consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or amendment 

11 thereto or conference report thereon, for which the chair 

12 of the Committee on the Budget makes adjustments or 

13 revisions in the allocations, aggregates, and other budg14 etary levels of this concurrent resolution shall not be sub15 ject to the point of order set forth in clause 10 of rule 

16 XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives. 

17 SEC. 210. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CON18 CEPTS AND DEFINITIONS. 

19 In the House of Representatives, the chair of the 

20 Committee on the Budget may adjust the appropriate ag21 gregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels in this 

22 concurrent resolution for any change in budgetary con23 cepts and definitions consistent with section 251(b)(1) of 

24 the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 

25 of 1985. 


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1 SEC. 211. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN THE BASELINE. 

2 In the House of Representatives, the chair of the 

3 Committee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, ag4 gregates, and other appropriate budgetary levels in this 

5 concurrent resolution to reflect changes resulting from the 

6 Congressional Budget Office’s update to its baseline for 

7 fiscal years 2025 through 2034. 

8 SEC. 212. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS. 

9 The House of Representatives adopts the provisions 

10 of this title— 

11 (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of 

12 the House of Representatives, and as such they shall 

13 be considered as part of the rules of the House of 

14 Representatives, and such rules shall supersede 

15 other rules only to the extent that they are incon16 sistent with such other rules; and 

17 (2) with full recognition of the constitutional 

18 right of the House of Representatives to change 

19 those rules at any time, in the same manner, and to 

20 the same extent as is the case of any other rule of 

21 the House of Representatives. 


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1 TITLE III—RESERVE FUNDS IN 

2 THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA3 TIVES 

4 SEC. 301. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVEST5 MENTS IN NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE. 

6 In the House of Representatives, the chair of the 

7 Committee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, ag8 gregates, and other appropriate levels in this concurrent 

9 resolution for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment 

10 thereto or conference report thereon, that invests in na11 tional infrastructure if such measure would not increase 

12 the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 

13 2034. 

14 SEC. 302. RESERVE FUND FOR PRO-GROWTH TAX POLICIES. 

15 In the House of Representatives, if the Committee 

16 on Ways and Means reports a bill or joint resolution that 

17 amends the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to advance 

18 pro-growth tax reforms and simplify the tax code, the 

19 chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust the allo20 cations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary lev21 els in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects 

22 of any such bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto 

23 or conference report thereon. 


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1 SEC. 303. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAL 

2 INNOVATION. 

3 In the House of Representatives, the chair of the 

4 Committee on the Budget may adjust the allocations, ag5 gregates, and other appropriate levels in this concurrent 

6 resolution for any bill or joint resolution, or amendment 

7 thereto or conference report thereon, related to promoting 

8 American medical innovation if such measure would not 

9 increase the deficit for the period of fiscal years 2025 

10 through 2034. 

11 SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS. 

12 In the House of Representatives, if the Committee 

13 on Ways and Means reports a bill or joint resolution that 

14 modifies tariffs on imports or implements trade agree15 ments, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may ad16 just the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 

17 budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for the budg18 etary effects of any such bill or joint resolution, or amend19 ment thereto or conference report thereon. 

20 TITLE IV—POLICY STATEMENTS 

21 IN THE HOUSE OF REP22 RESENTATIVES 

23 SEC. 401. POLICY STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH. 

24 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

25 (1) The rate of economic growth has a signifi26 cant impact on budget deficits. When the rate of 


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1 gross domestic product (GDP) growth is higher, pro2 jected revenue grows and deficits decline. Con3 versely, lower rates of GDP growth can cause oppo4 site outcomes: slower revenue growth and larger 

5 deficits. 

6 (2) Federal policies affect the economy’s poten7 tial to grow and impact economic performance, influ8 encing budgetary outcomes. Consequently, fiscally 

9 responsible policies that improve the economy’s long10 term growth prospects can help reduce the size of 

11 budget deficits over a given period. 

12 (3) The free market, where individuals pursue 

13 their own self-interests, has been responsible for 

14 greater advancements in quality of life and genera15 tion of wealth than any other form of economic sys16 tem. Federal policies geared towards growing the 

17 economy should thus allow market forces to operate 

18 unhindered rather than pick ‘‘winners’’ and ‘‘losers’’. 

19 (b) POLICY ON ECONOMIC GROWTH.—It is the policy 

20 of this concurrent resolution to pursue policies that em21 brace the free market and promote economic growth 

22 through— 

23 (1) reducing Federal spending and deficits, 

24 which otherwise crowd-out market investments; 


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1 (2) expanding American energy production by 

2 eliminating excessive burdens and barriers placed on 

3 energy producers; 

4 (3) lowering taxes that discourage work, sav5 ings, and investment; 

6 (4) deregulating the economy and enacting re7 forms to restrict future bureaucratic red tape; 

8 (5) eliminating barriers to work that keep 

9 Americans on the sidelines; 

10 (6) expanding free and fair trade; and 

11 (7) restructuring health care to be focused on 

12 patients and cures rather than administrative con13 trol. 

14 SEC. 402. POLICY STATEMENT ON UNAUTHORIZED APPRO15 PRIATIONS. 

16 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

17 (1) Article I of the Constitution vests all legisla18 tive power in Congress. 

19 (2) Central to Congress’s legislative powers is 

20 the authorization of appropriations necessary to exe21 cute the laws that establish Federal agencies and 

22 programs and impose obligations. 

23 (3) Clause 2 of rule XXI of the Rules of the 

24 House of Representatives prohibits the consideration 


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1 of appropriations measures that provide appropria2 tions for unauthorized programs. 

3 (4) According to the Congressional Budget Of4 fice, $510 billion in appropriations was attributed to 

5 428 expired authorizations for fiscal year 2023. 

6 (5) Agencies such as the Department of State 

7 have not been authorized for nearly two decades. 

8 (b) POLICY ON UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.— 

9 In the House, it is the policy of this concurrent resolution 

10 that legislation should be enacted that— 

11 (1) establishes a schedule for reauthorizing all 

12 Federal programs on a staggered basis together with 

13 declining spending limits for each year a program is 

14 not reauthorized according to such schedule; and 

15 (2) prohibits the consideration of appropriations 

16 measures in the House that provide appropriations 

17 in excess of spending limits specified for such meas18 ures and ensures that such rule should be strictly 

19 enforced. 

20 SEC. 403. POLICY STATEMENT ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

22 (1) The Government Accountability Office de23 fines improper payments as any reported payment 

24 that should not have been made or was made in an 

25 incorrect amount. 


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1 (2) Since 2003, improper payments have to2 taled $2.7 trillion with a reported Federal Govern3 ment-wide error rate of 5.42 percent in fiscal year 

4 2023. 

5 (3) Improper payments between 2021-2023 

6 have exceeded $750 billion and totaled more than 

7 the budget of the U.S. Army in 2023. 

8 (4) The Earned Income Tax Credit, Unemploy9 ment Insurance, Medicaid, and Medicare, account 

10 for 72.8 percent of total improper payments, with 

11 error rates of 33.5 percent, 32.3 percent, 8.6 per12 cent, and 7.6 percent, respectively. 

13 (5) At least five agencies did not report pay14 ment estimates for Federal programs that are 

15 deemed susceptible to significant improper pay16 ments. 

17 (6) The American public deserves to have con18 fidence that Federal programs are administered in a 

19 cost-effective, transparent, and responsible manner. 

20 (b) POLICY ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS.—It is the pol21 icy of this concurrent resolution to lower improper pay22 ment rates by $1 trillion over the next decade by working 

23 closely with authorizing committees throughout the budget 

24 process to— 


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1 (1) require all Federal programs to annually re2 port improper payment rates; 

3 (2) streamline the processes and mechanisms 

4 through which information is shared between Fed5 eral agencies; 

6 (3) task Federal agencies to implement tech7 nologies to identify patterns indicative of fraudulent 

8 activities or errors, and to enhance eligibility 

9 verification processes to ensure that only qualified 

10 recipients are receiving benefits; 

11 (4) incentivize States and Federal agencies to 

12 comply with anti-fraud rules; and 

13 (5) hold programs and agencies accountable for 

14 continued or prolonged failure to prevent and miti15 gate improper payments. 

16 SEC. 404. POLICY STATEMENT ON BUDGET GIMMICK RE17 FORM. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

19 (1) The complexity and lack of transparency in 

20 discretionary spending has facilitated an increase in 

21 Federal spending, exacerbating the looming debt and 

22 deficit. 

23 (2) There is a critical need to explore and im24 plement mechanisms that ensure the appropriations 


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1 process is accountable, transparent, understandable, 

2 and adheres to principles of fiscal discipline. 

3 (b) POLICY ON BUDGET GIMMICK REFORM.—It is 

4 the policy of this concurrent resolution that— 

5 (1) the House should pursue reforms to the 

6 budget and appropriations process that eliminate the 

7 use of budget gimmicks to ensure greater trans8 parency, accountability, and fiscal discipline; 

9 (2) specific mechanisms should be implemented 

10 to correct the current fiscal path and safeguard the 

11 Nation’s economic future, such as the use of budg12 etary caps, stricter criteria for emergency spending, 

13 the prohibition of ‘‘bad CHIMPs’’, and the require14 ment to direct savings towards deficit reduction; 

15 (3) the House supports efforts to engage in dis16 cussions that refine and enact these reforms to re17 store fiscal responsibility; and 

18 (4) by pursuing reform, the House reaffirms its 

19 commitment to fiscal responsibility and the elimi20 nation of practices that obscure the Federal budget’s 

21 true condition. 

22 SEC. 405. POLICY STATEMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND 

23 THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE. 

24 (a) FINDINGS ON HIGHER EDUCATION.—The House 

25 finds the following: 


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1 (1) A well-educated, high-skilled workforce is 

2 critical to economic, job, and wage growth. 

3 (2) Average published tuition and fees have in4 creased consistently above the rate of inflation 

5 across all types of colleges and universities. 

6 (3) With an outstanding student loan portfolio 

7 of $1.6 trillion, the Federal Government is the larg8 est education lender to undergraduate and graduate 

9 students, parents, and other guarantors. 

10 (4) Students who do not complete their college 

11 degree are at a greater risk of defaulting on their 

12 loans than those who complete their degree. 

13 (5) Because Federal income-driven repayment 

14 plans offer loan balance forgiveness after a repay15 ment period, increased use of these plans portends 

16 higher projected costs to taxpayers. 

17 (b) POLICY ON HIGHER EDUCATION.—It is the policy 

18 of this concurrent resolution to promote college afford19 ability, access, and success by— 

20 (1) reserving Federal financial aid for those 

21 most in need and streamlining grant and loan aid 

22 programs to help students and families more easily 

23 assess their options for financing post-secondary 

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1 (2) removing regulatory barriers to reduce 

2 costs, increase access, and allow for innovative 

3 teaching models; 

4 (3) increasing accountability for colleges and 

5 universities and ensuring students and taxpayers re6 ceive a return on investment; and 

7 (4) championing policies that achieve these 

8 goals, including H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduc9 tion Act. 

10 (c) FINDINGS ON THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE.— 

11 The House finds the following: 

12 (1) 6.1 million Americans are currently unem13 ployed. 

14 (2) Despite billions of dollars in spending, those 

15 looking for work are stymied by a broken workforce 

16 development system that fails to connect workers 

17 with assistance and employers with skilled personnel. 

18 (3) American workers and families are facing 

19 high inflation, supply chain disruptions, and regu20 latory barriers that suppress economic growth. 

21 (d) POLICY ON THE AMERICAN WORKFORCE.—It is 

22 the policy of this concurrent resolution to promote and ad23 vocate policies that benefit all American workers and busi24 nesses by— 


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1 (1) further streamlining and consolidating Fed2 eral workforce development programs; 

3 (2) empowering States with the flexibility to 

4 tailor funding and programs to the specific needs of 

5 their workforce and employers; and 

6 (3) protecting employee freedom, promoting 

7 union accountability, supporting independent con8 tractors, updating the Fair Labor Standards Act, 

9 and strengthening retirement security for workers 

10 and families. 

11 SEC. 406. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICARE. 

12 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

13 (1) More than 65,000,000 Americans depend 

14 on Medicare for their health care needs. 

15 (2) Congress must protect Medicare for current 

16 and future generations by strengthening the pro17 gram to prevent reductions to benefits beneficiaries 

18 depend on. 

19 (3) The Medicare Trustees Report has repeat20 edly recommended that Congress address Medicare’s 

21 long-term financial challenges. Each year without re22 form, the financial condition of Medicare becomes 

23 more precarious and the threat to those in or near 

24 retirement more pronounced. The current challenges 

25 that Congress will need to address include— 


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1 (A) the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 

2 will be exhausted in 2031 and unable to pay the 

3 full scheduled benefits; 

4 (B) Medicare enrollment is expected to in5 crease significantly, as 10,000 baby boomers 

6 reach retirement age each day; 

7 (C) due to extended life spans, enrollees 

8 remain in Medicare three times longer than at 

9 the outset of the program nearly six decades 

10 ago; 

11 (D) notwithstanding the program’s trust 

12 fund arrangement, current workers’ payroll tax 

13 contributions pay for current Medicare bene14 ficiaries instead of being set aside for their own 

15 future use; 

16 (E) the number of workers supporting 

17 each beneficiary continues to fall; in 1965, the 

18 ratio was 4.5 workers per beneficiary, and by 

19 2030, the ratio will be only 2.5 workers per 

20 beneficiary; 

21 (F) the average Medicare beneficiary re22 ceives about three dollars in Medicare benefits 

23 for every dollar paid into the program; 

24 (G) Medicare is growing faster than the 

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1 of 7.5 percent per year over the next 10 years; 

2 and 

3 (H) by 2034, Medicare spending will reach 

4 more than $2.2 trillion, more than double the 

5 2023 spending level of $1 trillion. 

6 (4) Over the next 75 years, the Medicare pro7 gram faces more than $53 trillion in unfunded liabil8 ities, representing the shortfall of what it will take 

9 in today’s dollars to fund promised benefits to bene10 ficiaries. Failing to address the fiscal challenges in 

11 the Medicare program will continue to contribute to 

12 Federal deficits and debt, while placing increasing 

13 pressure on the Federal budget over the long term. 

14 (b) POLICY ON MEDICARE REFORM.—It is the policy 

15 of this concurrent resolution to support bipartisan solu16 tions to save Medicare for those in or near retirement and 

17 to strengthen the program’s solvency for future bene18 ficiaries. 

19 SEC. 407. POLICY STATEMENT ON PROMOTING PATIENT20 CENTERED HEALTH CARE REFORM. 

21 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

22 (1) Patient-centered health care increases ac23 cess to quality care for all Americans, regardless of 

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1 (2) Consolidated health care markets that lack 

2 free and fair competition have resulted in higher 

3 prices and decreased quality of care for patients. 

4 (3) States are best equipped to respond to the 

5 needs of their unique communities. 

6 (4) The current legal framework encourages 

7 frivolous medical malpractice lawsuits that increase 

8 health care costs. 

9 (b) POLICY ON HEALTH CARE REFORM.—It is the 

10 policy of this concurrent resolution that— 

11 (1) Americans deserve affordable, accessible, 

12 and personalized health care coverage that best fits 

13 their needs; 

14 (2) Congress should enact policies that increase 

15 competition and transparency in health care markets 

16 by targeting the incentives that drive consolidation, 

17 including bipartisan legislation to equalize payments 

18 between hospital outpatient departments and inde19 pendent physician offices; 

20 (3) the American health care system should en21 courage research, development, and innovation in the 

22 medical sector, rather than stymie growth through 

23 overregulation; 

24 (4) States should determine the parameters of 

25 acceptable private insurance plans based on the 


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1 needs of their populations and retain control over 

2 other health care coverage standards; 

3 (5) reforms should protect patients with pre-ex4 isting conditions and create greater parity between 

5 benefits offered through employers and those offered 

6 independently; 

7 (6) States should have greater flexibility in de8 signing their Medicaid programs and State Chil9 dren’s Health Insurance Programs; and 

10 (7) States should have the flexibility to imple11 ment medical liability policies to best suit their 

12 needs. 

13 SEC. 408. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAL INNOVATION. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

15 (1) The Nation’s commitment to the discovery, 

16 development, and delivery of new treatments and 

17 cures has made the United States the biomedical in18 novation capital of the world. 

19 (2) The Nation’s preeminent position in bio20 medical innovation has brought life-saving drugs to 

21 patients, provided millions of jobs in local commu22 nities across the country, and furthered the United 

23 States’ economic prosperity. 

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1 coveries that have improved and prolonged human 

2 health and life for countless people in America and 

3 around the world. 

4 (4) The United States has led the way in early 

5 discovery because of visionary and determined 

6 innovators throughout the private and public sectors, 

7 including industry, academic medical centers, and 

8 Federally-funded activities. 

9 (5) The United States has led the way in the 

10 commercialization and delivery of cures and thera11 pies to patients because of the Nation’s commitment 

12 to the power of market forces. 

13 (6) Federal policies should foster investment in 

14 health care innovation. America should maintain its 

15 world leadership in medical science by encouraging 

16 free market competition in the development and de17 livery of cures and therapies to patients. 

18 (7) The Nation’s leadership in medical innova19 tion is critical to maintaining our national security. 

20 (b) POLICY ON MEDICAL INNOVATION.—It is the pol21 icy of this concurrent resolution that Congress should— 

22 (1) foster investment in health care innovation 

23 and maintain the Nation’s world leadership status in 

24 medical science by encouraging competition; 


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1 (2) continue to support the critical work of 

2 medical innovators throughout the country through 

3 preserving free market incentives to conduct life-sav4 ing research and development; and 

5 (3) unleash the power of private-sector medical 

6 innovation by removing regulatory obstacles and re7 jecting centralized government price controls for in8 novative cures and therapies that impede the devel9 opment and adoption of new medical technology and 

10 pharmaceuticals and increase costs for patients. 

11 SEC. 409. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAID WORK RE12 QUIREMENTS. 

13 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

14 (1) Medicaid is a Federal-State program that 

15 provides health care coverage for impoverished 

16 Americans. 

17 (2) Medicaid serves four major population cat18 egories: the elderly, the blind and disabled, children, 

19 and adults. 

20 (3) The percentage of the United States popu21 lation enrolled in Medicaid has grown from 9.3 per22 cent in 1975 to 24.3 percent in 2022. 

23 (4) The Congressional Budget Office projected 

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1 (5) The Congressional Budget Office projected 

2 at least 19 million able-bodied adults without de3 pendents would be enrolled in Medicaid in 2023. 

4 (6) Medicaid continues to grow at an 

5 unsustainable rate; within the decade, the program 

6 stands to cost over one trillion dollars per year, be7 tween Federal and State spending. 

8 (7) According to data provided to the Office of 

9 Management and Budget, the Federal Government 

10 made over $50 billion in improper payments through 

11 the Medicaid program in 2023. 

12 (8) Work requirements are strongly supported 

13 by the American people. In April 2022, 79.5 percent 

14 of Wisconsin voters supported work requirements for 

15 welfare programs in a statewide referendum. Like16 wise, nationwide polls consistently demonstrate 70 to 

17 75 percent support for work requirement policies. 

18 (9) Congress has a responsibility to preserve 

19 limited Medicaid resources and taxpayers’ dollars for 

20 America’s most vulnerable, including those who can21 not provide for themselves. 

22 (10) Work is a valuable source of human dig23 nity, and work requirements help lift Americans out 

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1 (b) POLICY ON MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS.— 

2 It is the policy of this concurrent resolution that— 

3 (1) Congress should enact legislation, similar to 

4 the provisions in the House-passed Limit, Save, 

5 Grow Act of 2023 (H.R. 2811), that encourages 

6 able-bodied adults without dependents to work, ac7 tively seek work, participate in a job-training pro8 gram, or do community service in order to receive 

9 Medicaid benefits; 

10 (2) legislation implementing work requirements 

11 into the Medicaid program could require able-bodied 

12 adults without dependents to work, engage in com13 munity service, or participate in a work training pro14 gram for at least 80 hours per month to remain eli15 gible for Medicaid; 

16 (3) States should be given flexibility to deter17 mine the specific parameters of qualifying program 

18 participation and work-equivalent experience; 

19 (4) States should perform regular case checks 

20 to ensure taxpayer dollars are appropriately spent; 

21 and 

22 (5) the Government Accountability Office or the 

23 U.S. Department of Health and Human Services In24 spector General should conduct annual audits of 


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1 State Medicaid programs to ensure proper reporting 

2 and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse. 

3 SEC. 410. POLICY STATEMENT ON COMBATING THE OPIOID 

4 EPIDEMIC. 

5 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

6 (1) According to the Centers for Disease Con7 trol and Prevention (CDC), more than 564,000 died 

8 as a result of opioid overdoses between 1999 and 

9 2020. 

10 (2) Drug overdose deaths involving opioids 

11 spiked over the course of the COVID–19 pandemic, 

12 increasing from approximately 50,000 in 2019 to 

13 68,630 in 2020 and 80,411 in 2021. 

14 (3) In 2021, opioids were involved in over 75 

15 percent of all drug overdose deaths. Synthetic 

16 opioids, including fentanyl and fentanyl analogues 

17 accounted for over 88 percent of all opioid-related 

18 deaths in 2021. 

19 (4) In fiscal year 2023 alone, United States 

20 Customs and Border Protection, including Air and 

21 Marine Operations, seized 27,000 pounds of 

22 fentanyl, coming across the Southwest Border – 

23 enough to kill over 6.1 billion people. 


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1 (5) According to the Drug Enforcement Admin2 istration, China is the primary source of all fentanyl3 related substances trafficked into the United States. 

4 (6) The SUPPORT for Patients and Commu5 nities Act was signed into law in the 115th Congress 

6 in an overwhelmingly bipartisan display of congres7 sional and executive branch support to fight against 

8 the opioid epidemic. 

9 (7) The Committee on Energy and Commerce 

10 and the Committee on Ways and Means are working 

11 to advance policies that reauthorize and build upon 

12 laws passed in previous Congresses. 

13 (8) Bipartisan efforts to reduce the supply of 

14 opioids in the United States, eliminate opioid abuse, 

15 and provide relief from addiction for all Americans 

16 should continue. 

17 (b) POLICY ON OPIOID ABUSE.—It is the policy of 

18 this concurrent resolution that— 

19 (1) combating opioid abuse using available 

20 budgetary resources remains a high priority; 

21 (2) the House, in a bipartisan manner, should 

22 continue to examine the Federal response to the 

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1 (3) the Federal Government should secure the 

2 United States southern border to reduce the flow of 

3 fentanyl and other opioids into the Nation; 

4 (4) the House should examine the specific 

5 threat posed by fentanyl and fentanyl analogues and 

6 support initiatives to reduce the supply of fentanyl 

7 in the United States and mitigate its deadly impact 

8 on American lives; 

9 (5) the House should engage in oversight ef10 forts to ensure that taxpayer dollars intended to 

11 combat opioid abuse are spent appropriately and ef12 ficiently; and 

13 (6) the House should collaborate with State, 

14 local, and tribal entities to develop a comprehensive 

15 strategy for addressing the opioid addiction crisis. 

16 SEC. 411. POLICY STATEMENT ON BORDER SECURITY. 

17 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

18 (1) The United States is facing the largest in19 flux of illegal migrants in modern history. Since 

20 President Biden took office, the Department of 

21 Homeland Security (DHS) has encountered over 8.7 

22 million illegal migrants at U.S. Borders. At the 

23 Southwest Border alone, there have been over 7.2 

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1 (2) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro 

2 Mayorkas confirmed on January 8, 2024, that the 

3 current release rate for migrants illegally crossing 

4 the border is approximately 85 percent. This means 

5 that of the 7.2 million illegal migrants encountered 

6 at the Southwest border, over 6.1 million of these il7 legal migrants have been released into the United 

8 States. In addition, it is estimated that at least 1.7 

9 million illegal migrants have effectively evaded U.S. 

10 Customs and Border Patrol and entered the country 

11 illegally. These aliens are referred to as known 

12 ‘‘gotaways’’. 

13 (3) President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas’s 

14 catch and release policy is costing the American tax15 payer tens of billions of dollars a year. Unfortu16 nately, the cost to the taxpayer is much higher once 

17 all illegal immigrants are included. In total, the Fed18 eration for American Immigration Reform (FAIR) 

19 estimates the cost of all illegal immigrants to the 

20 taxpayer to be over $150.7 billion per year. 

21 (4) Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Con22 stitution places the mandate on the Legislative 

23 Branch of the Federal Government to ‘‘provide for 

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1 utive have failed to provide a proper defense of the 

2 border and failed to uphold the common welfare of 

3 the people, as is evident by the situation in cities 

4 across the country. 

5 (5) Article IV, section 4 of the Constitution 

6 provides that the Federal Government ‘‘shall guar7 antee to every State in this Union a Republican 

8 Form of Government, and shall protect each of them 

9 against Invasion’’. The Federal Government of the 

10 United States has failed to provide its citizens with 

11 a defense at our borders and has failed to protect 

12 the States from invasion, as at least 7.8 million ille13 gal migrants have now entered the country through 

14 the Southwest border. 

15 (b) POLICY ON BORDER SECURITY.—It is the policy 

16 of this concurrent resolution to implement the policies set 

17 forth in H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act of 2023. It 

18 is imperative that Congress dedicate appropriate resources 

19 to DHS to deter and prevent illegal immigration, secure 

20 the border, and effectively control the entry and exit of 

21 all people. Enforcing our borders and the rule of law 

22 should be a top priority for Congress. 

23 SEC. 412. POLICY STATEMENT ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL NU24 TRITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM. 

25 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 


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1 (1) While the Supplemental Nutrition Assist2 ance Program will remain a means-tested entitle3 ment, certain policies steeped in Executive overreach 

4 have expanded the size and scope of the program 

5 with continued disregard to transparency of process, 

6 basic tenets of integrity, and accountability to the 

7 taxpayer. 

8 (2) President Biden’s 2021 revision to the 

9 Thrifty Food Plan was careless, ill-conceived, and 

10 poorly executed, resulting in a cost estimate of 

11 $425.5 billion over the 10-year period. The Govern12 ment Accountability Office (GAO) was asked by the 

13 Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep14 resentatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nu15 trition, and Forestry of the Senate to review the up16 date, and in December 2022, GAO issued a suite of 

17 recommendations to promote a transparent and sci18 entifically rigorous process for future updates. 

19 (3) Other statutes and subsequent regulations 

20 continue to promote dependence rather than upward 

21 mobility, namely States’ use and abuse of able-bod22 ied adults without dependents time limit waivers, 

23 broad-based categorical eligibility, and lackluster im24 plementation of program integrity standards. 


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1 (4) While it is critical families have access to 

2 food, it is equally critical work capable households 

3 are encouraged to make more responsible choices. 

4 Not to mention, when States and Washington elites 

5 propose eliminating work, eligibility, and integrity 

6 standards, they are further distancing eligible house7 holds from the tools and supports to advance their 

8 financial position. 

9 (b) POLICY ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION AS10 SISTANCE PROGRAM.—It is the policy of this concurrent 

11 resolution that the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

12 of Representatives look for opportunities to strengthen 

13 measures related to employment, integrity, and health. 

14 Benefit recipients and the American taxpayer deserve a 

15 program that provides for those in need while emphasizing 

16 pathways out of poverty. 

17 SEC. 413. POLICY STATEMENT ON AGRICULTURE. 

18 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

19 (1) The Farm Safety Net is made up of various 

20 Federal agricultural support programs that provide 

21 farmers, ranchers, and producers with income assist22 ance. 

23 (2) Ad hoc disaster spending allocated for the 

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1 cated from the Commodity Credit Corporation 

2 (CCC) at the discretion of the Secretary of Agri3 culture. 

4 (3) While there have been unanticipated chal5 lenges over the last several years from trade disrup6 tions with China, a global pandemic, and extreme 

7 weather events that necessitated assistance for the 

8 agriculture sector, the level of emergency ad hoc as9 sistance has grown considerably, representing more 

10 than 70 percent of Federal agriculture spending 

11 since 2018. This level of unbudgeted assistance is an 

12 indication of the inadequacies within the current 

13 Farm Safety Net, which fails to provide certainty for 

14 the agriculture sector, and leaves taxpayers footing 

15 the bill for the additional cost. 

16 (4) Furthermore, in 2018, Congress restored 

17 the Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) authority 

18 to spend additional amounts of funds through sec19 tion 5 of the CCC Charter Act, which was utilized 

20 by the Trump Administration to rapidly respond to 

21 unprecedented trade barriers and the COVID–19 

22 pandemic. While these funds provided USDA with 

23 immense flexibility to quickly support producers, the 

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1 fund questionable, nonemergency initiatives in a 

2 clear effort to circumvent the role of Congress. 

3 (5) According to recent improper payment data 

4 from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 

5 for fiscal year 2023, USDA’s Emergency Conserva6 tion Program – Disasters and the Farm Service 

7 Agency (FSA) Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity 

8 Program Plus had projected improper payment rates 

9 of over 40 and 8.3 percent, respectively, which fur10 ther highlights the inefficiencies of ad hoc spending. 

11 CCC funded Agriculture Risk Coverage and Price 

12 Loss Coverage programs were estimated to be over 

13 8.5 percent, and FSA Livestock Forage Disaster 

14 Program and FSA Noninsured Crop Disaster Assist15 ance Program were estimated to be 13.6 and 10.4 

16 percent, respectively. OMB’s data shows that en17 hanced program integrity measures at USDA are 

18 needed to ensure taxpayer dollars are not wasted or 

19 abused. 

20 (b) POLICY ON AGRICULTURE.—It is the policy of 

21 this concurrent resolution that the Committee on Agri22 culture of the House of Representatives improve and 

23 strengthen the Farm Safety Net to provide stability to the 

24 agriculture sector and certainty to farmers, ranchers, and 

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1 disaster spending, ceasing the USDA’s discretionary use 

2 of the section 5 CCC Charter Act authority, and enhanc3 ing program compliance and integrity enforcement at 

4 USDA. Any yielded savings from these examinations 

5 should be reinvested into Farm Safety Net programs in 

6 the most fiscally responsible manner. The security of the 

7 food and agriculture systems of the United States is a cor8 nerstone of national security, and this concurrent resolu9 tion supports the Committee on Agriculture of the House 

10 of Representatives in their endeavors to address these 

11 issues. 

12 SEC. 414. POLICY STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN FISCAL 

13 COMMISSION. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

15 (1) The United States faces a significant debt 

16 crisis, with the national debt currently exceeding 

17 $34 trillion. 

18 (2) This debt poses a significant risk to the 

19 country’s long-term fiscal sustainability, with impli20 cations for future generations. 

21 (3) The drivers of U.S. debt include entitlement 

22 spending such as Social Security and Medicare and 

23 discretionary government spending. 

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1 tion is necessary to ensure that the country’s finan2 cial future is secure. 

3 (5) On January 18, 2024, the Committee on 

4 the Budget ordered reported H.R. 5779, the Fiscal 

5 Commission Act of 2024, on a bipartisan vote. 

6 (b) POLICY ON BIPARTISAN DEBT COMMISSION.—It 

7 is the policy of this concurrent resolution that the House 

8 of Representatives recommends the creation of a bipar9 tisan fiscal commission, consistent with H.R. 5779, the 

10 Fiscal Commission Act of 2024, ordered reported by the 

11 Committee on the Budget. 

12 SEC. 415. POLICY STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT DEREGU13 LATION. 

14 (a) FINDINGS.—The House finds the following: 

15 (1) Regulations throughout the Federal Govern16 ment have been a major issue for decades, continu17 ously growing while negatively impacting the na18 tion’s economic and fiscal standing. Overregulation 

19 has consistently hurt small businesses, strangled do20 mestic energy production, negatively impacted labor 

21 market conditions, and expanded government over22 reach and costs to taxpayers. To combat the consoli23 dation of power, our Constitution requires elected 

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1 sprawling bureaucracy of more than 400 agencies 

2 and sub-agencies staffed by unelected bureaucrats 

3 who create new regulations for the American people 

4 to follow. These regulations impose significant costs 

5 on individuals and businesses and increase spending 

6 for existing programs without the authorization of 

7 Congress or the approval of the American people. 

8 (2) Real (inflation-adjusted) spending on regu9 latory agencies has increased from $4 billion in 1960 

10 to almost $70 billion in 2021 – 17 times the 1960 

11 funding level. The total number of regulators has 

12 grown from 57,109 to 288,409 over the same period. 

13 Additionally, the total number of pages in the Code 

14 of Federal Regulations (CFR) has increased from 

15 22,877 pages in 1960 to 188,321 pages in 2021. 

16 Going back further, the CFR contained only 9,745 

17 pages in 1950 – making the size of the CFR in 

18 1950 only about 5 percent of its current size. Since 

19 1970, the total number of regulatory restrictions has 

20 grown by over 2.5 times, from 440,000 restrictions 

21 to over 1.3 million restrictions in 2021. 

22 (3) Moreover, this problem has only gotten 

23 worse under President Biden, who has spent over 

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1 January 2021. On his first day in office, President 

2 Biden revoked executive orders on regulatory over3 sight, thereby eliminating regulatory budgets for 

4 agencies and transparency requirements for guid5 ance documents. During his first year, President 

6 Biden pushed through more economically significant 

7 regulations than any other president’s first year in 

8 office. Moreover, President Biden has vetoed more 

9 resolutions of disapproval (to overturn rules issued 

10 by agencies) than all other presidents combined. 

11 (4) This concurrent resolution encourages re12 pealing all new regulations created under President 

13 Biden, permanently eliminating regulations that 

14 were temporarily waived during the COVID-19 pan15 demic, exempting small businesses from National 

16 Labor Relations Board regulations, addressing the 

17 burdens of occupational licensing requirements, and 

18 repealing Corporate Average Fuel Economy stand19 ards, among other policies. 

20 (5) Additionally, this concurrent resolution pro21 poses enacting legislation into law that restores con22 gressional Article I powers, scales back Federal reg23 ulations, limits future bureaucratic red tape, and 

24 unleashes economic growth, including but not limited 

25 to the— 


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1 (A) Regulations from the Executive in 

2 Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act, as passed the 

3 House on June 14, 2023; 

4 (B) Article I Regulatory Budget Act; 

5 (C) All Economic Regulations are Trans6 parent Act; 

7 (D) Guidance Out of Darkness Act; 

8 (E) Regulatory Accountability Act; 

9 (F) Require Evaluation before Imple10 menting Executive Wishlists Act; 

11 (G) Separation of Powers Restoration Act; 

12 (H) Paperwork Burden Reduction Act; 

13 (I) Patient Access to Higher Quality 

14 Health Care Act; 

15 (J) Lower Energy Costs Act; 

16 (K) Mission not Emissions Act; 

17 (L) Water Supply Permitting Coordination 

18 Act; 

19 (M) Endangered Species Transparency and 

20 Reasonableness Act; 

21 (N) Ensuring Accountability in Agency 

22 Rulemaking Act; 

23 (O) Determination of NEPA Adequacy 

24 Streamlining Act; and 


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1 (P) Bureau of Land Management Mineral 

2 Spacing Act. 

3 (b) POLICY ON GOVERNMENT REGULATION.—It is 

4 the policy of this concurrent resolution— 

5 (1) that Congress continues to examine ways to 

6 relieve the burdens of overregulation throughout the 

7 Federal Government; 

8 (2) that House Republicans remain at the ready 

9 to promote initiatives that will reduce government 

10 bureaucracy, restore Article I congressional power, 

11 enhance federalism, and increase economic pros12 perity through deregulation; 

13 (3) to ensure that once harmful and costly reg14 ulations are repealed, they cannot be reimposed 

15 through executive fiat, as the Biden Administration 

16 has done on issues such as student loan forgiveness 

17 and expansion of the Thrifty Food Plan; 

18 (4) to develop policies with the authorizing com19 mittees that will demonstrate the contributions to 

20 economic growth and reducing government spending 

21 embodied in legislation like the REINS Act; and 

22 (5) to not only reduce burdensome, costly regu23 lations but to reestablish and strengthen the role of 

24 Congress in checking executive branch overreach in 

25 the future. 


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Union Calendar No. 469 

118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. CON. RES. 117 

[Report No. 118–568] 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Establishing the congressional budget for the 

els for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levUnited States Government for fiscal year 2025 

JUNE 27, 2024 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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