H.CON.RES. 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.
Executive Summary
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget blueprint for FY 2027 and sets budgetary levels through FY 2036. Driven by the Republican majority, the budget aims to address national security threats, support domestic agriculture, and implement election protections. It provides specific reconciliation instructions to four House committees to achieve targeted deficit impacts by September 2026. While proponents argue it responsibly funds military readiness and agricultural relief, Democratic opponents strongly criticize the resolution for allegedly prioritizing tax cuts for the wealthy while forcing cuts to essential safety-net programs like Medicaid and food assistance.
Arguments For
- National Security Focus: Provides robust funding allocations for defense and intelligence to replenish military weaponry and counter global threats.
- Agricultural Support: Uses reconciliation instructions to provide economic relief to American farmers facing high input costs.
- Fiscal Framework: Establishes a long-term, 10-year budgetary blueprint that sets clear limits on discretionary spending and debt.
Likely Supporters
Arguments Against
- Safety Net Cuts: Opponents argue the budget framework necessitates severe cuts to essential programs like Medicaid and food assistance to offset other priorities.
- Regressive Priorities: Critics contend the resolution prioritizes tax breaks for corporations and the wealthy over the needs of working families.
- Debt Concerns: Minority members argue the resolution actually increases the national debt to fund foreign wars and tax cuts, undermining claims of fiscal responsibility.
Likely Opponents
📋 Key Provisions
- Establishes top-line budgetary levels for FY 2027-2036, including federal revenues, new budget authority, outlays, deficits, and debt limits.
- Allocates specific budget authority and outlays across 21 major functional categories, including National Defense, Medicare, Social Security, and Net Interest.
- Issues reconciliation instructions to the Committees on Agriculture, Armed Services, Intelligence, and House Administration, requiring them to submit legislative changes by September 11, 2026.
- Establishes a reserve fund for reconciliation legislation in the House of Representatives.
- Provides mechanisms for budgetary adjustments related to disaster relief, wildfire suppression (up to $2.95 billion for FY 2027), health care fraud and abuse control, and continuing disability reviews.
Supporting Views on Legislation
The committee report outlines a budget resolution aimed at addressing national security threats, supporting domestic agriculture, and ensuring electoral integrity. It emphasizes the need to replenish military weaponry, provide economic relief to American farmers facing high input costs, and implement basic election protections like voter identification.
⚖️ Dissenting views on legislation
Committee on the Budget: Democratic members strongly oppose the budget resolution, arguing it prioritizes tax breaks for the wealthy and corporations over the needs of working families. They criticize the resolution for failing to lower costs, cutting essential programs like Medicaid and food assistance, and increasing the national debt to fund foreign wars and tax cuts.
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Sets FY 2027 National Defense (050) new budget authority at $955,085,000,000.
"$955,085,000,000."
Instructs the Committee on Agriculture to submit changes increasing the deficit by no more than $12 billion for FY 2027-2036.
"more than $12,000,000,000 for the period"
Sets the FY 2027 debt subject to limit at $41,359,068,000,000.
"Fiscal year 2027: $41,359,068,000,000."
Allows adjustments for wildfire suppression operations up to $2.95 billion for FY 2027.
"$2,950,000,000."