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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Con. Res. 117 Reported in House (RH)]

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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.

    Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concurring), 
That

SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

    (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that prior 
concurrent resolutions on the budget are replaced as of fiscal year 
2025 and that this concurrent resolution establishes the budget for 
fiscal year 2025 and sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for 
fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
    (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for 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

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.

                TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

    The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2034:
            (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this concurrent resolution:
                    (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are 
                as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $3,711,238,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2026: $4,013,146,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2027: $4,295,087,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2028: $4,429,736,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2029: $4,650,450,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2030: $4,859,791,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2031: $5,040,628,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2032: $5,212,522,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2033: $5,428,517,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2034: $5,671,517,000,000.
                    (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of 
                Federal revenues should be changed are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $0.
    Fiscal year 2026: $0.
    Fiscal year 2027: $0.
    Fiscal year 2028: $0.
    Fiscal year 2029: $0.
    Fiscal year 2030: $0.
    Fiscal year 2031: $0.
    Fiscal year 2032: $0.
    Fiscal year 2033: $0.
    Fiscal year 2034: $0.
            (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        new budget authority are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $4,986,064,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2026: $5,059,066,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2027: $4,976,652,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2028: $5,025,086,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2029: $5,193,282,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2030: $5,282,574,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2031: $5,402,963,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2032: $5,555,314,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2033: $5,665,969,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2034: $5,868,865,000,000.
            (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
        this concurrent resolution, the appropriate levels of total 
        budget outlays are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $5,112,497,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2026: $5,092,701,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2027: $5,054,300,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2028: $5,050,416,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2029: $5,171,200,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2030: $5,266,020,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2031: $5,375,556,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2032: $5,493,701,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2033: $5,644,312,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2034: $5,805,139,000,000.
            (4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the enforcement 
        of this concurrent resolution, the amounts of the deficits (on-
        budget) are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $1,401,259,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2026: $1,079,555,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2027: $759,213,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2028: $620,680,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2029: $520,750,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2030: $406,229,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2031: $334,928,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2032: $281,179,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2033: $215,795,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2034: $133,622,000,000.
            (5) Debt subject to limit.--The appropriate levels of debt 
        subject to limit are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $36,578,874,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2026: $37,947,874,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2027: $38,794,984,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2028: $39,451,216,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2029: $39,982,390,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2030: $40,237,559,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2031: $40,315,462,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2032: $40,253,143,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2033: $40,262,778,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2034: $40,307,468,000,000.
            (6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels of 
        debt held by the public are as follows:
    Fiscal year 2025: $29,475,133,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2026: $30,762,031,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2027: $31,708,264,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2028: $32,494,197,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2029: $33,120,708,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2030: $33,570,152,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2031: $33,890,747,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2032: $34,124,543,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2033: $34,210,285,000,000.
    Fiscal year 2034: $34,148,229,000,000.

SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

    The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of 
new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2025 through 2034 for 
each major functional category are:
            (1) National Defense (050):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $921,721,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $884,364,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $932,396,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $910,761,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $940,663,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $921,707,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $961,573,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $943,589,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $983,641,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $951,460,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,006,040,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $976,545,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,029,362,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $997,102,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,054,875,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,019,083,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,079,250,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,052,673,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,104,032,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,070,524,000,000.
            (2) International Affairs (150):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,208,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $64,005,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $66,682,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $64,577,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,136,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $66,371,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $69,496,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $66,768,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $71,023,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $67,975,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,524,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $69,091,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $74,102,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $70,256,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $75,684,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $71,549,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,311,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,925,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,943,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $74,282,000,000.
            (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $43,200,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,115,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $44,128,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $43,400,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $45,060,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,101,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $45,940,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $44,793,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $46,908,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $45,616,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $47,884,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,447,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $48,902,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $47,421,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $49,934,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $48,419,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $50,994,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $49,440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $52,077,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $50,494,000,000.
            (4) Energy (270):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,389,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,523,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,674,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $42,653,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,933,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,157,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,556,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,228,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $41,251,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $46,567,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $39,167,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $41,677,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,187,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,829,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $40,455,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $38,870,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,197,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,942,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $28,817,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $27,627,000,000.
            (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,574,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $75,528,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,928,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,476,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,892,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $85,681,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $74,504,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,547,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $76,163,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $80,791,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $77,669,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $78,987,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $79,300,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $78,179,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $81,511,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $77,837,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $83,151,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $79,572,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $85,124,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $81,614,000,000.
            (6) Agriculture (350):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,808,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,376,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $29,215,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,145,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,603,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $31,660,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,783,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,256,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $32,839,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,136,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,053,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,186,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,061,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,158,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,501,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,236,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $30,740,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $29,468,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,012,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $30,072,000,000.
            (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $20,380,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$8,395,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $21,548,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$775,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $17,703,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $8,833,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,578,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$40,398,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $5,587,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$4,878,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $14,223,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$800,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,939,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$7,311,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $13,062,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$12,314,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $16,371,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$12,511,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $7,180,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$23,482,000,000.
            (8) Transportation (400):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $166,053,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $138,488,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $169,058,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $147,698,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $135,073,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $148,502,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $136,094,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $142,404,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $137,929,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $140,597,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $133,622,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $136,092,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $134,357,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $135,658,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $142,608,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $140,975,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $143,927,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $141,238,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $146,505,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $142,503,000,000.
            (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $58,613,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,931,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $59,691,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $57,342,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $60,896,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $57,057,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $61,914,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,273,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $63,176,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,046,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $64,449,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,344,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $65,638,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,117,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $66,874,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,168,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $68,096,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $58,121,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $69,477,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $59,091,000,000.
            (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
        (500):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $107,932,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $137,483,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $124,883,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $136,134,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $124,064,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $123,578,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $126,949,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $125,533,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $128,547,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $127,556,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $130,445,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $129,535,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $132,538,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $131,488,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $135,010,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $133,831,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $136,986,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $135,933,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $139,741,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $138,281,000,000.
            (11) Health (550):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $776,720,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $774,440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $759,173,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $756,843,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $716,149,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $708,883,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $723,160,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $713,466,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $752,616,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $734,415,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $769,569,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $751,140,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $778,478,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $769,501,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $799,992,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $790,580,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $833,092,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $818,550,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $866,907,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $850,546,000,000.
            (12) Medicare (570):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $943,220,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $943,410,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $975,943,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $977,283,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,044,829,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,045,317,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,190,996,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,191,472,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,112,283,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,112,568,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,269,580,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,269,902,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,354,215,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,354,396,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,446,338,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,446,523,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,662,881,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,663,926,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,690,081,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,690,281,000,000.
            (13) Income Security (600):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $672,512,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $664,263,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $641,676,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $639,660,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $630,747,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $625,530,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $642,438,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $643,243,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $636,985,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $622,787,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $649,645,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $640,106,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $655,236,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $645,096,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $664,455,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $653,363,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $678,472,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $674,272,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $678,902,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $667,745,000,000.
            (14) Social Security (650):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $61,928,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $61,928,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $72,896,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $72,896,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $78,768,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $78,768,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $82,852,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,852,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $87,480,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $87,480,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $92,440,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $92,440,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $97,117,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $97,117,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $102,107,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $102,107,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $107,855,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $107,855,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $113,513,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $113,513,000,000.
            (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $379,832,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $373,983,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $403,405,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $410,455,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $426,824,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $427,082,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $449,638,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $467,209,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $469,386,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $445,293,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $490,327,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $486,112,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $510,661,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $506,335,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $531,528,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $527,745,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $553,427,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $573,551,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $575,637,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $575,445,000,000.
            (16) Administration of Justice (750):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $82,693,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $83,635,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $84,818,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $82,645,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $86,985,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $84,591,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $89,174,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $86,628,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $91,531,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $88,588,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $93,928,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $90,972,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $96,449,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $93,586,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $99,289,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $95,885,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $101,225,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $98,341,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $104,043,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $101,063,000,000.
            (17) General Government (800):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, -$50,120,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $25,676,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, $26,116,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $32,621,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, $31,913,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,889,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,081,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,264,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, $33,975,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $36,163,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, $34,568,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,705,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, $35,318,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $35,406,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, $36,441,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $21,511,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, $37,148,000,000
                            (B) Outlays, $36,556,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, $38,334,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $37,730,000,000.
            (18) Net Interest (900):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, $988,406,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $988,406,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,008,814,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,008,814,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,008,279,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,008,279,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,007,445,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,007,445,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,011,962,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,011,962,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,009,960,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,009,960,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,015,815,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,015,815,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,023,756,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,023,756,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,022,459,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,022,459,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, 
                        $1,025,284,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, $1,025,284,000,000.
            (19) Allowances (920):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $100,210,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$66,930,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $102,657,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$87,299,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $104,968,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$96,062,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $106,901,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$100,845,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $109,473,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$104,487,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $112,072,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$107,514,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $114,754,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$110,277,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $117,411,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$112,952,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $120,213,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$115,721,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $123,105,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$118,546,000,000.
            (20) Government-wide savings and adjustments (930):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $164,297,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$63,735,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $237,885,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$177,191,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $335,075,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$251,251,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $504,717,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$427,996,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $330,655,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$257,471,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $477,197,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$413,266,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $511,280,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$449,447,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $550,326,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$489,112,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $754,126,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$697,913,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $659,566,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$605,264,000,000.
            (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
                    Fiscal year 2025:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $130,498,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$133,998,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2026:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $134,436,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$140,436,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2027:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $139,823,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$147,373,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2028:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $145,467,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$151,314,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2029:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $149,872,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$151,964,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2030:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $155,250,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$155,641,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2031:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $160,678,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$160,869,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2032:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $171,368,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$171,359,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2033:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $177,274,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$177,365,000,000.
                    Fiscal year 2034:
                            (A) New budget authority, -
                        $184,073,000,000.
                            (B) Outlays, -$183,664,000,000.

      TITLE II--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 201. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST INCREASING LONG-TERM DIRECT SPENDING.

    (a) Point of Order.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
Representatives to consider any bill or joint resolution reported by a 
committee, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
would cause a net increase in direct spending in excess of 
$2,500,000,000 in any of the 4 consecutive 10-fiscal year periods 
described in subsection (b).
    (b) Congressional Budget Office Analysis of Proposals.--The 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall, to the extent 
practicable, prepare an estimate of whether a bill or joint resolution 
reported by a committee (other than the Committee on Appropriations), 
or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, would cause, 
relative to current law, a net increase in direct spending in the House 
of Representatives, in excess of $2,500,000,000 in any of the 4 
consecutive 10-fiscal year periods beginning with the first fiscal year 
that is 10 fiscal years after the current fiscal year.
    (c) Limitation.--In the House of Representatives, the provisions of 
this section shall not apply to any bills or joint resolutions, or 
amendments thereto or conference reports thereon, for which the chair 
of the Committee on the Budget has made adjustments to the allocations, 
aggregates, or other budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution.
    (d) Determinations of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this section, 
the levels of net increases in direct spending shall be determined on 
the basis of estimates provided by the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 202. LIMITATION ON CHANGES IN CERTAIN MANDATORY PROGRAMS.

    (a) Definition.--In this section, the term ``change in mandatory 
programs'' means a provision that--
            (1) would have been estimated as affecting direct spending 
        or receipts under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
        Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to 
        September 30, 2002) if the provision were included in 
        legislation other than appropriation Acts; and
            (2) results in a net decrease in budget authority in the 
        budget year, but does not result in a net decrease in outlays 
        over the total of the current year, the budget year, and all 
        fiscal years covered under the most recently agreed to 
        concurrent resolution on the budget.
    (b) Point of Order in the House of Representatives.--
            (1) In general.--In the House of Representatives, it shall 
        not be in order to consider a bill or joint resolution making 
        appropriations for a full fiscal year that includes a provision 
        that proposes a change in mandatory programs, or amendment 
        thereto or conference report thereon, that, if enacted, would 
        cause the absolute value of the total budget authority of all 
        such changes in mandatory programs enacted in relation to a 
        full fiscal year to be more than the amount specified in 
        paragraph (2).
            (2) Amount.--The amount specified in this paragraph is, for 
        fiscal year 2025, $15,000,000,000.
    (c) Determination.--For purposes of this section, budgetary levels 
shall be determined on the basis of estimates provided by the chair of 
the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) In General.--In the House of Representatives, except as 
provided for in subsection (b), it shall not be in order to consider 
any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution continuing 
appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that 
provides advance appropriations.
    (b) Exceptions.--An advance appropriation may be provided for 
programs, projects, activities, or accounts identified in the report or 
the joint explanatory statement of managers, as applicable, 
accompanying this concurrent resolution under the following headings:
            (1) General.--For fiscal year 2026, under the heading 
        ``Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations'' in an 
        aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new budget 
        authority.
            (2) Veterans.--For fiscal year 2026, under the heading 
        ``Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations''.
            (3) Indian health accounts.--For fiscal year 2026, under 
        the heading ``Indian Health Accounts Identified for Advance 
        Appropriations'' in an aggregate amount not to exceed the total 
        budget authority provided for such accounts for fiscal year 
        2025 in bills or joint resolutions making appropriations for 
        fiscal year 2025.
    (c) Definition.--The term ``advance appropriation'' means any new 
discretionary budget authority provided in a general appropriation bill 
or bill or joint resolution continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
2025, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first 
becomes available following fiscal year 2025.

SEC. 204. ESTIMATES OF DEBT SERVICE COSTS.

    In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may direct the Congressional Budget Office to include, in any 
estimate of a bill or joint resolution prepared under section 402 of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, an estimate of any change in debt 
service costs resulting from carrying out such bill or resolution. Any 
estimate of debt service costs provided under this section shall be 
advisory and shall not be used for purposes of enforcement of such Act, 
the rules of the House of Representatives, or this concurrent 
resolution. This section shall not apply to authorizations of programs 
funded by discretionary spending or to appropriation bills or joint 
resolutions, but shall apply to changes in the authorization level of 
appropriated entitlements.

SEC. 205. FAIR-VALUE CREDIT ESTIMATES.

    (a) Fair-value Estimates.--Upon the request of chair of the 
Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, any estimate 
prepared by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office for a 
measure that establishes or modifies any program providing loans or 
loan guarantees shall, as a supplement to such estimate and to the 
extent practicable, provide a fair-value estimate of such loan or loan 
guarantee program.
    (b) Baseline Estimates.--The Congressional Budget Office shall 
include estimates of loan and loan guarantee programs, on a fair-value 
and credit reform basis, as practicable, in its The Budget and Economic 
Outlook.
    (c) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--If the Director 
of the Congressional Budget Office provides an estimate pursuant to 
subsection (a), the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House 
of Representatives may use such estimate to determine compliance with 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and other budget enforcement 
requirements.

SEC. 206. ADJUSTMENTS FOR IMPROVED CONTROL OF BUDGETARY RESOURCES.

    (a) Adjustments of Discretionary and Direct Spending Levels.--In 
the House of Representatives, if a committee (other than the Committee 
on Appropriations) reports a bill or joint resolution, or an amendment 
thereto is offered or conference report thereon is submitted, providing 
for a decrease in direct spending (budget authority and outlays flowing 
therefrom) for any fiscal year and also provides for an authorization 
of appropriations for the same purpose, upon the enactment of such 
measure, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may decrease the 
allocation to the applicable authorizing committee that reports such 
measure and increase the allocation of discretionary spending (budget 
authority and outlays flowing therefrom) to the Committee on 
Appropriations for fiscal year 2025 by an amount equal to the new 
budget authority (and outlays flowing therefrom) provided for in a bill 
or joint resolution making appropriations for the same purpose.
    (b) Determinations.--In the House of Representatives, for purposes 
of enforcing this concurrent resolution, the allocations and aggregate 
levels of new budget authority, outlays, direct spending, revenues, 
deficits, and surpluses for fiscal year 2025 and the total of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2034 shall be determined on the basis of estimates 
made by the chair of the Committee on the Budget and such chair may 
adjust the applicable levels in this concurrent resolution.

SEC. 207. LIMITATION ON TRANSFERS FROM THE GENERAL FUND OF THE TREASURY 
              TO THE HIGHWAY TRUST FUND.

    In the House of Representatives, for purposes of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
Act of 1985, and the rules or orders of the House of Representatives, a 
bill or joint resolution, or an amendment thereto or conference report 
thereon, that transfers funds from the general fund of the Treasury to 
the Highway Trust Fund shall be counted as new budget authority and 
outlays equal to the amount of the transfer in the fiscal year the 
transfer occurs.

SEC. 208. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

    (a) In General.--In the House of Representatives, notwithstanding 
section 302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section 
13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 2009a of title 
39, United States Code, the report or the joint explanatory statement, 
as applicable, accompanying this concurrent resolution shall include in 
its allocation to the Committee on Appropriations under section 302(a) 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 amounts for the discretionary 
administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the 
United States Postal Service.
    (b) Special Rule.--In the House of Representatives, for purposes of 
enforcing section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
estimates of the levels of total new budget authority and total outlays 
provided by a measure shall include any discretionary amounts described 
in subsection (a).

SEC. 209. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND 
              AGGREGATES.

    (a) Application.--In the House of Representatives, any adjustments 
of the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels made 
pursuant to this concurrent resolution shall--
            (1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
            (2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure; and
            (3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon as 
        practicable.
    (b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised 
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments shall be 
considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
the allocations and aggregates contained in this concurrent resolution.
    (c) Budget Committee Determinations.--For purposes of this 
concurrent resolution, the budgetary levels for a fiscal year or period 
of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates made by 
the chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives.
    (d) Aggregates, Allocations and Application.--In the House of 
Representatives, for purposes of this concurrent resolution and budget 
enforcement, the consideration of any bill or joint resolution, or 
amendment thereto or conference report thereon, for which the chair of 
the Committee on the Budget makes adjustments or revisions in the 
allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels of this concurrent 
resolution shall not be subject to the point of order set forth in 
clause 10 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives.

SEC. 210. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.

    In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may adjust the appropriate aggregates, allocations, and other 
budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution for any change in 
budgetary concepts and definitions consistent with section 251(b)(1) of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

SEC. 211. ADJUSTMENT FOR CHANGES IN THE BASELINE.

    In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
budgetary levels in this concurrent resolution to reflect changes 
resulting from the Congressional Budget Office's update to its baseline 
for fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

SEC. 212. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

    The House of Representatives adopts the provisions of this title--
            (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
        Representatives, and as such they shall be considered as part 
        of the rules of the House of Representatives, and such rules 
        shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
        inconsistent with such other rules; and
            (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
        the House of Representatives to change those rules at any time, 
        in the same manner, and to the same extent as is the case of 
        any other rule of the House of Representatives.

        TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 301. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INVESTMENTS IN NATIONAL 
              INFRASTRUCTURE.

    In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or joint resolution, 
or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that invests in 
national infrastructure if such measure would not increase the deficit 
for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

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

    In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Ways and Means 
reports a bill or joint resolution that amends the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986 to advance pro-growth tax reforms and simplify the tax 
code, the chair of the Committee on the Budget may adjust the 
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary levels in this 
concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any such bill or 
joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference report thereon.

SEC. 303. DEFICIT NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAL INNOVATION.

    In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the 
Budget may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate 
levels in this concurrent resolution for any bill or joint resolution, 
or amendment thereto or conference report thereon, related to promoting 
American medical innovation if such measure would not increase the 
deficit for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.

SEC. 304. RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS.

    In the House of Representatives, if the Committee on Ways and Means 
reports a bill or joint resolution that modifies tariffs on imports or 
implements trade agreements, the chair of the Committee on the Budget 
may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate budgetary 
levels in this concurrent resolution for the budgetary effects of any 
such bill or joint resolution, or amendment thereto or conference 
report thereon.

      TITLE IV--POLICY STATEMENTS IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

SEC. 401. POLICY STATEMENT ON ECONOMIC GROWTH.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The rate of economic growth has a significant impact on 
        budget deficits. When the rate of gross domestic product (GDP) 
        growth is higher, projected revenue grows and deficits decline. 
        Conversely, lower rates of GDP growth can cause opposite 
        outcomes: slower revenue growth and larger deficits.
            (2) Federal policies affect the economy's potential to grow 
        and impact economic performance, influencing budgetary 
        outcomes. Consequently, fiscally responsible policies that 
        improve the economy's long-term growth prospects can help 
        reduce the size of budget deficits over a given period.
            (3) The free market, where individuals pursue their own 
        self-interests, has been responsible for greater advancements 
        in quality of life and generation of wealth than any other form 
        of economic system. Federal policies geared towards growing the 
        economy should thus allow market forces to operate unhindered 
        rather than pick ``winners'' and ``losers''.
    (b) Policy on Economic Growth.--It is the policy of this concurrent 
resolution to pursue policies that embrace the free market and promote 
economic growth through--
            (1) reducing Federal spending and deficits, which otherwise 
        crowd-out market investments;
            (2) expanding American energy production by eliminating 
        excessive burdens and barriers placed on energy producers;
            (3) lowering taxes that discourage work, savings, and 
        investment;
            (4) deregulating the economy and enacting reforms to 
        restrict future bureaucratic red tape;
            (5) eliminating barriers to work that keep Americans on the 
        sidelines;
            (6) expanding free and fair trade; and
            (7) restructuring health care to be focused on patients and 
        cures rather than administrative control.

SEC. 402. POLICY STATEMENT ON UNAUTHORIZED APPROPRIATIONS.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Article I of the Constitution vests all legislative 
        power in Congress.
            (2) Central to Congress's legislative powers is the 
        authorization of appropriations necessary to execute the laws 
        that establish Federal agencies and programs and impose 
        obligations.
            (3) Clause 2 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of 
        Representatives prohibits the consideration of appropriations 
        measures that provide appropriations for unauthorized programs.
            (4) According to the Congressional Budget Office, $510 
        billion in appropriations was attributed to 428 expired 
        authorizations for fiscal year 2023.
            (5) Agencies such as the Department of State have not been 
        authorized for nearly two decades.
    (b) Policy on Unauthorized Appropriations.--In the House, it is the 
policy of this concurrent resolution that legislation should be enacted 
that--
            (1) establishes a schedule for reauthorizing all Federal 
        programs on a staggered basis together with declining spending 
        limits for each year a program is not reauthorized according to 
        such schedule; and
            (2) prohibits the consideration of appropriations measures 
        in the House that provide appropriations in excess of spending 
        limits specified for such measures and ensures that such rule 
        should be strictly enforced.

SEC. 403. POLICY STATEMENT ON IMPROPER PAYMENTS.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The Government Accountability Office defines improper 
        payments as any reported payment that should not have been made 
        or was made in an incorrect amount.
            (2) Since 2003, improper payments have totaled $2.7 
        trillion with a reported Federal Government-wide error rate of 
        5.42 percent in fiscal year 2023.
            (3) Improper payments between 2021-2023 have exceeded $750 
        billion and totaled more than the budget of the U.S. Army in 
        2023.
            (4) The Earned Income Tax Credit, Unemployment Insurance, 
        Medicaid, and Medicare, account for 72.8 percent of total 
        improper payments, with error rates of 33.5 percent, 32.3 
        percent, 8.6 percent, and 7.6 percent, respectively.
            (5) At least five agencies did not report payment estimates 
        for Federal programs that are deemed susceptible to significant 
        improper payments.
            (6) The American public deserves to have confidence that 
        Federal programs are administered in a cost-effective, 
        transparent, and responsible manner.
    (b) Policy on Improper Payments.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution to lower improper payment rates by $1 trillion 
over the next decade by working closely with authorizing committees 
throughout the budget process to--
            (1) require all Federal programs to annually report 
        improper payment rates;
            (2) streamline the processes and mechanisms through which 
        information is shared between Federal agencies;
            (3) task Federal agencies to implement technologies to 
        identify patterns indicative of fraudulent activities or 
        errors, and to enhance eligibility verification processes to 
        ensure that only qualified recipients are receiving benefits;
            (4) incentivize States and Federal agencies to comply with 
        anti-fraud rules; and
            (5) hold programs and agencies accountable for continued or 
        prolonged failure to prevent and mitigate improper payments.

SEC. 404. POLICY STATEMENT ON BUDGET GIMMICK REFORM.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The complexity and lack of transparency in 
        discretionary spending has facilitated an increase in Federal 
        spending, exacerbating the looming debt and deficit.
            (2) There is a critical need to explore and implement 
        mechanisms that ensure the appropriations process is 
        accountable, transparent, understandable, and adheres to 
        principles of fiscal discipline.
    (b) Policy on Budget Gimmick Reform.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution that--
            (1) the House should pursue reforms to the budget and 
        appropriations process that eliminate the use of budget 
        gimmicks to ensure greater transparency, accountability, and 
        fiscal discipline;
            (2) specific mechanisms should be implemented to correct 
        the current fiscal path and safeguard the Nation's economic 
        future, such as the use of budgetary caps, stricter criteria 
        for emergency spending, the prohibition of ``bad CHIMPs'', and 
        the requirement to direct savings towards deficit reduction;
            (3) the House supports efforts to engage in discussions 
        that refine and enact these reforms to restore fiscal 
        responsibility; and
            (4) by pursuing reform, the House reaffirms its commitment 
        to fiscal responsibility and the elimination of practices that 
        obscure the Federal budget's true condition.

SEC. 405. POLICY STATEMENT ON HIGHER EDUCATION AND THE AMERICAN 
              WORKFORCE.

    (a) Findings on Higher Education.--The House finds the following:
            (1) A well-educated, high-skilled workforce is critical to 
        economic, job, and wage growth.
            (2) Average published tuition and fees have increased 
        consistently above the rate of inflation across all types of 
        colleges and universities.
            (3) With an outstanding student loan portfolio of $1.6 
        trillion, the Federal Government is the largest education 
        lender to undergraduate and graduate students, parents, and 
        other guarantors.
            (4) Students who do not complete their college degree are 
        at a greater risk of defaulting on their loans than those who 
        complete their degree.
            (5) Because Federal income-driven repayment plans offer 
        loan balance forgiveness after a repayment period, increased 
        use of these plans portends higher projected costs to 
        taxpayers.
    (b) Policy on Higher Education.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution to promote college affordability, access, and 
success by--
            (1) reserving Federal financial aid for those most in need 
        and streamlining grant and loan aid programs to help students 
        and families more easily assess their options for financing 
        post-secondary education;
            (2) removing regulatory barriers to reduce costs, increase 
        access, and allow for innovative teaching models;
            (3) increasing accountability for colleges and universities 
        and ensuring students and taxpayers receive a return on 
        investment; and
            (4) championing policies that achieve these goals, 
        including H.R. 6951, the College Cost Reduction Act.
    (c) Findings on the American Workforce.--The House finds the 
following:
            (1) 6.1 million Americans are currently unemployed.
            (2) Despite billions of dollars in spending, those looking 
        for work are stymied by a broken workforce development system 
        that fails to connect workers with assistance and employers 
        with skilled personnel.
            (3) American workers and families are facing high 
        inflation, supply chain disruptions, and regulatory barriers 
        that suppress economic growth.
    (d) Policy on the American Workforce.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution to promote and advocate policies that benefit all 
American workers and businesses by--
            (1) further streamlining and consolidating Federal 
        workforce development programs;
            (2) empowering States with the flexibility to tailor 
        funding and programs to the specific needs of their workforce 
        and employers; and
            (3) protecting employee freedom, promoting union 
        accountability, supporting independent contractors, updating 
        the Fair Labor Standards Act, and strengthening retirement 
        security for workers and families.

SEC. 406. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICARE.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) More than 65,000,000 Americans depend on Medicare for 
        their health care needs.
            (2) Congress must protect Medicare for current and future 
        generations by strengthening the program to prevent reductions 
        to benefits beneficiaries depend on.
            (3) The Medicare Trustees Report has repeatedly recommended 
        that Congress address Medicare's long-term financial 
        challenges. Each year without reform, the financial condition 
        of Medicare becomes more precarious and the threat to those in 
        or near retirement more pronounced. The current challenges that 
        Congress will need to address include--
                    (A) the Hospital Insurance Trust Fund will be 
                exhausted in 2031 and unable to pay the full scheduled 
                benefits;
                    (B) Medicare enrollment is expected to increase 
                significantly, as 10,000 baby boomers reach retirement 
                age each day;
                    (C) due to extended life spans, enrollees remain in 
                Medicare three times longer than at the outset of the 
                program nearly six decades ago;
                    (D) notwithstanding the program's trust fund 
                arrangement, current workers' payroll tax contributions 
                pay for current Medicare beneficiaries instead of being 
                set aside for their own future use;
                    (E) the number of workers supporting each 
                beneficiary continues to fall; in 1965, the ratio was 
                4.5 workers per beneficiary, and by 2030, the ratio 
                will be only 2.5 workers per beneficiary;
                    (F) the average Medicare beneficiary receives about 
                three dollars in Medicare benefits for every dollar 
                paid into the program;
                    (G) Medicare is growing faster than the economy, 
                with an average projected growth rate of 7.5 percent 
                per year over the next 10 years; and
                    (H) by 2034, Medicare spending will reach more than 
                $2.2 trillion, more than double the 2023 spending level 
                of $1 trillion.
            (4) Over the next 75 years, the Medicare program faces more 
        than $53 trillion in unfunded liabilities, representing the 
        shortfall of what it will take in today's dollars to fund 
        promised benefits to beneficiaries. Failing to address the 
        fiscal challenges in the Medicare program will continue to 
        contribute to Federal deficits and debt, while placing 
        increasing pressure on the Federal budget over the long term.
    (b) Policy on Medicare Reform.--It is the policy of this concurrent 
resolution to support bipartisan solutions to save Medicare for those 
in or near retirement and to strengthen the program's solvency for 
future beneficiaries.

SEC. 407. POLICY STATEMENT ON PROMOTING PATIENT-CENTERED HEALTH CARE 
              REFORM.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Patient-centered health care increases access to 
        quality care for all Americans, regardless of age, income, or 
        health status.
            (2) Consolidated health care markets that lack free and 
        fair competition have resulted in higher prices and decreased 
        quality of care for patients.
            (3) States are best equipped to respond to the needs of 
        their unique communities.
            (4) The current legal framework encourages frivolous 
        medical malpractice lawsuits that increase health care costs.
    (b) Policy on Health Care Reform.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution that--
            (1) Americans deserve affordable, accessible, and 
        personalized health care coverage that best fits their needs;
            (2) Congress should enact policies that increase 
        competition and transparency in health care markets by 
        targeting the incentives that drive consolidation, including 
        bipartisan legislation to equalize payments between hospital 
        outpatient departments and independent physician offices;
            (3) the American health care system should encourage 
        research, development, and innovation in the medical sector, 
        rather than stymie growth through overregulation;
            (4) States should determine the parameters of acceptable 
        private insurance plans based on the needs of their populations 
        and retain control over other health care coverage standards;
            (5) reforms should protect patients with pre-existing 
        conditions and create greater parity between benefits offered 
        through employers and those offered independently;
            (6) States should have greater flexibility in designing 
        their Medicaid programs and State Children's Health Insurance 
        Programs; and
            (7) States should have the flexibility to implement medical 
        liability policies to best suit their needs.

SEC. 408. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAL INNOVATION.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The Nation's commitment to the discovery, development, 
        and delivery of new treatments and cures has made the United 
        States the biomedical innovation capital of the world.
            (2) The Nation's preeminent position in biomedical 
        innovation has brought life-saving drugs to patients, provided 
        millions of jobs in local communities across the country, and 
        furthered the United States' economic prosperity.
            (3) American companies and scientists have been responsible 
        for the first of many scientific discoveries that have improved 
        and prolonged human health and life for countless people in 
        America and around the world.
            (4) The United States has led the way in early discovery 
        because of visionary and determined innovators throughout the 
        private and public sectors, including industry, academic 
        medical centers, and Federally-funded activities.
            (5) The United States has led the way in the 
        commercialization and delivery of cures and therapies to 
        patients because of the Nation's commitment to the power of 
        market forces.
            (6) Federal policies should foster investment in health 
        care innovation. America should maintain its world leadership 
        in medical science by encouraging free market competition in 
        the development and delivery of cures and therapies to 
        patients.
            (7) The Nation's leadership in medical innovation is 
        critical to maintaining our national security.
    (b) Policy on Medical Innovation.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution that Congress should--
            (1) foster investment in health care innovation and 
        maintain the Nation's world leadership status in medical 
        science by encouraging competition;
            (2) continue to support the critical work of medical 
        innovators throughout the country through preserving free 
        market incentives to conduct life-saving research and 
        development; and
            (3) unleash the power of private-sector medical innovation 
        by removing regulatory obstacles and rejecting centralized 
        government price controls for innovative cures and therapies 
        that impede the development and adoption of new medical 
        technology and pharmaceuticals and increase costs for patients.

SEC. 409. POLICY STATEMENT ON MEDICAID WORK REQUIREMENTS.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Medicaid is a Federal-State program that provides 
        health care coverage for impoverished Americans.
            (2) Medicaid serves four major population categories: the 
        elderly, the blind and disabled, children, and adults.
            (3) The percentage of the United States population enrolled 
        in Medicaid has grown from 9.3 percent in 1975 to 24.3 percent 
        in 2022.
            (4) The Congressional Budget Office projected the average 
        monthly enrollment in Medicaid for fiscal year 2023 would be 94 
        million people.
            (5) The Congressional Budget Office projected at least 19 
        million able-bodied adults without dependents would be enrolled 
        in Medicaid in 2023.
            (6) Medicaid continues to grow at an unsustainable rate; 
        within the decade, the program stands to cost over one trillion 
        dollars per year, between Federal and State spending.
            (7) According to data provided to the Office of Management 
        and Budget, the Federal Government made over $50 billion in 
        improper payments through the Medicaid program in 2023.
            (8) Work requirements are strongly supported by the 
        American people. In April 2022, 79.5 percent of Wisconsin 
        voters supported work requirements for welfare programs in a 
        statewide referendum. Likewise, nationwide polls consistently 
        demonstrate 70 to 75 percent support for work requirement 
        policies.
            (9) Congress has a responsibility to preserve limited 
        Medicaid resources and taxpayers' dollars for America's most 
        vulnerable, including those who cannot provide for themselves.
            (10) Work is a valuable source of human dignity, and work 
        requirements help lift Americans out of poverty by 
        incentivizing self-reliance.
    (b) Policy on Medicaid Work Requirements.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution that--
            (1) Congress should enact legislation, similar to the 
        provisions in the House-passed Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023 
        (H.R. 2811), that encourages able-bodied adults without 
        dependents to work, actively seek work, participate in a job-
        training program, or do community service in order to receive 
        Medicaid benefits;
            (2) legislation implementing work requirements into the 
        Medicaid program could require able-bodied adults without 
        dependents to work, engage in community service, or participate 
        in a work training program for at least 80 hours per month to 
        remain eligible for Medicaid;
            (3) States should be given flexibility to determine the 
        specific parameters of qualifying program participation and 
        work-equivalent experience;
            (4) States should perform regular case checks to ensure 
        taxpayer dollars are appropriately spent; and
            (5) the Government Accountability Office or the U.S. 
        Department of Health and Human Services Inspector General 
        should conduct annual audits of State Medicaid programs to 
        ensure proper reporting and prevent waste, fraud, and abuse.

SEC. 410. POLICY STATEMENT ON COMBATING THE OPIOID EPIDEMIC.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) According to the Centers for Disease Control and 
        Prevention (CDC), more than 564,000 died as a result of opioid 
        overdoses between 1999 and 2020.
            (2) Drug overdose deaths involving opioids spiked over the 
        course of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing from approximately 
        50,000 in 2019 to 68,630 in 2020 and 80,411 in 2021.
            (3) In 2021, opioids were involved in over 75 percent of 
        all drug overdose deaths. Synthetic opioids, including fentanyl 
        and fentanyl analogues accounted for over 88 percent of all 
        opioid-related deaths in 2021.
            (4) In fiscal year 2023 alone, United States Customs and 
        Border Protection, including Air and Marine Operations, seized 
        27,000 pounds of fentanyl, coming across the Southwest Border - 
        enough to kill over 6.1 billion people.
            (5) According to the Drug Enforcement Administration, China 
        is the primary source of all fentanyl-related substances 
        trafficked into the United States.
            (6) The SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act was signed 
        into law in the 115th Congress in an overwhelmingly bipartisan 
        display of congressional and executive branch support to fight 
        against the opioid epidemic.
            (7) The Committee on Energy and Commerce and the Committee 
        on Ways and Means are working to advance policies that 
        reauthorize and build upon laws passed in previous Congresses.
            (8) Bipartisan efforts to reduce the supply of opioids in 
        the United States, eliminate opioid abuse, and provide relief 
        from addiction for all Americans should continue.
    (b) Policy on Opioid Abuse.--It is the policy of this concurrent 
resolution that--
            (1) combating opioid abuse using available budgetary 
        resources remains a high priority;
            (2) the House, in a bipartisan manner, should continue to 
        examine the Federal response to the opioid abuse epidemic and 
        support essential activities to reduce and prevent substance 
        abuse;
            (3) the Federal Government should secure the United States 
        southern border to reduce the flow of fentanyl and other 
        opioids into the Nation;
            (4) the House should examine the specific threat posed by 
        fentanyl and fentanyl analogues and support initiatives to 
        reduce the supply of fentanyl in the United States and mitigate 
        its deadly impact on American lives;
            (5) the House should engage in oversight efforts to ensure 
        that taxpayer dollars intended to combat opioid abuse are spent 
        appropriately and efficiently; and
            (6) the House should collaborate with State, local, and 
        tribal entities to develop a comprehensive strategy for 
        addressing the opioid addiction crisis.

SEC. 411. POLICY STATEMENT ON BORDER SECURITY.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The United States is facing the largest influx of 
        illegal migrants in modern history. Since President Biden took 
        office, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has 
        encountered over 8.7 million illegal migrants at U.S. Borders. 
        At the Southwest Border alone, there have been over 7.2 million 
        encounters.
            (2) Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas 
        confirmed on January 8, 2024, that the current release rate for 
        migrants illegally crossing the border is approximately 85 
        percent. This means that of the 7.2 million illegal migrants 
        encountered at the Southwest border, over 6.1 million of these 
        illegal migrants have been released into the United States. In 
        addition, it is estimated that at least 1.7 million illegal 
        migrants have effectively evaded U.S. Customs and Border Patrol 
        and entered the country illegally. These aliens are referred to 
        as known ``gotaways''.
            (3) President Biden and Secretary Mayorkas's catch and 
        release policy is costing the American taxpayer tens of 
        billions of dollars a year. Unfortunately, the cost to the 
        taxpayer is much higher once all illegal immigrants are 
        included. In total, the Federation for American Immigration 
        Reform (FAIR) estimates the cost of all illegal immigrants to 
        the taxpayer to be over $150.7 billion per year.
            (4) Article I, section 8, clause 1 of the Constitution 
        places the mandate on the Legislative Branch of the Federal 
        Government to ``provide for the common Defence and general 
        Welfare of the United States''. Both the Legislature and the 
        Executive have failed to provide a proper defense of the border 
        and failed to uphold the common welfare of the people, as is 
        evident by the situation in cities across the country.
            (5) Article IV, section 4 of the Constitution provides that 
        the Federal Government ``shall guarantee to every State in this 
        Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each 
        of them against Invasion''. The Federal Government of the 
        United States has failed to provide its citizens with a defense 
        at our borders and has failed to protect the States from 
        invasion, as at least 7.8 million illegal migrants have now 
        entered the country through the Southwest border.
    (b) Policy on Border Security.--It is the policy of this concurrent 
resolution to implement the policies set forth in H.R. 2, the Secure 
the Border Act of 2023. It is imperative that Congress dedicate 
appropriate resources to DHS to deter and prevent illegal immigration, 
secure the border, and effectively control the entry and exit of all 
people. Enforcing our borders and the rule of law should be a top 
priority for Congress.

SEC. 412. POLICY STATEMENT ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION ASSISTANCE 
              PROGRAM.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) While the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program 
        will remain a means-tested entitlement, certain policies 
        steeped in Executive overreach have expanded the size and scope 
        of the program with continued disregard to transparency of 
        process, basic tenets of integrity, and accountability to the 
        taxpayer.
            (2) President Biden's 2021 revision to the Thrifty Food 
        Plan was careless, ill-conceived, and poorly executed, 
        resulting in a cost estimate of $425.5 billion over the 10-year 
        period. The Government Accountability Office (GAO) was asked by 
        the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives 
        and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of 
        the Senate to review the update, and in December 2022, GAO 
        issued a suite of recommendations to promote a transparent and 
        scientifically rigorous process for future updates.
            (3) Other statutes and subsequent regulations continue to 
        promote dependence rather than upward mobility, namely States' 
        use and abuse of able-bodied adults without dependents time 
        limit waivers, broad-based categorical eligibility, and 
        lackluster implementation of program integrity standards.
            (4) While it is critical families have access to food, it 
        is equally critical work capable households are encouraged to 
        make more responsible choices. Not to mention, when States and 
        Washington elites propose eliminating work, eligibility, and 
        integrity standards, they are further distancing eligible 
        households from the tools and supports to advance their 
        financial position.
    (b) Policy on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program.--It is 
the policy of this concurrent resolution that the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives look for opportunities to 
strengthen measures related to employment, integrity, and health. 
Benefit recipients and the American taxpayer deserve a program that 
provides for those in need while emphasizing pathways out of poverty.

SEC. 413. POLICY STATEMENT ON AGRICULTURE.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The Farm Safety Net is made up of various Federal 
        agricultural support programs that provide farmers, ranchers, 
        and producers with income assistance.
            (2) Ad hoc disaster spending allocated for the agriculture 
        sector comes from supplemental funding appropriated by Congress 
        and funds directly allocated from the Commodity Credit 
        Corporation (CCC) at the discretion of the Secretary of 
        Agriculture.
            (3) While there have been unanticipated challenges over the 
        last several years from trade disruptions with China, a global 
        pandemic, and extreme weather events that necessitated 
        assistance for the agriculture sector, the level of emergency 
        ad hoc assistance has grown considerably, representing more 
        than 70 percent of Federal agriculture spending since 2018. 
        This level of unbudgeted assistance is an indication of the 
        inadequacies within the current Farm Safety Net, which fails to 
        provide certainty for the agriculture sector, and leaves 
        taxpayers footing the bill for the additional cost.
            (4) Furthermore, in 2018, Congress restored the Department 
        of Agriculture's (USDA) authority to spend additional amounts 
        of funds through section 5 of the CCC Charter Act, which was 
        utilized by the Trump Administration to rapidly respond to 
        unprecedented trade barriers and the COVID-19 pandemic. While 
        these funds provided USDA with immense flexibility to quickly 
        support producers, the Biden Administration has abused this 
        authority to fund questionable, nonemergency initiatives in a 
        clear effort to circumvent the role of Congress.
            (5) According to recent improper payment data from the 
        Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for fiscal year 2023, 
        USDA's Emergency Conservation Program - Disasters and the Farm 
        Service Agency (FSA) Wildfires and Hurricanes Indemnity Program 
        Plus had projected improper payment rates of over 40 and 8.3 
        percent, respectively, which further highlights the 
        inefficiencies of ad hoc spending. CCC funded Agriculture Risk 
        Coverage and Price Loss Coverage programs were estimated to be 
        over 8.5 percent, and FSA Livestock Forage Disaster Program and 
        FSA Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program were estimated 
        to be 13.6 and 10.4 percent, respectively. OMB's data shows 
        that enhanced program integrity measures at USDA are needed to 
        ensure taxpayer dollars are not wasted or abused.
    (b) Policy on Agriculture.--It is the policy of this concurrent 
resolution that the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
Representatives improve and strengthen the Farm Safety Net to provide 
stability to the agriculture sector and certainty to farmers, ranchers, 
and producers, by reducing unbudgeted and untimely ad hoc disaster 
spending, ceasing the USDA's discretionary use of the section 5 CCC 
Charter Act authority, and enhancing program compliance and integrity 
enforcement at USDA. Any yielded savings from these examinations should 
be reinvested into Farm Safety Net programs in the most fiscally 
responsible manner. The security of the food and agriculture systems of 
the United States is a cornerstone of national security, and this 
concurrent resolution supports the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives in their endeavors to address these issues.

SEC. 414. POLICY STATEMENT ON BIPARTISAN FISCAL COMMISSION.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) The United States faces a significant debt crisis, with 
        the national debt currently exceeding $34 trillion.
            (2) This debt poses a significant risk to the country's 
        long-term fiscal sustainability, with implications for future 
        generations.
            (3) The drivers of U.S. debt include entitlement spending 
        such as Social Security and Medicare and discretionary 
        government spending.
            (4) To address these challenges, a comprehensive review of 
        the United States' current debt situation is necessary to 
        ensure that the country's financial future is secure.
            (5) On January 18, 2024, the Committee on the Budget 
        ordered reported H.R. 5779, the Fiscal Commission Act of 2024, 
        on a bipartisan vote.
    (b) Policy on Bipartisan Debt Commission.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution that the House of Representatives recommends the 
creation of a bipartisan fiscal commission, consistent with H.R. 5779, 
the Fiscal Commission Act of 2024, ordered reported by the Committee on 
the Budget.

SEC. 415. POLICY STATEMENT ON GOVERNMENT DEREGULATION.

    (a) Findings.--The House finds the following:
            (1) Regulations throughout the Federal Government have been 
        a major issue for decades, continuously growing while 
        negatively impacting the nation's economic and fiscal standing. 
        Overregulation has consistently hurt small businesses, 
        strangled domestic energy production, negatively impacted labor 
        market conditions, and expanded government overreach and costs 
        to taxpayers. To combat the consolidation of power, our 
        Constitution requires elected representatives to authorize 
        spending and the collection of taxes. The executive branch has 
        become a sprawling bureaucracy of more than 400 agencies and 
        sub-agencies staffed by unelected bureaucrats who create new 
        regulations for the American people to follow. These 
        regulations impose significant costs on individuals and 
        businesses and increase spending for existing programs without 
        the authorization of Congress or the approval of the American 
        people.
            (2) Real (inflation-adjusted) spending on regulatory 
        agencies has increased from $4 billion in 1960 to almost $70 
        billion in 2021 - 17 times the 1960 funding level. The total 
        number of regulators has grown from 57,109 to 288,409 over the 
        same period. Additionally, the total number of pages in the 
        Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) has increased from 22,877 
        pages in 1960 to 188,321 pages in 2021. Going back further, the 
        CFR contained only 9,745 pages in 1950 - making the size of the 
        CFR in 1950 only about 5 percent of its current size. Since 
        1970, the total number of regulatory restrictions has grown by 
        over 2.5 times, from 440,000 restrictions to over 1.3 million 
        restrictions in 2021.
            (3) Moreover, this problem has only gotten worse under 
        President Biden, who has spent over $1.5 trillion through 
        various unilateral and even unconstitutional executive actions 
        since taking office in January 2021. On his first day in 
        office, President Biden revoked executive orders on regulatory 
        oversight, thereby eliminating regulatory budgets for agencies 
        and transparency requirements for guidance documents. During 
        his first year, President Biden pushed through more 
        economically significant regulations than any other president's 
        first year in office. Moreover, President Biden has vetoed more 
        resolutions of disapproval (to overturn rules issued by 
        agencies) than all other presidents combined.
            (4) This concurrent resolution encourages repealing all new 
        regulations created under President Biden, permanently 
        eliminating regulations that were temporarily waived during the 
        COVID-19 pandemic, exempting small businesses from National 
        Labor Relations Board regulations, addressing the burdens of 
        occupational licensing requirements, and repealing Corporate 
        Average Fuel Economy standards, among other policies.
            (5) Additionally, this concurrent resolution proposes 
        enacting legislation into law that restores congressional 
        Article I powers, scales back Federal regulations, limits 
        future bureaucratic red tape, and unleashes economic growth, 
        including but not limited to the--
                    (A) Regulations from the Executive in Need of 
                Scrutiny (REINS) Act, as passed the House on June 14, 
                2023;
                    (B) Article I Regulatory Budget Act;
                    (C) All Economic Regulations are Transparent Act;
                    (D) Guidance Out of Darkness Act;
                    (E) Regulatory Accountability Act;
                    (F) Require Evaluation before Implementing 
                Executive Wishlists Act;
                    (G) Separation of Powers Restoration Act;
                    (H) Paperwork Burden Reduction Act;
                    (I) Patient Access to Higher Quality Health Care 
                Act;
                    (J) Lower Energy Costs Act;
                    (K) Mission not Emissions Act;
                    (L) Water Supply Permitting Coordination Act;
                    (M) Endangered Species Transparency and 
                Reasonableness Act;
                    (N) Ensuring Accountability in Agency Rulemaking 
                Act;
                    (O) Determination of NEPA Adequacy Streamlining 
                Act; and
                    (P) Bureau of Land Management Mineral Spacing Act.
    (b) Policy on Government Regulation.--It is the policy of this 
concurrent resolution--
            (1) that Congress continues to examine ways to relieve the 
        burdens of overregulation throughout the Federal Government;
            (2) that House Republicans remain at the ready to promote 
        initiatives that will reduce government bureaucracy, restore 
        Article I congressional power, enhance federalism, and increase 
        economic prosperity through deregulation;
            (3) to ensure that once harmful and costly regulations are 
        repealed, they cannot be reimposed through executive fiat, as 
        the Biden Administration has done on issues such as student 
        loan forgiveness and expansion of the Thrifty Food Plan;
            (4) to develop policies with the authorizing committees 
        that will demonstrate the contributions to economic growth and 
        reducing government spending embodied in legislation like the 
        REINS Act; and
            (5) to not only reduce burdensome, costly regulations but 
        to reestablish and strengthen the role of Congress in checking 
        executive branch overreach in the future.
                                                 Union Calendar No. 469

118th CONGRESS

  2d Session

                            H. CON. RES. 117

                          [Report No. 118-568]

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                         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.

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                             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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