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
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.
Section 1. Short title
This Act may be cited as the Enforce the Caps Act
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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;