S.Con.Res. 22 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, sent to the Committee on the Budget, Sep 15, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryCongress sets budget levels through 2035
This resolution sets the spending and revenue targets that Congress will follow for the federal government in 2026 and lays out guideline numbers through 2035. It covers everything from total spending to specific categories like Social Security and the Postal Service, and it creates some flexibility for lawmakers to adjust spending in certain areas if they find savings or want to adjust health savings accounts.
How it affects you
This is Congress's internal budgeting framework rather than a law that directly changes things for most people. However, the decisions made in this budget resolution guide how much money different government programs and services receive, which ultimately shapes what services are available and what tax rates look like in the years ahead.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 15, 2025)
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2026 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2027-FY2035.
The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2026-FY2035 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.
In addition, the resolution establishes reserve funds that allow certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate legislation relating to (1) efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or (2) health savings accounts.
The resolution also sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as budget points of order, emergency legislation, and Congressional Budget Office cost estimates.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS.Con.Res. 22
CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
Sponsor: Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) · Introduced Sep 15, 2025 · Economics and Public Finance · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 16, 2025: “Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 521. (CR S6635-6637)”
How Congress voted
Official roll callsSenate · On the Motion to Proceed · Sep 16, 2025
Motion to Proceed Rejected 36–62
| Party | Yes | No | Didn’t vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Democrats | 0 | 45 | 0 |
| Independents | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Republicans | 36 | 15 | 2 |
15 members voted against most of their party: 15 Republicans voted No.
Source: senate.gov · roll call 521
Congress votes on whole bills and amendments, not on single sections.
Sections
Title I — Recommended levels and amounts · Subtitle A — Budgetary levels in both Houses · 2
Title I — Recommended levels and amounts · Subtitle B — Levels and amounts in the Senate · 2
Title II — Reserve funds · 2
Title III — Budget process · 11
- Sec. 3001Voting threshold for points of orderNo change
- Sec. 3002Emergency legislationNo change
- Sec. 3003Enforcement of allocations, aggregates, and other levelsNo change
- Sec. 3004Point of order against legislation providing funding within more than 3 suballocations under section 302(b)No change
- Sec. 3005Duplication determinations by the Congressional Budget OfficeNo change
- Sec. 3006Breakdown of cost estimates by budget functionNo change
- Sec. 3007Sense of the Senate on treatment of reduction of appropriations levels to achieve savingsNo change
- Sec. 3008Prohibition on preemptive waiversNo change
- Sec. 3009Adjustments for legislation reducing appropriationsNo change
- Sec. 3010AuthorityNo change
- Sec. 3011Exercise of rulemaking powersNo change