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Proposed 2025 Congressional Budget Resolution

Original title: 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.

Last action · May 20, 2025: Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.Sponsor: Jodey Arrington

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What This Bill Would Do

This resolution sets the federal government's spending, revenue, and deficit targets for 2025 and provides a 10-year financial framework through 2034. It mandates that various House committees propose legislative changes to reduce the federal deficit by at least $2 trillion over the next decade.

Why it matters

This document establishes the official spending and revenue boundaries for the federal government, directly triggering a requirement for House committees to draft legislation that could significantly alter federal programs, taxes, and the national debt limit.

Background

Concurrent resolutions on the budget are non-binding on the President but serve as the primary framework for Congress to manage federal spending and revenue through the reconciliation process. context

Who It Would Affect

Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.

Directly affected

House Committees

Eleven committees are mandated to submit legislative recommendations to change laws within their jurisdiction by March 27, 2025.

Directly affected

Committee on Ways and Means

This committee is specifically tasked with increasing the statutory debt limit and managing a large deficit-related reconciliation instruction.

Directly affected

Social Security Administration

The resolution mandates that its discretionary administrative expenses be included in the Committee on Appropriations' budget allocation.

Directly affected

United States Postal Service

The resolution mandates that its discretionary administrative expenses be included in the Committee on Appropriations' budget allocation.

Key Facts

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is a budget reconciliation instruction?

It is a directive from the budget resolution requiring specific committees to change laws within their jurisdiction to meet defined spending or revenue targets.

What happens if committees don't meet the $2 trillion deficit reduction goal?

The chair of the Committee on the Budget is authorized to automatically adjust the instructions for the Committee on Ways and Means to offset the shortfall.

Does this resolution change the national debt limit?

Yes, it instructs the Committee on Ways and Means to submit legislation increasing the statutory debt limit by $4 trillion.

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Procedural history

34 actions

May 20, 2025Senate
Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.
Apr 10, 2025House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 10, 2025House
On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 214 (Roll no. 100). (text: 4/9/2025 CR H1533-1540)
Apr 10, 2025House
Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 214 (Roll no. 100).
Apr 10, 2025House
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H. Con. Res. 14. (consideration: CR H1579-1580)
Apr 9, 2025House
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H. Con. Res. 14 would be postponed.

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Apr 9, 2025House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 9, 2025House
DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 313, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14.
Apr 9, 2025House
Mr. Arrington moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14.
Apr 9, 2025House
Mr. Arrington moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1533-1550)
Apr 9, 2025House
Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 313, Mr. Arrington called up the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14.
Apr 7, 2025Senate
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 5, 2025SenateFloor
Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191.
Apr 5, 2025SenateFloor
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191.
Apr 4, 2025Senate
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2275-2360)
Apr 3, 2025Senate
Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2159-2168)
Apr 3, 2025Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 169.
Apr 3, 2025Senate
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2159)
Apr 2, 2025Senate
Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
Feb 25, 2025House
On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 215 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H818-823)
Feb 25, 2025HouseFloor
Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 215 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H818-823)
Feb 25, 2025House
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H824-825)
Feb 25, 2025House
Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H. Con. Res. 14.
Feb 25, 2025House
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration on H. Con. Res. 14 is postponed.
Feb 25, 2025House
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Feb 25, 2025House
The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 14.
Feb 25, 2025House
GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with three hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 14.
Feb 25, 2025House
The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Feb 25, 2025House
House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 161 and Rule XVIII.
Feb 25, 2025House
Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 20, H.J. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 14. The resolution provides for consideration of two joint resolutions, H.J.Res.20, under a closed rule and H.J.Res. 35, under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 14, under a closed rule. The joint resolutions are debated for one hour each and the concurrent resolution is debated for 3 hours.
Feb 25, 2025House
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 161. (consideration: CR H791-823)
Feb 25, 2025House
Rule H. Res. 161 passed House.
Feb 18, 2025House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Feb 18, 2025House
The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-4, by Mr. Arrington.

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Voting Record

Outcome not reportedHouse4/10/2025Voteview

Total

430

Yes: 216
No: 214
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0

How they voted (430)

406 more members

Michael BaumgartnerRyes

Christopher DeluzioDno

Nicholas LangworthyRyes

Richard McCormickRyes

Bonnie Watson ColemanDno

Sydney Kamlager-DoveDno

Debbie Wasserman SchultzDno

Diana HarshbargerRyes

Mariannette Miller-MeeksRyes

Raja KrishnamoorthiDno

April McClain DelaneyDno

Guy ReschenthalerRyes

Mario Diaz-BalartRyes

Alexandria Ocasio-CortezDno

Ron EstesRyes

Josh GottheimerDno

Charles FleischmannRyes

Nicole MalliotakisRyes

Derrick Van OrdenRyes

Brian FitzpatrickRyes

Christopher SmithRyes

Glenn ThompsonRyes

Michelle FischbachRyes

Sheila Cherfilus-McCormickDno

James BairdRyes

Anna Paulina LunaRyes

Teresa Leger FernandezDno

Marilyn StricklandDno

Jefferson Van DrewRyes

Kristen McDonald RivetDno

Jennifer McClellanDno

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Outcome not reportedSenate4/5/2025Voteview

Total

Yes: 51
No: 48
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0

How they voted (99)

75 more members

Catherine Cortez MastoDno

Kirsten GillibrandDno

Lisa Blunt RochesterDno

Sheldon WhitehouseDno

Richard BlumenthalDno

Christopher MurphyDno

Lindsey GrahamRyes

Outcome not reportedHouse2/25/2025Voteview

Total

Yes: 0
No: 1
Present: 0
Not voting: 0
Abstain: 0

How they voted (1)

Sylvester TurnerDno

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Aggressive Deficit Reduction Mandate

The resolution ties the Committee on Ways and Means' reconciliation instructions directly to the performance of other committees, creating a mechanism to force $2 trillion in deficit reduction.

Committee on the Budget Committee on Ways and Means

Connected Entities

Joint Committee on Taxation, Congressional Budget Office, Committee on Ways and Means and 3 more

OrganizationJoint Committee on Taxation“Provides tax-related cost estimates for budget compliance.”Map →

OrganizationCongressional Budget Office“Provides cost estimates for budget compliance.”Map →

OrganizationCommittee on Ways and Means“Committee instructed to increase the debt limit and submit deficit reduction rec”Map →

bill numberH. Con. Res. 14“The concurrent resolution establishing the 2025 budget.”Map →

PersonMr. Arrington“Chair of the Committee on the Budget who reported the resolution.”Map →

OrganizationCommittee on the Budget“House committee responsible for the budget resolution.”Map →

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