Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2016 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2017-FY2025.
Recommends levels and amounts for FY2016-FY2025 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits (on-budget), debt subject to limit, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories.
Includes reconciliation instructions directing 13 House authorizing committees to submit deficit reduction legislation to the House Budget Committee no later than July 15, 2015.
Requires specified House committees to submit to the House Budget Committee findings identifying changes in law to achieve savings through eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sets forth budget enforcement procedures addressing the inclusion of macroeconomic effects (dynamic scoring) in cost estimates for legislation, measures affecting Social Security solvency, administrative expenses, transfers to the Highway Trust Fund, advance appropriations, fair value credit estimates, long-term spending, allocations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism, and legislation that decreases direct spending and authorizes appropriations for the same purpose.
Establishes reserve funds for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act repeal, health care reform, the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP), graduate medical education, trade agreements, tax reform, revenue reductions, poverty reduction, transportation, federal retirement reform, defense sequestration replacement, and Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism.
Provides estimates for the rate of growth in means-tested and non-means tested direct spending and proposes changes to specified programs.
Sets forth recommended long-term levels for revenues, outlays, deficits, and debt as a percentage of gross domestic product in FY2030, FY2035, and FY2040.
Includes policy statements on several public policy issues.
| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-04-13 | Calendars | Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34. | Senate |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Vote | On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228 - 199 (Roll no. 142). | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | The House adopted the amendment as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H. Con. Res. 27. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with the final 10 minutes of general debate on H. Con. Res. 27, pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 163. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the substitute and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the substitute until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 163, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) substitute No. 6. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Price (GA) substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the substitute and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Price (GA) demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the substitute until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 163, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Price (GA) substitute No. 5. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | UNFINISHED BUSINESS - The Chair announced that the unfinished business was the question of adoption of amendments which had been debated earlier and on which further proceedings had been postponed. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Van Hollen substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the substitute and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Van Hollen demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the substitute until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 163, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Democratic Caucus substitute. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Butterfield substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the substitute and by voice vote, announced that the ayes had prevailed. Mr. Stutzman demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the substitute until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 163, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Republican Study Committee substitute. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Butterfield substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the substitute and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Butterfield demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedingson the question of adoption of the substitute until a time to be announced. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 163, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Congressional Black Caucus amendment in the nature of a substitute. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Ellison substitute, the Chair put the question on adoption of the substitute and by voice vote, announced that the noes prevailed. Mr. Ellison demanded a recorded vote and the Chair postponed further proceedings on the question of adoption of the substitute until later in the legislative day. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 163, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 30 minutes of debate on the Congressional Progressive Caucus amendment in the nature of a substitute. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with further general debate on H. Con. Res. 27. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-25 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H1909-2021; text of measure as reported in House: CR H1915-1929) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H. Con. Res. 27 as unfinished business. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | On motion that the Committee rise Agreed to by voice vote. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | Mr. Price, Tom moved that the Committee rise. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with four hours of general debate on H. Con. Res. 27. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | The Speaker designated the Honorable Kevin Yoder to act as Chairman of the Committee. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 163 and Rule XVIII. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 27 with 4 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. The resolution provides that if more than one such amendment is adopted, then only the one receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. The resolution permits the chair of the Budget Committee to offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to achieve mathematical consistency. The resolution provides that the concurrent resolution shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question of its adoption. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 163. (consideration: CR H1870-1895) | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-24 | Floor | Rule H. Res. 163 passed House. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-23 | Floor | Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 163 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H. Con. Res. 27 with 4 hours of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions. Measure will be considered read. Specified amendments are in order. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the concurrent resolution. The resolution waives all points of order against the amendments printed in the report. The resolution provides that if more than one such amendment is adopted, then only the one receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. The resolution permits the chair of the Budget Committee to offer amendments in the House pursuant to section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-20 | Calendars | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 30. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-20 | Committee | The House Committee on the Budget reported an original measure, H. Rept. 114-47, by Mr. Price, Tom. | House floor actions |
| 2015-03-20 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |