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HCONRES 113

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

119th Congress Introduced by Jodey Arrington

Establishes a multi-year federal budget framework (FY2027–FY2036) with set revenues, spending, deficits, and debt levels to guide budget discipline and reconciliation efforts.

The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-754, by Mr. Arrington.
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Bill Summary · HCONRES 113

Overview

  • Bill: HCONRES 113
  • Session: 119th Congress
  • Title: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
  • Type: Concurrent resolution establishing budgetary Levels (rules governing deficits, spending, and taxes) for FY2027–FY2036.
  • Sponsor: Rep. Jodey Arrington (co-sponsor listed), reported by the House Committee on the Budget on July 18, 2026.

Purpose and intent

  • Establishes the official congressional budget for FY2027 and sets forward budgetary levels (revenue, spending, deficits, debt subject to limit, and major functional categories) for FY2027–FY2036.
  • Replaces prior concurrent resolutions on the budget for the new multi-year window starting with FY2027.
  • Provides a framework for budget enforcement, reconciliation procedures, and reserve fund mechanics tied to the Budget Act of 1974.

Key provisions and changes

  • Title I: Recommended Levels and Amounts

    • Federal Revenues: Sets target revenue levels for each year from FY2027 to FY2036 (ranges from about $4.48 trillion in FY2027 up to $6.34 trillion in FY2036).
    • New Budget Authority: Specifies total new budget authority across all programs for each year (FY2027 ≈ $5.97 trillion up to FY2036 ≈ $7.98 trillion).
    • Budget Outlays: Specifies total outlays (spending) for each year (FY2027 ≈ $6.08 trillion to FY2036 ≈ $7.86 trillion).
    • On-Budget Deficits: Projects annual on-budget deficits (ranging from about $1.43 trillion to $1.64 trillion in later years).
    • Debt Subject to Limit: Sets debt ceiling levels by year (FY2027 ≈ $41.4 trillion up to FY2036 ≈ $56.2 trillion).
    • Debt Held by the Public: Projects public debt by year (FY2027 ≈ $33.9 trillion up to FY2036 ≈ $48.5 trillion).
    • Major Functional Categories: Establishes annual new budget authority and outlays by function (examples below).
    • National Defense (050): Authority and outlays increase yearly, e.g., FY2027 Authority ≈ $955B; Outlays ≈ $979B; FY2036 Authority ≈ $1.184T; Outlays ≈ $1.149T.
    • International Affairs (150): Incremental yearly authorizations/outlays (e.g., FY2027 Authority ≈ $60.3B; Outlays ≈ $50.2B; FY2036 Authority ≈ $76.6B; Outlays ≈ $70.9B).
    • General Science, Space, and Technology (250): Gradual increases in authority and outlays across the period.
    • Energy (270), Natural Resources and Environment (300), Agriculture (350), Commerce and Housing Credit (370), Transportation (400), Community and Regional Development (450), Education/Training/Employment/Social Services (500), Health (550), Medicare (570), Income Security (600), Social Security (650), Veterans Benefits (700), Administration of Justice (750), General Government (800), Net Interest (900), among others, with year-by-year allocations.
    • Notable pattern: Most major functions show steady or gradual increases in budget authority and outlays across FY2027–FY2036.

  • Title II: Reconciliation

    • Establishes a House of Representatives reconciliation process for FY2027, including timelines (e.g., committee submissions by September 11, 2026) and specified deficit-increase caps for various committees (e.g., Agriculture up to $12B, Armed Services up to $60B, Intelligence up to $13B, House Administration up to $10B) to guide proposed policy changes under reconciliation.

  • Title III: Reserve Fund

    • Provides a mechanism for the Budget Committee Chair to revise allocations/aggregates to accommodate reconciliation legislation, subject to compliance with reconciliation instructions.

  • Title IV: Other Matters

    • Enforcement Filing: Requires publication statements in the Congressional Record detailing committee allocations and consistency with the budget for enforcement purposes.
    • Budgetary Treatment of Administrative Expenses: Requires inclusion of discretionary administrative costs (e.g., SSA and USPS) in appropriations allocations to support enforcement.
    • Adjustments and Baselines: Allows adjustments to reflect changes in concepts/definitions and CBO baseline updates; changes in baseline are to be reflected in allocations.
    • Emergency Requirements, Additional Adjustments: Provides specific rules for emergency designations, disaster relief, wildfire suppression, health care fraud/abuse control costs, continuing disability reviews, reemployment services, and eligibility assessments, with defined caps/limits.
    • Exercise of Rulemaking Powers: Provisions that the resolution and its rules operate as the rules of the House and Senate, respectively, subject to constitutional alterations.

Who/what is affected

  • Federal government agencies and programs: All major functional categories listed in Title I (defense, international affairs, science/tech, energy, natural resources, agriculture, commerce/housing, transportation, education, health, Medicare, Social Security, veterans, justice, government-wide programs, etc.).
  • Congress: Budget Committee, Appropriations, and all authorizing committees implicated in the reconciliation process.
  • Administrative entities: Social Security Administration, Postal Service, and other agencies with discretionary administrative costs, which must be reflected in allocations.
  • Other stakeholders: Recipients and programs under Health, Education, Social Security, Medicare, Veterans benefits, and means-tested or entitlement programs as reflected in the year-by-year authorizations/outlays.

Procedural and timeline aspects

  • Introduction and reporting: The measure was reported by the Budget Committee on July 18, 2026, and placed on the Union Calendar.
  • Reconciliation timeline: Committees must submit recommendations by September 11, 2026; House reconciliation instructions set caps on deficit impact per committee.
  • Enforcement and compliance: Sets procedures for enforcement filings and adjustments to allocations/aggregates with an emphasis on compliance with the Congressional Budget Act and the resolution’s terms.
  • Multi-year framework: Establishes budgetary levels for a 10-year horizon (FY2027–FY2036), with annual updates to revenues, new budget authority, outlays, deficits, and debt metrics.

Note: This summary focuses on the substantive elements of the proposed concurrent resolution and its implications for budget discipline, reconciliation, and multi-year spending plans. Detailed dollar figures appear in the bill text and are listed year-by-year for each function and category.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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