# 119-s-4173: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act

119-s-4173, Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-08-21).

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- As of: 2026-08-21
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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-4173
- Congress: 119
- Title: Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2026-03-24
- Sponsor: Sen. Barrasso, John [R-WY] (R-WY)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Economics and Public Finance
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-08-21

## Summary

**Requires any debt-limit increase or suspension to be matched dollar-for-dollar by spending cuts over a 10-year window.** The bill would add new warning steps, force offsetting legislation from the President, and create points of order in Congress that block consideration of debt-limit bills without equal savings. - Presidents and Congress would have to pair any formal request to raise or suspend the statutory debt limit with proposed legislation that cuts spending over the current year and the next 10 fiscal years by an amount equal to the requested increase or suspension. Net interest savings cannot be counted and emergency-designated spending is excluded from the baseline. - The Treasury Secretary would be required to issue a debt-limit warning when the statutory limit is expected to be reached within 60 calendar days despite extraordinary measures, and to notify the Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee. - The Congressional Budget Office would score required savings against the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act baseline excluding emergency spending, publish its cost estimate at least 24 hours before a vote, and rules would bar counting timing shifts out of the 10-year window.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Sen. Lummis, Cynthia M. [R-WY] (R-WY), 2026-03-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. McCormick, David [R-PA] (R-PA), 2026-08-04T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Debt limit increases tied to cuts: mixed, high. If enacted, this bill would make any law that raises or suspends the federal debt limit include net spending cuts at least equal to the size of the increase, measured over the current year and the next 10 fiscal years. Net interest savings could not count and savings that just push costs outside th…

## Related bills

- 119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act
- 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act
- 119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025
- 119-s-3249: Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026
- 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act

## Sources
- [119-s-4173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4173)

## Related
- [119-s-4952: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4952)
- [119-s-4378: Protecting American Taxpayers Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4378)
- [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748)
- [119-s-292: Educational Choice for Children Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-292)
- [119-s-3249: Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3249)
- [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4173 (as of 2026-08-21).