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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.

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This resolution sets up the federal government's budget plan for the year 2027 and outlines spending and revenue levels through 2036. It includes instructions for several congressional committees to propose changes to laws that would increase the deficit by no more than certain amounts, with those proposals due by September 11, 2026. The resolution also creates special rules for how Congress handles the budget, including how it accounts for things like Social Security and Postal Service expenses, emergency spending, disaster relief, and healthcare fraud prevention. These reconciliation instructions allow related bills to move through the Senate faster, without the possibility of a filibuster.

Introduced

August 7, 2026

Policy Area

Economics and Public Finance

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