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.
This budget resolution establishes federal spending and revenue targets for fiscal years 2027 through 2036, planning for federal outlays to rise from $6.1 trillion to nearly $7.9 trillion annually without changing baseline tax policies. With yearly deficits projected between $1.3 trillion and $1.6 trillion, total debt subject to the legal limit is estimated to grow from $41.4 trillion in 2027 to over $56.1 trillion by 2036. The framework directs significant funding increases to national defense, Medicare, and veterans' benefits, while factoring in hundreds of billions of dollars per year in unspecified government-wide spending cuts to reduce bottom-line figures. Additionally, it gives key House committees authority to advance fast-track bills that add up to $95 billion to the deficit for defense, farm programs, intelligence, and internal congressional operations.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- State workforce and unemployment agenciesMay receive up to $400 million in federal grant funding under Social Security Act section 306 through permitted House spending limit adjustments for reemployment services and eligibility assessments (Sec. 407(e)).
- Department of Agriculture and Department of the Interior wildland firefighting programsMay receive up to $2.95 billion in additional appropriations accommodated through House budget cap adjustments for wildfire suppression operations in wildland fire management accounts (Sec. 407(b)).
- Department of Health and Human ServicesCan have House budget caps adjusted by up to $658 million to accommodate discretionary appropriations for its health care fraud and abuse control program (Sec. 407(c)).
Who it burdens
- House Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Intelligence, and House AdministrationMust draft and submit legislative recommendations within their jurisdictions to the House Budget Committee by September 11, 2026, allowing up to $95 billion in total deficit increases through fiscal year 2036 (Sec. 201).
- Social Security AdministrationHas its discretionary administrative costs counted under the House Appropriations Committee's enforceable spending limits and estimates (Sec. 402).
- United States Postal ServiceHas its discretionary administrative expenses counted within the House Appropriations Committee's enforceable budget allocations and spending limits (Sec. 402).