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Congress·Passed Both·H.Con.Res. 14

Congress Sends 10-Year Federal Budget Blueprint to Trump, Targeting $2T in Deficit Cuts

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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Part of: Congress Sets 2025 Spending Limits and Long-Term Deficit Reduction Plan
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Stalled

No legislative action in over 90 days.

Legislative Progress

✓ House
✓ Senate
President
Law

Key Points

  • Congress set a budget blueprint that guides how much money the federal government plans to bring in and spend from 2025 through 2034.

    From policy text

    “Congress declares that this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2025 and that this resolution sets forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.”
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  • For 2025, it sets targets of about $3.70 trillion in revenue and $4.64 trillion in spending, with a projected deficit of about $936 billion.

    From policy text

    “Fiscal year 2025: $936,265,000,000.”
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  • It lays out big-picture spending targets across areas like national defense, health, Medicare, transportation, veterans, and interest on the debt.

    From policy text

    “Congress determines and declares that the appropriate levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years 2025 through 2034 for each major functional category are:”
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  • Congress also tells committees to write follow-up bills to change taxes and spending, including instructions to cut deficits by at least $2 trillion over 10 years while allowing up to $4 trillion more in debt limit.

    From policy text

    “achieve at least $2,000,000,000,000 in net deficit reduction over the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2034”
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  • The plan signals priorities like lower taxes, more domestic energy production, and reducing regulations, which could shape future laws that affect paychecks, benefits, and prices.

    From policy text

    “it is the policy of this concurrent resolution to pursue policies that embrace the free market and promote economic growth policies that-- (1) reduce Federal spending; (2) expand American energy production; (3) lower taxes that discourage work, savings, and investment; (4) deregulate the economy and enact reforms to diminish bureaucratic red tape; and (5) eliminate barriers to work so more Americans enter (or reenter) the job market.”
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Impact Analysis

Personal Impact

How this policy affects specific groups of people

Negative Impacts(2)
Medicaid
Hurts
Snap Food Stamps
Hurts
Mixed Impacts(6)
Medicare
Neutral
Social Security
Neutral
Retiree
Neutral
Small Business Owner
Neutral
Military Veteran
Neutral
Veterans Benefits
Neutral

Milestones

4 milestones34 actions
May 20, 2025Senate

Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.

Apr 10, 2025House

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Apr 10, 2025House

On 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, 2025

Resolving 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, 2025House

Pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XIX, the House resumed consideration of H. Con. Res. 14. (consideration: CR H1579-1580)

What Happens Next

Projected impacts based on AI analysis

2025-05-09

House committees were expected to send their proposed law changes to the House Budget Committee

This is when detailed proposals that could change taxes or program rules would start to take shape, even though families would not feel changes yet

2025-05-16

Senate Finance Committee was expected to report debt-limit increase legislation (up to $5T)

This would be the start of a separate process that affects whether the U.S. can keep paying its bills on time; it does not directly change household benefits by itself

Sometime after committee submissions; timing depends on Congress

Congress may pass a reconciliation bill that changes taxes and/or major programs to match the deficit targets

This is the step that could actually change what you pay in taxes or what you qualify for in programs like Medicaid or SNAP, depending on what Congress writes

After Congress passes a debt-limit bill

Possible increase in the statutory debt limit takes effect if Congress passes and enacts it

Helps avoid payment disruptions and financial stress in markets; most people would notice only if a failure caused broader economic disruption

Vote Results

27 votes
SenatePassedProceduralApr 3, 2025

On the Motion to Proceed

52
48
Democrat
0 – 45
Republican
52 – 1
Independent
0 – 2
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SenatePassedApr 5, 2025

On the Concurrent Resolution

51
48
Democrat
0 – 44 · 1
Republican
51 – 2
Independent
0 – 2
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HousePassedAmendmentApr 10, 2025

On Motion to Concur in the Senate Amendment

216
214
Democrat
0 – 212 · 1
Republican
216 – 2 · 2
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Related Bills

2 bills
S.Con.Res. 7Related bill

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.

Feb 21 — Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 87. (text: CR S1119-1125)

H.Res. 161Procedurally related

Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions"; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 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.

Feb 25 — Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

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.

Bill NumberHCONRES 14
Congress119th Congress
ChamberHouse of Representatives
Latest ActionStar Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.

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