Congressional Budget Resolution 2026

Summary#

This concurrent resolution sets the congressional budget for fiscal year 2026 and establishes budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. It lists recommended dollar amounts for federal revenues, new budget authority, outlays, deficits, public debt, and debt held by the public for each year. The resolution also provides detailed amounts for major functional categories (for example, national defense, health, Medicare, and net interest). It includes reconciliation instructions to certain committees, reserve fund rules, procedures for adjusting allocations and baselines, and rules about emergency designations and administrative expenses.

What it means for you#

This resolution is a guide for Congress. It does not itself change taxes, benefits, or program rules. Instead, it sets targets and limits that Congress uses when writing laws and spending bills. Later legislation—such as appropriations or reconciliation bills—can alter programs or funding levels within the limits and instructions this resolution sets.

Expenses#

Selected amounts set by the resolution for fiscal year 2026 (as listed in the text):

• Federal revenues: $4,242,825,000,000.
• Total new budget authority: $5,401,583,000,000.
• Total outlays: $5,507,841,000,000.
• Deficit: $1,265,016,000,000.
• Public debt: $39,164,264,000,000.
• Debt held by the public: $31,677,998,000,000.
• Major category examples for 2026:
  • National Defense new budget authority: $934,139,000,000; outlays: $967,086,000,000.
  • Health new budget authority: $990,989,000,000; outlays: $991,249,000,000.
  • Medicare new budget authority: $1,074,395,000,000; outlays: $1,073,511,000,000.
  • Net Interest new budget authority and outlays: $1,099,727,000,000. The resolution repeats similar yearly amounts for 2027 through 2035 for each category.

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Opponents' View#

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