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.

Bill: 119-hconres-14
Sponsor: Rep. Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
Introduced: 2025-02-18 in the House
Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
Subjects: Budget deficits and national debt
Budget process
House of Representatives
Legislative rules and procedure

Summary:
action_date: 2025-02-18
text: 
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2025, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases or decreases the deficit and increases the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. 

The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2025-FY2034 for

federal revenues,

new budget authority,

budget outlays,

deficits,

debt subject to limit, 

debt held by the public, and

the major functional categories of spending.

The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct 11 House committees to submit legislation that will increase or decrease the deficit over FY2025-FY2034 and increase the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. The committees must submit the legislation to the House Budget Committee by March 27, 2025. 

(Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)

In addition, the resolution establishes a reserve fund that allows certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate reconciliation legislation.

The resolution also requires the maximum deficit increase permitted by the reconciliation instruction for the House Ways and Means Committee ($4.5 trillion in the resolution) to be reduced if the proposals submitted by certain committees do not achieve a total of at least $2 trillion in net deficit reduction (or increased if more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction is achieved). 

Finally, the resolution sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as adjustments to committee allocations and the budgetary treatment of the discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service. 


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2025-04-07
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2025-04-05
text: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191.
action_date: 2025-04-05
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191.
action_date: 2025-04-04
text: Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2275-2360: 7)
action_date: 2025-04-03
text: Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2159-2168)
action_date: 2025-04-03
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 169.
action_date: 2025-04-03
text: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2159: 5)
action_date: 2025-04-02
text: Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 215 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H818-823)
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 215 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H818-823)
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H824-825)
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H. Con. Res. 14.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration on H. Con. Res. 14 is postponed.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 14.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with three hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 14.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 161 and Rule XVIII.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 20, H.J. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 14. The resolution provides for consideration of two joint resolutions, H.J.Res.20, under a closed rule and H.J.Res. 35, under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 14, under a closed rule. The joint resolutions are debated for one hour each and the concurrent resolution is debated for 3 hours.
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 161. (consideration: CR H791-823)
action_date: 2025-02-25
text: Rule H. Res. 161 passed House.
action_date: 2025-02-18
text: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
action_date: 2025-02-18
text: The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-4, by Mr. Arrington.
action_date: 2025-02-18
text: The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-4, by Mr. Arrington.
action_date: 2025-02-18
text: Reported in House
action_date: 2025-02-18
text: Submitted in House
action_date: 2025-02-18