# 119-sconres-39: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. 119-sconres-39, A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-04). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39 - As of: 2026-10-04 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-sconres-39 - Congress: 119 - Title: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036. - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2026-08-07 - Sponsor: Sen. Paul, Rand [R-KY] (R-KY) - Cosponsors: 0 - Policy area: Economics and Public Finance - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-04 ## Summary **Sets multi‑year federal spending and revenue targets for FY2027–FY2036** to lock in year‑by‑year aggregates and function‑by‑function funding and to guide reconciliation. It would fix new budget authority and outlay ceilings, assign functional allocations, and give budget committee chairs limited authority to revise numbers for reconciliation purposes. - Families and households: Education and income‑security functions get clear annual ceilings, for example Education shows about $136.3 billion in new budget authority for FY2027 and Income Security about $721.1 billion for FY2027. These ceilings shape funding available for schools, training, and safety net programs. - Seniors and beneficiaries: Medicare and Health are large line items, with Medicare at about $1.1 trillion and Health about $1.0 trillion in new budget authority for FY2027. Social Security administrative figures are also specified (about $71.1 billion in FY2027). - Veterans and transportation users: Veterans Benefits is set near $450.0 billion for FY2027 and Transportation near $166.5 billion for FY2027. These numbers guide program funding and spending plans. - Congress and committees: The resolution would set reconciliation deadlines and per‑committee deficit caps, including a Finance target of at least $500 billion in deficit reduction and an Armed Services cap up to $60 billion, with committee submissions due by September 11, 2026. *This bill would establish year‑by‑year estimated deficits and public‑debt levels as enforcement baselines through FY2036.* ## Provisions PRIA read - Income support and benefit funding: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set multi-year budget targets for Income Security programs through FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $721.1 billion in new budget authority and about $715.2 billion in outlays for income-support programs. These numbers guide future a… - Social Security funding and admin changes: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set Social Security trust fund revenues and outlays for FY2027–FY2036 for Senate enforcement and specify administrative baselines. For FY2027 it lists trust fund revenues about $1.40 trillion and outlays about $1.61 trillion, and it… - Veterans benefits and services funding: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set budget totals for Veterans Benefits and Services for FY2027–FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $450.0 billion in new budget authority and about $449.8 billion in outlays. These totals guide how much Congress plans for veterans pro… - Health and Medicare funding targets: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set year-by-year budget targets for Health and Medicare through FY2036. For FY2027 it lists Health at about $1.01 trillion in new authority and $991.3 billion in outlays and Medicare at about $1.15 trillion in new authority and $1.15… - Education, job training, and grants: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set multi-year budgets for education, training, and employment programs through FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $136.3 billion in new budget authority and about $139.6 billion in outlays for education and workforce programs. The re… - National defense budget ceilings: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set National Defense budget levels for FY2027–FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $955.1 billion in new budget authority and about $978.9 billion in outlays. These totals guide future defense appropriations but do not themselves create… - Transportation funding for roads and transit: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set Transportation budget targets for FY2027–FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $166.5 billion in new budget authority and about $163.4 billion in outlays. These targets guide federal funding for highways, transit, and related infrast… - Community and regional development funding: benefit, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set multi-year budget targets for Community and Regional Development through FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $41.2 billion in new budget authority and about $66.1 billion in outlays. These figures guide grants and programs that sup… - Disaster and wildfire funding adjustments: benefit, medium. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would allow limited FY2027 adjustments to House allocations for disaster relief and wildfire suppression. For wildfire suppression the adjustment is the amount Congress specifies for wildland fire operations, up to $2.95 billion. The disas… - Justice budget targets for 2027–36: mixed, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set Administration of Justice budget targets for FY2027–FY2036. For FY2027 it lists about $91.4 billion in new budget authority and about $111.4 billion in outlays. These figures are enforcement targets for Congress and do not by the… - Federal budget totals, debt, and revenue: mixed, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set total federal revenues, new budget authority, outlays, deficits, and public debt levels for FY2027–FY2036 for enforcement. For FY2027 it lists revenues about $4.48 trillion, new budget authority about $5.97 trillion, outlays abou… - Reconciliation deadlines and committee caps: mixed, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would give deadlines and per-committee caps for reconciliation submissions to the Budget Committees by September 11, 2026. It sets House and Senate committee deficit-change caps (examples: Agriculture up to $12 billion, Armed Services up t… - Housing and housing credit targets: mixed, high. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set Commerce and Housing Credit totals for FY2027–FY2033. For FY2027 it lists about $25.6 billion in new budget authority and $1.6 billion in outlays. The resolution also shows years with negative net authority (for example, FY2028 s… - Postal Service administrative spending limits: mixed, low. If adopted by both the House and the Senate, the resolution would set Senate-enforcement amounts for USPS discretionary administrative expenses for FY2027–FY2036. For FY2027 it lists $279 million and for FY2036 $375 million. These are enforcement ceilings and do not by themselves change postage rat… ## Related bills - 119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetar… - 119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act - 119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025 - 119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025 - 119-s-3752: SAVE America Act - 119-s-5262: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026 ## Sources - [119-sconres-39 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-concurrent-resolution/39) ## Related - [119-sconres-22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United S…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-22) - [119-s-3362: Health Marketplace and Savings Accounts for All Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3362) - [119-s-3248: Health Savings Accounts For All Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3248) - [119-s-2886: America’s CHILDREN Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2886) - [119-s-3752: SAVE America Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3752) - [119-s-5262: Defense of Environment and Property Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5262) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sconres-39 (as of 2026-10-04).