Establishing 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.
Sponsored By: Representative Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
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Summary
This bill would set enforceable, decade-long federal budget ceilings for FY2027–FY2036. It also builds a reconciliation framework that limits committee deficit increases and gives the House Budget Committee chair authority to adjust allocations for reconciliation and emergencies.
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- Seniors: Medicare is given a full year-by-year funding schedule, rising to about $2.0 trillion in new budget authority and outlays by FY2036, so seniors face a clear spending trajectory for health care programs.
- Defense and major functions: The resolution assigns function-level ceilings, with National Defense starting near $955 billion in new budget authority in FY2027 and rising to about $1.18 trillion by FY2036, shaping defense program planning.
- Committees and program adjustments: Reconciliation instructions include committee-specific deficit caps and program-specific adjustment limits, for example an Armed Services cap of $60 billion and a wildfire suppression cap of $2.95 billion, which constrain what lawmakers can add to deficits.
*The resolution sets enforceable on-budget deficits of about $1.6 trillion in FY2027 and maintains multi-trillion-dollar deficits across FY2027–FY2036, projecting continued pressure on the federal ledger.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 2 benefits, 0 costs, 3 mixed.
Yearly spending caps for major programs
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would set year-by-year spending ceilings for big programs for FY2027–FY2036. It would list numeric caps for Medicare, defense, Social Security, veterans, transportation, and other major functions. For example, Medicare new budget authority is about $1.15 trillion in FY2027 and about $1.98 trillion by FY2036. These numbers become the baseline ceilings that guide later appropriations and reconciliation actions.
Federal budget totals for 2027–2036
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would set enforceable annual totals for Federal revenues, total new budget authority, outlays, on-budget deficits, and debt for FY2027 through FY2036. For example, Federal revenues are $4.48 trillion in FY2027 and $6.34 trillion by FY2036. The resolution also sets explicit deficit and debt paths and embeds no aggregate revenue increases each year, which will shape future tax and spending choices.
Easier emergency and disaster funding
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would let the House Budget Chair add FY2027 budget authority for wildfire suppression up to $2.95 billion and adjust totals for appropriations Congress designates as disaster relief up to the statutory formula limit. The resolution would also direct the House not to count emergency-designated spending when calculating budget effects, which makes it easier to fund sudden, urgent needs.
More funding for SSA claims and fraud
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would let the House Budget Chair raise FY2027 budget totals to cover extra administrative funding for SSA disability reviews, redeterminations, cooperative investigations, and fraud prosecutions, up to $2.124 billion if appropriations exceed $273 million. It would also allow up to $658 million extra for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control (over $311 million) and up to $400 million extra for state reemployment grants (over $117 million). The resolution would also require House allocations to count SSA and USPS administrative expenses when enforcing limits.
New House budget and reconciliation rules
If adopted by both chambers, this resolution would change how the House sets and enforces budget totals and how reconciliation works. It would require certain committees to send reconciliation recommendations by September 11, 2026, and it would cap how much those committees can increase deficits through FY2027–FY2036. It would also give the House Budget Committee chair authority to adjust aggregates to reflect CBO baseline updates, changes in budget concepts, or to accommodate reconciliation bills, and it requires publication of allocation changes when made.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Arrington, Jodey C. [R-TX-19]
TX • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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