H. Con. Res. 14 · Passed Senate · Economics and Public Finance

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.

Sponsor: Jodey C. Arrington (R-TX)

What it does

• Sets federal revenue, budget authority, outlays, deficits, and debt levels for fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
• Directs 11 House committees to submit reconciliation legislation by March 27, 2025, that increases or decreases the deficit and raises the statutory debt limit by specified amounts.
• Permits the House Ways and Means Committee a maximum deficit increase of $4.5 trillion, subject to adjustment if deficit reduction targets are not met.
• Establishes budget enforcement procedures governing committee allocations, discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration, and the U.S. Postal Service.

Official summary

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2025, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases or decreases the deficit and increases the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2025-FY2034 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, debt subject to limit, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct 11 House committees to submit legislation that will increase or decrease the deficit over FY2025-FY2034 and increase the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. The committees must submit the legislation to the House Budget Committee by March 27, 2025. (Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) In addition, the resolution establishes a reserve fund that allows certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate…

Latest action

May 20, 2025: Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.

Committee: House Budget