A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2020 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2021 through 2029.
Latest action · Apr 1, 2019 Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S2121-2127)
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.
- IntroducedApr 1, 2019
- Agreed to in SenateNot reached
- Agreed to in HouseNot reached
Summary
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2020 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2021-FY2029.
The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2029 for
- federal revenues,
- new budget authority,
- budget outlays,
- deficits,
- public debt,
- debt held by the public, and
- the major functional categories of spending.
It also recommends levels and amounts for FY2020-FY2029 in the Senate for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses.
The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct several Senate committees to report and submit to the Senate Budget Committee legislation to reduce the deficit by specified amounts over FY2020-FY2029. The committees include
- the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee;
- the Senate Armed Services Committee;
- the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee;
- the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee;
- the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee;
- the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee; and
- the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee.
The Senate Finance Committee must report and submit legislation to reduce the deficit and revenues by specified amounts over FY2020-2029.
(Under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)
The resolution establishes reserve funds that provide flexibility in applying budget enforcement rules to legislation relating to (1) efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or (2) health savings accounts.
It also sets forth budget enforcement procedures for legislation considered in the Senate.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Apr 1, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S2121-2127)
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Economics and Public Finance.
- Appropriations
- Budget deficits and national debt
- Budget process
- Defense spending
- Disability assistance
- Economic theory
- Economics and Public Finance
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government trust funds
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health programs administration and funding
- Legislative rules and procedure
- Political movements and philosophies
- Postal service
- Social security and elderly assistance
- U.S. Postal Service
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 1, 2019Introduced in Senate
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