H.Con.Res. 11: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

117th Congress · introduced 2021-02-01 · Economics and Public Finance · Latest: Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-02-01 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 21 (2021): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HCONRES11 (2021-02-03), Passed. See all
Where it stands now: Received in the Senate. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 5. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

Plain summary

This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2021, sets forth budgetary levels for FY2022-FY2030, and provides reconciliation instructions for legislation that increases the deficit. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2021-FY2030 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses for the purpose of budget enforcement in the Senate. The resolution includes reconciliation instructions that direct 12 House committees to submit changes in laws within their jurisdictions that will increase the deficit over FY2021-FY2030 by no more than an amount specified for each committee. The committees must submit the legislation to the House Budget Committee by February 16, 2021. (Under current law, reconciliation bills are considered by Congress using expedited legislative procedures that prevent a filibuster and restrict amendments in the Senate.) The resolution establishes reserve funds that allow the chair of the House Budget Committee to revise committee allocations, aggregates, and other budgetary levels to accommodate (1) reconciliation legislation that complies with the instructions in this resolution, and (2) deficit-neutral legislation. It also includes provisions that (1) exempt reconciliation legislation reported by the House Budget Committee under this resolution from the House pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) point of order, and (2) extend a limitation on advance appropriations in the House.

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Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.

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Sponsor: Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · 0 cosponsors

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House roll call 21 (2021): On Agreeing to the Resolution, HCONRES11 (2021-02-03): Passed

Words on this page, explained (8)

Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Filibuster: Using long debate or other delay to block or slow a vote in the U.S. Senate.
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.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hconres11.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hconres>

Record fed-us-cong117-hconres11 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117