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H. Con. Res. 14 — Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025
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The House Committee on Agriculture is directed to submit legislative changes within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by at least $230 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Agriculture shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $230,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 16)
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enacted
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
P.L. 119-21 is the enacted reconciliation vehicle pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 and includes Title I Agriculture Committee legislation (SNAP/Thrifty Food Plan and farm-bill changes) that constitutes the committee's submitted law changes under that instruction.
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The House Committee on Armed Services is directed to submit legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $100 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Armed Services shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $100,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 16)
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The House Committee on Education and Workforce is directed to submit legislative changes to reduce the deficit by at least $330 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Education and Workforce shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $330,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 16)
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The House Committee on Energy and Commerce is directed to submit legislative changes to reduce the deficit by at least $880 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Energy and Commerce shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $880,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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The House Committee on Homeland Security is directed to submit legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $90 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Homeland Security shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $90,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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The House Committee on the Judiciary is directed to submit legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $110 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on the Judiciary shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $110,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is directed to submit legislative changes to reduce the deficit by at least $50 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $50,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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The House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure is directed to submit legislative changes to reduce the deficit by at least $10 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit by not less than $10,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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The House Committee on Ways and Means is directed to submit legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $4.5 trillion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Ways and Means shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $4,500,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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enacted
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
The enacted reconciliation law pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 includes committee-submitted tax reductions within Ways and Means jurisdiction that increase the deficit, executing that committee’s instructed legislative changes.
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The House Committee on Ways and Means is directed to submit legislative changes raising the statutory debt limit by $4 trillion.
“The Committee on Ways and Means shall submit changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the statutory debt limit by $4,000,000,000,000.” (p. 17)
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enacted
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
The enacted reconciliation act pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 packages and enacts the committee-submitted legislation that increases the statutory debt limit, carrying out the Ways and Means instruction to raise it by $4 trillion.
Delivered
Several Senate committees (Agriculture; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Energy and Natural Resources; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions) are each directed to report changes reducing the deficit by at least $1 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that reduce the deficit by not less than $1,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 17)
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enacted
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
P.L. 119-21 is the enacted reconciliation measure pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 and includes Title I legislation from the Senate Agriculture Committee (SNAP/Thrifty Food Plan and farm-bill changes) as the reported jurisdictional law changes that resolution required.
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The Senate Committee on Armed Services is directed to report legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $150 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $150,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 18)
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The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation is directed to report legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $20 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $20,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 18)
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The Senate Committee on Finance is directed to report legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $1.5 trillion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Finance of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $1,500,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 18)
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enacted
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
P.L. 119-21 is the enacted reconciliation act pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 and packages committee-submitted law changes, including tax reductions in Finance jurisdiction that increase the deficit, thereby executing the instruction that Senate Finance report such changes of not more than $1.5 trillion.
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The Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs is directed to report legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $175 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $175,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 18)
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The Senate Committee on the Judiciary is directed to report legislative changes increasing the deficit by not more than $175 billion over fiscal years 2025-2034.
“The Committee on the Judiciary of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the deficit by not more than $175,000,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034.” (p. 18)
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The Senate Committee on Finance is directed to report legislation raising the statutory debt limit by not more than $5 trillion.
“In the Senate, not later than May 16, 2025, the Committee on Finance of the Senate shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that increase the statutory debt limit by not more than $5,000,000,000,000.” (p. 18)
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enacted
An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
The enacted reconciliation law pursuant to H. Con. Res. 14 includes committee-submitted legislation that increases the statutory debt limit, carrying out the Finance Committee instruction to report such a raise of not more than $5 trillion.
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The resolution establishes a Senate reserve fund authorizing budget adjustments for legislation reducing federal regulations, provided it does not increase the deficit.
“The Chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate may revise the allocations of a committee or committees, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution, and make adjustments to the pay-as-you-go ledger, for one or more bills, joint resolutions, amendments, amendments between the Houses, motions, or conference reports relating to reducing burdensome and costly Federal Government regulations by passing legislation focused on government deregulation” (p. 20)
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The resolution establishes a Senate reserve fund authorizing budget adjustments for spending reforms that reduce the deficit by more than $2 trillion over 10 years through reconciliation, executive action, or rescissions.
“include policy changes that reduce the deficit through reconciliation, executive action, or rescissions by Congress and the President by more than $2,000,000,000,000 over 10 years, by the amounts provided in such legislation for those purposes” (p. 20)
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The resolution establishes a Senate reserve fund authorizing budget adjustments for legislation extending Tax Cuts and Jobs Act provisions in the baseline without raising revenue.
“relating to using more realistic assumptions regarding current tax policy, which may include extending provisions under Public Law 115–97 (131 Stat. 2054) (commonly known as the ‘‘Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017’’) in the baseline in order to prevent massive tax increases on working families and small businesses” (p. 20)
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The resolution establishes a Senate reserve fund authorizing budget adjustments for legislation protecting Medicaid and extending the life of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
“relating to protecting the Medicaid program under title XIX of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), which may include strengthening and improving Medicaid for the most vulnerable populations, and extending the life of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund” (p. 21)
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The House sets a goal of reducing mandatory spending by $2 trillion over the budget window, and if authorizing committees fall short, the Ways and Means instruction is to be reduced by a commensurate amount.
“In the House of Representatives, the goal of this concurrent resolution is to reduce mandatory spending by $2 trillion over the budget window. If the combined deficit reduction provided by authorizing committees is below this target, it is the policy of the Committee on the Budget of the House that the instruction provided to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House should be reduced by a commensurate amount to offset the difference.” (p. 26)
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The resolution states House policy to enact legislation through reconciliation that scales back federal regulations, such as the REINS Act.
“to enact legislation through reconciliation that strengthens Congress, scales back Federal regulations, limits future bureaucratic red tape, and unleashes economic growth,” (p. 26)