# 119-hr-10078: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

119-hr-10078, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-10).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-10078
- Congress: 119
- Title: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-08-10
- Sponsor: Rep. Steube, W. Gregory [R-FL-17] (R-FL)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-10

## Summary

**Dollar-for-dollar offsets for any debt-limit increase or suspension.** This bill would require every presidential request to raise or suspend the federal debt limit to be matched by equal net spending reductions measured over the current fiscal year and the next 10 years and would boost transparency and voting hurdles for waivers. - Presidents and the executive branch would need to send debt-limit requests accompanied by spending reductions equal to the proposed increase, using a baseline aligned with the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act (BBEDCA) section 257 and excluding emergency-designated spending. - Congress would face a new point of order that blocks bills raising the debt limit unless they include net savings equal to the increase over the current year plus the next 10 years. Waiving or appealing that point requires a 3/5 Senate vote and a CBO cost estimate must be public at least 24 hours before action. - Suspensions would trigger their own point of order and must be offset by net spending reductions equal to the projected debt from the suspension period, and the bill bars shifting outlays or revenues outside the 10-year window.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Debt-limit increases and suspensions must be offset: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would require any measure that raises or suspends the federal debt limit to include net spending reductions equal to the increase or suspension amount measured over the current fiscal year plus the next 10 fiscal years. For suspensions, the CBO would set the required offset eq…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act
- 119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-10078 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10078)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-9109: Stop ANTIFA Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9109)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-10078 (as of 2026-09-10).