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.
2/27/2025, 9:05 AMSummary of Bill HCONRES 14
Bill H.Con.Res. 14, also known as the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, is a piece of legislation that aims to establish the congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal year 2025. The bill also sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.The main goal of this legislation is to outline the government's spending priorities and revenue projections for the upcoming fiscal year and the following years. This includes determining how much money will be allocated to various government programs, agencies, and initiatives, as well as setting targets for revenue generation through taxes and other sources.
The bill is a concurrent resolution, which means that it does not require the President's signature and does not have the force of law. Instead, it serves as a blueprint for Congress to follow when crafting individual appropriations bills and other budget-related legislation. Key components of the bill include projections for economic growth, inflation, and other economic indicators that will impact the government's finances. It also includes estimates for federal spending on programs such as defense, healthcare, education, and infrastructure, as well as projections for revenue from taxes and other sources. Overall, Bill H.Con.Res. 14 is an important piece of legislation that helps guide Congress in making decisions about the federal budget and ensuring that government spending is in line with the country's economic priorities and fiscal constraints.
Congressional Summary of HCONRES 14
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 reconciliation legislation.
The resolution also requires the maximum deficit increase permitted by the reconciliation instruction for the House Ways and Means Committee ($4.5 trillion in the resolution) to be reduced if the proposals submitted by certain committees do not achieve a total of at least $2 trillion in net deficit reduction (or increased if more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction is achieved).
Finally, the resolution sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as adjustments to committee allocations and the budgetary treatment of the discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service.
