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Sets the Senate and House budget targets for fiscal year 2027 and the outlook through 2036, including federal revenue, spending, and deficit levels, and instructs House and Senate committees to propose spending changes that add no more than set amounts to the deficit.

Official title: A concurrent resolution setting forth 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.

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
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Senate
Referred 07-AUG-2026
On the calendar 07-AUG-2026
Key points
  • Sets total federal revenues at about $4.48 trillion for fiscal year 2027, rising to about $6.34 trillion by fiscal year 2036, and total outlays at about $6.08 trillion for fiscal year 2027.
  • Projects deficits of about $1.60 trillion for fiscal year 2027 and public debt reaching about $58.76 trillion by fiscal year 2036.
  • Instructs House and Senate committees, by September 11, 2026, to recommend reconciliation changes that increase the deficit by capped amounts over fiscal years 2027 through 2036.
  • Sets Social Security trust fund revenue and outlay levels and discretionary administrative expenses for the Social Security Administration and Postal Service, and creates reserve fund rules for reconciliation bills.
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Official CRS summary

Current. The Congressional Research Service's summary covers the bill's latest wording (Introduced in Senate, 07-AUG-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor Ron Johnson (R-WI) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.