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Contact Congress about H.Con.Res. 14: Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.

This resolution would guide later tax, spending, and debt-limit bills. It sets 10-year targets, tells committees what budget changes to write, and creates special budget rules for those bills.

Modern Action explains legislation in plain English, helps you choose whether to support, oppose, or ask for changes, and drafts a message tied to the bill, your stance, and the elected officials who can act on it.

Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. is a House bill awaiting final action. The latest recorded action: Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.

Latest action on H.Con.Res. 14: Star Print ordered on the reported concurrent resolution.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects congressional committees that write tax, spending, health care, defense, education, farm, and benefit laws. It also matters for people, states, businesses, and local governments that rely on federal programs or federal tax rules. The resolution itself does not change those programs right away. The later bills written under this plan would decide the direct effects.

Why this matters: This matters because it sets the budget lane for many later bills that could change taxes, spending, and federal borrowing. A budget resolution is not signed by the President and does not become ordinary law. But it can shape what Congress is allowed to do next, especially through reconciliation. The biggest question is how Congress turns these targets into real program and tax changes.

Key provisions in H.Con.Res. 14

  • Sets yearly totals for federal money coming in, new spending authority, actual spending, deficits, and public debt. These targets cover fiscal years 2025 through 2034.
  • Breaks the budget into 20 major areas. These include national defense, health, Medicare, income security, and interest on the debt.
  • Sets targets for Social Security money coming in, benefit payments, and administrative costs. The Senate uses these numbers to enforce its budget rules.
  • Many House committees must write reconciliation bills by May 9, 2025. Reconciliation is a faster budget process for tax and spending bills. Some committees must cut deficits by set amounts, including at least $880 billion from Energy and Commerce and $330 billion from Education and Workforce over 2025 through 2034.
  • Some House committees may write bills that increase the deficit, but only up to set caps. These include Armed Services, Homeland Security, Judiciary, and Ways and Means. Ways and Means may increase the deficit by up to $4.5 trillion over 10 years.

How Modern Action helps you take action on H.Con.Res. 14

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Questions people ask about H.Con.Res. 14

What is H.Con.Res. 14?
This resolution would guide later tax, spending, and debt-limit bills. It sets 10-year targets, tells committees what budget changes to write, and creates special budget rules for those bills.
How do I support or oppose H.Con.Res. 14?
Choose support, oppose, or ask for changes on Modern Action. The action flow drafts the message for you and keeps the wording tied to this bill.
Who should I contact about H.Con.Res. 14?
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Can Modern Action explain H.Con.Res. 14 before I act?
Yes. Modern Action gives you a plain-English summary, current status, and action context before you send anything.

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Related bills

  • Take action on S.Con.Res. 7: An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.
  • Take action on H.R. 1: An act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to title II of H. Con. Res. 14.
  • Take action on H.Res. 161: Providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 20) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Department of Energy relating to "Energy Conservation Program: Energy Conservation Standards for Consumer Gas-fired Instantaneous Water Heaters"; providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 35) providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Environmental Protection Agency relating to "Waste Emissions Charge for Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems: Procedures for Facilitating Compliance, Including Netting and Exemptions"; and providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 14) establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034.