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.
Sponsored By: Senator Paul, Rand [R-KY]
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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.
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- 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.*
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
14 provisions identified: 9 benefits, 0 costs, 5 mixed.
Income support and benefit funding
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 appropriations for retirement, disability, SNAP, and other income-support benefits.
Social Security funding and admin changes
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 lists Social Security administrative function amounts (for FY2027 about $71.1 billion). The resolution would also allow a limited FY2027 adjustment for certain SSA disability reviews, redeterminations, cooperative investigation units, and related fraud prosecution equal to amounts over $273 million, capped at $2.124 billion.
Veterans benefits and services funding
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 programs and services in coming years.
Health and Medicare funding targets
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 trillion in outlays. The resolution would also allow a one-time FY2027 adjustment for Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control funding equal to amounts over $311 million, capped at $658 million.
Education, job training, and grants
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 resolution would also allow a FY2027 adjustment for SSA section 306 reemployment grants equal to amounts over $117 million, capped at $400 million.
National defense budget ceilings
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 new programs or benefits.
Transportation funding for roads and transit
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 infrastructure in future appropriations.
Community and regional development funding
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 support community development and local infrastructure.
Justice budget targets for 2027–36
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 themselves change individual legal obligations or eligibility.
Federal budget totals, debt, and revenue
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 about $6.08 trillion, a deficit about $1.60 trillion, net interest about $1.15 trillion, and an appropriate public debt level about $41.36 trillion. These are planning and enforcement figures that shape future tax and spending decisions.
Reconciliation deadlines and committee caps
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 to $60 billion) and instructs the Senate Finance Committee to propose at least $500 billion in deficit reduction for FY2027–FY2036. The Budget Committee chairs may also revise allocations to fit reconciliation bills consistent with the instructions.
Housing and housing credit targets
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 shows about -$57.1 billion), indicating net reductions in that function in some years.
Disaster and wildfire funding adjustments
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 disaster adjustment follows the statutory BBEDCA formula and applies only when Congress designates and enacts disaster relief for FY2027.
Postal Service administrative spending limits
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 rates or services.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Paul, Rand [R-KY]
KY • R
Cosponsors
There are no cosponsors for this bill.
Roll Call Votes
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