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119-hconres-14119th CongressWALLET
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.
Sponsored By: Representative Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
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Summary
Establishes multi-year budgetary targets for 2025–2034 that fix revenue, spending, deficits, and major-function funding across federal programs. It pairs those numeric ceilings with a policy push for large mandatory-spending cuts and gives budget chairs authority to adjust baselines.
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- Limits how much Congress can allocate to major program areas like Health, Medicare, Social Security, and Income Security by setting yearly function-by-function funding ceilings for 2025–2034.
- Adopts Senate baselines for Social Security revenues and outlays and funds Social Security administrative expenses at about $6.4 billion in 2025 rising to $7.9 billion in 2034.
- Requires United States Postal Service administrative expenses be counted in budget allocations and sets discretionary admin funding from $268 million in 2025 to $364 million in 2034.
- Authorizes House and Senate Budget Committee chairs to adjust aggregates and baselines, requires publication of those changes, and establishes a $2.0 trillion mandatory-spending reduction goal with automatic offsets if committees fall short.
*This resolution reduces federal revenues by $150 billion each year and projects persistent annual deficits of roughly $936.3 billion in 2025 to $1.5 trillion in 2034, indicating continued strain on the federal ledger.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
12 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 9 mixed.
Social Security funding and baselines
If adopted, the resolution would set Social Security revenue and spending baselines for 2025–2034 to enforce Senate budget rules. For FY2025, it lists about $1.304 trillion in revenues and about $1.414 trillion in outlays. It would also set yearly administrative funding to run the program, about $6.4 billion in FY2025 rising to about $7.869 billion in FY2034. It would set Social Security category funding levels across the decade. These steps guide enforcement and operations and would not change benefit formulas.
Medicare and health funding plans
If adopted, the resolution would set yearly funding levels for Medicare and other health programs from 2025 to 2034. Examples: Medicare is about $952 billion in FY2025 and about $1.67 trillion in FY2034; the Health function is about $949 billion in FY2025 and about $1.31 trillion in FY2034. It would also let the Senate Budget Chair adjust allocations for deficit‑neutral bills that protect Medicaid and extend Medicare’s Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
Instructions to raise the debt limit
If adopted, the House Ways and Means Committee would be directed to propose an increase to the debt limit by $4 trillion by May 9, 2025. The Senate Finance Committee would be directed to propose up to a $5 trillion increase by May 16, 2025. These are instructions to draft debt‑limit legislation and would not raise the limit by themselves.
Annual $150B revenue cut target
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would set a $150 billion drop in total federal revenues each year from 2025 through 2034. This target would be used to enforce the budget plan. It would not, by itself, change tax rates or rules. Real impacts for households would come later from laws passed to meet this target.
House committees: savings and spending caps
If adopted, the resolution would give House committees budget targets for 2025–2034. It would require deficit cuts of at least $880 billion from Energy and Commerce, $330 billion from Education and Workforce, $230 billion from Agriculture, $50 billion from Oversight, $10 billion from Transportation, and $1 billion each from Financial Services and Natural Resources. It would allow limited deficit increases up to $4.5 trillion for Ways and Means, $110 billion for Judiciary, $100 billion for Armed Services, and $90 billion for Homeland Security. Committees would need to submit proposals by May 9, 2025; these instructions do not change law by themselves.
House trigger to adjust deficit plan
If adopted by both chambers, the resolution would set a House rule for reconciliation. If listed committees deliver less than $2 trillion in net deficit reduction for 2025–2034, the Budget Chair would cut the $4.5 trillion Ways and Means instruction by the shortfall. If they deliver more, the Chair would raise that instruction by the excess. The Chair would have to certify the change in writing using CBO and JCT estimates.
Senate committees: savings and spending caps
If adopted, the resolution would set Senate committee targets for 2025–2034. Finance could increase the deficit by up to $1.5 trillion; Homeland Security and Judiciary by up to $175 billion each; Armed Services by up to $150 billion; and Commerce by up to $20 billion. Environment and Public Works could increase by up to $1 billion, while HELP must reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion. Agriculture, Banking, and Energy must each reduce the deficit by at least $1 billion. Recommendations would be due by May 9, 2025; these instructions do not change law on their own.
Ten-year targets for deficits and debt
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would set yearly targets for total spending, new budget authority, deficits, and debt for 2025–2034. For example, it lists a deficit of about $936 billion in FY2025 and about $1.4 trillion in FY2034. Total outlays would be about $4.636 trillion in FY2025 and about $6.647 trillion in FY2034. It also sets debt targets, such as about $36.5 trillion in national public debt for FY2025 and about $50.5 trillion for FY2034, and debt held by the public of about $29.3 trillion in FY2025 and about $43.5 trillion in FY2034.
Senate rule for tax extensions
If adopted by both chambers, the resolution would let the Senate Budget Committee chair change budget totals for certain tax bills. The chair would be able to use a baseline that treats some 2017 tax law provisions as current policy. Any bill using this rule would not be allowed to raise the deficit over 2025–2034.
Postal Service admin funding counted
If adopted, the resolution would require that USPS administrative costs be included in budget allocations and enforcement. It also lists yearly USPS admin amounts, such as about $268 million for FY2025 rising to about $364 million for FY2034. These numbers guide enforcement and support mail operations; they would not set postage rates.
How budget chairs could adjust numbers
If adopted, the House and Senate Budget Chairs would be able to revise allocations and aggregates for reconciliation bills that meet the resolution’s instructions. They would also be able to update numbers to reflect CBO baseline updates and changes in budget definitions, and to publish adjustments in the Congressional Record. Adjustments would apply while a bill is considered and would take effect when that bill is enacted. If no conference is appointed, the House Budget Chair would publish committee allocations for FY2025 and for 2025–2034. The title would operate as House and Senate rules.
Reserve funds for savings and deregulation
If adopted, the Senate Budget Chair would be able to adjust budget levels for bills that reduce outlays and cut the deficit by more than $2 trillion over 2025–2034. The chair would also be able to adjust for bills that reduce costly federal regulations, as long as they do not raise the deficit through 2029 or through 2034. These are enforcement tools and would not change laws by themselves.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
TX • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
house vote • 4/10/2025
On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment
Yes: 216 • No: 214
senate vote • 4/5/2025
On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 14
Yes: 51 • No: 48
senate vote • 4/3/2025
On the Motion to Proceed H.Con.Res. 14
Yes: 52 • No: 48
house vote • 2/25/2025
On Agreeing to the Resolution, as Amended
Yes: 217 • No: 215