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.
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AI-generatedFederal Budget Resolution for 2025–2034
This legislation is a congressional budget resolution, which serves as a broad financial blueprint for the federal government. It sets spending and revenue targets for fiscal year 2025 (which runs from October 2024 through September 2025) and outlines projected budget levels for the following nine years, through 2034. A budget resolution like this one doesn't directly spend money or change tax law on its own — instead, it acts as an internal agreement between the House and Senate that guides how Congress will handle government funding and tax legislation going forward.
The resolution establishes overall caps and targets for different categories of federal spending — such as defense, domestic programs, and mandatory spending like Social Security and Medicare — as well as guidelines for revenues (taxes). It also sets the overall deficit or surplus levels Congress is aiming for over the ten-year period. Importantly, budget resolutions can include special procedural tools called reconciliation instructions, which allow Congress to pass major tax or spending legislation with a simple majority in the Senate (51 votes), bypassing the normal 60-vote threshold needed to overcome a filibuster.
This bill affects virtually all Americans, since it shapes the overall direction of federal taxing and spending for years to come. It passed the House by a very narrow margin of 216–214, indicating significant disagreement between lawmakers. While the resolution itself doesn't immediately change anyone's taxes or benefits, the spending and revenue decisions it sets in motion can ultimately affect government programs, the national debt, and the overall size of the federal budget that funds services used by people across the country.
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Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.
May 20, 2025
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Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.
May 20, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Apr 10, 2025Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H. Con. Res. 14. (consideration: CR H1579-1580)
Apr 10, 2025Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 214 (Roll no. 100).
Apr 10, 2025On motion that the House agree to the Senate amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 216 - 214 (Roll no. 100). (text: 4/9/2025 CR H1533-1540)
Apr 10, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 313, the House proceeded with one hour of debate on the motion to agree to the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14.
Apr 9, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the Chair announced further proceedings on H. Con. Res. 14 would be postponed.
Apr 9, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Apr 9, 2025Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 313, Mr. Arrington called up the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14.
Apr 9, 2025Mr. Arrington moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment. (consideration: CR H1533-1550)
Apr 9, 2025Mr. Arrington moved that the House agree to the Senate amendment to H. Con. Res. 14.
Apr 9, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Apr 7, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191.
Apr 5, 2025Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 48. Record Vote Number: 191.
Apr 5, 2025Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S2275-2360)
Apr 4, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S2159)
Apr 3, 2025Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S2159-2168)
Apr 3, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 169.
Apr 3, 2025Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 38.
Apr 2, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 161. (consideration: CR H791-823)
Feb 25, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.J. Res. 20, H.J. Res. 35 and H. Con. Res. 14. The resolution provides for consideration of two joint resolutions, H.J.Res.20, under a closed rule and H.J.Res. 35, under a closed rule. Also, the resolution provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 14, under a closed rule. The joint resolutions are debated for one hour each and the concurrent resolution is debated for 3 hours.
Feb 25, 2025House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 161 and Rule XVIII.
Feb 25, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 215 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H818-823)
Feb 25, 2025GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with three hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 14.
Feb 25, 2025The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 14.
Feb 25, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Feb 25, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair announced pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, further consideration on H. Con. Res. 14 is postponed.
Feb 25, 2025Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H. Con. Res. 14.
Feb 25, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H824-825)
Feb 25, 2025The Speaker designated the Honorable Steve Womack to act as Chairman of the Committee.
Feb 25, 2025On agreeing to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 215 (Roll no. 50). (text: CR H818-823)
Feb 25, 2025Rule H. Res. 161 passed House.
Feb 25, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 1.
Feb 18, 2025The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-4, by Mr. Arrington.
Feb 18, 2025The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-4, by Mr. Arrington.
Feb 18, 2025