Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

House Concurrent Resolution 11 serves as a "budget resolution," a blueprint that outlines the federal government’s spending, revenue, and debt targets for fiscal year 2021 and the following decade. Its primary practical function was to trigger the "reconciliation" process, a legislative tool that allows certain high-priority spending and tax bills to pass the Senate with a simple majority rather than the usual 60-vote threshold.

For citizens, this resolution acted as the necessary procedural first step for Congress to draft and pass the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the major COVID-19 stimulus package. By providing specific instructions to various congressional committees, it authorized the creation of legislation to fund public health initiatives, direct economic relief payments, and extended unemployment benefits. While the resolution itself does not become law or directly spend money, it sets the legal boundaries and fast-track rules for the subsequent laws that impact taxes and federal programs.