H.Con.Res. 128: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028.

115th Congress · introduced 2018-07-13 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 632.

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Where it came from: introduced 2018-07-13 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028.

Plain summary

Establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2019 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2020-FY2028. Recommends levels and amounts for FY2019-FY2028 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 of spending. Includes reconciliation instructions directing 11 specified House authorizing committees to submit deficit reduction legislation to the House Budget Committee by September 14, 2018. Sets forth budget enforcement procedures addressing: long-term direct spending, allocations for Overseas Contingency Operations/ Global War on Terrorism, changes in mandatory programs, advance appropriations, estimates of debt service costs and credit programs, adjustments to spending levels, transfers from the general fund of the Treasury to the Highway Trust Fund, and Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac) guarantee fees. Establishes reserve funds for legislation relating to: investments in national infrastructure, amendments to the Internal Revenue Code, extending pro-growth tax policies, repeal or replacement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or the presumptions of service connection for veterans who served offshore of the Republic of Vietnam or Korea. Sets forth policy statements on several fiscal and domestic policy issues.

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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2019 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2020 through 2028.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)

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Sponsor: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] · 0 cosponsors

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Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Womack, Steve [R-AR-3] reported raising $2.4 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Words on this page, explained (4)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.
Resolution: A formal statement or decision by a legislative body. Simple resolutions often only express an opinion or set rules for one chamber; they do not become law.
Roll-call vote: A vote where each member's position is recorded by name, so the public can see how every member voted. "Yea" means yes, "Nay" means no, "Present" means the member was there but did not take a side.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hconres128.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong115-hconres128 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115