Budget process

S 2806: Eliminate Shutdowns Act

Eliminate Shutdowns Act

This bill provides continuing appropriations to prevent a government shutdown if the appropriations bills for a fiscal year have not been enacted before the fiscal year begins and continuing appropriations are not in effect.

Specifically, the bill provides appropriations at the rate of operations that was provided for the prior fiscal year to continue programs, projects, and activities that were funded in the preceding fiscal year.

Sponsors

Ron Johnson (R) WI

Cosponsors

Mike Lee (R) UT, Rick Scott (R) FL

Introduced on
Monday, September 15th, 2025

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SCONRES 22: A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2026 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2027-FY2035.

The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2026-FY2035 for

  • federal revenues,
  • new budget authority,
  • budget outlays,
  • deficits,
  • public debt,
  • debt held by the public, and
  • the major functional categories of spending.

It also recommends levels and amounts for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses for the purpose of budget enforcement in the Senate.

In addition, the resolution establishes reserve funds that allow certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate legislation relating to (1) efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or (2) health savings accounts.

The resolution also sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as budget points of order, emergency legislation, and Congressional Budget Office cost estimates.

Sponsors

Rand Paul (R) KY

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Monday, September 15th, 2025

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HRES 590: Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

Sponsors

Virginia Foxx (R) NC

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Thursday, July 17th, 2025

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HR 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.

(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all included in other appropriations bills.)

Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for

  • Military Personnel;
  • Operation and Maintenance;
  • Procurement;
  • Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and
  • Revolving and Management Funds.

The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including

  • the Defense Health Program,
  • Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
  • Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and
  • the Office of the Inspector General.

In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Sponsors

Ken Calvert (R) CA

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Monday, June 16th, 2025

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S 747: Improper Payments Transparency Act

Improper Payments Transparency Act

This bill requires the President’s annual budget to include specified information regarding improper payment amounts and rates for programs and activities at certain federal agencies. (An improper payment is any payment that should not have been made or that was made in an incorrect amount, including an overpayment or underpayment, under a statutory, contractual, administrative, or other legally applicable requirement.)

Specifically, the President’s budget must include (1) a narrative description, including a detailed explanation of why any improper payment amounts and rates occurred and related trends for programs and activities; and (2) corrective actions and steps the agencies will take to address improper payment amount and rate issues. 

Sponsors

Pete Ricketts (R) NE

Cosponsors

Jacky Rosen (D) NV

Introduced on
Wednesday, February 26th, 2025

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HR 1558: Taxpayer Funds Oversight and Accountability Act

Sponsors

Gerald Connolly (D) VA

Cosponsors

Eleanor Norton (D) DC, Stephen Lynch (D) MA, Raja Krishnamoorthi (D) IL, Ro Khanna (D) CA, Kweisi Mfume (D) MD, Shontel Brown (D) OH, Melanie Stansbury (D) NM, Robert Garcia (D) CA, Maxwell Frost (D) FL, Summer Lee (D) PA, Jasmine Crockett (D) TX, Emily Randall (D) WA, Suhas Subramanyam (D) VA, Yassamin Ansari (D) AZ, Wesley Bell (D) MO, Lateefah Simon (D) CA, Dave Min (D) CA, Rashida Tlaib (D) MI

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 25th, 2025

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HCONRES 14: 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.

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2025, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases or decreases the deficit and increases the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. 

The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2025-FY2034 for

  • federal revenues,
  • new budget authority,
  • budget outlays,
  • deficits,
  • debt subject to limit, 
  • debt held by the public, and
  • the major functional categories of spending.

The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct 11 House committees to submit legislation that will increase or decrease the deficit over FY2025-FY2034 and increase the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. The committees must submit the legislation to the House Budget Committee by March 27, 2025. 

(Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)

In addition, the resolution establishes a reserve fund that allows certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate reconciliation legislation.

The resolution also requires the maximum deficit increase permitted by the reconciliation instruction for the House Ways and Means Committee ($4.5 trillion in the resolution) to be reduced if the proposals submitted by certain committees do not achieve a total of at least $2 trillion in net deficit reduction (or increased if more than $2 trillion in deficit reduction is achieved). 

Finally, the resolution sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as adjustments to committee allocations and the budgetary treatment of the discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service. 

Sponsors

Jodey Arrington (R) TX

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 18th, 2025

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SCONRES 7: 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 concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2025, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases or decreases the deficit by specified amounts. 

The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2025-FY2034 for

  • federal revenues,
  • new budget authority,
  • budget outlays,
  • deficits,
  • public debt,
  • debt held by the public, and
  • the major functional categories of spending.

It also recommends levels and amounts for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses for the purpose of budget enforcement in the Senate.

The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct several House and Senate committees to report legislation that will increase or decrease the deficit over FY2025-FY2034 by specified amounts. The committees must submit the legislation to the applicable congressional budget committee by March 7, 2025. 

(Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)

In addition, the resolution establishes reserve funds that allow certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate (1) reconciliation legislation, and (2) legislation that would not increase the deficit over FY2025-FY2034. The resolution also exempts reconciliation legislation that complies with this resolution from various budget points of order.

Finally, the resolution sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as adjustments to committee allocations and the budgetary treatment of the discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and the U.S. Postal Service. 

Sponsors

Lindsey Graham (R) SC

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Thursday, February 13th, 2025

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HR 1180: To repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

This bill repeals the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA). The ICA generally limits the authority of the President to impound (i.e., withhold from obligation or expenditure) funds that have been appropriated by Congress and establishes related procedures. It also establishes expedited legislative procedures that Congress may use to consider legislation to enact rescissions proposed by the President. 

Sponsors

Andrew Clyde (R) GA

Cosponsors

Keith Self (R) TX, Andy Biggs (R) AZ, Mary Miller (R) IL, Byron Donalds (R) FL, Lauren Boebert (R) CO, Barry Moore (R) AL, Clay Higgins (R) LA, Eric Burlison (R) MO, Tim Burchett (R) TN, Chip Roy (R) TX, Troy Nehls (R) TX, Elijah Crane (R) AZ, Wesley Hunt (R) TX, W. Steube (R) FL, Mark Harris (R) NC, Thomas Tiffany (R) WI, Marjorie Greene (R) GA, Randy Weber (R) TX, Andy Harris (R) MD, Paul Gosar (R) AZ

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

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S 515: A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

This bill repeals the Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (ICA). The ICA generally limits the authority of the President to impound (i.e., withhold from obligation or expenditure) funds that have been appropriated by Congress and establishes related procedures. It also establishes expedited legislative procedures that Congress may use to consider legislation to enact rescissions proposed by the President. 

Sponsors

Mike Lee (R) UT

Cosponsors

Rick Scott (R) FL

Introduced on
Tuesday, February 11th, 2025

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HCONRES 10: Emergency Border Control Resolution

Emergency Border Control Resolution

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2025, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2026-FY2034, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases or decreases the deficit and increases the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. 

The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2025-FY2034 for

  • federal revenues,
  • new budget authority,
  • budget outlays,
  • deficits (on-budget),
  • debt subject to limit, 
  • debt held by the public, and
  • the major functional categories of spending.

The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct several House committees to submit legislation that will increase or decrease the deficit and increase the statutory debt limit by specified amounts. The committees must submit the legislation to the House Budget Committee by February 27, 2025. 

(Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.)

Finally, the resolution specifies that it is the policy of this resolution that (1) federal spending levels should be restored to the levels that existed prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, adjusted to protect current Social Security and Medicare spending and reflect existing debt service obligations; and (2) it shall be the objective of the House to reach total budget outlays of $6.057 trillion or less this fiscal year.

Sponsors

Andy Harris (R) MD

Cosponsors

Michael Cloud (R) TX, Andy Biggs (R) AZ, Eric Burlison (R) MO, Andrew Clyde (R) GA, Elijah Crane (R) AZ, Clay Higgins (R) LA, Ralph Norman (R) SC, Andrew Ogles (R) TN, Scott Perry (R) PA, Chip Roy (R) TX

Introduced on
Monday, February 10th, 2025

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S 485: Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2025

Sponsors

Rand Paul (R) KY

Cosponsors

Marsha Blackburn (R) TN, Katie Britt (R) AL, Ted Budd (R) NC, Kevin Cramer (R) ND, Mike Crapo (R) ID, James Lankford (R) OK, Mike Lee (R) UT, Cynthia Lummis (R) WY, Roger Marshall (R) KS, Bernie Moreno (R) OH, James Risch (R) ID, Rick Scott (R) FL, Mike Rounds (R) SD, Eric Schmitt (R) MO, Tim Sheehy (R) MT, Tommy Tuberville (R) AL, Chuck Grassley (R) IA, Steve Daines (R) MT

Introduced on
Thursday, February 6th, 2025

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HR 991: Cost Estimates Improvement Act

Cost Estimates Improvement Act

This bill requires cost estimates prepared by the Congressional Budget Office or the Joint Committee on Taxation to include the costs of servicing the public debt.

Sponsors

Michael Cloud (R) TX

Cosponsors

Daniel Meuser (R) PA, Ed Case (D) HI, Tom McClintock (R) CA, Jared Golden (D) ME, Marie Perez (D) WA, Glenn Grothman (R) WI, Richard McCormick (R) GA, Ralph Norman (R) SC, David Rouzer (R) NC, Bill Huizenga (R) MI, Randy Weber (R) TX, Jay Obernolte (R) CA, Chuck Edwards (R) NC, Mike Collins (R) GA

Introduced on
Wednesday, February 5th, 2025

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HR 829: Fighting Budget Waste Act

Fighting Presidential Budget Waste Act

This bill requires the President and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to consider the Government Accountability Office’s (GAO’s) annual report on ways to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the federal government when preparing the President’s annual budget.

Specifically, the President and OMB must consider the information and recommendations contained in the most recent GAO report titled Additional Opportunities to Reduce Fragmentation, Overlap, and Duplication and Achieve Billions of Dollars in Financial Benefits.

Sponsors

Chris Pappas (D) NH

Cosponsors

Pat Fallon (R) TX, Daniel Webster (R) FL, Zachary Nunn (R) IA, Brian Fitzpatrick (R) PA, Ed Case (D) HI

Introduced on
Friday, January 31st, 2025

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HR 724: CBO Show Your Work Act

CBO Show Your Work Act

This bill requires the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) to make available to Congress and the public each fiscal model, policy model, and data preparation routine that the CBO uses to estimate the costs and other fiscal, social, or economic effects of legislation.

For each estimate of the costs and other fiscal effects of legislation, the CBO must also disclose, in a manner sufficient to permit replication by individuals not employed by the CBO, the data, programs, models, assumptions, and other details of the computations used to prepare the estimate.

For data that may not be disclosed, the CBO must make available to Congress and the public

  • a complete list of all data variables for the data;
  • descriptive statistics for all data variables for the data, to the extent that the descriptive statistics do not violate the rule against disclosure;
  • a reference to the statute requiring that the data not be disclosed; and
  • contact information for the individual or entity who has unrestricted access to the data.
Sponsors

Warren Davidson (R) OH

Cosponsors

Andy Barr (R) KY, Kat Cammack (R) FL, Brad Finstad (R) MN, Scott Franklin (R) FL, Harriet Hageman (R) WY, Clay Higgins (R) LA, Cory Mills (R) FL, Troy Nehls (R) TX, Ralph Norman (R) SC, Andrew Ogles (R) TN, Gary Palmer (R) AL, Scott Perry (R) PA, David Rouzer (R) NC, Austin Scott (R) GA, Claudia Tenney (R) NY, Randy Weber (R) TX, Rick Allen (R) GA, Jefferson Van Drew (R) NJ, Andrew Clyde (R) GA, Marjorie Greene (R) GA

Introduced on
Friday, January 24th, 2025

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S 181: A bill to require agencies submit zero-based budgets.

This bill requires federal agencies to submit zero-based budgets to the Office of Management and Budget and the congressional budget committees. Under the bill, a zero-based budget is a systematic budget analysis in which managers (1) examine current objectives, operations, and costs; (2) consider alternative ways of carrying out programs or activities; and (3) rank different programs or activities by order of importance.

The bill also requires federal agencies to submit recommendations to reduce spending by at least 2% from the previous year’s levels. The Department of Defense and the National Nuclear Security Administration are exempt from this requirement.

Sponsors

James Risch (R) ID

Cosponsors

Mike Crapo (R) ID, Pete Ricketts (R) NE, Ted Cruz (R) TX, Tim Sheehy (R) MT, Rick Scott (R) FL, Cynthia Lummis (R) WY

Introduced on
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

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S 88: No Budget, No Pay Act

No Budget, No Pay Act

This bill prohibits Members of Congress from being paid in a fiscal year until both chambers approve the budget resolution and pass all regular appropriations bills for that fiscal year. Retroactive pay is prohibited for such a period.

This bill takes effect on September 29, 2027.

Sponsors

Rick Scott (R) FL

Cosponsors

Jacklyn Rosen (D) NV, Marsha Blackburn (R) TN, Katie Britt (R) AL, Ted Budd (R) NC, Ted Cruz (R) TX, Steve Daines (R) MT, Eric Schmitt (R) MO

Introduced on
Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

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