Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
Description
This resolution would establish the federal budget for fiscal year 2025 and provide reconciliation instructions to adjust the deficit.
Summary
What it does
This concurrent resolution establishes the federal budget for fiscal year 2025 and sets budgetary levels for the following nine years through 2034. It provides specific reconciliation instructions directing 11 House committees to develop legislation that modifies the deficit and increases the statutory debt limit by designated amounts. Additionally, the resolution creates a reserve fund for budgetary adjustments and sets enforcement procedures for committee allocations and administrative expenses.
Who is affected
This resolution primarily affects the House Budget Committee and 11 other House committees, including the House Ways and Means Committee, which are directed to submit legislation regarding deficit and debt limit adjustments. The Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service are also affected by specific budget enforcement procedures regarding their discretionary administrative expenses. Additionally, the resolution impacts the federal government's fiscal operations by setting budgetary levels for revenues, spending, and debt through fiscal year 2034.
Key provisions
- Establishment of Federal Budgetary Levels. The resolution defines the congressional budget for fiscal year 2025 and sets recommended levels for revenues, spending, deficits, and public debt through fiscal year 2034.
- Reconciliation Instructions for Deficit and Debt Limit Changes. The measure directs 11 House committees to develop legislation that modifies the deficit and increases the statutory debt limit, with a submission deadline of March 27, 2025.
- Budget Enforcement and Reserve Fund Procedures. The resolution establishes a reserve fund for reconciliation adjustments and sets enforcement procedures for committee allocations, including specific treatments for Social Security and Postal Service administrative expenses.
Fiscal impact
Not applicable: No CBO cost estimate available
Effective dates
The resolution establishes the congressional budget for fiscal year 2025 and sets budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. It further requires specified House committees to submit reconciliation legislation to the House Budget Committee by March 27, 2025.
Relationship to existing law
This resolution utilizes existing statutory reconciliation procedures to direct House committees to develop legislation modifying the deficit and the statutory debt limit. It also establishes budget enforcement procedures for the treatment of discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service.
Stated purpose
This concurrent resolution establishes the federal budget for fiscal year 2025 and sets budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. It provides reconciliation instructions for 11 House committees to develop legislation affecting the deficit and the statutory debt limit, while establishing budget enforcement procedures and reserve funds to manage these fiscal adjustments.