HCONRES 83 - Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.

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IntroducedMar 26, 2001
Agreed to in HouseMar 28, 2001
Agreed to in SenateApr 6, 2001

Summary

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Declares that the concurrent resolution on the budget for FY 2001 is revised and replaced. Sets forth the congressional budget for the Government for FY 2002, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY 2003 through 2011.

Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - Lists recommended budgetary levels and amounts for FY 2001 through 2011 with respect to: (1) Federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) surpluses; (5) public debt; (6) debt held by the public; and (7)

social security revenues, outlays, and administrative expenses.

(Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY 2001 through 2011.

(Sec. 103) Directs the Senate Finance Committee to report a reconciliation bill by May 18, 2001, that consists of changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce revenues by no more than$1.25 trillion and increase the total level of outlays by no more than $100 billion for the period of FY 2001 through 2011. Requires $100 billion of such revenues and outlays to be available only for FY 2001 through 2002. Prohibits such legislation, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), from reducing the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust Fund (Medicare Trust Fund) surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

Expresses the sense of Congress that of the total amount reconciled in this section, $100 billion will be for an economic stimulus package over the next two years.

(Sec. 104) Provides a reconciliation instruction for the House of Representatives Committee on Ways and Means similar to that set forth for the Senate in the preceding section.

Title II: Budget Enforcement and Rulemaking - Subtitle A: Budget Enforcement - Sets forth prohibitions on advance appropriations in the House and Senate. Excepts advance appropriations for FY 2003 for specified accounts identified for advance appropriations and for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. Waives the point of order on advance appropriations in the Senate only by an affirmative three-fifths majority vote.

Expresses the sense of Congress that the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 should be amended to address procedures for advance appropriations for fiscal years beginning with FY 2003.

(Sec. 203) Requires the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, whenever a bill or joint resolution becomes law that increases the discretionary spending limit for FY 2002 set out in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Gramm-Rudman-Hollings Act), to increase the section 302 allocation called for in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the appropriate Appropriations Committee and to adjust all other budgetary aggregates and levels contained in this resolution.

Provides a point of order in the Senate against consideration of legislation that exceeds certain discretionary spending limits in the defense and nondefense categories for FY 2002. Makes this point of order inapplicable if a declaration of war is in effect. Waives such point of order only by an affirmative three-fifths majority vote.

(Sec. 204) Requires, in the House, that the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any budget resolution include in the allocation to the Appropriations Committee amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration (SSA). Requires, in the House, that estimates of the level of total new budget authority and outlays provided by a measure pursuant to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 include any discretionary amounts provided for the SSA.

Subtitle B: Reserve Funds - Authorizes the appropriate Budget Committee chairman, if the Senate Finance Committee or House Committees on Ways and Means or Energy and Commerce reports legislation to reform Medicare and improve the access of beneficiaries to prescription drugs, to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and allocations of budget authority and outlays in this resolution by the amount provided in such legislation, with a specified limitation.

Authorizes the appropriate chairman of the Budget Committee, if the Senate Finance Committee or House Committees on Ways and Means or Energy and Commerce reports legislation that repeals the 15 percent reduction in payments under the Medicare program to home health agencies enacted by the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 and scheduled to go into effect on October 1, 2002, to increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays and other budgetary aggregates and levels by the amount provided in such legislation with specified limitations and subject to the condition that the legislation may not, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except for Medicare reform legislation), reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

(Sec. 212) Authorizes the appropriate chairman of the Budget Committee, if the Senate Finance Committee or the House Committee on Energy and Commerce reports legislation that provides States with the opportunity to expand Medicaid coverage for children with special needs, to revise committee allocations, budgetary aggregates, and allocations of new budget authority and outlays in this resolution by the amount provided by such legislation, with specified limitations and subject to the condition that such legislation may not, when taken together with all previously enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

(Sec. 213) Authorizes the appropriate Budget Committee chairman, if the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee or the House Agriculture Committee reports legislation to reauthorize the Federal Agriculture Improvement Act of 1996, title I of such Act, and other agricultural production legislation, to increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays to the committee for FY 2003 through 2011 by the amount provided by such legislation, with specified limitations and subject to the condition that such legislation, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), may not reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

(Sec. 214) Provides that if the Congressional Budget Office budget and economic outlook update for FY 2002 through 2011 estimates an on-budget surplus for any of FY 2001 through 2011 that exceeds that set forth in the corresponding outlook for FY 2001, the House Budget Committee chairman may, in an amount not to exceed the increase in the surplus for that fiscal year, reduce the recommended level of Federal revenues and make other adjustments for such year and/or reduce the appropriate level of the public debt, increase the surplus amount, and make other appropriate adjustments for such year.

(Sec. 215) Authorizes the appropriate Budget Committee chairman, if the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions or the House Committee on Education and Workforce reports legislation that provides additional resources for legislation that repeals the replacement interest rate structure for student loans scheduled to occur on July 1, 2003, to increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays to the committee by the amount provided by such legislation, with specified limitations and subject to the condition that such legislation, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), may not reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

(Sec. 216) Allows the appropriate Budget Committee chairman, if the Senate Finance Committee or House Ways and Means Committee reports legislation that provides health insurance for the uninsured, to revise committee allocations and other budgetary aggregates and allocations of new budget authority and outlays and to revise revenue aggregates and other aggregates and allocations by the amount provided by such legislation, with specified limitations and subject to the condition that such legislation, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), may not reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

(Sec. 217) Authorizes the Senate Budget Committee chairman, if the President submits a budget amendment and the Appropriations or Armed Services committees report legislation that provides additional resources for defense spending in response to the recommendations of the President's National Defense Review, to increase the allocation of new budget authority and outlays to the committee for FY 2002 by the amount provided by such legislation, provided that it does not, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), reduce the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

(Sec. 218) Authorizes the House Budget Committee chairman, to adjust aggregates and committee allocations of new budget authority and outlays FY 2002 for a bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) for FY 2002 and, for FY 2002 through 2011, for a bill making DOD appropriations, providing a prescription drug benefit, and other appropriate legislation. Bars such legislation, when taken together with all previously-enacted legislation (except that enacted pursuant to section 211), from reducing the on-budget surplus below the level of the Medicare Trust Fund surplus in any fiscal year covered by this resolution.

Subtitle C: Miscellaneous Provisions - Provides for the application and effect of changes in allocations and aggregates made pursuant to this resolution.

Sets forth provisions regarding enforcement of this resolution and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 in the House and the Senate.

Title III: Sense of the Senate and Congress Provisions - Subtitle A: Sense of the Senate - Expresses the sense of the Senate with respect to: (1) conservation funding; (2) increased funding for helping the neediest countries cope with HIV/AIDS and associated infectious diseases; (3) increased appropriations for consolidated health centers; (4) increased funding for Department of Justice State and local law enforcement grant programs; (5) Coast Guard funding; (6) funding for the national food safety infrastructure; (7) increased funding for renewable energy research and development; and (8) increased education funding.

Subtitle B: Sense of the Congress - Expresses the sense of Congress regarding: (1) expansion of Individual Development Accounts for asset building of the working poor; (2) support of the Assistance to Firefighters grant program; (3) funding for graduate medical education conducted at independent children's teaching hospitals, emphasis on community health centers, and the Ryan White CARE Act; (4) concurrent retirement and disability benefits to retired members of the armed forces; (5) parallel adjustments of Federal civilian and military pay; and (6) deductibility of State sales tax.

Recorded votes 9

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Roll call	Question	Result	Date
Senate 98	On the Conference Report H.Con.Res. 83	Conference Report Agreed to53–47	May 10, 2001

House 104	On Agreeing to the Conference Report	Passed221–207	May 9, 2001

House 85	On Motion to Instruct Conferees	Failed200–207	Apr 24, 2001

Senate 86	On the Concurrent Resolution H.Con.Res. 83	Concurrent Resolution Agreed to65–35	Apr 6, 2001

House 70	On Agreeing to the Resolution	Passed222–205	Mar 28, 2001

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Cosponsors

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Committees 2

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Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Budget Committee	Reported as an original measure Mar 23, 2001
Senate	Budget Committee	Referred Mar 29, 2001Discharged Apr 2, 2001

Actions 60

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May 10, 2001Conference report considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S4776-4793)
May 10, 2001Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 47. Record Vote Number: 98.
May 10, 2001Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 9, 2001Conference papers: Senate report and manager's statement and message on House action held at the desk in Senate.
May 9, 2001Rule H. Res. 136 passed House.

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In the Congressional Record 23

Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Senate	Tables S5775–S5778Revisions to H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011	Pete V. Domenici R-NM	May 26, 2001
House	Debate and remarks H2337	Jim Gibbons R-NV	May 21, 2001
Senate · Extensions	Debate and remarks E844, S5103Tables S5104–S5107Revisions to H. Con. Res. 83, revising and setting forth the Federal budget for 2001-2011	Dennis Moore D-KS, Pete V. Domenici R-NM	May 17, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S4855	Larry E. Craig R-ID	May 14, 2001
Senate	Debate and remarks S4776–S4794Recorded votes S4793conference report	Ben Nelson D-NE, Christopher J. Dodd D-CT, Dianne Feinstein D-CA, Don Nickles R-OK, Edward M. Kennedy D-MA, Ernest F. Hollings D-SC, Herb Kohl D-WI, Hillary Rodham Clinton D-NY, James M. Jeffords R-VT, Jean Carnahan D-MO, John B. Breaux D-LA, Joseph I. Lieberman I-CT, Joseph R. Biden Jr. D-DE, Kent Conrad D-ND, Mark Dayton D-MN, Patrick J. Leahy D-VT, Paul D. Wellstone D-MN, Pete V. Domenici R-NM, Robert C. Byrd D-WV, William H. Frist R-TN	May 10, 2001

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Research

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Committee reports

Printed hearings 4

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Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
Serial No. 107-28	PREDICTABILITY AND CONTROL: TWIN REASONS FOR RESTORING BUDGET DISCIPLINES62 pages	Budget Committee	Apr 25, 2002
Serial No. 107-42	TRADE AGENCY BUDGET AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER CUSTOMS ISSUES104 pages	Ways and Means Committee	Jul 17, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-334	IMPACT OF THE NATIONAL EDUCATION BUDGET ON IOWA SCHOOLS86 pages	Appropriations Committee	Apr 21, 2001
S. Hrg. 107-233	DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 20021,111 pages	Appropriations Committee	Feb 28, 2001–Sep 5, 2001

CRS reports 15

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Cite it 15

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

Product	Title	Kind	Published
R40480	Budget Reconciliation Measures Enacted into Law Since 1980	Report	Jul 15, 2026
R48444	The Reconciliation Process: Frequently Asked Questions	Report	Feb 23, 2026
R47235	The Congressional Budget Process Timeline	Report	Jul 29, 2025
R44058	The Budget Reconciliation Process: Stages of Consideration	Report	Jan 25, 2021
R43482	Advance Appropriations, Forward Funding, and Advance Funding: Concepts, Practice, and Budget Process Considerations	Report	Jun 10, 2019

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Amendments 183

Amendments offered to this resolution.

Amendment	Description	Offered by	Status
HAmdt 17	An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text, and considered as adopted pursuant to H. Res. 100.	Budget Committee	On agreeing to the The Budget amendment (A001) Agreed to without objection.
HAmdt 18	An amendment to provide for investments in education, including new schoo construction grants and full funding for Head Start; funding for Medicare prescription drug benefit; funding for election reform; and funding for affordable housing construction. The amendment also provides for a 20% reduction in the defense budget; eliminates the deductibility of excessive CEO compensation and of tobacco advertising and marketing; reduces OPIC and the advanced Technology Program; and divides projected non-Social Security and non-Medicare surpluses into thirds (ie. additional debt reduction; tax relief; and investment.).	Dennis J. Kucinich D-OH	On agreeing to the Kucinich amendment (A002) Failed by recorded vote: 79 - 343 (Roll no. 66).
HAmdt 19	An amendment to reserve half of the on-budget surplus over the next 5 years ($370 billion) for debt reduction and strengthening Social Security and Medicare; devote one quarter of the on-budget surplus to tax cuts retroactive to 2001, and for a net tax cut of $180 billion from 2001-2006. The amendment also saves 100% of the Social Security and Medicare trust fund surpluses for future retirees and prohibits those surpluses from being used for any other purpose. In addition, the amendment provides for an immediate tax cut of $23 billion in FY 2001; allocates 25% of the on-budget surplus over the next 5 years for investments in priorities identified by the President with bipartisan support in Congress; enforces discretionary spending levels; provides $92 billion for prescription drug coverage; provides a total of $57 billion for mandatory agriculture spending; and finally, increases spending by $20 billion in budget authority and $25 billion in outlays, with an increase of $23.5 billion for education.	Charles W. Stenholm D-TX	On agreeing to the Stenholm amendment (A003) Failed by recorded vote: 204 - 221 (Roll no. 67).
HAmdt 20	An amendment to provide $2.2 trillion in tax relief between 2002 and 2011 and an additional $93 billion in tax relief for the current fiscal year; to set defense spending at $350 billion in FY 2002; to spend $6.7 billion less in FY 2002 on discretionary programs than proposed by the Committee and $150 billion less over 10 years for discretionary programs. The amendment also locks away 100% of the Social Security and Medicare surpluses; requires that any prescription drug benefit be a part of an overall Medicare reform package that does not weaken the long-term solvency of the system by increased baseline spending; provides specific protection for Social Security reform legislation; ensures that the impact of a proposed tax measure on the economy and federal revenues is taken into account and ensures that "triggers" are not added to any tax measure.	Jeff Flake R-AZ	On agreeing to the Flake amendment Failed by recorded vote: 81 - 341 (Roll no. 68).
HAmdt 21	An amendment to extend the solvency of both the Medicare and Social Security programs and calls for giving the Medicare HI surplus the same off-budget status as the Social Security surplus and provides that Social Security and Medicare funds shall be used exclusively to fund benefits promised in current law. The amendment also divides the non-Social Security, non-Medicare surplus into thirds with one-third for tax relief costing $910 billion, one third for more debt reduction and new resources for Medicare and Social Security.	John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC	On agreeing to the Spratt amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 183 - 243 (Roll no. 69).

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Related bills 4

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
SCONRES 20	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002.	Related bill	Apr 2, 2001
HRES 100	Providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.	Procedurally related	Mar 28, 2001
HRES 134	Providing for recommittal of the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.	Related bill	May 8, 2001
HRES 136	Waiving points of order against the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.	Procedurally related	May 9, 2001

Titles 2

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Official Title as Introduced: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011.
Popular Titles: Budget resolution FY2002

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