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To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to establish discretionary spending limits for the federal government for fiscal years 2026 through 2029. The spending limits set specific caps on new budget authority for each fiscal year, starting at approximately $1.62 trillion in fiscal year 2026 and increasing to approximately $1.67 trillion by fiscal year 2029. These limits modify the existing discretionary spending cap structure established by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023. The bill provides specific numerical caps that would constrain discretionary federal spending for the four-year period.
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Sponsor (1)
3 cosponsors
- Rep. Barr, Andy [R-KY-6] (R-KY)
- Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Rep. Rouzer, David [R-NC-7] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Jun 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on the Budget. · house
- Jun 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Rouzer) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Budget
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Enforce the Caps Act”.
SEC. 2. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2026 THROUGH 2029.
Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(c)), as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, is further amended—
(1) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking “and” at the end; and
(2) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
“(11) for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary category, $1,621,959,000,000 in new budget authority;
“(12) for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary category, $1,638,179,000,000 in new budget authority;
“(13) for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary category, $1,654,560,000,000 in new budget authority; and
“(14) for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary category, $1,671,106,000,000 in new budget authority;”. <all>
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