H. Res. 293 

In the House of Representatives, U. S., 

April 9, 2019. 

Resolved, 

SECTION 1. BUDGET MATTERS. 

(a) FISCAL YEAR 2020.—For the purpose of enforcing 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal year 2020, 

the allocations, aggregates, and levels provided for in subsection (b) shall apply in the House of Representatives in the 

same manner as for a concurrent resolution on the budget for 

fiscal year 2020 with appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 

year 2020 and for fiscal years 2021 through 2029. 

(b) COMMITTEE ALLOCATIONS, AGGREGATES, AND LEVELS.—In the House of Representatives, the chair of the Committee on the Budget shall submit a statement for publication 

in the Congressional Record as soon as practicable, containing— 

(1) for the Committee on Appropriations, committee 

allocations for fiscal year 2020 for new discretionary 

budget authority of $1,295,018,000,000, and the outlays 

flowing therefrom, and committee allocations for fiscal 
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year 2020 for current law mandatory budget authority 

and outlays, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of 

the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; 

(2) for all committees of the House other than the 

Committee on Appropriations, committee allocations for 

fiscal year 2020 and for the period of fiscal years 2020 

through 2029 consistent with the most recent baseline of 

the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent practicable, for the budgetary effects of any provision of law enacted during the period beginning on the 

date such baseline is issued and ending on the date of 

submission of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974; 

(3) aggregate spending levels for fiscal year 2020 in 

accordance with the allocations established under paragraphs (1) and (2), for the purpose of enforcing section 

311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and 

(4) aggregate revenue levels for fiscal year 2020 

and for the period of fiscal years 2020 through 2029 

consistent with the most recent baseline of the Congressional Budget Office, as adjusted, to the extent practicable, for the budgetary effects of any provision of law 

enacted during the period beginning on the date such 

baseline is issued and ending on the date of submission 
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of such statement, for the purpose of enforcing section 

311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

(c) ADDITIONAL MATTER.—The statement referred to in 

subsection (b) may also include for fiscal year 2020, the matter contained in the provisions referred to in subsection (h). 

(d) ADJUSTMENTS.—The chair of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels included in 

the statement referred to in subsection (b)— 

(1) to reflect changes resulting from the Congressional Budget Office’s updates to its baseline for fiscal 

years 2020 through 2029; or 

(2) for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 

conference report by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit for either of the following time periods: fiscal year 2020 to 

fiscal year 2024 or fiscal year 2020 to fiscal year 2029. 

(e) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS/GLOBAL WAR

ON TERRORISM ADJUSTMENT LIMIT.—The chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives may 

adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels 

included in the statement referred to in subsection (b) in accordance with the Overseas Contingency Operations/Global 

War on Terrorism adjustment in section 251(b)(2)(A) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
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for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report, except that such adjustment shall not exceed 

$69,000,000,000 for the revised security category or 

$8,000,000,000 for the revised nonsecurity category. 

(f) ADJUSTMENT FOR INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

TAX ENFORCEMENT.—The chair of the Committee on the 

Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels included in 

the statement referred to in subsection (b) as follows: 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making appropriations for 

fiscal year 2020 specifies an amount in the Enforcement 

account and the Operations Support account for tax enforcement activities, including tax compliance to address 

the Federal tax gap, of the Internal Revenue Service of 

the Department of the Treasury, then the adjustment 

shall be the additional new budget authority provided in 

such measure for such purpose, but shall not exceed 

$400,000,000. 

(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the 

term ‘‘additional new budget authority’’ means the 

amount provided for fiscal year 2020, in excess of 

$8,584,000,000, in a bill, joint resolution, amendment, 

or conference report and specified for tax enforcement 
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activities, including tax compliance to address the Federal tax gap, of the Internal Revenue Service. 

(g) ADJUSTMENT FOR THE U.S. CENSUS FOR 2020.— 

The chair of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 

Representatives may adjust the allocations, aggregates, and 

other budgetary levels included in the statement referred to 

in subsection (b) as follows: 

(1) IN GENERAL.—If a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report making appropriations for 

fiscal year 2020 specifies an amount for the 2020 Census in the Periodic Censuses and Programs account of 

the Bureau of the Census of the Department of Commerce, then the adjustment shall be the new budget authority provided in such measure for such purpose, but 

shall not exceed $7,500,000,000. 

(2) DEFINITION.—As used in this subsection, the 

term ‘‘new budget authority’’ means the amount provided for fiscal year 2020 in a bill, joint resolution, 

amendment, or conference report and specified to pay 

for expenses associated with 2020 Census operations. 

(h) APPLICATION.— 

(1) Upon submission of the statement referred to in 

subsection (b), all references to allocations, aggregates, 

or other appropriate levels in ‘‘this concurrent resolution’’ in sections 5201, 5202, and 5203 of the House 
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Concurrent Resolution 71 (115th Congress), specified in 

section 30104(f)(1) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 

2018, and continued in effect by section 103(m) of 

House Resolution 6 (116th Congress), shall be treated 

for all purposes in the House of Representatives as references to the allocations, aggregates, or other appropriate levels contained in the statement referred to in 

subsection (b), as adjusted in accordance with this section or any Act. 

(2) The provisions of House Concurrent Resolution 

71 (115th Congress), specified in section 30104(f)(1) of 

the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, shall have no force 

or effect through the remainder of the One Hundred 

Sixteenth Congress except for the sections of such concurrent resolution identified in paragraph (1). 

(i) ADJUSTMENT FOR HOUSE PASSAGE OF H.R. 2021.— 

Upon passage of H.R. 2021, the chair of the Committee on 

the Budget of the House of Representatives may adjust the 

allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels included in 

the statement referred to in subsection (b) consistent with 

H.R. 2021 as passed by the House. 

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection (b), 

any general appropriation bill or bill or joint resolution con-
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tinuing appropriations, or amendment thereto or conference 

report thereon, may not provide an advance appropriation. 

(b) EXCEPTIONS.—An advance appropriation may be 

provided for programs, activities, or accounts identified in 

lists submitted for printing in the Congressional Record by 

the chair of the Committee on the Budget— 

(1) for fiscal year 2021, under the heading ‘‘Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ in an aggregate amount not to exceed $28,852,000,000 in new 

budget authority, and for fiscal year 2022, accounts separately identified under the same heading; and 

(2) for fiscal year 2021, under the heading ‘‘Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations’’ 

in an aggregate amount not to exceed $87,636,650,000 

in new budget authority. 

(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 2020, or any amendment thereto or conference report thereon, that first becomes available 

following fiscal year 2020. 

Attest: 

Clerk.