An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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.
This federal budget blueprint outlines government spending, taxes, and borrowing over the next decade. It clears the way for up to $150 billion in additional defense funding and up to $350 billion for border enforcement and the justice system, while instructing committees overseeing healthcare, education, and agriculture to reduce spending. By keeping current tax policies in place rather than allowing scheduled tax hikes, it foresees lower tax revenues, resulting in annual deficits around $1 trillion and expanding the total national debt from $36.4 trillion to roughly $48.7 trillion by 2034.
What this bill touches.
Who it helps · who it burdens.
Who it helps
- Congressional committees authorized for deficit increases (House and Senate Armed Services, Homeland Security, Judiciary, Transportation/Commerce, and Public Works committees)Are granted fast-track reconciliation authority to report legislation that increases the federal deficit by up to tens or hundreds of billions of dollars (such as up to $150 billion for defense and $175 billion each for homeland security and justice), with procedural budget points of order waived to accommodate these increases (Sec. 2001(b),(f)-(h), Sec. 2002(b)-(c),(e),(h)-(i), Sec. 3001).
Who it burdens
- United States Postal ServiceFaces Senate-enforceable annual spending caps on its discretionary administrative expenses from fiscal year 2025 through 2034 and must have those expenses counted within enforceable spending allocations given to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees (Sec. 1202, Sec. 4002).
- Social Security AdministrationHas its administrative expenses capped under Senate-enforceable limits from fiscal year 2025 through 2034 and subjected to the spending allocations enforced against the House and Senate Appropriations Committees (Sec. 1201(c), Sec. 4002).
- Congressional committees directed to cut deficits (House and Senate Agriculture, Energy/Natural Resources, Education, Finance, and Health committees)Are mandated to draft and submit reconciliation legislation by March 7, 2025, that reduces the federal deficit by at least $1 billion each over fiscal years 2025 through 2034 from programs within their jurisdictions (Sec. 2001(a),(c)-(e), Sec. 2002(a),(d),(f)-(g)).
- House and Senate Committees on AppropriationsMust incorporate the discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security Administration and the United States Postal Service into their enforceable committee spending allocations (302(a) allocations) for budget enforcement purposes (Sec. 4002).
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Establishes total federal budget targets for fiscal years 2025 through 2034, setting specific amounts for tax revenues, spending authority, actual outlays, annual deficits, and the public debt.
Sets annual spending and outlay limits for fiscal years 2025 through 2034 across 20 major government functions, including defense, healthcare, Medicare, income security, and veterans' benefits.
Instructs eight House committees to draft fast-track reconciliation legislation by March 7, 2025, that allows up to $520 billion in deficit increases for defense, homeland security, justice, and infrastructure programs while requiring at least $4 billion in deficit reductions across agriculture, education, energy, and natural resources.
Instructs nine Senate committees to submit reconciliation proposals by March 7, 2025, allowing up to $521 billion in deficit increases for defense, homeland security, justice, commerce, and public works while requiring at least $4 billion in deficit reductions across agriculture, energy, finance, and health and education.
Authorizes the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs to adjust budget levels and committee spending caps to allow consideration of compliant reconciliation bills, and waives certain procedural points of order against those bills.
Authorizes the Senate Budget Committee chair to adjust spending allocations for deficit-neutral legislation that protects or strengthens Medicaid or extends the life of Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
Sets Senate-enforceable annual targets for Social Security revenues, benefit outlays, and administrative expenses from fiscal year 2025 through 2034.
Sets Senate-enforceable limits on discretionary administrative spending for the Postal Service from fiscal year 2025 through 2034.
Allows House and Senate Budget Committee chairs to adjust committee spending allocations for legislation that does not add to the federal deficit over the 2025 through 2034 period.
Authorizes the Senate Budget Committee chair to adjust spending allocations for deficit-neutral legislation aimed at reducing federal regulations and lowering government spending related to regulatory compliance.
Requires the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs to file enforceable committee spending limits in the Congressional Record if the budget resolution is adopted without a formal House-Senate conference agreement.
Requires discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the Postal Service to be counted within the spending limits enforced on the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Authorizes the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs to revise budget targets to reflect statutory changes in discretionary spending caps, changes in budgetary definitions, or updated baseline forecasts from the Congressional Budget Office.
Establishes total federal budget targets for fiscal years 2025 through 2034, setting specific amounts for tax revenues, spending authority, actual outlays, annual deficits, and the public debt.
Sets annual spending and outlay limits for fiscal years 2025 through 2034 across 20 major government functions, including defense, healthcare, Medicare, income security, and veterans' benefits.
Instructs eight House committees to draft fast-track reconciliation legislation by March 7, 2025, that allows up to $520 billion in deficit increases for defense, homeland security, justice, and infrastructure programs while requiring at least $4 billion in deficit reductions across agriculture, education, energy, and natural resources.
Instructs nine Senate committees to submit reconciliation proposals by March 7, 2025, allowing up to $521 billion in deficit increases for defense, homeland security, justice, commerce, and public works while requiring at least $4 billion in deficit reductions across agriculture, energy, finance, and health and education.
Authorizes the House and Senate Budget Committee chairs to adjust budget levels and committee spending caps to allow consideration of compliant reconciliation bills, and waives certain procedural points of order against those bills.
Authorizes the Senate Budget Committee chair to adjust spending allocations for deficit-neutral legislation that protects or strengthens Medicaid or extends the life of Medicare's Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
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How members voted on S.Con.Res. 7.
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How it moved.
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- Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 87. (text: CR S1119-1125)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 87.
- Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1061-1063, S1075-1119)
- Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S1015-1019)
- Measure laid before Senate by motion.
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 58. (CR S1006)
- Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 13.
- Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Graham. Without written report.
- Introduced in Senate
- Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 87. (text: CR S1119-1125)
- Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 87.
- Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 47. Record Vote Number: 58. (CR S1006)
- Committee on the Budget. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator Graham. Without written report.
- Introduced in Senate
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Civic Herald. “An original concurrent resolution setting forth 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. (S.Con.Res. 7, 119th Congress).” https://civicherald.app/bills/119-sconres-7. Congress.gov record as of Jul 18, 2026.