Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Latest action · Apr 2, 2009 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried. A concurrent resolution must be agreed to by both chambers, but it is not presented to the President and does not become law.
- IntroducedMar 27, 2009
- Agreed to in HouseApr 2, 2009
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Sets forth the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2010, including the appropriate budgetary levels for FY2009, and FY2011-FY2014.
Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts - (Sec. 101) Recommends budgetary levels and amounts for FY2009-FY2014 with respect to: (1) federal revenues; (2) new budget authority; (3) budget outlays; (4) deficits (on-budget); (5) debt subject to limit; and (6) debt held by the public.
(Sec. 102) Lists the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for specified major functional categories for FY2009-FY2014.
Title II: Reconciliation - (Sec. 201) Sets forth reconciliation instructions for the Committees on: (1) Energy and Commerce; (2) Ways and Means; and (3) Education and Labor.
Authorizes the House to direct the House Clerk to add at the end of a health care reform bill or an education investment bill, subject to these reconciliation instructions, the text of another such measure as passed by the House to form a single engrossed reconciliation bill.
Title III: Reserve Funds - (Sec. 301) Creates certain deficit-neutral reserve funds, subject to specified conditions, for legislation concerning: (1) health care reform; (2) college access, affordability, and completion; (3) an increase in energy independence; (4) America's veterans and servicemembers; (5) certain tax relief; (6) a 9/11 health program; (7) child nutrition; (8) structural unemployment insurance reforms; (9) child support; (10) the Affordable Housing Trust Fund; (11) home visiting for certain individuals and families; and (12) a low-income home energy assistance program (LIHEAP) trigger.
(Sec. 313) Creates a reserve fund, subject to specified conditions, for legislation concerning reauthorization of surface transportation programs.
(Sec. 314) Creates a current policy reserve fund, subject to specified conditions, for legislation concerning: (1) Medicare improvements; (2) middle-class tax relief; (3) Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) reform; and (4) the Estate and Gift Tax.
Title IV: Budget Enforcement - (Sec. 401) Prescribes adjustments for direct spending and revenues to maintain such current policy reserves, only if certain conditions and pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) requirements are met.
Authorizes adjustments for the LIHEAP program, and prescribes other adjustments for the deposit insurance guarantee commitment (in effect as of the enactment of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 [EESA]).
(Sec. 402) Authorizes or prescribes adjustments to discretionary spending limits, budgetary aggregates, and allocations for: (1) continuing disability reviews, Supplemental Security Income (SSI) redeterminations, and SSI asset verification by the Social Security Administration (SSA); (2) Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax compliance; (3) the health care fraud and abuse control program; (4) unemployment insurance improper payments reviews; and (5) a Partnership Fund for Program Integrity Innovation in the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
States that new budget authority, outlays, and receipts resulting from adoption of legislation making appropriations for FY2009-FY2010 for overseas deployments and related activities, or appropriations for discretionary spending to meet emergency needs, shall not count for certain purposes of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA).
(Sec. 403) Prohibits House legislation that would require advance appropriations, except certain FY2011 or FY2012 programs, projects, activities, or accounts.
(Sec. 404) Encourages all House committees to: (1) conduct rigorous oversight hearings to root out waste, fraud, and abuse in all aspects of federal spending and operations, giving particular scrutiny to issues raised by the Office of Inspector General or Comptroller General; and (2) make recommendations, based on these oversight efforts, to reduce wasteful federal spending to promote deficit reduction and long-term fiscal responsibility.
(Sec. 405) Requires in the House the joint explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any budget resolution to include in its allocation to the House Committee on Appropriations amounts for the discretionary administrative expenses of the SSA and of the Postal Service.
Title V: Policy - (Sec. 501) Declares the policy of this resolution on: (1) middle-income tax relief and revenues; and (2) defense priorities.
Title VI: Sense of the House - (Sec. 601) Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives on: (1) veterans' and servicemembers' health care; (2) homeland security; (3) American innovation and economic competitiveness; (4) pay parity; (5) college affordability; (6) Great Lakes restoration; and (7) the importance of child support enforcement.
Recorded votes 5
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 192 | On Agreeing to the Resolution | Passed233–196 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| House 191 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed137–293 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| House 190 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed113–318 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| House 189 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed111–322 | Apr 2, 2009 |
| House 188 | On Agreeing to the Amendment | Failed84–348 | Apr 2, 2009 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Budget Committee | Reported as an original measure Mar 28, 2009 |
Actions 26
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Mrs. Maloney moved that the Committee rise.
- Apr 2, 2009On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
- Apr 2, 2009Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H4415-4487)
- Apr 2, 2009GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with the remaining one hour of general debate on H. Con. Res. 85.
- Apr 2, 2009Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 85 as unfinished business.
- Apr 2, 2009GENERAL LEAVE - Mr. Spratt asked unanimous consent that Members have 5 legislative days to revise and extend their remarks on H.Con.Res. 85. Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 2, 2009The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- Apr 2, 2009DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Woolsey amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Apr 2, 2009DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Jordan(OH) amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Apr 2, 2009DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Lee(CA) amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Apr 2, 2009DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 316, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 40 minutes of debate on the Ryan (WI) amendment in the nature of a substitute.
- Apr 2, 2009The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 85.
- Apr 2, 2009The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H4487)
- Apr 2, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 233 - 196 (Roll no. 192). (text: CR H4431-4437)
- Apr 2, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 1, 2009Rule H. Res. 305 passed House.
- Apr 1, 2009Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 305. (consideration: CR H4370-4393)
- Apr 1, 2009Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 85 with 4 hours of general debate. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
- Apr 1, 2009House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 305 and Rule XVIII.
- Apr 1, 2009The Speaker designated the Honorable Ellen O. Tauscher to act as Chairwoman of the Committee.
- Apr 1, 2009GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with four hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 85.
- Apr 1, 2009GENERAL DEBATE - General Debate on H. Con. Res. 85 continued beyond 12 midnight and on into April 2, 2009.
- Mar 31, 2009Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 305 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 85 with 4 hours of general debate. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution.
- Mar 27, 2009Introduced in House
- Mar 27, 2009The House Committee on The Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 111-60, by Mr. Spratt.
- Mar 27, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 25.
In the Congressional Record 5
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.
Research
What has been written about this resolution: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
CRS reports 9
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this resolution or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 9
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43930 | Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting (MIECHV) Program: Background and Funding Archived | Report | Nov 21, 2018 |
| R42395 | A Retrospective of House Rules Changes Since the 110th Congress Archived | Report | Jun 28, 2017 |
| RL30297 | Congressional Budget Resolutions: Historical Information | Report | Nov 16, 2015 |
| R40705 | Home Visitation for Families with Young Children Archived | Report | Feb 3, 2010 |
| R40737 | Veterans Medical Care: FY2010 Appropriations Archived | Report | Jan 21, 2010 |
Amendments 4
Amendments offered to this resolution.
Related bills 3
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2010 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 and 2011 through 2014.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Appropriations
- Arms control and nonproliferation
- Bank accounts, deposits, capital
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Child health
- Congressional oversight
- Crime victims
- Defense spending
- Department of Defense
- Disability assistance
- Economic performance and conditions
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education programs funding
- Educational facilities and institutions
- Employment discrimination and employee rights
- Energy assistance for the poor and aged
- Energy storage, supplies, demand
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Financial crises and stabilization
- Fraud offenses and financial crimes
- Great Lakes
- Health care quality
- Higher education
- Home and outpatient care
- Homeland security
- House Committee on Education and Labor
- House Committee on Energy and Commerce
- House Committee on Ways and Means
- Housing and community development funding
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Income tax rates
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Medicare
- Military medicine
- Military operations and strategy
- Military personnel and dependents
- Military procurement, research, weapons development
- National Guard and reserves
- Nutrition and diet
- Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- Public contracts and procurement
- Roads and highways
- Sales and excise taxes
- Separation, divorce, custody, support
- Small business
- Social security and elderly assistance
- Student aid and college costs
- Tax treatment of families
- Terrorism
- Transfer and inheritance taxes
- Transportation programs funding
- Unemployment
- Veterans' medical care
- Wages and earnings
- Water quality
- Women's health
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 2, 2009Engrossed in House
- Mar 27, 2009Reported in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this resolution on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
