[House Report 110-543]
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110th Congress Report
2d Session HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 110-543
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION
ON THE BUDGET--
FISCAL YEAR 2009
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R E P O R T
of the
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
to accompany
H. Con. Res. 312
REVISING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008, ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009, AND SETTING FORTH APPROPRIATE
BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2013
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
March 7, 2008.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South Carolina, Chairman
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin,
CHET EDWARDS, Texas Ranking Minority Member
JIM COOPER, Tennessee J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina
THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine JO BONNER, Alabama
ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
XAVIER BECERRA, California JEB HENSARLING, Texas
LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
MARION BERRY, Arkansas PATRICK T. McHENRY, North Carolina
ALLEN BOYD, Florida CONNIE MACK, Florida
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas
NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts JOHN CAMPBELL, California
ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey PATRICK J. TIBERI, Ohio
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT, Virginia JON C. PORTER, Nevada
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington JIM JORDAN, Ohio
DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York
GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin
Professional Staff
Thomas S. Kahn, Staff Director and Chief Counsel
Austin Smythe, Minority Staff Director
C O N T E N T S
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Overview......................................................... 3
Economic Assumptions............................................. 5
Title I. Recommended Levels and Amounts:
Explanation of Committee Recommendations by Function:
050 National Defense..................................... 7
150 International Affairs................................ 10
250 General Science, Space, and Technology............... 12
270 Energy............................................... 13
300 Natural Resources and Environment.................... 14
350 Agriculture.......................................... 15
370 Commerce and Housing Credit.......................... 16
400 Transportation....................................... 17
450 Community and Regional Development................... 18
500 Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services. 19
550 Health............................................... 21
570 Medicare............................................. 22
600 Income Security...................................... 23
650 Social Security...................................... 25
700 Veterans Benefits and Services....................... 26
750 Administration of Justice............................ 28
800 General Government................................... 29
900 Net Interest......................................... 30
920 Allowances........................................... 31
950 Undistributed Offsetting Receipts.................... 32
970 Overseas Deployments and Other Activities............ 33
Title II. Reconciliation......................................... 35
Title III. Reserve Funds......................................... 37
Title IV. Budget Enforcement..................................... 41
Title V. Policy.................................................. 45
Title VI. Sense of the House..................................... 47
Allocations to Committees........................................ 49
Summary Tables................................................... 53
Votes of the Committee........................................... 71
House Rule XXVII................................................. 99
Other Matters To Be Included Under the Rules of the House........ 101
Minority Views................................................... 102
Appendix--The Concurrent Resolution on the Budget................ 109
T A B L E S
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Allocation of Spending Authority to House Committee on
Appropriations................................................. 50
Allocations of Spending Authority to House Committees Other Than
Appropriations................................................. 51
Summary Table 1.--Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution Total
Spending and Revenues.......................................... 53
Summary Table 2.--Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution
Discretionary Spending......................................... 55
Summary Table 3.--Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution Mandatory
Spending....................................................... 57
Summary Table 4.--Tax Expenditure Estimates by Budget Function,
Fiscal Years 2007-2011......................................... 59
Summary Table 5.--Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution Compared to
President's Budget............................................. 66
Summary Table 6.--Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution Compared to
2008:
Total Spending and Revenues.................................... 67
Summary Table 7.--Fiscal Year 2009 Budget Resolution Compared to
2008:
Total Spending and Revenues.................................... 69
110th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 110-543
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CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET--FISCAL YEAR 2009
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REVISING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT FOR
FISCAL YEAR 2008, ESTABLISHING THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET FOR THE UNITED
STATES GOVERNMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009, AND SETTING FORTH APPROPRIATE
BUDGETARY LEVELS FOR FISCAL YEARS 2010 THROUGH 2013
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March 7, 2008.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Spratt, from the Committee on the Budget, submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
[To accompany H. Con. Res. 312]
OVERVIEW
New direction and major changes needed in our economy.
Congress has responded to the slowdown in our economy with a
bipartisan stimulus plan designed to deliver timely, targeted,
and temporary relief to 130 million households and also by
making changes to address the underlying weakness in the
housing market. But more needs to be done. The Administration's
underinvestment in key government programs, disregard for
fiscal responsibility, and failure to keep pace with the global
economy has undermined the country's economic security and
endangered our prospects for growth.
The 2009 budget resolution will move the country forward.
It takes specific actions to make the economy stronger and the
country safer. The budget balances in 2012 while accommodating
tax relief for millions of middle-income families. It makes
prudent investments in high-impact programs to create jobs and
restore economic vitality. It funds defense and includes the
resources needed to deliver excellent health care to those who
have served. Homeland security funding is increased relative to
the Administration, and cuts to local law enforcement programs
are rejected.
U.S. economy is weakening. The likelihood of a recession in
2008 is rising, while family incomes are declining, confidence
is at a 16-year low, and gasoline prices are at record levels.
The health of the overall labor market has taken a turn for the
worse. Unemployment rose to 5.0 percent in December, with the
small recent improvement due only to more people leaving the
labor force entirely. The February employment report showed the
largest single-month job loss, and the first consecutive months
of job loss, in five years, with 85,000 jobs lost since
December. Producer inflation was unusually high in 2007 and
there is evidence that because of rising food and energy costs,
inflation may be spreading to overall consumer prices.
The economy is dragging anchor, impeded by record deficits
and mountainous debt. The current slowdown comes on the heels
of lackluster economic performance. The brief recession of 2001
was followed by the weakest recovery in modern history--with
GDP, investment, and other key indicators growing at below
their average rates for other economic expansions. With the
weak performance of the economy as a whole, the typical
American family has fared poorly. The stagnant economy can be
traced to the Administration's flawed fiscal policies. In 2001,
the Administration inherited a projected ten-year (2002-2011)
budget surplus of $5.6 trillion. This has been converted, under
realistic estimates, into a $3.2 trillion deficit. This
represents a swing of $8.8 trillion in the wrong direction--the
largest fiscal deterioration in American history. More than 80
cents of every dollar of new debt incurred since 2001 is owed
to foreign investors, including foreign governments.
President's 2009 budget continues same policies. Instead of
rising to meet the challenges presented by the deteriorating
economy, the President's 2009 budget proposes to make the
problems worse. Deep cuts in services, ranging from energy
assistance to cops on the beat, are proposed. These cuts would
have a significant impact on working families and communities,
but the savings are not nearly enough to offset the
Administration's $3 trillion in deficit-financed tax cuts.
2009 Budget Resolution: Rebuilding America's Future
Our budget for 2009 will help revitalize our economy while
ensuring strong defense and homeland security. The budget:
Strengthens the economy by investing in programs to boost
growth and create jobs.
Innovation: Supports the Democratic ``Innovation
Agenda'' and the America COMPETES Act by increasing funds for
technology and for research and development, including the
National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health,
Department of Energy's Office of Science, and the National
Institute of Standards and Technology.
Energy: Increases energy funding by $1.2 billion
over the President's budget and supports increases in efficient
and renewable energy programs.
Education: Provides a $7.1 billion increase for
the education budget function (Function 500) and rejects the
President's cuts and elimination of 47 education programs.
Infrastructure: Invests in highways, water and
other infrastructure as well as including a reserve fund that
can facilitate infrastructure initiatives in a deficit-neutral
manner.
Provides tax relief and help for families struggling to
make ends meet in an economic downturn.
Tax Relief: Accommodates relief from the
Alternative Minimum Tax for more than 20 million households, as
well as middle-income tax cuts, consistent with the pay-as-you-
go principle.
Children's Health: Facilitates an increase of up
to $50 billion to expand children's health insurance to cover
millions of additional uninsured children, subject to the pay-
as-you-go rule.
Safety Net: Strengthens programs that support
families by providing funding for home heating assistance, the
Social Services Block Grant, and housing aid--in contrast to
the President's budget which cuts funding for these programs.
Restores fiscal responsibility and accountability.
Achieves a budget surplus of $178 billion in 2012,
and beats the President's bottom line by $413 billion from
2009-2013.
Complies with the pay-as-you-go principle.
Includes nearly $1 billion in cap adjustments for
program integrity efforts to crack down on waste, fraud, and
abuse.
Makes America safer by funding defense, providing
additional resources for veterans' health care, and adding
substantially to homeland security.
Defense: Funds defense while shifting funds to
high priorities such as the Cooperative Threat Reduction
(commonly referred to as ``loose nukes'') and nuclear
nonproliferation programs, and quality of life issues for the
troops and their families.
Veterans: Addresses veterans' needs by rejecting
the President's proposed new fees and increasing veterans
funding by $3.6 billion relative to the amount needed to keep
pace with inflation, enough to allow VA to treat 5.8 million
patients in 2009, including 333,275 Iraq and Afghanistan war
veterans. In addition, the budget includes two deficit-neutral
reserve funds to accommodate increased education and other
benefits.
Homeland Security: Protects Americans at home by
providing higher funding levels for the four budget functions
that fund the bulk of the non-DOD homeland security
initiatives; increases homeland security above the
Administration's request and rejects the President's cuts to
first responder programs, including Community Oriented Policing
Services (COPS) and firefighter assistance grants.
ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS
The budget resolution adopts the economic forecast of the
Congressional Budget Office (CBO), as updated in February 2008
to include the forecasted economic effects of the fiscal
stimulus package, and takes CBO's March 2008 projections of
spending and revenues under current law as the baseline. CBO's
economic forecast is similar to the Blue Chip consensus
forecast. Historically, CBO's economic forecast has proven to
be slightly more accurate than that of the Administration.
CBO's economic assumptions include the following (all
references are to calendar years, not fiscal years, unless
otherwise noted):
Unemployment: CBO expects the unemployment rate to rise
from an estimated 4.6 percent in 2007 to 5.2 percent in 2008
and 5.5 percent in 2009. The unemployment rate is assumed to
average 4.9 percent for the remainder of the budget window.
Interest Rates: Interest rates are projected to be
unusually low for 2008 and 2009 but rise closer to historical
norms over the rest of the five-year budget window. Short-term
interest rates are projected to fall to the 2.0 to 2.5 percent
range in 2008 and 2009, rising to an average of 4.6 percent
over the last four years of the budget window. Long-term rates
are projected to fall to the 3.5 to 4.0 percent range in 2008
and 2009, rising to an average of 5.1 percent over 2010-2013.
Real GDP Growth: CBO projects that fourth-quarter-to-
fourth-quarter real GDP growth will fall from 2.5 percent in
2007 to just 1.6 percent in 2008, with growth recovering to 3.0
percent in 2009 and 3.1 percent over 2010-2013.
Inflation: CBO forecasts relatively low inflation over the
budget window. Most of the major inflation indices average
around 2 percent throughout the budget window.
Based on an economic forecast established last November,
the Administration assumes much stronger growth in real GDP and
tax bases than CBO projects. This and other differences in the
economic forecast result in the Administration's forecast
showing an extra $296 billion in revenue over fiscal years
2009-2013 compared with CBO's March forecast.
The budget resolution matches the total level of revenues
under the CBO baseline over the 2008-2013 period, with revenue
losses in 2009 and an offsetting gain in 2010-2013, consistent
with the resolution's reconciliation instruction to the Ways
and Means Committee regarding revenue. By following the
baseline revenue total for 2008-2013, the budget resolution
achieves current-law total revenue levels, but does not
necessarily assume maintaining current tax law. Thus, the
budget resolution accommodates reform of the Alternative
Minimum Tax and extension of tax cuts benefitting middle-income
households (including, but not limited to, the child tax
credit, marriage penalty relief, the 10 percent bracket, and
the deduction for State and local sales taxes), as long as such
changes to tax law are accomplished, consistent with the House
pay-as-you-go rule, in a deficit-neutral manner over the 2008-
2013 and 2008-2018 periods. The budget resolution also
accommodates deficit-neutral extension of other expiring tax
provisions, such as the research and experimentation tax credit
and the deduction for small business expensing. In addition,
the resolution accommodates deficit-neutral elimination of
estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates by
reforming and substantially increasing the unified tax credit.
It also accommodates other high priority deficit-neutral
revenue adjustments, such as tax incentives for energy
efficiency and renewable energy, and a tax credit for local
bonds to support the repair or construction of public schools.
Under the Bush Administration (since January 2001) the
federal debt has increased by $3.6 trillion to over $9.3
trillion, and foreign holdings of Treasuries have increased
from $1.0 trillion to $2.4 trillion (as of December 2007),
accounting for more than half of the marketable debt held by
the public.
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
EXPLANATION OF COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS BY FUNCTION
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FUNCTION 050: NATIONAL DEFENSE
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Function Summary
The National Defense function includes the military
activities of the Department of Defense (DoD), the nuclear-
weapons related activities of the Department of Energy (DoE)
and the National Nuclear Security Administration, the national
security activities of several other agencies such as the
Selective Service Agency, and portions of the activities of the
Coast Guard and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The
programs in this function include: the pay and benefits of
active, Guard, and reserve military personnel; DoD operations
including training, maintenance of equipment, and facilities;
health care for military personnel and dependents; procurement
of weapons; research and development; construction of military
facilities, including housing; research on nuclear weapons; and
the cleanup of nuclear weapons production facilities.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 050: NATIONAL DEFENSE
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 590.7 542.5 550.4 557.0 565.8 576.2 2,792.0
Outlays........................ 576.2 573.4 560.7 560.1 556.7 568.8 2,819.7
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 587.2 537.8 545.5 552.0 560.7 571.2 2,767.1
Outlays........................ 572.7 568.7 555.9 555.1 551.6 563.8 2,795.0
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 3.5 4.7 4.9 5.1 5.1 5.1 24.8
Outlays........................ 3.4 4.7 4.9 5.0 5.1 5.1 24.7
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There is no higher priority than the defense of our nation.
This budget resolution accordingly provides robust funding for
Function 050 (National Defense). This resolution calls,
however, for a reallocation of resources to address the most
severe threats facing the nation, to emphasize readiness, to
guarantee first-rate health care for members of our armed
forces, and to improve the quality of life of our troops and
their families. The resolution also calls for greater
accountability at the Department of Defense. The resolution
includes assumptions on specific defense policy in Title V,
Section 502.
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the
United States (commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission)
identified terrorists with weapons of mass destruction as one
of the nation's gravest threats. It recommended that Congress
supply more resources to secure nuclear weapons and the fissile
materials used in making these weapons. It is the policy of
this budget resolution that non-proliferation programs, such as
the Cooperative Threat Reduction program, be given greater
priority and higher funding.
As a result of our overseas deployments, military readiness
has suffered, especially the readiness of our National Guard
and Reserve. The Commission on National Guard and Reserve
concluded in its final report, issued on January 31, 2008, that
there are substantial shortcomings in the nation's ability to
respond during a national crisis. In view of this, the
resolution calls for greater attention to mitigating readiness
shortfalls to ensure our military is ready when called upon.
The country owes a great debt of gratitude to those who
have sacrificed and to those who are currently sacrificing by
serving in the Armed Forces. To honor their service, the
country should not only support the troops when they are called
to duty, but it should also improve the quality of life of the
troops and their families, and ensure that the resources are
available when they are discharged from service to provide them
the excellent health care they deserve and the assistance they
need to make the transition to civilian life. For that reason,
this resolution opposes Tricare fee increases proposed by the
President and calls for a substantial increase in funding for
the veterans' health care system. The budget resolution
provides funding to continue addressing problems such as those
identified at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. The resolution
also calls for enhanced pay and benefits to improve the quality
of life of the troops and their families, including emphasis on
providing adequate funding for programs like the Yellow Ribbon
Reintegration Program, which provides support and assistance to
troops and their families while they are deployed and when they
return from deployments to readjust to civilian life.
The President's 2009 budget is noncompliant with section
1008, Public Law 109-364, the John Warner National Defense
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007, by excluding a full
request for overseas military operations. The resolution
reaffirms section 1008. It also calls on the Administration to
end the practice of including non-war requirements in funding
requests for overseas military operations as a way to avoid
making tradeoffs in the defense budget. The Congressional
Budget Office reported in September 2007 that 40 percent of
supplemental funds requested for Army ``reset'' (fixing and
replacing equipment) was instead used for upgrading the
capability of weapons systems and procuring new equipment to
eliminate shortfalls, and in some cases, shortfalls that were
long-standing.
It is the policy of the resolution that missile defense
acquisition be funded at lower, but still adequate levels and
development of space-based interceptors as part of the missile
defense program should be de-emphasized. The resolution also
points out the need to restrain excessive cost and schedule
growth in defense research, development, and procurement
programs. DoD has allowed the cost of its major acquisition
programs to grow at an unsustainable rate. The Department's
major acquisition programs grew by more than $392 billion above
their initial projections from 2002 to 2007.
The budget resolution recognizes the need for DoD to root
out wasteful spending with far more diligence. Eighteen years
after passage of the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990, DoD
still cannot pass a standard audit. The Department cannot
adequately track what it owns or what it spends in its annual
budgets. DoD has awarded contracts for its foreign deployments
that have been grossly more wasteful than domestic contracts,
especially in Iraq. Furthermore, DoD continues to fund weapons
systems that were developed years ago to counter Cold War-era
threats, which may not be as effective in protecting the nation
from today's threats.
Over the last seven years, the Government Accountability
Office (GAO) has performed numerous audits of DoD's financial
management, contracting, and business practices. GAO made 2,864
recommendations, of which 1,260 have yet to be implemented. The
resolution assumes that enhancing accounting practices at DoD
and implementing many GAO recommendations would yield
substantial savings that could be applied to other security
needs, including those mentioned above.
The resolution also encourages the committees with
jurisdiction over defense to conduct more oversight with the
objective of ferreting out wasteful practices, fraud, and
abuse. It encourages the committees to require DoD to report to
Congress on its progress in implementing GAO audit
recommendations and to report on the applicability of cold war-
era weapons to 21st century challenges. The resolution also
directs GAO to report by the end of the 110th Congress on DoD's
progress in implementing its audit recommendations.
The budget resolution also recognizes the need for the DoD
to do a better job of reconciling its plans with its budget,
including the Navy's shipbuilding plan. Unrealistic
expectations of technology development and ship designs have
led to high unit costs and a plan that is not viable in terms
of providing the Navy with an adequate ship force, or the
shipbuilding industrial base with a sustainable level of work.
The resolution therefore encourages more congressional
oversight to ensure the Administration puts more emphasis on
developing a viable shipbuilding plan to maintain a naval ship
force and a shipbuilding industrial base that meets the
challenges of the 21st century.
In addition to emphasizing nuclear nonproliferation
programs at the Department of Energy, the Committee recognizes
the importance of the Department's Environmental Management
program and that nuclear clean-up activities are a high
priority.
For mandatory programs, the budget resolution matches the
President's request.
FUNCTION 150: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
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Function Summary
Function 150 covers funding for U.S. international
activities, including: operating and securing U.S. embassies
and consulates throughout the world; providing military
assistance to allies; aiding developing nations; dispensing
economic assistance to fledgling democracies; promoting U.S.
exports abroad; making U.S. payments to international
organizations; and contributing to international peacekeeping
efforts. This funding constitutes about one percent of the
federal budget. The major agencies in this function include the
Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International
Development.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 150: INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 32.6 37.1 38.5 39.4 40.2 40.7 196.0
Outlays........................ 32.8 35.7 36.9 37.7 38.2 38.3 186.8
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 36.7 38.3 39.0 39.9 40.7 41.6 199.5
Outlays........................ 38.3 38.4 38.9 39.7 40.2 40.9 198.0
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... -4.1 -1.2 -0.5 -0.4 -0.5 -0.9 -3.5
Outlays........................ -5.5 -2.7 -2.0 -2.0 -2.1 -2.5 -11.2
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The function's negative mandatory budget authority and
outlay levels reflect receipts of the foreign military sales
trust fund, the repayment of loans and credits by foreign
nations, and the liquidation of economic assistance loans,
foreign military financing loans, Export-Import Bank loans, and
housing and other credit guaranty programs.
The resolution's discretionary budget authority for 2009 is
$4.0 billion (11.6 percent) above the 2008 level excluding
emergencies and $3.3 billion (9.6 percent) more than the amount
needed to maintain purchasing power at the 2008 level. The
resolution matches the President's Function 150 request for
HIV/AIDS relief. The resolution also provides funding for the
Department of State to hire a significant number of new staff
to strengthen the United States' diplomacy and national
security.
Consistent with the President's budget, the resolution
provides $2.6 billion for Foreign Military Financing (FMF) for
Israel. The United States signed a new agreement with Israel in
2007 to provide $30 billion in FMF over ten years.
The resolution provides additional funding above the
President's requested level for 2009 for the McGovern-Dole
International Food for Education and Child Nutrition Program.
This additional funding will be used to maintain and expand the
number of children, especially girls, who benefit from this
program as food and transportation costs rise.
The Committee notes the importance of robust funding for
child survival and health programs, development assistance, and
the United States' contributions to international organizations
and peacekeeping.
The Committee notes the large amount of funding for the
Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) that remains unobligated
or unspent. MCC has received about $7.5 billion in total
appropriations from fiscal years 2004 through 2008.
The Committee recognizes the humanitarian problem of
millions of Iraqis who are refugees in neighboring countries or
are internally displaced in Iraq.
The Committee notes the strong support for H.R. 1595, the
Guam World War II Loyalty Recognition Act, which the House
approved on May 8, 2007. The bill authorizes compensation to
the Guamanian victims of the Imperial Japanese military
occupation during World War II.
FUNCTION 250: GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
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Function Summary
This function includes the National Science Foundation
(NSF), programs at the National Aeronautics and Space
Administration except for aviation programs, and general
science programs at the Department of Energy (DOE).
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 250: GENERAL SCIENCE, SPACE, AND TECHNOLOGY
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 27.4 29.9 31.2 32.5 33.9 35.3 162.7
Outlays........................ 26.5 28.7 30.6 32.2 33.6 34.5 159.5
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 27.3 29.8 31.0 32.3 33.7 35.2 162.1
Outlays........................ 26.3 28.6 30.5 32.1 33.4 34.4 158.9
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6
Outlays........................ 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6
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Funding in Function 250 exceeds the funding levels in the
President's budget and the current services level for all five
years in the budget window. Additional increases for scientific
research and education are included in Function 270 (Energy),
Function 300 (Environment and Natural Resources), Function 350
(Agriculture), Function 370 (Commerce and Housing Credit),
Function 400 (Transportation), Function 500 (Education,
Training, Employment, and Social Services), and Function 550
(Health), all of which receive more funding than the President
requested. These increases will support the goals of the House
Leadership's Innovation Agenda and the America COMPETES Act: to
put NSF funding on a path toward doubling, to train more
qualified science and math teachers, and to invest in basic
research on energy technologies.
FUNCTION 270: ENERGY
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Function Summary
Function 270 covers energy-related programs including
research and development, environmental clean-up, and rural
utility loans. Most of these programs are within the Department
of Energy (DOE). This function covers about 20 percent of
appropriated funding for DOE but does not include DOE's
national security activities, which are in Function 050
(National Defense), or its basic research and science
activities, which are in Function 250 (General Science, Space
and Technology). This function also includes the Agriculture
Department's Rural Utilities Service, the Tennessee Valley
Authority, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, and the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 270: ENERGY
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 3.5 4.7 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 23.7
Outlays........................ 1.7 2.2 2.9 3.4 3.7 4.0 16.2
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 5.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 31.0
Outlays........................ 3.9 4.5 5.2 5.7 6.1 6.3 27.8
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... -1.4 -1.4 -1.4 -1.5 -1.5 -1.5 -7.3
Outlays........................ -2.2 -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 -2.3 -11.6
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The resolution provides $1.1 billion in appropriated
funding above the 2008 level and $1.2 billion above the
President's budget for 2009, funding that could be used for
energy efficiency and renewable energy programs. The resolution
maintains the weatherization assistance program, which the
President's budget unwisely terminates.
The resolution also invests in new initiatives for
renewable energy and energy efficiency, emerging energy and
vehicle technologies, carbon capture and sequestration, and
worker training for ``green collar jobs.''
FUNCTION 300: NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
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Function Summary
Function 300 includes programs concerned with environmental
protection and enhancement; recreation and wildlife areas; and
the development and management of the nation's land, water, and
mineral resources. It includes programs within the following
federal departments and agencies: Agriculture, Commerce,
Interior, Transportation, the Army Corps of Engineers, and the
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 300: NATURAL RESOURCES AND ENVIRONMENT
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............. 32.6 38.7 33.8 34.7 35.6 36.5 179.2
Outlays...................... 34.4 35.6 36.2 36.4 36.7 37.3 182.2
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............. 31.7 37.6 32.6 33.4 34.3 35.3 173.1
Outlays...................... 33.9 34.9 35.1 35.2 35.4 36.0 176.6
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............. 0.9 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 6.0
Outlays...................... 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.3 5.6
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The resolution rejects the President's deep and misguided
cuts to priority programs, such as the Land and Water
Conservation Fund, the Fish and Wildlife Service's wildlife
refuge system, the EPA's Clean Water State Revolving Fund and
other grants to States and Tribes to address water and air
quality, and other EPA programs. It also includes funding to
address high-priority brownfield redevelopment concerns. In
addition, the resolution accommodates the President's emergency
Army Corps spending for efforts related to Hurricane Katrina
rebuilding. Additionally, the resolution recognizes that in
recent years, fire suppression costs have overwhelmed the
Forest Service's budget, and that Congress should work to
identify solutions to this problem and to address the impact of
increasing fire suppression costs.
The resolution includes deficit-neutral reserve funds for
Secure Rural Schools and Payments in Lieu of Taxes, San Joaquin
River Restoration and Navajo Nation Water Rights Settlements,
and the establishment of the National Parks Centennial Fund.
Additional funding addressing environmental quality is
accommodated in the resolution's deficit-neutral renewable
energy and energy efficiency reserve fund.
FUNCTION 350: AGRICULTURE
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Function Summary
Function 350 includes farm income stabilization,
agricultural research, and other services administered by the
U.S. Department of Agriculture. The discretionary programs
include research and education programs, economics and
statistics services, administration of the farm support
programs, farm loan programs, meat and poultry inspection, and
a portion of the Public Law (P.L.) 480 international food aid
program. The mandatory programs include commodity programs,
crop insurance, and certain farm loans.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 350: AGRICULTURE
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 22.5 21.5 21.7 21.9 22.3 22.6 110.0
Outlays........................ 21.5 21.3 20.7 20.9 21.4 21.8 106.1
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 5.9 6.0 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6 31.6
Outlays........................ 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.4 6.6 31.2
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 16.6 15.5 15.6 15.6 15.8 16.0 78.4
Outlays........................ 15.4 15.3 14.6 14.6 15.0 15.3 74.9
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The budget resolution provides greater funds than the
President to ensure sufficient resources to bolster commodity
support, agricultural research, and animal and plant inspection
programs. The resolution also assumes sufficient resources for
the farm bill, providing resources for such objectives as to
secure an economic safety net for agricultural producers,
conserve our natural resources, and address nutrition needs.
FUNCTION 370: COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT
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Function Summary
Function 370 includes mortgage credit, the Postal Service,
deposit insurance, and other advancement of commerce programs
(the majority of the discretionary and mandatory spending in
this function).
The mortgage credit component of this function includes
housing assistance through the Federal Housing Administration,
the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae), the
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), the
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae), and
rural housing programs of the Department of Agriculture. Most
of the Commerce Department is provided for in this function,
including the International Trade Administration, National
Institute of Standards and Technology, and the Bureau of the
Census. Finally, the function also includes funding for
independent agencies such as the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, and the majority of
the Small Business Administration.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 370: COMMERCE AND HOUSING CREDIT\1\
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 12.7 10.8 14.5 9.0 9.2 9.6 53.1
Outlays........................ 6.8 5.0 6.4 2.2 1.7 1.6 16.9
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 3.1 5.0 9.1 4.0 4.0 4.0 26.1
Outlays........................ 3.1 4.9 8.3 4.7 4.0 4.0 25.7
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 9.6 5.8 5.3 5.0 5.3 5.7 27.0
Outlays........................ 3.7 0.1 -1.9 -2.5 -2.2 -2.3 -8.8
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\1\Includes on- and off-budget amounts.
The discretionary function total includes significantly
increased funding for the Bureau of the Census, reflecting
continued preparation for the 2010 census, and continues to
support agencies such as the National Institute of Standards
and Technology. For 2009, and over the following four years,
funding in Function 370 is above the level in the President's
budget.
FUNCTION 400: TRANSPORTATION
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Function Summary
Function 400 consists mostly of the programs administered
by the Department of Transportation, including programs for
highways, mass transit, aviation, and maritime activities. This
function also includes two components of the Department of
Homeland Security: the Coast Guard and the Transportation
Security Administration. In addition, this function includes
several small transportation-related agencies and the research
program for civilian aviation at the National Aeronautics and
Space Administration (NASA).
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 400: TRANSPORTATION
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 79.8 73.4 77.5 78.5 79.5 80.5 389.4
Outlays........................ 77.8 80.4 83.9 86.1 88.1 90.4 428.9
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 27.4 24.7 28.6 29.4 30.2 31.1 143.9
Outlays........................ 76.1 78.4 81.6 83.7 85.7 88.0 417.4
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 52.4 48.8 48.9 49.2 49.3 49.4 245.5
Outlays........................ 1.7 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 11.6
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This budget resolution recognizes the importance of
investing in infrastructure systems on which our nation
depends. Our society depends on transportation systems to
integrate the economies of our communities. However, those
systems are stressed from growing congestion and a backlog of
repair needs. It is imperative that, in the last year of the
current surface transportation authorization, the budget place
these systems in a position to address the challenges of the
21st century. To that end, the resolution fully funds the
highway, transit, and highway safety programs at the levels
originally authorized in the Safe, Accountable, Flexible,
Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users
(SAFETEA-LU). Specifically, considering the country's
infrastructure challenges, this resolution does not accept the
President's estimate of revenue aligned budget authority
(RABA), or the further cuts in highway and transit funding
included in the President's 2009 budget. Rather, the resolution
continues to invest in infrastructure, laying the groundwork
for a reauthorization of these programs in FY 2010.
This resolution increases funding for Amtrak and provides
additional funding for grants to airports, in anticipation of a
new aviation authorization.
FUNCTION 450: COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
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Function Summary
Function 450 includes federal programs to improve community
economic conditions, promote rural development, and assist in
federal preparations for and response to disasters. This
function provides appropriated funding for the Community
Development Block Grant, Department of Agriculture rural
development programs, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, and other disaster mitigation and
community development-related programs. It also provides
mandatory funding for the federal flood insurance program.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 450: COMMUNITY AND REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 20.0 14.6 14.8 15.1 15.5 15.8 75.7
Outlays........................ 27.8 24.3 21.8 17.9 15.8 15.6 95.3
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 20.3 14.5 14.8 15.1 15.4 15.7 75.6
Outlays........................ 27.8 22.9 20.7 18.1 16.0 15.8 93.5
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... -0.2 * * * * * 0.1
Outlays........................ * 1.3 1.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 1.8
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*Less than $50 million.
The budget resolution provides substantially more than the
President's 2009 discretionary funding level for Function 450,
rejecting the President's deep cuts to the Community
Development Block Grant (CDBG) program, first responder grants,
and rural development.
FUNCTION 500: EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES
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Function Summary
Function 500 includes funding for the Department of
Education, social services programs within the Department of
Health and Human Services, and employment and training programs
within the Department of Labor. It also contains funding for
the Library of Congress and independent research and art
agencies such as the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the
Smithsonian Institution, the National Gallery of Art, the John
F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, the National
Endowment for the Arts, and the National Endowment for the
Humanities.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 500: EDUCATION, TRAINING, EMPLOYMENT, AND SOCIAL SERVICES
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 90.1 95.2 102.6 105.6 107.8 101.7 513.0
Outlays........................ 90.7 90.9 98.3 103.1 104.4 103.5 500.3
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 79.8 85.3 88.3 90.0 91.8 93.6 449.0
Outlays........................ 81.1 83.0 87.1 88.8 90.5 92.3 441.6
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 10.3 9.9 14.3 15.6 16.0 8.1 64.0
Outlays........................ 9.7 8.0 11.3 14.4 13.9 11.2 58.7
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The 2009 budget resolution specifically rejects the
President's cuts to education funding, including his plan to
eliminate many education programs, including all vocational
education programs. The resolution also rejects the President's
steep cuts to job training and social services--programs
programs needed now more than ever when the economy is slowing
and the cost of living is rising.
In contrast to the President's funding cuts, the budget
resolution makes a down payment towards addressing long-
standing needs in education, training, employment, and social
services. To that end, the resolution provides an appropriated
program level for Function 500 that is $7.1 billion above the
2009 level in the President's budget, including 2009 funding
and advance 2010 funding.
The resolution's increased funding could be used to support
vital assistance to help children learn and succeed. Increased
funding could support key programs such as Head Start, Impact
Aid, and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. It
also could support the No Child Left Behind Act programs to
ensure that children can read and achieve at grade level,
including programs such as Title I, school improvement
programs, teacher quality improvement, and education technology
state grants. Finally, the resolution's funding increase for
education can help make college more affordable and accessible
by raising the maximum Pell grant, maintaining Supplemental
Opportunity Educational Grants and Perkins Loans, and
broadening access to Historically Black Colleges and
Universities as well as Hispanic-serving institutions and
minority-serving institutions, which continue to make important
contributions towards increasing the percentage of minority
students gaining a college degree.
Increased funding could be used to enhance funding for the
Workforce Investment Act programs, which provide important job
training and assistance. It could also support training for
green collar jobs in renewable energy and energy efficiency
fields. Other aspects of the Democratic leadership's innovation
agenda could also be supported, including math and science
education, development of basic and applied research, as well
as demonstrations of effective approaches to innovative
learning such as those in H.R. 3631, the Revolutionizing
Education Through Digital Investment Act of 2007.
The resolution rejects the President's proposed cuts to the
Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and provides a funding
level that could be used to support an increase. The Committee
continues to support two-year advance funding for the
Corporation.
The resolution also contains a reserve fund to accommodate
legislation that makes college more affordable, consistent with
the House pay-as-you-go rule.
FUNCTION 550: HEALTH
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Function Summary
Function 550 includes most direct health care services
programs. Other health programs in this function fund anti-
bioterrorism activities, national biomedical research,
protecting the health of the general population and workers in
their places of employment, providing health services for
under-served populations, and promoting training for the health
care workforce. Some of the agencies funded in this function
include the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Health Resources and
Services Administration, and the Food and Drug Administration
(FDA). The major mandatory programs in this function are
Medicaid, the State Children's Health Insurance Program
(SCHIP), federal and retirees' health benefits, and health care
for Medicare-eligible military retirees.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 550: HEALTH
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 285.1 306.8 323.8 344.7 367.8 393.1 1,736.2
Outlays........................ 286.7 305.3 324.1 343.7 366.3 391.3 1,730.8
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 53.1 57.6 56.5 57.7 58.9 60.2 290.9
Outlays........................ 53.6 55.5 56.1 56.8 57.8 58.9 285.1
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 232.0 249.2 267.3 287.0 308.8 332.9 1,445.3
Outlays........................ 233.1 249.8 268.0 287.0 308.5 332.4 1,445.7
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The budget resolution rejects the Administration's harmful
cuts to Medicaid.
The discretionary resources for Function 550 for 2009
represent an increase over both the 2008 level and the
President's 2009 request, with a particular focus on NIH, CDC,
FDA, and the Occupational Safety & Health Administration. The
resolution increases resources for public health, which
includes programs focused on addressing health promotion and
disease prevention. Preventative health care measures and
disease management have the potential to lead to more efficient
use of health care spending, and reduced illness, as well as an
improvement in the health of the public. The resolution also
includes increased funding for food safety, access to quality
health care for under-served populations, and other important
programs.
Programs in Function 550 are also addressed in the
resolution's deficit-neutral reserve funds for SCHIP and for
Medicaid.
FUNCTION 570: MEDICARE
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Function Summary
Function 570 (Medicare) includes only the Medicare program,
which provides health insurance to senior citizens and persons
with disabilities. Congress provides an annual appropriation
for the costs of administering and monitoring the Medicare
program. Nearly 99 percent of spending in this function occurs
on the mandatory side of the budget, and almost all of the
mandatory spending consists of payments for Medicare benefits.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 570: MEDICARE
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 390.5 420.2 445.2 494.4 491.4 552.4 2,403.5
Outlays........................ 390.5 420.0 445.3 494.2 491.1 552.5 2,403.1
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 4.9 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.2 28.4
Outlays........................ 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.6 5.9 6.2 28.3
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 385.5 415.0 439.8 488.7 485.4 546.2 2,375.1
Outlays........................ 385.4 414.8 440.0 488.6 485.2 546.3 2,374.9
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The budget resolution rejects the Administration's harmful
cuts to Medicare. The resolution assumes the extension of
Medicare premium assistance for qualified individuals with
incomes between 120 and 135 percent of the federal poverty
level and limited financial resources. The resolution assumes
that savings from Medicare program efficiency improvements will
offset the costs of extending the premium assistance program as
well other initiatives to improve the Medicare program for
beneficiaries.
The resolution assumes targeted assistance to hospitals
with 100 beds or more that have faced a reduction in Medicare
disproportionate share hospital payments due to assignment to a
Micropolitan area.
The resolution provides a discretionary cap adjustment of
$198 million for additional activities aimed at detecting and
preventing Medicare fraud. The Health Care Fraud and Abuse
Control program--a joint effort of the Department of Health and
Human Services, the HHS Office of Inspector General, and the
Department of Justice--generated roughly $4 in program savings
for every dollar spent in 2004 and 2005.
The resolution also contains a reserve fund to accommodate
legislation for Medicare program improvements.
FUNCTION 600: INCOME SECURITY
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Function Summary
Function 600 consists of a range of income security
programs that provide cash or near-cash assistance (e.g.,
housing, nutrition, and energy assistance) to low-income
persons, and benefits to certain retirees, persons with
disabilities, and the unemployed. Housing assistance programs
account for the largest share of discretionary funding in this
function. Major federal entitlement programs in this function
include unemployment insurance, trade adjustment assistance
income support, food stamps, Temporary Assistance to Needy
Families, foster care, and Supplemental Security Income.
Federal and other retirement and disability programs comprise
approximately one third of the funds in this function.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 600: INCOME SECURITY
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 389.9 411.7 417.5 426.9 412.4 428.0 2,096.5
Outlays........................ 394.1 414.0 418.6 427.5 412.8 427.7 2,100.7
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 52.3 55.6 57.6 58.8 59.3 60.7 292.1
Outlays........................ 58.0 59.7 60.2 60.9 61.3 61.7 303.9
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 337.5 356.1 359.9 368.1 353.0 367.2 1,804.4
Outlays........................ 336.1 354.3 358.4 366.6 351.5 366.0 1,796.8
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The discretionary resources for Function 600 represent an
increase over both the 2008 level and the President's request.
The funding will support efforts to reduce the unacceptable
number of Americans who live in poverty and to provide
assistance to those in need. The budget resolution includes
additional funding to address the current shortfall in the
project-based rental assistance program, prevent a shortfall in
the tenant-based rental assistance program which would occur
under the President's budget, and improve supportive housing
for the elderly, as in H.R. 2930 as passed by the House. The
resolution also specifically rejects the President's cut to the
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP).
Economic uncertainty and rising costs are increasing the
need for food assistance for children and adults. The budget
resolution rejects the President's proposals to terminate food
stamps for 390,000 working families and eliminate the Commodity
Supplemental Food Program and notes that legislation that
passed the House with bipartisan support was an appropriate
first step toward ensuring that nutrition assistance keeps up
with inflation and rising food prices.
Mandatory programs in Function 600 are also addressed in
the resolution's deficit-neutral reserve funds for Trade
Adjustment Assistance and Unemployment Insurance modernization,
and child support enforcement.
FUNCTION 650: SOCIAL SECURITY
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Function Summary
Function 650 consists of the two payroll tax-financed
programs that are collectively known as Social Security: Old-
Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance (OASDI).
This function includes Social Security benefit payments and
funding to the Social Security Administration (SSA) and the
Office of the Inspector General (OIG) to administer the program
and ensure program integrity. Under provisions of the
Congressional Budget Act and the Budget Enforcement Act, Social
Security trust funds are off-budget and do not appear in the
budget resolution totals. However, a small portion of spending
in Function 650--the general fund transfer of income taxes on
Social Security benefits--is considered on-budget and appears
in the budget resolution totals. The table and discussion below
contain information pertaining to both the on-budget and off-
budget components.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 650: SOCIAL SECURITY\1\
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 619.6 654.3 688.7 723.9 765.5 811.7 3,644.0
Outlays........................ 616.6 651.4 685.8 720.5 761.8 807.6 3,627.0
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 5.0 5.2 5.4 5.5 5.7 5.9 27.7
Outlays........................ 4.9 5.2 5.3 5.5 5.7 5.8 27.5
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 614.6 649.1 683.3 718.3 759.8 805.8 3,616.3
Outlays........................ 611.7 646.2 680.4 715.0 756.1 801.8 3,599.5
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\1\Includes on- and off-budget amounts.
The resolution rejects the President's private account
proposal for Social Security.
The administrative budget for the SSA includes resources in
Function 570 (Medicare) and Function 600 (Income Security) as
well as Function 650. The resolution assumes a $10.4 billion
discretionary funding level for the administrative expenses of
SSA and the OIG. The increased resources will enable SSA to
address the significant number of individuals waiting for
disability and hearing decisions and thereby reduce its
unacceptable backlog in case reviews.
The budget also accommodates an additional $240 million
above the funding level through a discretionary cap adjustment
for program integrity initiatives. The cap adjustment allows
the agency to conduct an increasing number of Continuing
Disability Reviews (CDRs) and Supplemental Security Income
redeterminations.
FUNCTION 700: VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
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Function Summary
Function 700 covers the programs of the Department of
Veterans Affairs (VA), including veterans' medical care,
compensation and pensions, education and rehabilitation
benefits, and housing programs. It also includes the Department
of Labor's Veterans' Employment and Training Service, the
United States Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, and the
American Battle Monuments Commission. More than 99 percent of
appropriated veterans' funding goes to VA, and more than 85
percent of this funding is for VA medical care and hospital
services.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 700: VETERANS BENEFITS AND SERVICES
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 86.4 93.3 96.0 101.8 99.1 105.1 495.3
Outlays........................ 83.6 92.4 95.7 101.5 98.3 104.3 492.2
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 43.3 48.2 49.4 50.8 52.2 53.7 254.2
Outlays........................ 40.6 47.5 49.3 50.5 51.6 53.1 252.0
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 43.1 45.1 46.6 51.0 46.9 51.4 241.0
Outlays........................ 43.0 45.0 46.5 51.0 46.7 51.1 240.2
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For 2009, the resolution provides $4.9 billion of
discretionary budget authority over the 2008 level and $3.2
billion above the President's 2009 budget. The resolution
reflects the very high priority that Congress places on
adequately funding veterans' medical care. The resolution also
rejects the health care enrollment fees and drug co-payment
increases proposed by the President's budget.
The resolution provides full funding to support excellent
health care for veterans. The resolution provides funding to
continue addressing problems such as those identified at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center to improve military and veterans'
health care facilities and services.
The resolution provides funding in Function 700 above the
President's requested level for 2009 to address important
priorities including veterans' mental health, post-traumatic
stress disorder, and traumatic brain injury (TBI). There have
been many TBIs in Iraq and Afghanistan. The Committee notes
that there is legislation to address the prevalence of epilepsy
among veterans, especially those with TBI. Research conducted
by VA and the Department of Defense found that about half of
Vietnam veterans who suffered penetrating head injuries
developed epilepsy. The resolution also has additional funding
for disability compensation claims processing so that VA can
continue to address the inventory of pending claims.
The Committee notes that many military service families are
experiencing financial difficulties due to overseas military
deployments and that Congress should consider ways to address
these difficulties.
FUNCTION 750: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
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Function Summary
The Administration of Justice function consists of federal
law enforcement programs, litigation and judicial activities,
correctional operations, and state and local justice
assistance. Agencies within this function include: the Federal
Bureau of Investigation; the Drug Enforcement Administration;
Border and Transportation Security; the Bureau of Alcohol,
Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives; the United States Attorneys;
legal divisions within the Department of Justice; the Legal
Services Corporation; the federal Judiciary; and the Federal
Bureau of Prisons. This function includes several components of
the Department of Homeland Security.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 750: ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 46.2 48.1 49.1 50.3 51.6 53.0 252.1
Outlays........................ 44.3 47.9 49.6 50.6 51.5 52.5 252.2
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 45.5 45.1 48.3 49.7 51.1 52.5 246.7
Outlays........................ 43.3 46.3 48.0 49.4 50.9 52.1 246.7
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 0.7 3.0 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.4 5.5
Outlays........................ 1.0 1.6 1.6 1.2 0.6 0.5 5.4
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For Function 750, the budget resolution rejects the
President's repeated cut of local law enforcement programs.
Instead, the function total includes enough resources to
increase homeland security programs and provide for law
enforcement programs, such as the State Criminal Alien
Assistance Program (SCAAP)--and recognizes the importance of
this critical reimbursement program.
In addition to rejecting the repeated cuts to SCAAP in the
President's budget, the resolution also rejects the President's
cuts to Community Oriented Policing Services and Edward Byrne
Memorial Justice Assistance Grants--both of which are important
priorities for keeping our communities safe. The resolution
values the funding Byrne-JAG provides to local law enforcement
at a time when many communities are combating problems
including a methamphetamine epidemic and other crime.
In addition, the resolution protects both our youth and
victims of crime by restoring cuts to both juvenile justice and
programs to prevent violence against women and by limiting
amounts diverted from the Crime Victims Fund. The resolution
provides funding above the President's budget level for 2009
for these purposes and to protect the border.
FUNCTION 800: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
----------
Function Summary
This function includes the activities of the White House
and the Executive Office of the President, the legislative
branch, and programs designed to carry out the legislative and
administrative responsibilities of the federal government,
including the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), personnel
management, fiscal operations, and property control.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 800: GENERAL GOVERNMENT
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 56.4 23.5 20.0 20.6 21.3 22.0 107.4
Outlays........................ 56.9 23.9 20.0 20.5 21.3 21.8 107.5
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 17.1 17.8 18.3 18.8 19.4 20.1 94.4
Outlays........................ 17.4 18.3 18.4 18.8 19.3 19.9 94.6
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 39.4 5.7 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 13.0
Outlays........................ 39.5 5.6 1.6 1.7 2.0 1.9 12.9
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The budget resolution includes a program integrity
initiative to increase IRS tax compliance efforts to collect
unpaid taxes from those who are not paying what they owe.
Funding in this function could be used for items such as H.R.
3548, the Plain Language in Government Communications Act of
2007, to enhance citizen access to government information and
services by establishing plain language as the standard style
of covered government documents issued to the public.
FUNCTION 900: NET INTEREST
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Function Summary
Function 900 consists primarily of the interest paid by the
federal government to private and foreign government holders of
U.S. Treasury securities. This amount is slightly offset by
interest income received by the federal government on loans and
cash balances and by earnings of the National Railroad
Retirement Investment Trust.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 900: NET INTEREST\1\
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 233.9 216.8 248.7 275.4 285.0 280.6 1,306.5
Outlays........................ 233.9 216.8 248.7 275.4 285.0 280.6 1,306.5
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Outlays........................ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... 233.9 216.8 248.7 275.4 285.0 280.6 1,306.5
Outlays........................ 233.9 216.8 248.7 275.4 285.0 280.6 1,306.5
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\1\Includes on- and off-budget amounts.
Since 2001, the Federal government's net interest payments
on its debt have grown dramatically, becoming one of the
largest and fastest-growing components of the Federal budget,
exceeding spending on education, veterans' affairs, and
homeland security combined.
FUNCTION 920: ALLOWANCES
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Function Summary
This function displays the budgetary effect of proposals
that cannot easily be distributed across other budget
functions. In the past, this function has included funding for
emergencies or proposals contingent on certain events.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 920: ALLOWANCES
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 1.0 ......... -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8
Outlays........................ 0.5 0.3 -0.1 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.3
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 1.0 ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Outlays........................ 0.5 0.3 0.1 * * ......... 0.5
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... ......... ......... -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8
Outlays........................ ......... ......... -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 -0.8
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*Less than $50 million.
The resolution includes $1.0 billion in 2008 discretionary
budget authority to cover unanticipated needs, should they
arise. The resolution also includes $750 million in mandatory
savings over six years. These savings reflect a reconciliation
instruction to the Ways and Means Committee. To meet the
instructions, savings can be achieved in any program within the
Committee's jurisdiction, other than Social Security, which
reconciliation cannot impact.
FUNCTION 950: UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS
----------
Function Summary
This function comprises major offsetting receipt items that
would distort the funding levels of other functional categories
if they were distributed to them.
Function Levels and Priorities
FUNCTION 950: UNDISTRIBUTED OFFSETTING RECEIPTS\1\
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... -99.5 -81.0 -85.3 -88.9 -92.6 -97.1 -444.9
Outlays........................ -99.5 -81.0 -85.3 -88.9 -92.6 -97.1 -444.9
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Outlays........................ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... -99.5 -81.0 -85.3 -88.9 -92.6 -97.1 -444.9
Outlays........................ -99.5 -81.0 -85.3 -88.9 -92.6 -97.1 -444.9
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\1\Includes on- and off-budget amounts.
The negative spending in Function 950 represents CBO's
baseline estimate of undistributed offsetting receipts.
FUNCTION 970: OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
----------
Function Description
This function includes funding for overseas deployments and
other activities.
Function Summary
FUNCTION 970: OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND OTHER ACTIVITIES
[In billions of dollars]
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2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Total Spending:
Budget Authority............... 108.1 70.0 ......... ......... ......... ......... 70.0
Outlays........................ 28.9 74.8 47.4 18.3 5.2 1.8 147.4
Discretionary:
Budget Authority............... 108.1 70.0 ......... ......... ......... ......... 70.0
Outlays........................ 28.9 74.8 47.4 18.3 5.2 1.8 147.4
Mandatory Spending:
Budget Authority............... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
Outlays........................ ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... ......... .........
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This function includes, as a placeholder, an amount equal
to the President's pending request for 2008 and 2009 to account
for any future House consideration of appropriations for
overseas deployments and other activities.
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION
----------
Section 201 of the resolution contains reconciliation
instructions. Reconciliation is a special congressional
procedure used to implement the spending and revenue targets in
a budget resolution. The instructions direct a committee to
make changes in laws under its jurisdiction that affect
revenues or direct spending to achieve a specified budgetary
result. The legislation used to implement those instructions is
reported as a reconciliation bill.
Section 201 of the resolution contains two separate
instructions to the Committee on Ways and Means. Subsection (a)
directs the Committee to report a measure by September 12,
2008, that reduces direct spending by $750 million for the
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013. Subsection (b)
directs the Committee to report a measure by July 15, 2008, to
decrease revenues by $70 billion in fiscal year 2009 and to
increase revenues by $70 billion for the period of fiscal years
2010 through 2013. When only one committee receives an
instruction the measure is reported directly to the House.
Last year the House adopted a rule relating to
reconciliation instructions (Rule XXI, clause 7). The rule
requires that any reconciliation instruction must not increase
the deficit or reduce the surplus over the PAYGO time periods.
These instructions satisfy the requirement established under
clause 7 of Rule XXI.
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS
----------
Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the State Children's Health
Insurance Program
The reserve fund accommodates legislation, within the
jurisdiction of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, of up to
$50 billion in additional outlays to improve children's health
through reauthorization of the State Children's Health
Insurance Program (SCHIP) as long as the authorizing
legislation placed before the House complies with the pay-as-
you-go principle. These additional resources will sustain
current caseloads, expand coverage, and reduce the number of
uninsured children. There are over nine million uninsured
children in this nation. Last year, Congress twice passed
bipartisan legislation that would have expanded coverage to
nearly four million additional children if the President had
not twice vetoed the legislation.
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that enhances
medical care for wounded or disabled military personnel or
veterans; maintains affordable health care for military
retirees and veterans; improves disability benefits or
evaluations for wounded or disabled military personnel or
veterans, including measures to expedite the claims process;
expands eligibility to permit additional disabled military
retirees to receive both disability compensation and retired
pay; eliminates the offset between Survivor Benefit Plan
annuities and veterans' dependency and indemnity compensation;
or provides or increases benefits for Filipino veterans of
World War II or their survivors and dependents, to the extent
that any such legislation complies with the pay-as-you-go
principle.
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for education benefits for
servicemembers, veterans, and their families
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that enhances
education benefits or assistance for servicemembers, members of
the National Guard, reservists, veterans, or their spouses,
survivors, or dependents, to the extent that such legislation
complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. Among the proposals
that the reserve fund could accommodate is H.R. 3882, which
would address a provision in law that results in certain
members of the National Guard and Reserves receiving less in
Montgomery GI bill (MGIB) education benefits than
servicemembers who served about the same amount of time on
active duty. The current requirement for receiving full MGIB
benefits is active-duty service of 24 months.
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for infrastructure investment
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that provides for
increased investment in infrastructure projects, so long as it
complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. The fund
accommodates new investment in highways, bridges, transit,
rail, aviation, ports, waterways, and water treatment
facilities, among other types of infrastructure.
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for renewable energy and energy
efficiency
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that provides tax
incentives for or otherwise encourages the production of
renewable energy or increased energy efficiency; encourages
investment in emerging energy or vehicle technologies or carbon
capture and sequestration; provides for reductions in
greenhouse gas emissions; or facilitates the training of
workers for these industries (``green collar jobs''), to the
extent that any such legislation complies with the pay-as-you-
go principle. For example, one item that the reserve fund could
accommodate is extension of the solar energy and fuel cell
investment tax credit.
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for middle-income tax relief and
economic equity
The reserve fund for middle-income tax relief supports
legislation to reduce tax burdens on middle-income families and
taxpayers that complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. This
includes legislation such as the extension of the 10 percent
individual income tax rate, marriage penalty relief, the child
tax credit, the research and experimentation tax credit, the
deduction for small business expensing, and the deduction for
State and local sales taxes. It also accommodates elimination
of estate taxes on all but a minute fraction of estates, and a
tax credit for school construction.
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reform of the alternative
minimum tax
The reserve fund for Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) relief
accommodates legislation that reforms the tax code to shield
middle-income families from the AMT as long as it adheres to
the pay-as-you-go principle. Without reform, the number of
taxpayers subject to the AMT will rise from 4.2 million in 2007
to 25.7 million in 2008 and to 28.3 million in 2009, according
to the Joint Committee on Taxation.
Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education
The reserve fund accommodates reforms to the student loan
programs or changes in law that increase benefits to students,
consistent with the pay-as-you-go principle adopted by the
House. Both the House and the Senate have passed bills to
reauthorize the Higher Education Act, and this reserve fund
will provide committees maximum flexibility in finding offsets
to make college more affordable and accessible for students.
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for affordable housing
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that creates an
affordable housing fund, offset by savings from reforming the
regulation of certain government-sponsored entities, such as
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, to the extent that such legislation
complies with the pay-as-you-go principle.
Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicare improvements
The reserve fund accommodates additional mandatory spending
for Medicare program improvements such as increasing the
Medicare reimbursement rate for physicians while holding
beneficiaries harmless from associated premium increases, as
long as the legislation is consistent with the House pay-as-
you-go principle. Under current law, physicians face a 10.6
percent cut in their Medicare payment rate on July 1 of this
year, and further cuts every year through 2016. The reserve
fund also accommodates other program improvements, such as
greater access to preventive benefits; additional assistance
for low-income beneficiaries; and better efficiencies within
the Part D program, such as prompt payment of prescription drug
claims; as long as the legislation is consistent with the pay-
as-you-go principle.
Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care quality,
effectiveness, and efficiency
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that: provides
incentives or other support for adoption of modern health
information technology; establishes a new federal or public-
private initiative for research on the comparative
effectiveness of different medical interventions; or that
provides parity between health insurance coverage of mental
health benefits and benefits for medical and surgical services,
including parity in public programs; as long as the legislation
is consistent with the House pay-as-you-go principle.
Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicaid and other programs
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that prevents or
delays the implementation or administration of regulations or
administrative actions affecting Medicaid, SCHIP, or other
programs, as well as extension of the Transitional Medical
Assistance (TMA) or Qualified Individuals (QI) programs, as
long as the legislation complies with the pay-as-you-go
principle. TMA provides temporary Medicaid assistance for
families transitioning to the workforce and QI provides premium
assistance for lower-income Medicare beneficiaries.
Sec. 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade adjustment assistance
and unemployment insurance modernization
The reserve fund accommodates legislation to reauthorize
and expand the trade adjustment assistance program (TAA) and
modernize the unemployment insurance (UI) system, consistent
with the pay-as-you go rule adopted by the House. Last year,
the House passed legislation that included much-needed reforms
to substantially increase the number of workers able to receive
needed income support and job training, and it is awaiting
Senate action.
Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments legislation
The reserve fund accommodates any legislation that
reauthorizes the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self-
Determination Act (Public Law 106-393) or makes changes to the
Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-565), to
the extent that such legislation complies with the pay-as-you-
go principle. Public Law 106-393 provides economic assistance
for roads and schools in rural communities affected by the loss
of receipts from sales on federal lands in their communities.
Federal payments under Public Law 94-565 to local governments
are designed to offset lost property tax revenue from federal
lands within the localities. Both forms of assistance are
intended to compensate local governments for the tax-exempt
status of the national forests and other federal lands.
Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for San Joaquin River
restoration and Navajo Nation water rights settlements
The reserve fund accommodates legislation that would
fulfill the purposes of the San Joaquin River Restoration
Settlement Act, implement a Navajo Nation water rights
settlement as authorized by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural
Water Projects Act, or both, to the extent that the legislation
complies with the pay-as-you-go principle.
Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the National Park Centennial
Fund
The reserve fund accommodates any legislation that provides
for the establishment of the National Parks Centennial Fund, so
long as it complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. The
Centennial Fund would provide additional funding for specific
Interior-approved, community-supported projects within the
National Park system to improve parks and provide better
visitor experiences.
Sec. 317. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child support enforcement
The reserve fund accommodates legislation to increase the
number of children who receive the full child support that is
owed to them by enhancing federal collection efforts or
supporting state initiatives to pass through 100 percent of
collected child support to families, as long as the legislation
complies with the pay-as-you-go principle. For every dollar the
federal government spends on child support enforcement, $6.50
is collected on behalf of working families. Last year, the
child support enforcement system collected $22 billion in
private support for 17 million children.
TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
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Sec. 401. Program Integrity Initiatives
Section 401 provides for specific allocation adjustments
for the Committee on Appropriations when the Committee reports
legislation that includes increased appropriations for the
following four program integrity initiatives: (1) continuing
disability reviews and Supplemental Security Income
redeterminations for the Social Security Administration; (2)
improved compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code; (3) the healthcare fraud and abuse control program at the
Department of Health and Human Services; and (4) unemployment
insurance in-person reemployment and eligibility assessments
and improper payment reviews.
The adjustments under this section are intended to do no
more than provide additional administrative funding for current
program integrity activities to eliminate errors or fraud in
the operation of a number of federal programs and to promote
compliance with federal tax laws. For example, the adjustment
for unemployment compensation programs is provided to increase
limited administrative funding for current program integrity
activities, and not to finance other proposals that would
adversely affect workers who have received unemployment
benefits. The section outlines procedures for these allocation
adjustments.
Sec. 402. Oversight of Government Performance
Section 402 directs Committees of the House of
Representatives to review programs within their jurisdiction
for waste, fraud, and abuse and to include recommendations for
improved governmental performance in views and estimates
submitted to the Budget Committee pursuant to section 301(d) of
the Congressional Budget Act.
Sec. 403. Advance Appropriations
Section 403 limits the amount and type of advance
appropriations for fiscal years 2010 and 2011. Under this
section, advance appropriations for fiscal year 2010 are
restricted to $27.558 billion for the programs, projects,
activities, or accounts listed below. Advances for 2011 are
listed separately. The list is included in this report so that
the Appropriations Committee can prepare appropriations bills
for fiscal year 2009 accordingly. The list will also be
included in the joint explanatory statement of managers to
accompany the conference report on this resolution. The section
defines advance appropriations as any new discretionary budget
authority provided in a bill or joint resolution making general
or continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that first
becomes available for any fiscal year after 2009.
Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2010:
Employment and Training Administration
Education for the Disadvantaged
School Improvement
Children and Family Services (Head Start)
Special Education
Career, Technical and Adult Education
Payment to Postal Service
Tenant-based Rental Assistance
Project-based Rental Assistance
Advance Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2011:
The Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Sec. 404. Overseas Deployments and Emergency Needs
Section 404 establishes a procedure whereby provisions or
measures reported by the Committee on Appropriations will be
exempt from the restrictions under titles III and IV of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The exemption will apply if:
(1) the Committee determines and designates that amounts
appropriated are necessary for overseas deployments and related
activities; or, (2) the Committee provides discretionary
appropriations and designates those amounts as necessary to
meet emergency needs.
Sec. 405. Budgetary Treatment of Certain Discretionary Administrative
Expenses
Section 405 provides that administrative expenses of the
Social Security Administration and of the Postal Service shall
be part of the annual appropriations process by including those
expenses in the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations
pursuant to section 302 of the Congressional Budget Act.
Sec. 406. Application and Effect of Changes in Allocations and
Aggregates
Section 406 details the allocation and aggregate adjustment
procedures that are required to accommodate legislation for the
reserve funds and program integrity initiatives in this
resolution. This section provides that the adjustments shall
apply while the legislation is under consideration and take
effect upon enactment of the legislation. In addition, the
section requires the adjustments to be printed in the
Congressional Record.
The section also notes that, for purposes of enforcement,
aggregate and allocation levels resulting from adjustments made
pursuant to this resolution will have the same effect as if
adopted in the original levels of Title I of this budget
resolution. This section also provides that the Committee on
the Budget shall determine the budgetary levels and estimates
which are required to enforce points of order under the
Congressional Budget Act.
Sec. 407. Adjustments to Reflect Changes in Concepts and Definitions
Section 407 requires the chairman of the Committee on the
Budget to adjust levels and allocations in this budget
resolution upon enactment of legislation that changes concepts
or definitions.
Sec. 408. Exercise of Rulemaking Powers
Section 408 provides that, once adopted, the provisions of
the budget resolution are incorporated into the rules of the
House of Representatives and shall supersede inconsistent
rules. The section recognizes the constitutional right of the
House of Representatives to change those rules at any time.
TITLE V--POLICY
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Title V of the resolution contains the following policy
sections:
Sec. 501. Policy on middle-income tax relief
Sec. 502. Policy on defense priorities
TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE
----------
Title VI of the resolution contains the following Sense of
the House sections:
Sec. 601. Sense of the House on the Innovation Agenda and
America Competes Act.
Sec. 602. Sense of the House on servicemembers' and
veterans' health care and other priorities.
Sec. 603. Sense of the House on homeland security.
Sec. 604. Sense of the House regarding long-term fiscal
reform.
Sec. 605. Sense of the House regarding waste, fraud, and
abuse.
Sec. 606. Sense of the House regarding extension of the
statutory pay-as-you-go rule.
Sec. 607. Sense of the House on long-term budgeting.
Sec. 608. Sense of the House regarding the need to maintain
and build upon efforts to fight hunger.
Sec. 609. Sense of the House regarding affordable health
coverage.
Sec. 610. Sense of the House regarding pay parity.
Sec. 611. Sense of the House regarding subprime lending and
foreclosures.
Sec. 612. Sense of the House regarding the importance of
child support enforcement.
ALLOCATIONS TO COMMITTEES
As required by Section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, the discretionary levels established in the budget
resolution are allocated to the Appropriations Committee and
the mandatory spending levels are allocated to each of the
committees with mandatory spending authority.
In this report, the Appropriations Committee receives an
allocation for 2009 and a revised allocation for 2008. The
authorizing committees receive allocations for 2009 and the
five-year period 2009 through 2013 as well as a revised
allocation for 2008. The authorizing committee allocation is
divided into current law amounts, reauthorization, and
resolution changes. Reauthorization refers to amounts for
legislation due for reauthorization that are part of the CBO
baseline levels. ``Resolution changes'' refers to the budgetary
impact of legislation enacted after the adoption of this
resolution, anticipated to reflect a change from baseline
levels.
ALLOCATION OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS
[In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2008\1\ 2009
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Discretionary Action:
BA............................................ 1,046,478 1,014,012
OT............................................ 1,092,822 1,106,894
Current Law Mandatory:
BA............................................ 585,962 576,002
OT............................................ 569,537 564,401
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\1\Revision to amounts included in S. Con. Res. 21. Includes emergencies
incorporated in the Congressional Budget Office March baseline.
ALLOCATIONS OF SPENDING AUTHORITY TO HOUSE COMMITTEES OTHER THAN
APPROPRIATIONS
[In millions of dollars]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total
2008\1\ 2009 ------------
2009-2013
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Committee on Agriculture:
Current Law:
BA............................... 11,727 4,722 19,098
OT............................... 14,389 4,172 18,040
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... 696 49,116 258,683
OT............................... 195 48,992 256,484
Total:
BA............................... 12,423 53,838 277,781
OT............................... 14,584 53,164 274,524
Committee on Armed Services:
Current Law:
BA............................... 118,947 126,033 668,582
OT............................... 118,740 125,867 667,924
Committee on Education and Labor:
Current Law:
BA............................... 5,425 4,844 37,814
OT............................... 5,851 3,548 38,223
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... ......... 2,975 17,690
OT............................... ......... 1,934 16,179
Total:
BA............................... 5,425 7,819 55,504
OT............................... 5,851 5,482 54,402
Committee on Energy and Commerce:
Current Law:
BA............................... 243,778 260,159 1,466,490
OT............................... 245,897 260,365 1,467,530
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... ......... ......... 20,160
OT............................... ......... 1,552 22,030
Total:
BA............................... 243,778 260,159 1,486,650
OT............................... 245,897 261,917 1,489,560
Committee on Financial Services:
Current Law:
BA............................... 7,255 3,992 23,648
OT............................... 2,337 -566 -7,256
Committee on Foreign Affairs:
Current Law:
BA............................... 15,852 15,966 73,053
OT............................... 15,819 15,955 73,024
Committee on Homeland Security:
Current Law:
BA............................... 1,751 1,561 8,455
OT............................... 1,443 1,532 8,509
Committee on House Administration:
Current Law:
BA............................... 70 69 341
OT............................... 225 19 343
Committee on the Judiciary:
Current Law:
BA............................... 6,228 8,673 34,780
OT............................... 6,505 7,343 35,103
Committee on Natural Resources:
Current Law:
BA............................... 5,393 5,725 28,500
OT............................... 5,182 5,320 27,863
Committee on Oversight and Government
Reform:
Current Law:
BA............................... 85,092 88,841 480,005
OT............................... 83,280 86,824 467,921
Committee on Science and Technology:
Current Law:
BA............................... 126 126 630
OT............................... 108 115 619
Committee on Small Business:
Current Law:
BA............................... -333 ......... ...........
OT............................... -333 ......... ...........
Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure:
Current Law:
BA............................... 63,279 56,120 116,919
OT............................... 13,701 14,286 75,635
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... 920 3,405 190,697
OT............................... ......... ......... 1,752
Resolution Change:
BA............................... ......... 1,496 4,176
OT............................... ......... ......... ...........
Total:
BA............................... 64,199 61,021 311,792
OT............................... 13,701 14,286 77,387
Committee on Veterans Affairs:
Current Law:
BA............................... 746 1,166 5,595
OT............................... 801 1,247 6,208
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... ......... 930 12,395
OT............................... ......... 857 12,074
Total:
BA............................... 746 2,096 17,990
OT............................... 801 2,104 18,282
Committee on Ways and Means:
Current Law:
BA............................... 858,297 824,391 4,589,714
OT............................... 858,642 825,106 4,597,261
Reauthorizations:
BA............................... ......... 947 65,298
OT............................... ......... 698 58,515
Resolution Change:
BA............................... ......... ......... -750
OT............................... ......... ......... -750
Total:
BA............................... 858,297 825,338 4,654,262
OT............................... 858,642 825,804 4,655,026
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\1\Revision to amounts for 2008 included in S. Con. Res. 21.
SUMMARY TABLE 1.--FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES
[In billions of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Summary
Total Spending:
BA.............................................................. 3,029.347 3,032.185 3,093.126 3,247.404 3,315.728 3,472.298 16,160.741
OT.............................................................. 2,932.743 3,063.405 3,148.367 3,262.946 3,300.867 3,458.775 16,234.360
On-Budget:
BA.............................................................. 2,556.254 2,529.246 2,564.161 2,698.039 2,740.065 2,866.862 13,398.373
OT.............................................................. 2,462.616 2,563.380 2,622.295 2,716.979 2,728.965 2,857.394 13,489.013
Off-Budget:
BA.............................................................. 473.093 502.939 528.965 549.365 575.663 605.436 2,762.368
OT.............................................................. 470.127 500.025 526.072 545.967 571.902 601.381 2,745.347
Revenues:
Total........................................................... 2,546.245 2,723.000 2,939.435 3,214.493 3,479.113 3,616.784 15,972.824
On-budget....................................................... 1,879.540 2,027.124 2,205.864 2,442.025 2,669.315 2,771.740 12,116.067
Off-budget...................................................... 666.705 695.876 733.571 772.468 809.798 845.044 3,856.757
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total........................................................... -386.498 -340.405 -208.932 -48.453 178.246 158.009 -261.536
On-budget....................................................... -583.076 -536.256 -416.431 -274.954 -59.650 -85.654 -1,372.946
Off-budget...................................................... 196.578 195.851 207.499 226.501 237.896 243.663 1,111.410
Debt Subject to Limit (end of year)............................... 9,567 10,200 10,724 11,104 11,295 11,495 na
Debt Held by the Public (end of year)............................. 5,397 5,754 5,981 6,048 5,886 5,744 na
By Function
National Defense (050):
BA.............................................................. 590.686 542.497 550.414 557.026 565.800 576.223 2,791.960
OT.............................................................. 576.173 573.362 560.726 560.099 556.699 568.829 2,819.715
International Affairs (150):
BA.............................................................. 32.648 37.111 38.516 39.433 40.247 40.677 195.984
OT.............................................................. 32.843 35.702 36.918 37.679 38.154 38.346 186.799
General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
BA.............................................................. 27.407 29.934 31.165 32.474 33.853 35.298 162.724
OT.............................................................. 26.456 28.700 30.604 32.201 33.564 34.477 159.546
Energy (270):
BA.............................................................. 3.548 4.674 4.645 4.712 4.803 4.895 23.729
OT.............................................................. 1.681 2.192 2.878 3.371 3.738 4.020 16.199
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.............................................................. 32.560 38.651 33.782 34.670 35.568 36.490 179.161
OT.............................................................. 34.440 35.576 36.192 36.420 36.745 37.299 182.232
Agriculture (350):
BA.............................................................. 22.456 21.529 21.719 21.891 22.263 22.621 110.023
OT.............................................................. 21.528 21.279 20.680 20.876 21.435 21.816 106.086
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.............................................................. 12.666 10.818 14.454 8.973 9.230 9.635 53.110
OT.............................................................. 6.818 4.980 6.402 2.168 1.719 1.641 16.910
On-budget:
BA.............................................................. 11.216 9.560 13.887 8.998 9.246 9.642 51.333
OT.............................................................. 5.381 3.722 5.835 2.193 1.735 1.648 15.133
Off-budget:
BA.............................................................. 1.450 1.258 0.567 -0.025 -0.016 -0.007 1.777
OT.............................................................. 1.437 1.258 0.567 -0.025 -0.016 -0.007 1.777
Transportation (400):
BA.............................................................. 79.794 73.444 77.507 78.534 79.485 80.478 389.448
OT.............................................................. 77.795 80.443 83.861 86.062 88.134 90.443 428.943
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.............................................................. 20.029 14.553 14.826 15.134 15.450 15.755 75.718
OT.............................................................. 27.819 24.251 21.816 17.874 15.817 15.561 95.319
Education, Training, Employment and Social Services (500):
BA.............................................................. 90.077 95.235 102.594 105.612 107.828 101.690 512.959
OT.............................................................. 90.729 90.947 98.345 103.135 104.397 103.490 500.314
Health (550):
BA.............................................................. 285.101 306.795 323.767 344.749 367.766 393.085 1,736.162
OT.............................................................. 286.688 305.334 324.138 343.718 366.312 391.326 1,730.828
Medicare (570):
BA.............................................................. 390.458 420.191 445.225 494.370 491.353 552.389 2,403.528
OT.............................................................. 390.454 419.974 445.349 494.193 491.110 552.503 2,403.129
Income Security (600):
BA.............................................................. 389.865 411.699 417.519 426.924 412.355 427.988 2,096.485
OT.............................................................. 394.100 414.032 418.617 427.541 412.831 427.703 2,100.724
Social Security (650):
BA.............................................................. 619.586 654.285 688.653 723.873 765.529 811.701 3,644.041
OT.............................................................. 616.633 651.371 685.760 720.475 761.768 807.646 3,627.020
On-budget:
BA.............................................................. 19.378 21.308 23.794 27.330 30.342 33.162 135.936
OT.............................................................. 19.378 21.308 23.794 27.330 30.342 33.162 135.936
Off-budget:
BA.............................................................. 600.208 632.977 664.859 696.543 735.187 778.539 3,508.105
OT.............................................................. 597.255 630.063 661.966 693.145 731.426 774.484 3,491.084
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.............................................................. 86.365 93.268 96.000 101.800 99.115 105.094 495.277
OT.............................................................. 83.551 92.443 95.710 101.475 98.271 104.266 492.165
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.............................................................. 46.237 48.104 49.101 50.338 51.622 52.967 252.132
OT.............................................................. 44.282 47.936 49.602 50.596 51.501 52.542 252.177
General Government (800):
BA.............................................................. 56.407 23.520 19.961 20.611 21.319 22.007 107.418
OT.............................................................. 56.920 23.890 19.987 20.496 21.332 21.787 107.492
Net Interest (900):
BA.............................................................. 233.896 216.833 248.734 275.397 284.954 280.592 1,306.510
OT.............................................................. 233.896 216.833 248.734 275.397 284.954 280.592 1,306.510
On-budget:
BA.............................................................. 349.296 334.233 370.534 406.997 427.954 436.292 1,976.010
OT.............................................................. 349.296 334.233 370.534 406.997 427.954 436.292 1,976.010
Off-budget:
BA.............................................................. -115.400 -117.400 -121.800 -131.600 -143.000 -155.700 -669.500
OT.............................................................. -115.400 -117.400 -121.800 -131.600 -143.000 -155.700 -669.500
Allowances (920):
BA.............................................................. 1.000 0.000 -0.150 -0.200 -0.200 -0.200 -0.750
OT.............................................................. 0.531 0.307 -0.053 -0.164 -0.178 -0.200 -0.288
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA.............................................................. -99.495 -80.956 -85.306 -88.917 -92.612 -97.087 -444.878
OT.............................................................. -99.495 -80.956 -85.306 -88.917 -92.612 -97.087 -444.878
On-budget:
BA.............................................................. -86.330 -67.060 -70.645 -73.364 -76.104 -79.691 -366.864
OT.............................................................. -86.330 -67.060 -70.645 -73.364 -76.104 -79.691 -366.864
Off-budget:
BA.............................................................. -13.165 -13.896 -14.661 -15.553 -16.508 -17.396 -78.014
OT.............................................................. -13.165 -13.896 -14.661 -15.553 -16.508 -17.396 -78.014
Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):
BA.............................................................. 108.056 70.000 .......... .......... .......... .......... 70.000
OT.............................................................. 28.901 74.809 47.407 18.251 5.176 1.775 147.418
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SUMMARY TABLE 2.--FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION DISCRETIONARY SPENDING
[In billions of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Summary
Total Spending:
BA.............................................................. 1,154.534 1,089.773 1,042.073 1,055.523 1,076.220 1,099.928 5,363.517
OT.............................................................. 1,121.723 1,182.855 1,159.554 1,134.891 1,127.022 1,147.385 5,751.707
On-Budget:
BA.............................................................. 1,149.274 1,084.282 1,036.430 1,049.716 1,070.237 1,093.761 5,334.426
OT.............................................................. 1,116.542 1,177.437 1,153.940 1,129.111 1,121.069 1,141.248 5,722.805
Off-Budget:
BA.............................................................. 5.260 5.491 5.643 5.807 5.983 6.167 29.091
OT.............................................................. 5.181 5.418 5.614 5.780 5.953 6.137 28.902
By Function
National Defense (050):
BA.............................................................. 587.221 537.769 545.539 551.962 560.690 571.154 2,767.114
OT.............................................................. 572.736 568.657 555.853 555.062 551.624 563.771 2,794.967
International Affairs (150):
BA.............................................................. 36.702 38.313 39.044 39.875 40.720 41.563 199.515
OT.............................................................. 38.332 38.364 38.945 39.665 40.208 40.862 198.044
General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
BA.............................................................. 27.282 29.809 31.040 32.349 33.728 35.173 162.099
OT.............................................................. 26.349 28.586 30.479 32.070 33.440 34.357 158.932
Energy (270):
BA.............................................................. 4.986 6.097 6.079 6.163 6.281 6.400 31.020
OT.............................................................. 3.903 4.507 5.223 5.703 6.062 6.336 27.831
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.............................................................. 31.707 37.556 32.570 33.422 34.324 35.251 173.123
OT.............................................................. 33.901 34.946 35.093 35.185 35.415 35.970 176.609
Agriculture (350):
BA.............................................................. 5.884 6.013 6.152 6.305 6.472 6.642 31.584
OT.............................................................. 6.084 5.961 6.070 6.229 6.388 6.559 31.207
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.............................................................. 3.061 5.012 9.110 4.019 3.962 3.967 26.070
OT.............................................................. 3.107 4.852 8.257 4.667 3.956 3.981 25.713
On-budget:
BA............................................................ 2.811 4.754 8.843 3.744 3.678 3.674 24.693
OT............................................................ 2.870 4.594 7.990 4.392 3.672 3.688 24.336
Off-budget:
BA............................................................ 0.250 0.258 0.267 0.275 0.284 0.293 1.377
OT............................................................ 0.237 0.258 0.267 0.275 0.284 0.293 1.377
Transportation (400):
BA.............................................................. 27.383 24.682 28.574 29.373 30.205 31.081 143.915
OT.............................................................. 76.137 78.354 81.637 83.719 85.726 87.955 417.391
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.............................................................. 20.276 14.528 14.800 15.107 15.421 15.726 75.582
OT.............................................................. 27.770 22.941 20.657 18.102 16.038 15.773 93.511
Education, Training, Employment and Social Services (500):
BA.............................................................. 79.771 85.295 88.261 90.022 91.810 93.605 448.993
OT.............................................................. 81.068 82.951 87.077 88.764 90.506 92.290 441.588
Health (550):
BA.............................................................. 53.121 57.559 56.478 57.702 58.948 60.207 290.894
OT.............................................................. 53.614 55.494 56.132 56.755 57.800 58.900 285.081
Medicare (570):
BA.............................................................. 4.929 5.227 5.430 5.649 5.912 6.213 28.431
OT.............................................................. 5.011 5.200 5.394 5.616 5.873 6.168 28.251
Income Security (600):
BA.............................................................. 52.336 55.620 57.646 58.780 59.330 60.746 292.122
OT.............................................................. 57.995 59.704 60.227 60.945 61.288 61.711 303.875
Social Security (650):
BA.............................................................. 5.010 5.233 5.376 5.532 5.699 5.874 27.714
OT.............................................................. 4.944 5.160 5.347 5.505 5.669 5.844 27.525
On-budget:
BA............................................................ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ............
OT............................................................ .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ............
Off-budget:
BA............................................................ 5.010 5.233 5.376 5.532 5.699 5.874 27.714
OT............................................................ 4.944 5.160 5.347 5.505 5.669 5.844 27.525
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.............................................................. 43.262 48.150 49.377 50.760 52.218 53.740 254.245
OT.............................................................. 40.575 47.484 49.255 50.482 51.604 53.142 251.967
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.............................................................. 45.492 45.122 48.311 49.654 51.054 52.522 246.663
OT.............................................................. 43.319 46.315 48.019 49.383 50.925 52.091 246.733
General Government (800):
BA.............................................................. 17.055 17.788 18.286 18.849 19.446 20.064 94.433
OT.............................................................. 17.446 18.263 18.385 18.752 19.302 19.900 94.602
Allowances (920):
BA.............................................................. 1.000 .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... ............
OT.............................................................. 0.531 0.307 0.097 0.036 0.022 .......... 0.462
Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):
BA.............................................................. 108.056 70.000 .......... .......... .......... .......... 70.000
OT.............................................................. 28.901 74.809 47.407 18.251 5.176 1.775 147.418
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SUMMARY TABLE 3.--FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION MANDATORY SPENDING
[In billions of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Summary
Total Spending:
BA.............................................................. 1,874.813 1,942.412 2,051.053 2,191.881 2,239.508 2,372.370 10,797.224
OT.............................................................. 1,811.020 1,880.550 1,988.813 2,128.055 2,173.845 2,311.390 10,482.653
On-Budget:
BA............................................................ 1,406.980 1,444.964 1,527.731 1,648.323 1,669.828 1,773.101 8,063.947
OT............................................................ 1,346.074 1,385.943 1,468.355 1,587.868 1,607.896 1,716.146 7,766.208
Off-Budget:
BA............................................................ 467.833 497.448 523.322 543.558 569.680 599.269 2,733.277
OT............................................................ 464.946 494.607 520.458 540.187 565.949 595.244 2,716.445
By Function
National Defense (050):
BA.............................................................. 3.465 4.728 4.875 5.064 5.110 5.069 24.846
OT.............................................................. 3.437 4.705 4.873 5.037 5.075 5.058 24.748
International Affairs (150):
BA.............................................................. -4.054 -1.202 -0.528 -0.442 -0.473 -0.886 -3.531
OT.............................................................. -5.489 -2.662 -2.027 -1.986 -2.054 -2.516 -11.245
General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
BA.............................................................. 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.125 0.625
OT.............................................................. 0.107 0.114 0.125 0.131 0.124 0.120 0.614
Energy (270):
BA.............................................................. -1.438 -1.423 -1.434 -1.451 -1.478 -1.505 -7.291
OT.............................................................. -2.222 -2.315 -2.345 -2.332 -2.324 -2.316 -11.632
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA.............................................................. 0.853 1.095 1.212 1.248 1.244 1.239 6.038
OT.............................................................. 0.539 0.630 1.099 1.235 1.330 1.329 5.623
Agriculture (350):
BA.............................................................. 16.572 15.516 15.567 15.586 15.791 15.979 78.439
OT.............................................................. 15.444 15.318 14.610 14.647 15.047 15.257 74.879
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.............................................................. 9.605 5.806 5.344 4.954 5.268 5.668 27.040
OT.............................................................. 3.711 0.128 -1.855 -2.499 -2.237 -2.340 -8.803
On-budget:
BA............................................................ 8.405 4.806 5.044 5.254 5.568 5.968 26.640
OT............................................................ 2.511 -0.872 -2.155 -2.199 -1.937 -2.040 -9.203
Off-budget:
BA............................................................ 1.200 1.000 0.300 -0.300 -0.300 -0.300 0.400
OT............................................................ 1.200 1.000 0.300 -0.300 -0.300 -0.300 0.400
Transportation (400):
BA.............................................................. 52.411 48.762 48.933 49.161 49.280 49.397 245.533
OT.............................................................. 1.658 2.089 2.224 2.343 2.408 2.488 11.552
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA.............................................................. -0.247 0.025 0.026 0.027 0.029 0.029 0.136
OT.............................................................. 0.049 1.310 1.159 -0.228 -0.221 -0.212 1.808
Education, Training, Employment and Social Services (500):
BA.............................................................. 10.306 9.940 14.333 15.590 16.018 8.085 63.966
OT.............................................................. 9.661 7.996 11.268 14.371 13.891 11.200 58.726
Health (550):
BA.............................................................. 231.980 249.236 267.289 287.047 308.818 332.878 1,445.268
OT.............................................................. 233.074 249.840 268.006 286.963 308.512 332.426 1,445.747
Medicare (570):
BA.............................................................. 385.529 414.964 439.795 488.721 485.441 546.176 2,375.097
OT.............................................................. 385.443 414.774 439.955 488.577 485.237 546.335 2,374.878
Income Security (600):
BA.............................................................. 337.529 356.079 359.873 368.144 353.025 367.242 1,804.363
OT.............................................................. 336.105 354.328 358.390 366.596 351.543 365.992 1,796.849
Social Security (650):
BA.............................................................. 614.576 649.052 683.277 718.341 759.830 805.827 3,616.327
OT.............................................................. 611.689 646.211 680.413 714.970 756.099 801.802 3,599.495
On-budget:
BA............................................................ 19.378 21.308 23.794 27.330 30.342 33.162 135.936
OT............................................................ 19.378 21.308 23.794 27.330 30.342 33.162 135.936
Off-budget:
BA............................................................ 595.198 627.744 659.483 691.011 729.488 772.665 3,480.391
OT............................................................ 592.311 624.903 656.619 687.640 725.757 768.640 3,463.559
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.............................................................. 43.103 45.118 46.623 51.040 46.897 51.354 241.032
OT.............................................................. 42.976 44.959 46.455 50.993 46.667 51.124 240.198
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.............................................................. 0.745 2.982 0.790 0.684 0.568 0.445 5.469
OT.............................................................. 0.963 1.621 1.583 1.213 0.576 0.451 5.444
General Government (800):
BA.............................................................. 39.352 5.732 1.675 1.762 1.873 1.943 12.985
OT.............................................................. 39.474 5.627 1.602 1.744 2.030 1.887 12.890
Net Interest (900):
BA.............................................................. 233.896 216.833 248.734 275.397 284.954 280.592 1,306.510
OT.............................................................. 233.896 216.833 248.734 275.397 284.954 280.592 1,306.510
On-budget:
BA............................................................ 349.296 334.233 370.534 406.997 427.954 436.292 1,976.010
OT............................................................ 349.296 334.233 370.534 406.997 427.954 436.292 1,976.010
Off-budget:
BA............................................................ -115.400 -117.400 -121.800 -131.600 -143.000 -155.700 -669.500
OT............................................................ -115.400 -117.400 -121.800 -131.600 -143.000 -155.700 -669.500
Allowances (920):
BA.............................................................. .......... .......... -0.150 -0.200 -0.200 -0.200 -0.750
OT.............................................................. .......... .......... -0.150 -0.200 -0.200 -0.200 -0.750
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA.............................................................. -99.495 -80.956 -85.306 -88.917 -92.612 -97.087 -444.878
OT.............................................................. -99.495 -80.956 -85.306 -88.917 -92.612 -97.087 -444.878
On-budget:
BA............................................................ -86.330 -67.060 -70.645 -73.364 -76.104 -79.691 -366.864
OT............................................................ -86.330 -67.060 -70.645 -73.364 -76.104 -79.691 -366.864
Off-budget:
BA............................................................ -13.165 -13.896 -14.661 -15.553 -16.508 -17.396 -78.014
OT............................................................ -13.165 -13.896 -14.661 -15.553 -16.508 -17.396 -78.014
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SUMMARY TABLE 4.--TAX EXPENDITURE ESTIMATES BY BUDGET FUNCTION, FISCAL YEARS 2007-2011
[Billions of dollars]
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Corporations Individuals
Function ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Total
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2007-11
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National Defense
Exclusion of benefits and allowances to Armed ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.0 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.9 16.8
Forces personnel................................
Exclusion of military disability benefits........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
Deduction for overnight-travel expenses of ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.2
National Guard and Reserve Members..............
International Affairs
Exclusion of income earned abroad by U.S. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.8 4.0 4.2 4.4 4.6 21.0
citizens........................................
Exclusion of certain allowances for Federal ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 3.6
employees abroad................................
Deferral of active income of controlled foreign 5.8 6.4 7.0 7.5 7.9 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 34.6
corporations....................................
Inventory property sales source rule exception... 6.4 6.6 6.8 7.0 7.2 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 34.0
Deferral of certain active financing income...... 2.3 2.6 0.8 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.7
General Science, Space, and Technology
Tax credit for increasing research activities.... 5.0 3.2 1.9 1.5 1.0 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 12.8
Expensing of research and experimental 1.3 2.2 4.6 5.8 6.2 (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 20.9
expenditures....................................
Energy
Expensing of exploration and development costs:
Oil and gas.................................... 1.1 0.8 0.6 0.5 0.5 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 3.5
Other fuels.................................... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
Excess of percentage over cost depletion:
Oil and gas.................................... 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 5.9
Other fuels.................................... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.7
Tax credit and deduction for small refiners with (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1
capital costs associated with EPA sulfur
regulation compliance...........................
Tax credit for enhanced oil recovery costs....... 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.3
Tax credit for producing fuels from a non- 3.7 1.4 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.8 0.3 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 6.2
conventional source.............................
Tax credits for alcohol fuels (\2\).............. (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2
Tax credits for biodiesel fuels (\3\)............ 0.1 0.1 (1) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2
Exclusion of interest on State and local (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
government qualified private activity bonds for
energy production facilities....................
Exclusion of energy conservation subsidies ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
provided by public utilities....................
Energy credit (Section 48)....................... 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.3
Tax credits for electricity production from 1.0 1.5 1.8 1.6 1.4 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 7.8
renewable resources.............................
Tax credit for holders of clean renewable energy (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.3
bonds...........................................
Tax credits for investments in clean coal power 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.3 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.8
generation facilities...........................
Expensing of the cost of property used in the (\4\) 0.2 0.5 0.7 0.6 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.1
refining of liquid fuels........................
Amortization of geological and geophysical 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 (\1\) 1.1
expenditures associated with oil and gas
exploration.....................................
Deduction for expenditures on energy-efficient (\1\) 0.1 (\1\) (\4\) (\4\) (\1\) 0.1 (\1\) (\4\) (\4\) 0.2
commercial building property....................
Tax credit for the purchase of qualified energy ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.3 0.2 ....... ....... ....... 0.6
efficiency improvements to existing homes.......
Tax credit for the production of energy-efficient 0.1 (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2
appliances......................................
Tax credits for alternative technology vehicles.. 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 (\1\) 0.9
Tax credit for clean-fuel vehicle refueling (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
property........................................
Natural Resources and Environment
Expensing of exploration and development costs, 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.5
nonfuel minerals................................
Excess of percentage over cost depletion, nonfuel 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.1
minerals........................................
Expensing of timber-growing costs................ 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 1.1
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 3.5
government qualified private activity bonds for
sewage, water, and hazardous waste facilities...
Special rules for mining reclamation reserves.... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
Special tax rate for nuclear decommissioning 0.6 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.8
reserve funds...................................
Exclusion of contributions in aid of construction (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2
for water and sewer utilities...................
Tax exclusion for earnings of certain (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1
environmental settlement funds..................
Amortization and expensing of reforestation (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6
expenditures....................................
Agriculture
Expensing of soil and water conservation (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.2
expenditures....................................
Expensing of fertilizer and soil conditioner (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6
costs...........................................
Expensing of the costs of raising dairy and (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
breeding cattle.................................
Exclusion of cost-sharing payments............... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
Exclusion of cancellation of indebtedness income ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
of farmers......................................
Income averaging for farmers and fisherman....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
Five-year carryback period for net operating (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
losses attributable to farming..................
Commerce and Housing
Financial institutions:
Exemption of credit union income............... 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 1.9 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8.9
Insurance companies:
Exclusion of investment income on life 2.5 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.8 26.1 26.8 27.5 28.2 28.9 150.9
insurance and annuity contracts...............
Small life insurance company taxable income 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.3
adjustment....................................
Special treatment of life insurance company 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 10.7
reserves......................................
Deduction of unpaid property loss reserves for 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 17.8
property and casualty insurance companies.....
Special deduction for Blue Cross and Blue 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.2
Shield companies..............................
Tax exemption for certain small insurance 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.3
companies.....................................
Housing:
Deduction for mortgate interest on owner- ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 73.7 79.9 85.2 90.5 101.0 430.2
occupied residences...........................
Deduction for property taxes on owner-occupied ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 16.8 14.3 14.2 13.9 27.9 87.1
residences....................................
Exclusion of capital gains on sales of ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 28.5 29.0 30.1 31.1 34.9 153.5
principal residences..........................
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.2 7.4
government qualified private activity bonds
for owner-occupied housing....................
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 4.0
government qualified private activity bonds
for rental housing............................
Depreciation of rental housing in excess of 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.7 3.9 4.4 4.9 5.4 6.0 27.4
alternative depreciation system...............
Tax credit for low-incoming housing............ 4.4 4.6 4.9 5.3 5.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 28.7
Tax credit for rehabilitation of historic 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.2
structures....................................
Tax credit for rehabilitation of structures, (1) (1) (1) 1.0 1.0 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.8
other than historic structures................
Tax credit for Gulf Opportunity Zone employers 0.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2
providing in-kind lodging for employees and
income exclusion for the employees............
Deduction for premiums for qualified mortgage ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... (1) 0.1 (1) (1) (1) 0.1
insurance.....................................
Other business and commerce:
Reduced rates of tax on dividends and long-term ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 127.1 127.9 131.0 146.6 99.3 631.9
capital gains.................................
Exclusion of capital gains at death............ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 51.9 53.7 57.5 60.1 56.7 279.9
Carryover basis of capital gains on gifts...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.5 5.7 5.9 6.1 6.0 29.2
Deferral of gain on non-dealer installment 3.3 1.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 2.3 1.2 0.6 0.5 0.9 13.2
sales.........................................
Deferral of gain on like-kind exchanges........ 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.4 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.0 21.7
Depreciation of buildings other than rental 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 6.7
housing in excess of alternative depreciation
system........................................
Depreciation of equipment in excess of the 1.8 6.2 11.1 16.5 21.4 -0.3 0.8 2.3 4.1 5.6 69.6
alternative depreciation system...............
Expensing under section 179 of depreciable 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.0 2.9 2.2 1.6 1.7 -0.1 9.5
business property.............................
Amortization of business startup costs......... (1) (1) (1) (1) (1) 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 4.1
Reduced rates on first $10,000,000 of corporate 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 17.3
taxable income................................
Exemptions from imputed interest rules......... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.5 2.2
Expensing of magazine circulation expenditures. (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
Special rules for magazines, paperback book, (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
and record returns............................
Completed contract rules....................... 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.6 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 2.5
Cash accounting, other than agriculture........ (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 1.0 4.4
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.5
government small-issue qualified private
activity bonds................................
Exception from net operating loss limitations 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.5
for corporations in bankruptcy proceedings....
Tax credit for employer-paid FICA taxes on tips 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 2.5
Deduction of certain film and television 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.4
production costs..............................
Deduction for income attributable to domestic 3.9 5.5 5.9 7.4 8.8 1.3 1.8 2.0 2.6 3.4 42.6
production activities.........................
Tax credit for the cost of carrying tax-paid (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1
distilled spirits in wholesale inventories....
Additional first-year depreciation for Gulf 0.9 0.4 0.1 0.0 -0.1 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.8
Opportunity Zone property.....................
Tax credit for employers for retention of (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) ....... 0.1
employees affected by Hurricanes Katrina,
Rita, and Wilma...............................
Transportation
Exclusion of interest on State and local (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
government qualified private activity bonds
for highway projects and rail-truck transfer
facilities....................................
Tax credit for certain expenditures on railroad 0.1 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.3
track maintenance.............................
Deferral of tax on capital construction funds 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.5
of shipping companies.........................
Exclusion of employer-paid transportation ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 4.7 4.8 4.9 5.1 5.2 24.7
benefits......................................
Community and Regional Development
New York City Liberty Zone tax incentives........ 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7
Empowerment zone tax incentives.................. 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.1 2.6
Renewal community tax incentives................. 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.2 (\1\) 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.2 (\1\) 4.3
New markets tax credit........................... 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.4 4.2
District of Columbia tax incentives.............. (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.6
Expensing of environmental remediation costs 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2 (\1\) (\4\) (\4\) (\4\) 0.1
(``Brownfields'')...............................
Accelerated depreciation for business property on 0.2 0.2 (\1\) -0.1 -0.1 0.1 0.1 (\1\) (\4\) 0.1 0.6
Indian reservations.............................
Tax credit for Indian reservation employment..... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
Exclusion of interest on state and local (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
qualified private activity bonds for green
buildings and sustainable design projects.......
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 6.2
government qualified private activity bonds for
private airports, docks, and mass-communting
facilities......................................
Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services
Education and training:
Tax credits for tuition for post-secondary ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.1 4.4 4.9 4.7 5.5 22.6
education.....................................
Deduction for interest of student loans........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0 0.5 4.3
Deduction for higher education expenses........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.2 0.6 ....... ....... ....... 2.9
Exclusion of earnings of Coverdell education ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
savings accounts..............................
Exclusion of tax on earnings of qualified ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.6 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.2 4.4
tuition programs..............................
Exclusion of scholarship and fellowship income. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 2.0 9.0
Exclusion of income attributable to the ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
discharge of certain student loan debt and
NHSC Educational Loan repayments..............
Exclusion of employer-provided education ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.2 3.7
assistance benefits...........................
Exclusion of employer-provided tuition ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.1
reduction benefits............................
Parental personal exemption for students age 19 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.4 0.1 0.1 (\1\) 0.4 1.0
to 23.........................................
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 2.5
government qualified private activity bonds
for student loans.............................
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.4 8.9
government qualified private activity bonds
for private nonprofit and qualified public
educational facilities........................
Tax credit for holders of qualified zone 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.6
academy bonds.................................
Deduction for charitable contributions to 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 5.9 6.2 6.5 6.9 7.3 36.8
educational institutions......................
Above-the-line deduction for teacher classroom ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2 0.1 ....... ....... ....... 0.3
expenses......................................
Employment:
Exclusion of employee meals and lodging (other ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.9 0.9 1.0 1.0 1.0 5.0
than military)................................
Exclusion of benefits provided under cafeteria ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 30.0 33.6 36.8 40.3 44.8 185.5
plans\5\......................................
Exclusion of housing allowances for ministers.. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 3.2
Exclusion of miscellaneous fringe benefits..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 6.6 7.0 7.2 7.5 8.4 36.7
Exclusion of employee awards................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.9
Exclusion of income earned by voluntary ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 10.4
employees' beneficiary associations...........
Special tax provisions for employee stock 0.8 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.2 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 6.5
ownership plans (ESOPs).......................
Work opportunity tax credit.................... 0.4 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 3.1
Deferral of taxation on spread on acquisition ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.3 1.5
of stock under incentive stock option plans
and employee stock purchase plans\6\..........
Social services:
Tax credit for children under age 17\7\........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 45.0 44.8 44.8 44.8 21.9 201.3
Tax credit for child and dependent care and ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.0 2.6 2.6 2.5 2.5 13.2
exclusion of employer-provided child care\8\..
Tax credit for employer-provided dependent care (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
Exclusion of certain foster care payments...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 3.7
Adoption credit and employee adoption benefits ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.2 3.1
exclusion.....................................
Deduction for charitable contributions, other 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 32.0 33.6 35.3 37.1 39.6 187.0
than for education and health.................
Tax credit for disabled access expenditures.... (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.3
Health
Exclusion of employer contributions for health ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 105.7 116.5 126.0 135.6 144.7 628.5
care, health insurance premiums, and long-term
care insurance premiums\9\......................
Exclusion of medical care and TRICARE medical ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1.6 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.5 10.7
insurance for military dependents, retirees, and
retiree dependents not enrolled in Medicare.....
Exclusion of health insurance benefits for ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.8 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.7 6.4
military retirees and retiree dependents
enrolled in Medicare............................
Deduction for health insurance premiums and long- ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.8 4.4 4.9 5.3 5.9 24.3
term care insurance premiums by the self-
employed........................................
Deduction for medical expenses and long-term care ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8.4 9.5 10.8 12.4 16.7 57.9
expenses........................................
Exclusion of workers' compensation benefits ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 7.5 8.1 8.8 9.5 10.3 44.2
(medical benefits)..............................
Health savings accounts.......................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.3 0.6 0.9 1.2 1.6 4.6
Exclusion of interest on State and local 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.9 1.8 1.9 2.0 2.1 2.2 14.0
government qualified private activity bonds for
private nonprofit hospital facilities...........
Deduction for charitable contributions to health 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.0 4.3 4.5 4.7 5.0 27.0
organizations...................................
Tax credit for orphan drug research.............. 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.4 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 1.6
Tax credit for purchase of health insurance by ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 1.0
certain displaced persons.......................
Medicare
Exclusion of Medicare benefits:
Hospital insurance (Part A).................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 20.1 21.7 23.5 25.6 30.2 121.1
Supplementary medical insurance (Part B)....... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 14.5 15.6 16.3 17.6 20.9 84.9
Prescription drug insurance (Part D)........... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.3 5.5 6.0 6.8 8.4 32.0
Exclusion of certain subsidies to employers who 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 5.3
maintain prescription drug plans for Medicare
enrollees.....................................
Income Security
Exclusion of workers' compensation benefits ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 3.0 13.7
(disability and survivors payments).............
Exclusion of damages on account of personal ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 7.5
physical injuries or physical sickness..........
Exclusion of special benefits for disabled coal ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1 (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
miners..........................................
Exclusion of cash public assistance benefits..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.4 15.4
Net exclusion of pension contributions and
earnings:
Employer plans................................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 108.6 114.1 120.4 126.7 137.5 607.3
Individual retirement plans.................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 15.5 17.0 18.5 20.0 23.2 94.1
Plans covering partners and sole proprietors ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 8.8 9.5 10.6 11.5 14.1 54.5
(sometimes referred to as ``Keogh plans'')....
Tax credit for certain individuals for elective ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 4.4
deferrals and IRA contributions.................
Exclusion of other employee benefits:
Premiums on group term life insurance.......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.6 2.6 2.7 2.7 2.7 13.3
Premiums on accident and disability insurance.. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.4 15.3
Additional standard deduction for the blind and ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1.7 1.6 1.7 1.8 2.2 8.9
the elderly.....................................
Deduction for casualty and theft losses.......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.8 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 2.0
Earned income credit (EIC)....................... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 44.7 46.5 47.9 48.9 46.9 234.9
Exclusion of survivor annuities paid to families (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1
of public safety officers killed in the line of
duty............................................
Exclusion of disaster mitigation payments........ (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.2
Social Security and Railroad Retirement
Exclusion of untaxed social security and railroad ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 22.4 23.1 24.0 25.0 30.6 125.1
retirement benefits.............................
Veterans' Benefits and Services
Exclusion of veterans' disability compensation... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 3.1 3.3 3.5 3.6 3.8 17.2
Exclusion of veterans' pensions.................. ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.5
Exclusion of veterans' readjustment benefits..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 0.3 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8
Exclusion of interest on State and local (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) (\1\) 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4
government qualified private activity bonds for
veterans' housing...............................
General Purpose Fiscal Assistance
Exclusion of interest on public purpose State and 7.8 8.4 8.8 9.2 9.6 20.0 21.5 22.5 23.6 24.7 156.0
local government bonds..........................
Deduction of nonbusiness State and local ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 33.9 29.6 29.6 30.0 52.0 175.1
government income taxes, sales taxes, and
personal property taxes\10\.....................
Interest
Deferral of interest on savings bonds............ ....... ....... ....... ....... ....... 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 6.0
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\1\Positive tax expenditure of less than $50 million.
\2\In addition, the credit from excise tax for alcohol fuels results in a reduction in excise tax receipts, net of income tax effect, of $10.9 billion
over the fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
\3\In addition, the credit from excise tax for biodiesel fuels results in a reduction in excise tax receipts, net of income tax effect, of less than $50
million in each of the fiscal years 2007 through 2011.
\4\Negative tax expenditure of less than $50 million.
\5\Estimate includes amounts of employer-provided health insurance purchased through cafeteria plans and employer-provided child care purchased through
dependent care flexible spending accounts. These amounts are also included in other line items in this table.
\6\Tax expenditure estimate does not include offsetting denial of corporate deduction for qualified stock option compensation.
\7\Tax expenditure estimate includes refundable amounts, amounts used to offset income taxes, and amounts used to offset other taxes. The amount of
refundable child tax credit and earned income tax credit used to offset taxes other than income tax or paid out as refunds is: $58.1 billion in 2007,
$59.6 billion in 2008, $61.0 billion in 2009, $62.0 billion in 2010, and $48.9 in 2011.
\8\Estimate includes employer-provided child care purchased through dependent care flexible spending accounts.
\9\Estimate includes employer-provided health insurance purchased through cafeteria plans.
\10\Deduction for state and local sales taxes expires after December 31, 2007.
Note.--Details may not add to totals due to rounding.
Source: Joint Committee on Taxation.
SUMMARY TABLE 5.--FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION COMPARED TO PRESIDENT'S BUDGET
[In billions of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Budget Resolution
Total Spending:
BA.............................................................. 3,029.347 3,032.185 3,093.126 3,247.404 3,315.728 3,472.298 16,160.741
OT.............................................................. 2,932.743 3,063.405 3,148.367 3,262.946 3,300.867 3,458.775 16,234.360
On-Budget:
BA.............................................................. 2,556.254 2,529.246 2,564.161 2,698.039 2,740.065 2,866.862 13,398.373
OT.............................................................. 2,462.616 2,563.380 2,622.295 2,716.979 2,728.965 2,857.394 13,489.013
Revenues:
Total........................................................... 2,546.245 2,723.000 2,939.435 3,214.493 3,479.113 3,616.784 15,972.824
On-budget....................................................... 1,879.540 2,027.124 2,205.864 2,442.025 2,669.315 2,771.740 12,116.067
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total........................................................... -386.498 -340.405 -208.932 -48.453 178.246 158.009 -261.536
On-budget....................................................... -583.076 -536.256 -416.431 -274.954 -59.650 -85.654 -1,372.946
President's Budget (CBO Reestimate)
Total Spending:
BA.............................................................. 3,030.266 2,998.447 3,016.547 3,151.518 3,232.886 3,379.701 15,779.099
OT.............................................................. 2,932.873 3,040.929 3,081.921 3,168.679 3,215.130 3,363.019 15,869.678
On-Budget:
BA.............................................................. 2,557.173 2,496.522 2,488.473 2,603.580 2,658.957 2,776.091 13,023.623
OT.............................................................. 2,462.746 2,541.918 2,556.638 2,624.115 2,645.015 2,763.442 13,131.128
Revenues:
Total........................................................... 2,537.181 2,698.662 2,899.950 3,039.910 3,215.019 3,341.807 15,195.349
On-budget....................................................... 1,870.476 2,016.786 2,181.936 2,277.624 2,409.398 2,494.657 11,380.401
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total........................................................... -395.692 -342.267 -181.971 -128.769 -0.111 -21.212 -674.329
On-budget....................................................... -592.270 -525.132 -374.702 -346.491 -235.617 -268.785 -1,750.727
Difference
Total Spending:
BA.............................................................. -0.919 33.738 76.579 95.886 82.842 92.597 381.642
OT.............................................................. -0.130 22.476 66.446 94.267 85.737 95.756 364.682
On-Budget:
BA.............................................................. -0.919 32.724 75.688 94.459 81.108 90.771 374.750
OT.............................................................. -0.130 21.462 65.657 92.864 83.950 93.952 357.885
Revenues:
Total........................................................... 9.064 24.338 39.485 174.583 264.094 274.976 777.476
On-budget....................................................... 9.064 10.338 23.928 164.401 259.916 277.083 735.666
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total........................................................... 9.194 1.862 -26.961 80.316 178.357 179.220 412.794
On-budget....................................................... 9.194 -11.124 -41.729 71.537 175.966 183.131 377.781
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SUMMARY TABLE 6.--FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION COMPARED TO 2008: TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES
[In billions of dollars]
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Fiscal year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2009-2013
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Summary
Total Spending:
BA.................................. 2.838 63.779 218.057 286.381 442.951 1,014.006
OT.................................. 130.662 215.624 330.203 368.124 526.032 1,570.645
On-Budget:
BA................................ -27.008 7.907 141.785 183.811 310.608 617.103
OT................................ 100.764 159.679 254.363 266.349 394.778 1,175.933
Off-Budget:
BA................................ 29.846 55.872 76.272 102.570 132.343 396.903
OT................................ 29.898 55.945 75.840 101.775 131.254 394.712
Revenues:
Total............................... 176.755 393.190 668.248 932.868 1,070.539 3,241.600
On-budget........................... 147.584 326.324 562.485 789.775 892.200 2,718.368
Off-budget.......................... 29.171 66.866 105.763 143.093 178.339 523.232
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total............................... 46.093 177.566 338.045 564.744 544.507 1,670.955
On-budget........................... 46.820 166.645 308.122 523.426 497.422 1,542.435
Off-budget.......................... -0.727 10.921 29.923 41.318 47.085 128.520
By Function
National Defense (050):
BA.................................. -48.189 -40.272 -33.660 -24.886 -14.463 -161.470
OT.................................. -2.811 -15.447 -16.074 -19.474 -7.344 -61.150
International Affairs (150):
BA.................................. 4.463 5.868 6.785 7.599 8.029 32.744
OT.................................. 2.859 4.075 4.836 5.311 5.503 22.584
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA.................................. 2.527 3.758 5.067 6.446 7.891 25.689
OT.................................. 2.244 4.148 5.745 7.108 8.021 27.266
Energy (270):
BA.................................. 1.126 1.097 1.164 1.255 1.347 5.989
OT.................................. 0.511 1.197 1.690 2.057 2.339 7.794
Natural Resources and Environment
(300):
BA.................................. 6.091 1.222 2.110 3.008 3.930 16.361
OT.................................. 1.136 1.752 1.980 2.305 2.859 10.032
Agriculture (350):
BA.................................. -0.927 -0.737 -0.565 -0.193 0.165 -2.257
OT.................................. -0.249 -0.848 -0.652 -0.093 0.288 -1.554
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA.................................. -1.848 1.788 -3.693 -3.436 -3.031 -10.220
OT.................................. -1.838 -0.416 -4.650 -5.099 -5.177 -17.180
On-budget:
BA................................ -1.656 2.671 -2.218 -1.970 -1.574 -4.747
OT................................ -1.659 0.454 -3.188 -3.646 -3.733 -11.772
Off-budget:
BA................................ -0.192 -0.883 -1.475 -1.466 -1.457 -5.473
OT................................ -0.179 -0.870 -1.462 -1.453 -1.444 -5.408
Transportation (400):
BA.................................. -6.350 -2.287 -1.260 -0.309 0.684 -9.522
OT.................................. 2.648 6.066 8.267 10.339 12.648 39.968
Community and Regional Development
(450):
BA.................................. -5.476 -5.203 -4.895 -4.579 -4.274 -24.427
OT.................................. -3.568 -6.003 -9.945 -12.002 -12.258 -43.776
Education, Training, Employment and
Social Services (500):
BA.................................. 5.158 12.517 15.535 17.751 11.613 62.574
OT.................................. 0.218 7.616 12.406 13.668 12.761 46.669
Health (550):
BA.................................. 21.694 38.666 59.648 82.665 107.984 310.657
OT.................................. 18.646 37.450 57.030 79.624 104.638 297.388
Medicare (570):
BA.................................. 29.733 54.767 103.912 100.895 161.931 451.238
OT.................................. 29.520 54.895 103.739 100.656 162.049 450.859
Income Security (600):
BA.................................. 21.834 27.654 37.059 22.490 38.123 147.160
OT.................................. 19.932 24.517 33.441 18.731 33.603 130.224
Social Security (650):
BA.................................. 34.699 69.067 104.287 145.943 192.115 546.111
OT.................................. 34.738 69.127 103.842 145.135 191.013 543.855
On-budget:
BA................................ 1.930 4.416 7.952 10.964 13.784 39.046
OT................................ 1.930 4.416 7.952 10.964 13.784 39.046
Off-budget:
BA................................ 32.769 64.651 96.335 134.979 178.331 507.065
OT................................ 32.808 64.711 95.890 134.171 177.229 504.809
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA.................................. 6.903 9.635 15.435 12.750 18.729 63.452
OT.................................. 8.892 12.159 17.924 14.720 20.715 74.410
Administration of Justice (750):
BA.................................. 1.867 2.864 4.101 5.385 6.730 20.947
OT.................................. 3.654 5.320 6.314 7.219 8.260 30.767
General Government (800):
BA.................................. -32.887 -36.446 -35.796 -35.088 -34.400 -174.617
OT.................................. -33.030 -36.933 -36.424 -35.588 -35.133 -177.108
Net Interest (900):
BA.................................. -17.063 14.838 41.501 51.058 46.696 137.030
OT.................................. -17.063 14.838 41.501 51.058 46.696 137.030
On-budget:
BA................................ -15.063 21.238 57.701 78.658 86.996 229.530
OT................................ -15.063 21.238 57.701 78.658 86.996 229.530
Off-budget:
BA................................ -2.000 -6.400 -16.200 -27.600 -40.300 -92.500
OT................................ -2.000 -6.400 -16.200 -27.600 -40.300 -92.500
Allowances (920):
BA.................................. -1.000 -1.150 -1.200 -1.200 -1.200 -5.750
OT.................................. -0.224 -0.584 -0.695 -0.709 -0.731 -2.943
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts
(950):
BA.................................. 18.539 14.189 10.578 6.883 2.408 52.597
OT.................................. 18.539 14.189 10.578 6.883 2.408 52.597
On-budget:
BA................................ 19.270 15.685 12.966 10.226 6.639 64.786
OT................................ 19.270 15.685 12.966 10.226 6.639 64.786
Off-budget:
BA................................ -0.731 -1.496 -2.388 -3.343 -4.231 -12.189
OT................................ -0.731 -1.496 -2.388 -3.343 -4.231 -12.189
Overseas Deployments and Other
Activities (970):
BA.................................. -38.056 -108.056 -108.056 -108.056 -108.056 -470.280
OT.................................. 45.908 18.506 -10.650 -23.725 -27.126 2.913
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SUMMARY TABLE 7.--FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION COMPARED TO 2008:
TOTAL SPENDING AND REVENUES
[Percentage change]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Fiscal year 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Summary
Total Spending:
BA...................................... 0.1 2.1 7.2 9.5 14.6
OT...................................... 4.5 7.4 11.3 12.6 17.9
On-Budget:
BA.................................... -1.1 0.3 5.5 7.2 12.2
OT.................................... 4.1 6.5 10.3 10.8 16.0
Off-Budget:
BA.................................... 6.3 11.8 16.1 21.7 28.0
OT.................................... 6.4 11.9 16.1 21.6 27.9
Revenues:
Total................................... 6.9 15.4 26.2 36.6 42.0
On-budget............................... 7.9 17.4 29.9 42.0 47.5
Off-budget.............................. 4.4 10.0 15.9 21.5 26.7
Surplus/Deficit (-):
Total................................... -11. -45. -87. -146 -140
9 9 5 .1 .9
On-budget............................... -8.0 -28. -52. -89. -85.
6 8 8 3
Off-budget.............................. -0.4 5.6 15.2 21.0 24.0
By Function
National Defense (050):
BA...................................... -8.2 -6.8 -5.7 -4.2 -2.4
OT...................................... -0.5 -2.7 -2.8 -3.4 -1.3
International Affairs (150):
BA...................................... 13.7 18.0 20.8 23.3 24.6
OT...................................... 8.7 12.4 14.7 16.2 16.8
General Science, Space, and Technology
(250):
BA...................................... 9.2 13.7 18.5 23.5 28.8
OT...................................... 8.5 15.7 21.7 26.9 30.3
Energy (270):
BA...................................... 31.7 30.9 32.8 35.4 38.0
OT...................................... 30.4 71.2 100. 122. 139.
5 4 1
Natural Resources and Environment (300):
BA...................................... 18.7 3.8 6.5 9.2 12.1
OT...................................... 3.3 5.1 5.7 6.7 8.3
Agriculture (350):
BA...................................... -4.1 -3.3 -2.5 -0.9 0.7
OT...................................... -1.2 -3.9 -3.0 -0.4 1.3
Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
BA...................................... -14. 14.1 -29. -27. -23.
6 2 1 9
OT...................................... -27. -6.1 -68. -74. -75.
0 2 8 9
On-budget:
BA.................................... -14. 23.8 -19. -17. -14.
8 8 6 0
OT.................................... -30. 8.4 -59. -67. -69.
8 2 8 4
Off-budget:
BA.................................... -13. -60. -101 -101 -100
2 9 .7 .1 .5
OT.................................... -12. -60. -101 -101 -100
5 5 .7 .1 .5
Transportation (400):
BA...................................... -8.0 -2.9 -1.6 -0.4 0.9
OT...................................... 3.4 7.8 10.6 13.3 16.3
Community and Regional Development (450):
BA...................................... -27. -26. -24. -22. -21.
3 0 4 9 3
OT...................................... -12. -21. -35. -43. -44.
8 6 7 1 1
Education, Training, Employment and Social
Services (500):
BA...................................... 5.7 13.9 17.2 19.7 12.9
OT...................................... 0.2 8.4 13.7 15.1 14.1
Health (550):
BA...................................... 7.6 13.6 20.9 29.0 37.9
OT...................................... 6.5 13.1 19.9 27.8 36.5
Medicare (570):
BA...................................... 7.6 14.0 26.6 25.8 41.5
OT...................................... 7.6 14.1 26.6 25.8 41.5
Income Security (600):
BA...................................... 5.6 7.1 9.5 5.8 9.8
OT...................................... 5.1 6.2 8.5 4.8 8.5
Social Security (650):
BA...................................... 5.6 11.1 16.8 23.6 31.0
OT...................................... 5.6 11.2 16.8 23.5 31.0
On-budget:
BA.................................... 10.0 22.8 41.0 56.6 71.1
OT.................................... 10.0 22.8 41.0 56.6 71.1
Off-budget:
BA.................................... 5.5 10.8 16.1 22.5 29.7
OT.................................... 5.5 10.8 16.1 22.5 29.7
Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
BA...................................... 8.0 11.2 17.9 14.8 21.7
OT...................................... 10.6 14.6 21.5 17.6 24.8
Administration of Justice (750):
BA...................................... 4.0 6.2 8.9 11.6 14.6
OT...................................... 8.3 12.0 14.3 16.3 18.7
General Government (800):
BA...................................... -58. -64. -63. -62. -61.
3 6 5 2 0
OT...................................... -58. -64. -64. -62. -61.
0 9 0 5 7
Net Interest (900):
BA...................................... -7.3 6.3 17.7 21.8 20.0
OT...................................... -7.3 6.3 17.7 21.8 20.0
On-budget:
BA.................................... -4.3 6.1 16.5 22.5 24.9
OT.................................... -4.3 6.1 16.5 22.5 24.9
Off-budget:
BA.................................... 1.7 5.5 14.0 23.9 34.9
OT.................................... 1.7 5.5 14.0 23.9 34.9
Allowances (920):
BA...................................... -100 -115 -120 -120 -120
.0 .0 .0 .0 .0
OT...................................... -42. -110 -130 -133 -137
2 .0 .9 .5 .7
Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
BA...................................... -18. -14. -10. -6.9 -2.4
6 3 6
OT...................................... -18. -14. -10. -6.9 -2.4
6 3 6
On-budget:
BA.................................... -22. -18. -15. -11. -7.7
3 2 0 8
OT.................................... -22. -18. -15. -11. -7.7
3 2 0 8
Off-budget:
BA.................................... 5.6 11.4 18.1 25.4 32.1
OT.................................... 5.6 11.4 18.1 25.4 32.1
Overseas Deployments and Other Activities
(970):
BA...................................... -35. -100 -100 -100 -100
2 .0 .0 .0 .0
OT...................................... 158. 64.0 -36. -82. -93.
8 8 1 9
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VOTES OF THE COMMITTEE
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House rule XIII, clause 3(b), requires that each committee
report that accompanies any bill or resolution of a public
nature include the total number of votes cast for and against
on each roll call vote, on a motion to report, and any
amendments offered to the measure or matter, along with the
names of those voting for and against.
Described and listed below are the roll call votes from the
Committee on the Budget on the Concurrent Resolution on the
Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
On March 5, 2008, the Committee met in open session. A
quorum was present.
After calling the Committee to order, Chairman Spratt
reminded all members that pursuant to unanimous consent agreed
to at the Committee's organizational meeting held January 18,
2007, and consistent with House rule XVI, clause 4, he was
authorized to declare a recess at any time.
Chairman Spratt asked unanimous consent that the reading of
the budget aggregates, function levels, and other appropriate
matters be dispensed with; that the aggregates, function
levels, and other matter be opened to amendment; that the
reading of each amendment be by title, and that the reading of
each amendment be dispensed with. There were no objections.
The Committee adopted and ordered reported the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009. The following
votes were taken by the Committee:
1. An amendment was offered by Representatives Campbell,
Hensarling, and Barrett to establish a Joint Select Committee
on earmark reform and create a point of order against
considering any bills, joint resolutions, or conference reports
containing an earmark or limited tax or tariff benefit for the
remainder of this year.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes to 21 nays.
VOTE NO. 1
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
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DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
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EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
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McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
2. An amendment was offered by Representatives Ryan,
Lungren and McHenry to provide reconciliation instructions to
extend all tax cuts enacted in 2001 and 2003 at the cost of
$683 billion over five years and strike the reconciliation
instructions on revenues and spending in the Chairman's mark.
The amendment was not offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 21 nays.
VOTE NO. 2
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
3. An amendment was offered by Representatives Garrett and
Porter to provide reconciliation instructions to extend the
2007 alternative minimum tax ``patch'' for the 2008 tax year at
a cost of $61 billion over five years and strike the
reconciliation instructions on revenues and spending in the
Chairman's mark. The amendment was not offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 3
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
4. An amendment was offered by Representatives Bonner,
Hensarling, and Tiberi to: (1) provide reconciliation
instructions directing committees to reduce total mandatory
spending within their jurisdictions by at least .008391
percent, for a total of $77 billion in mandatory cuts over five
years; and (2) strike the reconciliation instructions on
revenues and spending in the Chairman's mark. The amendment
exempted the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and excluded
veterans' programs, net interest, and Social Security.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 4
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
5. An amendment was offered by Representatives Hensarling
and Bonner to provide reconciliation instructions directing the
Committee on Ways and Means and the Committee on Energy and
Commerce to cut spending by not less than $1 billion for 2013
and to strike the reconciliation instructions on revenues and
spending in the Chairman's mark. The amendment also included
policy language stating that the committees shall meet the
instruction by reporting legislation to eliminate excess
general revenue Medicare funding pursuant to section 802 of the
Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act
of 2003.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 14
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 5
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
6. An amendment was offered by Representatives Diaz-Balart
and Tiberi to provide reconciliation instructions to extend the
marginal tax rate reductions of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts at a
cost of $337.2 billion over five years. The amendment was not
offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 13
ayes and 21 nays.
VOTE NO. 6
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
7. An amendment was offered by Representatives Tiberi,
Bonner, Smith, and Diaz-Balart to provide reconciliation
instructions to extend the marriage penalty provisions of the
2001 and 2003 tax cuts at a cost of $28.8 billion over five
years. The amendment was not offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 14
ayes and 20 nays.
VOTE NO. 7
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
8. An amendment was offered by Representatives Porter,
Tiberi, and Jordan to provide reconciliation instructions to
extend the child tax credit of the 2001 and 2003 tax cuts at a
cost of $78.1 billion over five years. The amendment was not
offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 8
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
9. An amendment was offered by Representatives Campbell,
Conaway, Ryan, and Hensarling to establish several new
restrictions on the Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rule of the 110th
Congress.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 18 nays.
VOTE NO. 9
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
10. An amendment was offered by Representatives Hensarling,
Ryan, and Simpson to require a separate vote on a debt limit
increase.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 10
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
11. An amendment was offered by Representatives Ryan and
Hensarling that included the following budget process
proposals: (1) cost estimates for all conference reports; (2)
roll call votes for new spending over $50 million; (3)
publishing of all earmarks on the internet in a searchable
format; (4) a 17-hour availability of all Committee on Rules
reports prior to consideration; (5) a two-thirds vote for the
waiver of certain rules; (6) a two-thirds vote for the waiver
of a requirement regarding the availability of certain measures
on the internet; (7) written justification for all earmarks;
and (8) mandatory oversight for committees.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 20 nays.
VOTE NO. 11
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
12. An amendment was offered by Representatives Alexander
and Garrett to increase spending in the Chairman's mark by $330
billion over five years. The amendment included policy language
assuming enactment of legislation characterized as implementing
Senator Clinton's health care proposal.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 1
aye and 36 nays.
VOTE NO. 12
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
13. An amendment was offered by Representatives Ryan,
Alexander, and Garrett to increase spending in the Chairman's
mark by $195 billion over five years, reducing revenues
accordingly. The amendment included policy language assuming
enactment of legislation characterized as implementing Senator
Obama's health care proposal.
The amendment was not agreed to by a voice vote.
14. An amendment was offered by Representatives Campbell,
Jordan, and McHenry to provide reconciliation instructions to
repeal the alternative minimum tax at a cost of $435 billion
over years fiscal years 2008 through 2013 and to strike the
reconciliation instructions on revenues.
The amendment was not offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 21 nays.
VOTE NO. 14
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
15. An amendment was offered by Representatives Diaz-
Balart, Mack, Porter, and Conaway to provide reconciliation
instructions to extend the deduction for state and local sales
taxes at a cost of $13.474 billion over five years. The
amendment was not offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 15
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
16. An amendment was offered by Representatives Conaway,
Simpson, Smith, Mack, Campbell, Diaz-Balart, and Lungren to
provide reconciliation instructions to repeal the estate tax at
a cost of $180.555 billion over five years. The amendment was
not offset.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 16
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
17. An amendment was offered by Representatives Garrett and
Jordan to create a point of order against including domestic
emergency spending in supplemental appropriations legislation
that primarily funds war and terrorism programs.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 21 nays.
VOTE NO. 17
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
18. An amendment was offered by Representatives Porter,
Hensarling, Barrett, and McHenry to create three separate
302(a) allocations to the Appropriations Committee: a general
allocation; an allocation for Veterans (Function 700) programs;
and an allocation for National Defense (Function 050) programs.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 23 nays.
VOTE NO. 18
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
19. An amendment was offered by Representatives Hensarling,
Bonner, and Barrett to increase appropriated funding for
Veterans by $809 million in the Chairman's mark by reducing
other unspecified appropriated funding.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 20 nays.
VOTE NO. 19
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE,
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
20. An amendment was offered by Representatives Jordan,
Garrett, and Mack to freeze non-defense, non-veterans
discretionary funding at the fiscal year 2008 level in 2009.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 20
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
21. An amendment was offered by Representatives Smith,
Barrett, and Ryan to include legislative text for legislative
line item veto authority in the budget resolution.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 23 nays.
VOTE NO. 21
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
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BISHOP X
(NY)
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MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
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22. An amendment was offered by Representatives Conaway and
Campbell to allow any Member who offers an amendment reducing
budget authority in appropriations or continuing appropriations
legislation to designate those savings for deficit reduction.
If the amendment is successful, the Chairman of the
Appropriations Committee would be required to reduce the 302(b)
allocation for the appropriate subcommittee and not increase
the allocation for any other subcommittee.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 22
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
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DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
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COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
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BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
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BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
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McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
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SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
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ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
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MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
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BISHOP X
(NY)
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MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
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23. An amendment was offered by Representatives Conaway and
Garrett to create a point of order against the consideration of
reconciliation legislation or amendments to it if either: (1)
the total of a committee's provisions result in gross new
direct spending that exceeds 20 percent of the total savings
instruction for the committee, or (2) the effect of the
adoption of an amendment would result in gross new direct
spending that exceeds 20 percent of the total savings
instruction for the committee.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 23
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
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DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
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COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
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SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
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McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
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SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
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ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
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MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
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BISHOP X
(NY)
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MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
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24. An amendment was offered by Representatives Hensarling,
Lungren, and Ryan to create a point of order against
legislation that includes any of the following: (1) earmarks;
(2) increases in direct spending; or (3) increases for
appropriations other than defense or veterans programs. The
point of order would apply until Social Security surpluses are
no longer transferred to the general fund.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 24
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
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25. An amendment was offered by Representative Porter to
add $73.2 billion in budget authority to Function 500
(Education, Employment, Training, and Social Services) over
five years and cut an equal amount from Function 920
(Allowances) in order to increase funding for the Individuals
with Disabilities Education Act.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 15
ayes and 21 nays.
VOTE NO. 25
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
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26. An amendment was offered by Representatives McHenry and
Campbell to provide reconciliation instructions to direct a
revision in the cross reference to the Social Security Act in
order to limit qualifying taxpayer identification numbers to
valid-for-work social security numbers of those legally present
in the United States.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 14
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 26
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
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SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
27. A Sense of Congress amendment was offered by
Representatives Conaway, Barrett, and Simpson on war funding.
The amendment was not agreed to by voice vote.
28. An amendment was offered by Representatives Garrett,
Jordan, and Barrett to provide reconciliation instructions
directing all committees with jurisdiction over mandatory
spending to report legislation that would reduce total
mandatory spending within their jurisdictions by one percent
over five years. The amendment exempted the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 28
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
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29. A Sense of House amendment was offered by
Representatives Ryan and Moore (WI) on the importance of
ensuring that children receive all the child support that is
owed to them.
The amendment was agreed to by voice vote.
30. An amendment was offered by Representatives Jordan and
Mack to establish ``the United States Authorization and Sunset
Commission.'' The Commission would be required to submit
recommendations abolishing at least 25 percent of agencies and
programs operating without statutory authorization within 18
months of its establishment and thereafter every 10 years.
Legislative proposals submitted by the Commission would be
considered in Congress under expedited procedures.
The amendment was not agreed to by a roll call vote of 16
ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 30
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
31. A Sense of Congress was offered by Representative
McHenry against raising taxes on pensions.
The Sense of Congress was not agreed to by a roll call vote
of 16 ayes and 22 nays.
VOTE NO. 31
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
32. Ms. DeLauro moved that the Committee adopt the
aggregates, functional totals, and other matters of the
Chairman's mark, as amended. The motion was agreed to by a
voice vote.
33. Ms. DeLauro moved that the Committee order the
Chairman's mark of the concurrent resolution as amended to be
reported to the House of Representatives with the
recommendation that the concurrent resolution do pass. The
motion was agreed to by a roll call vote of 22 ayes and 16
nays.
VOTE NO. 33
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Name & Answer Name & Answer
State Aye No Present State Aye No Present
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SPRATT X RYAN X
(SC) (WI)
(Chair (Ranki
man) ng)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DeLAURO X BARRETT X
(CT) (SC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
EDWARDS X BONNER X
(TX) (AL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
COOPER X GARRETT X
(TN) (NJ)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ALLEN X DIAZ-BA X
(ME) LART
(FL)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCHWART X HENSARL X
Z (PA) ING
(TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
KAPTUR X LUNGREN
(OH) (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BECERRA X SIMPSON X
(CA) (ID)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
DOGGETT X McHENRY X
(TX) (NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BLUMENA X MACK X
UER (FL)
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BERRY X CONAWAY X
(AR) (TX)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BOYD X CAMPBEL X
(FL) L (CA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
McGOVER X TIBERI X
N (MA) (OH)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SUTTON X PORTER X
(OH) (NV)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ANDREWS X ALEXAND X
(NJ) ER
(LA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
SCOTT X SMITH X
(VA) (NE)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
ETHERID X JORDAN X
GE (OH)
(NC)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
HOOLEY X
(OR)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BAIRD X
(WA)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
DENNIS
(KS)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
BISHOP X
(NY)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
MOORE, X
GWEN
(WI)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
34. Ms. DeLauro, pursuant to House rule XXII, clause 1
moved that the Chairman be authorized to offer such motions in
the House of Representatives as may be necessary to go to
conference; and that the staff be authorized to make technical
and conforming corrections in the concurrent resolution and
committee amendments, and to calculate the remaining elements
required on the resolution, prior to the filing of the
concurrent resolution. The motions were agreed to by voice
votes.
Mr. Ryan stated the intention of the minority to file
minority views for inclusion in the report on the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009.
Chairman Spratt adjourned the Committee.
HOUSE RULE XXVII
The adoption of a conference agreement by the two houses on
a concurrent resolution on the budget would result in the
engrossment of a House Joint Resolution changing the statutory
limit on the public debt pursuant to House Rule XXVII, clause
3. The rule requires a joint resolution in the following form:
Resolved, by the Senate and the House of Representatives of
the United States in Congress assembled, that subsection (b) of
section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by
striking out the dollar limitation contained in such subsection
and inserting in lieu thereof $10,200,000,000,000.
OTHER MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED UNDER THE RULES OF THE HOUSE
Committee Oversight Findings and Recommendations
Clause 3(c)(1) of Rule XIII requires that each committee
report include oversight findings and recommendations pursuant
to Clause 2(b)(1) of Rule X. The Committee on the Budget has no
such findings at this time.
New Budget Authority, Entitlement Authority, and Tax Expenditures
Clause 3(c)(2) of Rule XIII provides that committee reports
shall include the statement required by Section 308(a)(1) of
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. As a concurrent
resolution that sets forth a blueprint for the Congressional
budget, the budget resolution does not provide new budget
authority or new entitlement authority or change revenues.
Therefore, this report does not contain such a statement.
General Performance Goals and Objectives
Clause 3(c)(4) of Rule XIII requires that each committee
report include a statement of general performance goals and
objectives, including outcome-related goals and objectives, for
which the measure authorizes funding. Because the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget does not authorize funding, the
committee does not have any such goals and objectives to
report.
MINORITY VIEWS
----------
THE STATUS QUO--AND THEN SOME
Taxes, Spending, and a Lack of Reform
Introduction
There are two visions of America.
In one, American society starts with the individual, the
family, the entrepreneur, and grows outward from their choices
and actions exercised responsibly in a free and open economy.
Government's primary roles are protecting the national
security, upholding the rules of law, and providing a reliable
safety net for those who need it, when they need it.
In the other view, Americans are increasingly dependent on,
and beholden to, the government. As government expands, it
absorbs growing amounts of economic resources, gradually
smothering the initiative of the people it is supposed to
serve. On this path--the inevitable course of today's fiscal
policies extended forward--the Federal Government by mid-
century will double in size, consuming as much as 40 percent of
America's economic output, and mostly shuffling resources from
one generation to another. This is the view of the resolution
reported to the House by the Committee on the Budget, on a
party-line vote.
The Democratic budget contains the usual mix of higher
taxes and higher spending--only more so. The Majority's ``new''
fiscal blueprint, as reported by the Budget Committee, calls
for an even larger tax increase than last year, totaling $683
billion over 5 years. But the budget still manages to soak up
the additional revenue with an array of proposals to expand
government, setting in motion a vicious cycle of ever-higher
spending chased by ever-higher taxes. Further, the Democrats
fail to fully budget for Iraq and Afghanistan--after
criticizing the President's budget for the same thing.
The budget also fails to rescue Social Security and
Medicare from the financial crisis that is now unfolding,
despite repeated warnings that these and other entitlement
programs are the largest threat to the budget and the U.S.
economy.
HIGHER TAXES
Imposes the Largest Tax Increase in History.
Though Democrats claim otherwise, the budget raises taxes by
$683 billion over the next 5 years. This occurs for two
reasons.
--ASSUMED IN THE REVENUE FIGURES. First, the numbers
in the budget include, depend on, and require $683
billion in revenue increases resulting from automatic
tax hikes scheduled to occur after 31 December 2010.
These include increases in marginal tax rates;
elimination of the 10-percent bracket for lower-income
taxpayers; higher taxes on marriage, children, small
businesses, and estates; and higher tax rates on
investments.
--REQUIRED BY PAYGO. Second, the budget operates
under the Democrats' pay-as-you-go [PAYGO] rule, which
requires capturing the additional revenue from these
tax increases--as if simply retaining current policies
after 2010 (including provisions enacted in 2001 and
2003) constitutes a new tax ``cut.''
Either way, the House Majority's budget raises taxes by
nearly three times the largest enacted tax hike to date: the
$240.6 billion increase in the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1993.
DEMOCRATIC TAX INCREASES
[Dollars in billions]
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tax Increasea 5-Year Total
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Increase in Marginal Rates........................... 325.7 billion
Increase in Tax Per Child............................ 50.9 billion
Increase in Marriage Penalty......................... 25.4 billion
Increase in Death Tax................................ 180.6 billion
Increase in Taxes on Investments..................... 81.8 billion
Other Tax Increases.................................. 18.7 billion
------------------------------------------------------------------------
aReflects estimated revenue effects only.
Source: House Budget Committee Republican staff estimates.
Spreads Tax Hikes Widely. These assumed tax
increases would hit middle-income families, low-income earners,
families with children, small businesses, and a range of
others. The budget contains a ``reserve fund'' and policy
language claiming to protect ``middle-income'' tax benefits;
but even these provisions still require raising the additional
revenue, as embraced by the budget's revenue stream.
Here are some examples of how much the Democratic budget
will increase burdens on American taxpayers:
--Some 116 million taxpayers will see an average tax
increase of more than $1,800 per year.
--More than 6 million low-income individuals and
couples who currently pay no taxes will no longer be
exempt.
--A family of four earning $50,000 will see their
taxes increase by $2,100.
--Approximately 48 million married couples will face
an average tax increase of $3,000 per year.
--Low-income families with one or two children will
no longer be eligible for the refundable child tax
credit in 2011.
--Roughly 12 million single women with children will
see their taxes increase by $1,100 per year.
--About 18 million seniors will be subjected to tax
increases of more than $2,100 per year.
--Tax bills for an estimated 27 million small-
business owners will increase by more than $4,000 each.
Sets the Table for Billions in Further Tax and
Spending Hikes. The budget contains 16 ``reserve funds'' that
call for an unspecified total in spending increases, if offset
with commensurate savings or--as is far more likely--higher
taxes. The only identified spending amount is a proposed $50
billion increase for the State Children's Health Insurance
Program [SCHIP]. Oddly, none of the reserve funds accommodates
the health reform proposals of the two Democratic presidential
candidates.
Offers No Real AMT Fix. The Democrats recycle last
year's distorted logic about the alternative minimum tax [AMT].
The budget employs a reconciliation instruction that
``patches'' the AMT for 1 year (tax year 2008)--preventing the
tax from ensnaring roughly 25 million new taxpayers for whom it
was never intended. It then treats this as a new tax ``cut,''
and raises taxes by $70 billion in the subsequent 4 years to
``pay for'' it.
Ignores Economic Consequences. With U.S. consumers
already anxious over mortgage payments, food and gasoline
prices, and spiraling health care expenses, the threatened tax
increases only add to their economic worries. These tax hikes
likely would reverse the economic gains achieved under the 2001
and 2003 tax laws, which include: 8.3 million new jobs, an
average of more than 150,000 per month; a 5.5-percent year-
over-year increase in business investment; and real growth in
gross domestic product averaging more than 3.0 percent per year
(even with the weak fourth quarter in 2007).
Reverses ``Stimulus''. Less than a month after
Congress and the President enacted tax relief measures to
``stimulate'' the economy, the Democratic budget takes back
these benefits several times over. The proposed tax increase is
more than four times the size of the tax-reducing ``stimulus''
package.
Ignores Fiscal Consequences. Because these tax
increases likely would slow economic growth, they will produce
less revenue than expected. But the Democrats' spending
proposals will not shrink. This combination will worsen
deficits, increase debt, and make it more difficult to balance
the budget.
Employs Faulty Class Warfare Rhetoric. When
Democrats insist they intend only to ``roll back'' tax breaks
for the ``rich,'' they ignore the fact that upper income
earners already bear the largest part of the tax burden; and
their share of taxes actually increased after the 2001 and 2003
laws. For example, those in the top 10 percent of income
earners already were paying more than two-thirds of the tax
burden; today they are paying more than 70 percent.
HUGE SPENDING INCREASES
Proposes a Record-Setting 1-Year Appropriations
Increase. The budget promotes an astonishing 8.8-percent ($82
billion) year-to-year increase in total nonemergency
discretionary spending, which rises from the $933-billion
enacted level in fiscal year 2008 to $1.105 trillion in 2009.
The figure also reflects a $23.4-billion increase over the
President's request in nondefense, nonemergency discretionary
spending--which translates to $280 billion above the President
over 5 years (including cap adjustments).
Increases ``Advance Appropriations''. The budget
also increases by $2 billion, to $27.588 billion, the amount
that can be appropriated in fiscal year 2010 or later. This
gimmick builds spending into the base of government that is
effectively exempt from budget disciplines.
Promises Reckless New Entitlement Spending.
Despite warnings by numerous witnesses about the unsustainable
rate of entitlement spending, the budget's reserve funds
nevertheless provide for higher mandatory spending if coupled
with even more tax increases. As noted above, the budget
contains 16 reserve funds that create avenues for higher
spending if offset with spending reductions or--as is more
likely--higher taxes.
FAILURE TO RESCUE SOCIAL SECURITY OR MEDICARE
Ignores the Entitlement Warnings. The Budget
Committee has been warned repeatedly that Social Security and
Medicare cannot be sustained as currently structured, and--
along with other entitlements--are growing at rates that will
cripple the economy and overwhelm the budget. Yet the budget
puts off any significant reform for at least 5 years--causing
the problem to worsen. As a result, the unfunded liabilities in
Social Security and Medicare will increase by roughly $14
trillion--from about $38.7 trillion today to about $52.5
trillion by 2013.
Throws More Words at the Problem. The resolution's
only response to the entitlement challenge is Sense of the
House language urging ``governmental and nongovernmental
experts to develop specific options to reform the health care
system.'' The language contends that ``immediate policy action
is needed,'' but says ``such action should be bipartisan,
bicameral, involve both legislative and executive branch
participants, as well as public participation, and be conducted
in a manner that ensures full, fair, and timely Congressional
consideration.''
NO ACCOUNTABILITY
Retains Bias Favoring Higher Spending, Higher
Taxes. As noted, the budget raises taxes by $683 billion, by
assuming all the 2001 and 2003 tax provisions will expire as
scheduled after 31 December 2010. But at the same time it
assumes that spending programs whose authorizations expire
continue indefinitely.
Fails to Strengthen PAYGO. It retains the weak
House pay-as-you-go [PAYGO] rule, which allows Democrats to
chase higher spending with higher taxes, and to enact spending
increases immediately, offset by gimmicks, or by savings that
do not occur until later.
Offers No Emergency Provision. The budget fails to
anticipate emergencies, and provides no criteria for domestic
emergency spending--which is exempt from budget disciplines.
Contains No Earmark Reform. The budget does
nothing to cure the continuing problem of congressional
earmarks--though the fiscal year 2008 appropriations bills
contained 11,737 such provisions, at a total cost of $16.9
billion.
GIMMICKS
Abuses Fast-Track Reconciliation. The budget
misuses budget reconciliation--which is intended to control
spending and preclude any 60-vote hurdle in the Senate--in the
following ways:
--AMT. It jams a $70-billion tax increase to ``pay
for'' a 1-year alternative minimum tax ``patch''--as if
this patch were a new tax cut. But in fact, the patch
only prevents exposing 25 million additional taxpayers
to the AMT. Although the AMT was never intended for
these added taxpayers, the budget demands the
additional $70 billion in revenue anyway.
--MEDICARE. The budget provides a nominal $750
million in 5-year savings to leverage unspecified
Medicare changes, with no real reform.
Rests on Straw Man Reserve Funds. Instead of
providing funding for promised initiatives, the budget includes
16 reserve funds that promise extra funding for pet initiatives
if offsets are included. The reserve funds have no real effect
because budget rules already permit initiatives not assumed in
the budget to be financed by offsets.
Fails on War Funding. The Democratic Majority
still has not provided all the President's requested 2008
funding for Iraq and Afghanistan, and now their budget contains
only $70 billion for the troops in fiscal year 2009. When the
President submitted his 2009 budget in February, Democrats
harshly criticized the administration for including only
partial war funding for 2009--and now they are doing the same.
CONCLUSION
In his first inaugural address, President Reagan said: ``I
do not believe in a fate that will fall on us no matter what we
do. I do believe in a fate that will fall on us if we do
nothing.''
The Democratic budget accepts the latter. It resigns itself
to a philosophy in which bigger government is better
government, and the only way to address America's challenges is
through a vicious cycle of higher government spending chased by
higher taxes. It is the status quo carried forward to its
discouraging, and self-defeating, conclusion.
There is another way--one that promotes the vitality of
American society by nurturing the initiative of its
individuals, its families, its entrepreneurs; one that restores
America's fundamental character and strength; one that sees
challenges as opportunities to make America greater still.
The choice now lies before the House--which should begin by
rejecting this budget.
Paul Ryan.
J. Gresham Barrett.
Jeb Hensarling.
John Campbell.
Pat Tiberi.
Patrick T. McHenry.
Michael Simpson.
Mario Diaz-Balart.
K. Michael Conaway.
Daniel E. Lungren.
Scott Garrett.
Connie Mack.
Jim Jordan.
Jon C. Porter.
APPENDIX--THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET
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Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate
concurring),
SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2009.
(a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that
the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2008 is
revised and replaced and that this is the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal year 2009, including appropriate
budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(b) Table of Contents.--
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2009.
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Major functional categories.
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION
Sec. 201. Reconciliation in the House of Representatives.
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS
Sec. 301. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for SCHIP legislation.
Sec. 302. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for veterans and servicemembers.
Sec. 303. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for education benefits for
servicemembers, veterans, and their families.
Sec. 304. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for infrastructure investment.
Sec. 305. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for renewable energy and energy
efficiency.
Sec. 306. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for middle-income tax relief and
economic equity.
Sec. 307. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for reform of the alternative
minimum tax.
Sec. 308. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for higher education.
Sec. 309. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for affordable housing.
Sec. 310. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for medicare improvements.
Sec. 311. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for health care quality,
effectiveness, and efficiency.
Sec. 312. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for Medicaid and other programs.
Sec. 313. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for trade adjustment assistance
and unemployment insurance modernization.
Sec. 314. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for county payments legislation.
Sec. 315. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for San Joaquin River restoration
and Navajo Nation water rights settlements.
Sec. 316. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for the National Park Centennial
Fund.
Sec. 317. Deficit-neutral reserve fund for child support enforcement.
TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
Sec. 401. Program integrity initiatives.
Sec. 402. Oversight of government performance.
Sec. 403. Point of order against advance appropriations.
Sec. 404. Overseas deployments and emergency needs.
Sec. 405. Budgetary treatment of certain discretionary administrative
expenses.
Sec. 406. Application and effect of changes in allocations and
aggregates.
Sec. 407. Adjustments to reflect changes in concepts and definitions.
Sec. 408. Exercise of rulemaking powers.
TITLE V--POLICY
Sec. 501. Policy on middle-income tax relief.
Sec. 502. Policy on defense priorities.
TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE
Sec. 601. Sense of the House on the Innovation Agenda and America
Competes Act.
Sec. 602. Sense of the House on servicemembers' and veterans' health
care and other priorities.
Sec. 603. Sense of the House on homeland security.
Sec. 604. Sense of the House regarding long-term fiscal reform.
Sec. 605. Sense of the House regarding waste, fraud, and abuse.
Sec. 606. Sense of the House regarding extension of the statutory pay-
as-you-go rule.
Sec. 607. Sense of the House on long-term budgeting.
Sec. 608. Sense of the House regarding the need to maintain and build
upon efforts to fight hunger.
Sec. 609. Sense of the House regarding affordable health coverage.
Sec. 610. Sense of the House regarding pay parity.
Sec. 611. Sense of the House regarding subprime lending and
foreclosures.
Sec. 612. Sense of House regarding the importance of child support
enforcement.
TITLE I--RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS
SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.
The following budgetary levels are appropriate for each of
fiscal years 2008 through 2013:
(1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution:
(A) The recommended levels of Federal
revenues are as follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $1,879,540,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,027,124,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,205,864,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,442,025,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,669,315,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,771,740,000,000.
(B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels
of Federal revenues should be adjusted are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $0.
Fiscal year 2009: -$70,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $23,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $14,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $16,000,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $17,000,000,000.
(2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the appropriate levels
of total new budget authority are as follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $2,556,254,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,529,246,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,564,161,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,698,039,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,740,065,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,866,862,000,000.
(3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement
of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total
budget outlays are as follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $2,462,616,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009: $2,563,380,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $2,622,295,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $2,716,979,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $2,728,965,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $2,857,394,000,000.
(4) Deficits (on-budget).--For purposes of the
enforcement of this resolution, the amounts of the
deficits (on-budget) are as follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $583,076,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009: $536,256,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $416,431,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $274,954,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $59,650,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $85,654,000,000.
(5) Debt subject to limit.--Pursuant to section
301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the
appropriate levels of the debt subject to limit are as
follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $9,567,484,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009: $10,199,551,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $10,724,264,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $11,103,954,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $11,295,107,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $11,495,218,000,000.
(6) Debt held by the public.--The appropriate levels
of debt held by the public are as follows:
Fiscal year 2008: $5,396,807,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009: $5,753,900,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010: $5,981,334,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011: $6,047,654,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012: $5,885,687,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013: $5,744,120,000,000.
SEC. 102. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.
The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate
levels of new budget authority and outlays for fiscal years
2008 through 2013 for each major functional category are:
(1) National Defense (050):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$590,686,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $576,173,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$542,497,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $573,362,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$550,414,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $560,726,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$557,026,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $560,099,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$565,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $556,699,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$576,223,000,000.
(B) Outlays, 568,829,000,000.
(2) International Affairs (150):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$32,648,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $32,843,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$37,111,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $35,702,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$38,516,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,918,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$39,433,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $37,679,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$40,247,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $38,154,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$40,677,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $38,346,000,000.
(3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,407,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $26,456,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$29,934,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,700,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$31,165,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $30,604,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$32,474,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $32,201,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$33,853,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,564,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$35,298,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $34,477,000,000.
(4) Energy (270):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$3,548,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,681,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,674,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,192,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,645,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,878,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,712,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,371,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,803,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,738,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$4,895,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $4,020,000,000.
(5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$32,560,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $34,440,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$38,651,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $35,576,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$33,782,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,192,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$34,670,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,420,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$35,568,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $36,745,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$36,490,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $37,299,000,000.
(6) Agriculture (350):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,456,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,528,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$21,529,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,279,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$21,719,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,680,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$21,891,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,876,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,263,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,435,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,621,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,816,000,000.
(7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$11,216,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,381,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,560,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $3,722,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$13,887,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $5,835,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$8,998,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $2,193,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,246,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,735,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$9,642,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $1,648,000,000.
(8) Transportation (400):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$79,794,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $77,795,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$73,444,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $80,443,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$77,507,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $83,861,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$78,534,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $86,062,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$79,485,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $88,134,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$80,478,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $90,443,000,000.
(9) Community and Regional Development (450):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,029,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,819,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,553,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $24,251,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$14,826,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,816,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,134,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $17,874,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,450,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,817,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$15,755,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $15,561,000,000.
(10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social
Services (500):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$90,077,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $90,729,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$95,235,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $90,947,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$102,594,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,345,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$105,612,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $103,135,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$107,828,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $104,397,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$101,690,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $103,490,000,000.
(11) Health (550):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$285,101,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $286,688,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$306,795,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $305,334,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$323,767,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $324,138,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$344,749,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $343,718,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$367,766,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $366,312,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$393,085,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $391,326,000,000.
(12) Medicare (570):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$390,458,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $390,454,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$420,191,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $419,974,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$445,225,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $445,349,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$494,370,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $494,193,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$491,353,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $491,110,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$552,389,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $552,503,000,000.
(13) Income Security (600):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$389,865,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $394,100,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$411,699,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $414,032,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$417,519,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $418,617,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$426,924,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $427,541,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$412,355,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $412,831,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$427,988,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $427,703,000,000.
(14) Social Security (650):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,378,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,378,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$21,308,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,308,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$23,794,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,794,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$27,330,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $27,330,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$30,342,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $30,342,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$33,162,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $33,162,000,000.
(15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$86,365,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $83,551,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$93,268,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $92,443,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$96,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $95,710,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$101,800,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $101,475,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$99,115,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $98,271,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$105,094,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $104,266,000,000.
(16) Administration of Justice (750):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$46,237,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $44,282,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$48,104,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $47,936,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$49,101,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $49,602,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$50,338,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $50,596,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$51,622,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $51,501,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$52,967,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $52,542,000,000.
(17) General Government (800):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$56,407,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $56,920,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$23,520,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $23,890,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$19,961,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $19,987,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$20,611,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $20,496,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$21,319,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,332,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$22,007,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $21,787,000,000.
(18) Net Interest (900):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$349,296,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $349,296,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$334,233,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $334,233,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
$370,534,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $370,534,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
$406,997,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $406,997,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
$427,954,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $427,954,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
$436,292,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $436,292,000,000.
(19) Allowances (920):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$1,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $531,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $307,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
-$150,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$53,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
-$200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$164,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
-$200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$178,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
-$200,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$200,000,000.
(20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
-$86,330,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$86,330,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
-$67,060,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$67,060,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority,
-$70,645,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$70,645,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority,
-$73,364,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$73,364,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority,
-$76,104,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$76,104,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority,
-$79,691,000,000.
(B) Outlays, -$79,691,000,000.
(21) Overseas Deployments and Other Activities (970):
Fiscal year 2008:
(A) New budget authority,
$108,056,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $28,901,000,000.
Fiscal year 2009:
(A) New budget authority,
$70,000,000,000.
(B) Outlays, $74,809,000,000.
Fiscal year 2010:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $47,407,000,000.
Fiscal year 2011:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $18,251,000,000.
Fiscal year 2012:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $5,176,000,000.
Fiscal year 2013:
(A) New budget authority, $0.
(B) Outlays, $1,775,000,000.
TITLE II--RECONCILIATION
SEC. 201. RECONCILIATION IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
(a) Changes in Mandatory Spending.--Not later than September
12, 2008, the House Committee on Ways and Means shall report a
reconciliation bill making changes in laws within its
jurisdiction sufficient to reduce direct spending by
$750,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.
(b) Changes in Revenue.--Not later than July 15, 2008, the
House Committee on Ways and Means shall report a reconciliation
bill making changes in laws within its jurisdiction that will
reduce total revenues by $70,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2009
and will increase total revenues by $70,000,000,000 for the
period of fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
(c) Adjustments to Allocations and Aggregates.--
(1) Upon the reporting to the House of any bill that
has complied with reconciliation instructions, the
chairman of the Committee on the Budget may file with
the House appropriately revised allocations under
section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
and revised functional levels and aggregates.
(2) Upon the submission to the House of any
conference report recommending a reconciliation bill in
which a committee has complied with its reconciliation
instructions, the chairman of the Committee on the
Budget may file with the House appropriately revised
allocations under section 302(a) of such Act and
revised functional levels and aggregates.
(3) Allocations and aggregates revised pursuant to
this subsection shall be considered to be allocations
and aggregates established by the concurrent resolution
on the budget pursuant to section 301 of such Act.
TITLE III--RESERVE FUNDS
SEC. 301. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SCHIP LEGISLATION.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations of a committee or committees,
aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this resolution for
any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference report,
which contains matter within the jurisdiction of the Committee
on Energy and Commerce that expands coverage and improves
children's health through the State Childrens Health Insurance
Program (SCHIP) under title XXI of the Social Security Act and
the program under title XIX of such Act (commonly known as
Medicaid) and that increases new budget authority that will
result in no more than $50,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal
years 2008 through 2013, and others which contain offsets so
designated for the purpose of this section within the
jurisdiction of another committee or committees, if the
combined changes would not increase the deficit or decrease the
surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for
the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 302. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR VETERANS AND SERVICEMEMBERS.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that--
(1) enhances medical care for wounded or disabled
military personnel or veterans;
(2) maintains affordable health care for military
retirees and veterans;
(3) improves disability benefits or evaluations for
wounded or disabled military personnel or veterans,
including measures to expedite the claims process;
(4) expands eligibility to permit additional disabled
military retirees to receive both disability
compensation and retired pay;
(5) eliminates the offset between Survivor Benefit
Plan annuities and veterans' dependency and indemnity
compensation; or
(6) provides or increases benefits for Filipino
veterans of World War II or their survivors and
dependents;
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period
of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 303. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR EDUCATION BENEFITS FOR
SERVICEMEMBERS, VETERANS, AND THEIR FAMILIES.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that enhances education
benefits or assistance for servicemembers (including Active
Duty, National Guard, and Reserve), veterans, or their spouses,
survivors, or dependents by the amounts provided in such
measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or
decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
SEC. 304. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides for increased
investment in infrastructure projects by the amounts provided
in such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit
or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
SEC. 305. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR RENEWABLE ENERGY AND ENERGY
EFFICIENCY.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides tax incentives
for or otherwise encourages the production of renewable energy
or increased energy efficiency; encourages investment in
emerging energy or vehicle technologies or carbon capture and
sequestration; provides for reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions; or facilitates the training of workers for these
industries (``green collar jobs'') by the amounts provided in
such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or
decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
SEC. 306. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF AND
ECONOMIC EQUITY.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides for tax relief
for middle-income families and taxpayers or enhanced economic
equity, such as extension of the child tax credit, extension of
marriage penalty relief, extension of the 10 percent individual
income tax bracket, elimination of estate taxes on all but a
minute fraction of estates by reforming and substantially
increasing the unified credit, extension of the research and
experimentation tax credit, extension of the deduction for
small business expensing, extension of the deduction for State
and local sales taxes, and a tax credit for school construction
bonds, by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 307. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR REFORM OF THE ALTERNATIVE
MINIMUM TAX.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides for reform of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by reducing the tax burden of the
alternative minimum tax on middle-income families by the
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 308. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HIGHER EDUCATION.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that makes college more
affordable or accessible through reforms to the Higher
Education Act of 1965 or other legislation by the amounts
provided in such measure if such measure would not increase the
deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years
2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2018.
SEC. 309. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides for an affordable
housing fund, offset by reforming the regulation of certain
government-sponsored enterprises, by the amounts provided in
such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or
decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
SEC. 310. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICARE IMPROVEMENTS.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that improves the Medicare
program for beneficiaries and protects access to care, through
measures such as increasing the reimbursement rate for
physicians while protecting beneficiaries from associated
premium increases and making improvements to the prescription
drug program under part D, by the amounts provided in such
measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or
decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
SEC. 311. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR HEALTH CARE QUALITY,
EFFECTIVENESS, AND EFFICIENCY.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that--
(1) provides incentives or other support for adoption
of modern information technology, including electronic
prescribing, to improve quality and protect privacy in
health care;
(2) establishes a new Federal or public-private
initiative for research on the comparative
effectiveness of different medical interventions; or
(3) provides parity between health insurance coverage
of mental health benefits and benefits for medical and
surgical services, including parity in public programs;
by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure would
not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period
of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 312. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR MEDICAID AND OTHER PROGRAMS.
(a) Regulations and Administrative Actions.--In the House,
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may revise the
allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate levels in this
resolution for any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or
conference report that prevents or delays the implementation or
administration of regulations or other administrative actions
that would affect the Medicaid, SCHIP, or other programs by the
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2018.
(b) Transitional Medical Assistance and Qualifying
Individuals.--In the House, the chairman of the Committee on
the Budget may revise the allocations, aggregates, and other
appropriate levels in this resolution for any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report that extends the
transitional medical assistance program or the qualifying
individuals program, which are included in title XIX of the
Social Security Act, by the amounts provided in such measure if
such measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the
surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for
the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 313. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE
AND UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE MODERNIZATION.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that reauthorizes the trade
adjustment assistance program to better meet the challenges of
globalization or modernizes the unemployment insurance system
to improve access to needed benefits by the amounts provided in
such measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or
decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
SEC. 314. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR COUNTY PAYMENTS LEGISLATION.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides for the
reauthorization of the Secure Rural Schools and Community Self
Determination Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-393) or makes changes
to the Payments in Lieu of Taxes Act of 1976 (Public Law 94-
565) by the amounts provided in such measure if such measure
would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 315. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR SAN JOAQUIN RIVER
RESTORATION AND NAVAJO NATION WATER RIGHTS
SETTLEMENTS.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that would fulfill the purposes
of the San Joaquin River Restoration Settlement Act or
implement a Navajo Nation water rights settlement as authorized
by the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act by the
amounts provided in such measure if such measure would not
increase the deficit or decrease the surplus for the period of
fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the period of fiscal
years 2008 through 2018.
SEC. 316. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR THE NATIONAL PARK CENTENNIAL
FUND.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that provides for the
establishment of the National Parks Centennial Fund by the
amounts provided in such measure for that purpose if such
measure would not increase the deficit or decrease the surplus
for the period of fiscal years 2008 through 2013 or for the
period of fiscal years 2008 through 2018
SEC. 317. DEFICIT-NEUTRAL RESERVE FUND FOR CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.
In the House, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may
revise the allocations, aggregates, and other appropriate
levels in this resolution for any bill, joint resolution,
amendment, or conference report that improves Federal child
support collection efforts or results in more collected child
support reaching families by the amounts provided in such
measure if such measure would not increase the deficit or
decrease the surplus for the period of fiscal years 2008
through 2013 or for the period of fiscal years 2008 through
2018.
TITLE IV--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
SEC. 401. PROGRAM INTEGRITY INITIATIVES.
(a) Adjustments to Discretionary Spending Limits.--
(1) Continuing disability reviews and supplemental
security income redeterminations.--In the House, prior
to consideration of a bill or joint resolution making
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that appropriates
$264,000,000 for continuing disability reviews and
Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for the
Social Security Administration, and provides an
additional appropriation of up to $240,000,000, and the
amount is designated for continuing disability reviews
and Supplemental Security Income redeterminations for
the Social Security Administration, the allocation to
the Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by
the amount of the additional budget authority and
outlays resulting from that budget authority for fiscal
year 2009.
(2) Internal revenue service tax compliance.--In the
House, prior to consideration of a bill or joint
resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2009
that appropriates $6,997,000,000 to the Internal
Revenue Service and the amount is designated to improve
compliance with the provisions of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986 and provides an additional appropriation
of up to $490,000,000, and the amount is designated to
improve compliance with the provisions of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, the allocation to the Committee
on Appropriations shall be increased by the amount of
the additional budget authority and outlays resulting
from that budget authority for fiscal year 2009.
(3) Health care fraud and abuse control program.--In
the House, prior to consideration of a bill or joint
resolution making appropriations for fiscal year 2009
that appropriates up to $198,000,000 and the amount is
designated to the health care fraud and abuse control
program at the Department of Health and Human Services,
the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations shall
be increased by the amount of additional budget
authority and outlays resulting from that budget
authority for fiscal year 2009.
(4) Unemployment insurance program integrity
activities.--In the House, prior to consideration of a
bill or joint resolution making appropriations for
fiscal year 2009 that appropriates $10,000,000 for in-
person reemployment and eligibility assessments and
unemployment insurance improper payment reviews for the
Department of Labor and provides an additional
appropriation of up to $40,000,000, and the amount is
designated for in-person reemployment and eligibility
assessments and unemployment insurance improper payment
reviews for the Department of Labor, the allocation to
the Committee on Appropriations shall be increased by
the amount of additional budget authority and outlays
resulting from that budget authority for fiscal year
2009.
(b) Procedure for Adjustments.--
(1) In general.--In the House, prior to consideration
of a bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference
report, the chairman of the Committee on the Budget
shall make the adjustments set forth in subsection (a)
for the incremental new budget authority in that
measure and the outlays resulting from that budget
authority if that measure meets the requirements set
forth in subsection (a), except that no adjustment
shall be made for provisions exempted for the purposes
of titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 under section 404 of this resolution.
(2) Matters to be adjusted.--The adjustments referred
to in paragraph (1) are to be made to--
(A) the allocations made pursuant to the
appropriate concurrent resolution on the budget
pursuant to section 302(a) of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974; and
(B) the budgetary aggregates as set forth in
this resolution.
SEC. 402. OVERSIGHT OF GOVERNMENT PERFORMANCE.
In the House, all committees are directed to review programs
within their jurisdiction to root out waste, fraud, and abuse
in program spending, giving particular scrutiny to issues
raised by Government Accountability Office reports. Based on
these oversight efforts and committee performance reviews of
programs within their jurisdiction, committees are directed to
include recommendations for improved governmental performance
in their annual views and estimates reports required under
section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to the
Committee on the Budget.
SEC. 403. POINT OF ORDER AGAINST ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS.
(a) In General.--In the House, except as provided in
subsection (b), a bill or joint resolution making a general
appropriation or continuing appropriation, or an amendment
thereto or a conference report thereon, may not provide for
advance appropriations.
(b) Exceptions.--In the House, an advance appropriation may
be provided for fiscal year 2010 for programs, projects,
activities, or accounts identified in the report to accompany
this resolution or the joint explanatory statement of managers
to accompany this resolution under the heading ``Accounts
Identified for Advance Appropriations'' in an aggregate amount
not to exceed $27,558,000,000 in new budget authority, and for
2011, accounts separately identified under the same heading.
(c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``advance
appropriation'' means any new discretionary budget authority
provided in a bill or joint resolution making general
appropriations or any new discretionary budget authority
provided in a bill or joint resolution continuing
appropriations for fiscal year 2009 that first becomes
available for any fiscal year after 2009.
SEC. 404. OVERSEAS DEPLOYMENTS AND EMERGENCY NEEDS.
(a) Overseas Deployments and Related Activities.--In the
House, if any bill, joint resolution, amendment, or conference
report makes appropriations for fiscal year 2008 or fiscal year
2009 for overseas deployments and related activities, and such
amounts are so designated pursuant to this subsection, then new
budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom shall not
count for the purposes of titles III and IV of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
(b) Emergency Needs.--In the House, if any bill, joint
resolution, amendment, or conference report makes
appropriations for discretionary amounts, and such amounts are
designated as necessary to meet emergency needs, then the new
budget authority and outlays resulting therefrom shall not
count for the purposes of titles III and IV of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
SEC. 405. BUDGETARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN DISCRETIONARY ADMINISTRATIVE
EXPENSES.
(a) In General.--In the House, notwithstanding section
302(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, section
13301 of the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and section 4001
of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, the joint
explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on any
concurrent resolution on the budget shall include in its
allocation under section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act
of 1974 to the Committee on Appropriations amounts for the
discretionary administrative expenses of the Social Security
Administration and of the Postal Service.
(b) Special Rule.--In the House, for purposes of applying
section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
estimates of the level of total new budget authority and total
outlays provided by a measure shall include any off-budget
discretionary amounts.
SEC. 406. APPLICATION AND EFFECT OF CHANGES IN ALLOCATIONS AND
AGGREGATES.
(a) Application.--Any adjustments of allocations and
aggregates made pursuant to this resolution shall--
(1) apply while that measure is under consideration;
(2) take effect upon the enactment of that measure;
and
(3) be published in the Congressional Record as soon
as practicable.
(b) Effect of Changed Allocations and Aggregates.--Revised
allocations and aggregates resulting from these adjustments
shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in
this resolution.
(c) Budget Committee Determinations.--In the House, for
purposes of this resolution, the levels of new budget
authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority,
revenues, deficits, and surpluses for a fiscal year or period
of fiscal years shall be determined on the basis of estimates
made by the Committee on the Budget.
SEC. 407. ADJUSTMENTS TO REFLECT CHANGES IN CONCEPTS AND DEFINITIONS.
In the House, upon the enactment of any bill or joint
resolution providing for a change in concepts or definitions,
the chairman of the Committee on the Budget may make
adjustments to the levels and allocations in this resolution in
accordance with section 251(b) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as in effect prior to
September 30, 2002).
SEC. 408. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.
The House adopts the provisions of this title--
(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the
House and as such they shall be considered as part of
the rules of the House, and these rules shall supersede
other rules of the House only to the extent that they
are inconsistent with other such rules of the House;
and
(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right
of the House to change those rules at any time, in the
same manner, and to the same extent as in the case of
any other rule of the House.
TITLE V--POLICY
SEC. 501. POLICY ON MIDDLE-INCOME TAX RELIEF.
It is the policy of this resolution to--
(1) minimize fiscal burdens on middle-income families
and their children and grandchildren;
(2) provide immediate relief for the tens of millions
of middle-income households who would otherwise be
subject to the alternative minimum tax (AMT) under
current law, in the context of permanent, revenue-
neutral AMT reform; and
(3) support extension of middle-income tax relief and
enhanced economic equity through policies such as--
(A) extension of the child tax credit;
(B) extension of marriage penalty relief;
(C) extension of the 10 percent individual
income tax bracket;
(D) elimination of estate taxes on all but a
minute fraction of estates by reforming and
substantially increasing the unified tax
credit;
(E) extension of the research and
experimentation tax credit;
(F) extension of the deduction for State and
local sales taxes;
(G) extension of the deduction for small
business expensing; and
(H) enactment of a tax credit for school
construction bonds.
This resolution assumes that the cost of enacting such policies
is offset by reforms within the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
that promote a fairer distribution of taxes across families and
generations, economic efficiency, higher rates of tax
compliance to close the ``tax gap,'' and reduced taxpayer
burdens through tax simplification.
SEC. 502. POLICY ON DEFENSE PRIORITIES.
It is the policy of this resolution that--
(1) the Administration's budget requests should
comply with section 1008, Public Law 109-364, the John
Warner National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
Year 2007, and the Administration should no longer
attempt to fund overseas military operations through
emergency supplemental appropriations requests;
(2) the Department of Defense should exclude nonwar
requirements from its funding requests for Iraq and
Afghanistan;
(3) implementing the recommendation of the National
Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
(commonly referred to as the 9/11 Commission) to
adequately fund cooperative threat reduction and
nuclear nonproliferation programs (securing ``loose
nukes'') is a high priority and should receive far
greater emphasis than the President's budget provides;
(4) readiness of our troops, particularly the
National Guard and Reserve, is a high priority, and
that greater emphasis needs to be placed on mitigating
equipment and training shortfalls;
(5) TRICARE fees for military retirees under the age
of 65 should not be increased as the President's budget
proposes;
(6) military pay and benefits should be enhanced to
improve the quality of life of military personnel;
(7) improving military health care services continues
to be a high priority and adequate funding to ensure
quality health care for returning combat veterans
should be provided;
(8) higher priority defense needs could be addressed
by funding missile defense at an adequate but lower
level, not providing funding for development of space-
based missile defense interceptors, and by restraining
excessive cost and schedule growth in defense research,
development and procurement programs;
(9) the Department of Defense should reassess current
defense plans to ensure that weapons developed to
counter cold war-era threats are not redundant and are
applicable to 21st century threats;
(10) sufficient resources should be provided for the
Department of Defense to do an aggressive job of
addressing as many as possible of the 1,260
unimplemented recommendations made by the Government
Accountability Office (GAO) over the last 7 years to
improve practices at the Department of Defense,
including investigation of the billions of dollars of
obligations, disbursements and overcharges for which
the Department of Defense cannot account;
(11) savings from the actions recommended in
paragraphs (8) and (10) of this section should be used
to fund the priorities identified in paragraphs (3)
through (7);
(12) the Department of Defense report to Congress on
its assessment of cold war weapons and progress on
implementing GAO recommendations as outlined in
paragraphs (9) and (10) by a time determined by the
appropriate authorizing committees; and
(13) the GAO report to the appropriate congressional
committees by the end of the 110th Congress regarding
the Department of Defense's progress in implementing
its audit recommendations.
TITLE VI--SENSE OF THE HOUSE
SEC. 601. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON THE INNOVATION AGENDA AND AMERICA
COMPETES ACT.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) the House should provide sufficient funding so
that our Nation may continue to be the world leader in
education, innovation and economic growth;
(2) last year, Congress passed and the President
signed the America COMPETES Act, bipartisan legislation
designed to ensure that American students, teachers,
businesses, and workers are prepared to continue
leading the world in innovation, research, and
technology well into the future;
(3) this resolution supports the efforts authorized
in the America COMPETES Act, providing substantially
increased funding above the President's requested level
for 2009, and increased amounts after 2009 in Function
250 (General Science, Space and Technology) and
Function 270 (Energy);
(4) additional increases for scientific research and
education are included in Function 500 (Education,
Employment, Training and Social Services), Function 550
(Health), Function 300 (Environment and Natural
Resources), and Function 370 (Commerce and Housing
Credit), all of which receive more funding than the
President's budget provides;
(5) because America's greatest resource for
innovation resides within classrooms across the
country, the increased funding provided in this
resolution will support initiatives within the America
COMPETES Act to educate tens of thousands of new
scientists, engineers, and mathematicians, and place
highly qualified teachers in math and science K-12
classrooms; and
(6) because independent scientific research provides
the foundation for innovation and future technologies,
this resolution will keep us on the path toward
doubling funding for the National Science Foundation,
basic research in the physical sciences, and
collaborative research partnerships, and toward
achieving energy independence through the development
of clean and sustainable alternative energy
technologies.
SEC. 602. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON SERVICEMEMBERS' AND VETERANS' HEALTH
CARE AND OTHER PRIORITIES.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) the House supports excellent health care for
current and former members of the United States Armed
Services--they have served well and honorably and have
made significant sacrifices for this Nation;
(2) this resolution provides $48,150,000,000 in
discretionary budget authority for 2009 for Function
700 (Veterans Benefits and Services), including
veterans' health care, which is $4,888,000,000 more
than the 2008 level, $3,602,000,000 more than the
Congressional Budget Office's baseline level for 2009,
and $3,232,000,000 more than the President's budget for
2009; and also provides more discretionary budget
authority than the President's budget in every year
after 2009;
(3) this resolution provides funding to continue
addressing problems such as those identified at Walter
Reed Army Medical Center to improve military and
veterans' health care facilities and services;
(4) this resolution assumes the rejection of the
health care enrollment fees and pharmaceutical co-
payment increases in the President's budget;
(5) this resolution provides additional funding above
the President's inadequate budget levels for the
Department of Veterans Affairs to research and treat
veterans' mental health, post-traumatic stress
disorder, and traumatic brain injury; and
(6) this resolution provides additional funding above
the President's inadequate budget levels for the
Department of Veterans Affairs to improve the speed and
accuracy of its processing of disability compensation
claims, including funding to hire additional personnel
above the President's requested level.
SEC. 603. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON HOMELAND SECURITY.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) this resolution assumes additional homeland
security funding above the President's requested level
for 2009 and every subsequent year;
(2) this resolution assumes funding above the
President's requested level for 2009, and additional
amounts in subsequent years, in the four budget
functions--Function 400 (Transportation), Function 450
(Community and Regional Development), Function 550
(Health), and Function 750 (Administration of
Justice)--that fund most nondefense homeland security
activities; and
(3) the homeland security funding provided in this
resolution will help to strengthen the security of our
Nation's transportation system, particularly our ports
where significant security shortfalls still exist and
foreign ports, by expanding efforts to identify and
scan all high-risk United States-bound cargo, equip,
train and support first responders (including enhancing
interoperable communications and emergency management),
strengthen border patrol, and increase the preparedness
of the public health system.
SEC. 604. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING LONG-TERM FISCAL REFORM.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) both the Government Accountability Office and the
Congressional Budget Office have warned that the
Federal budget is on an unsustainable path of rising
deficits and debt;
(2) using recent trend data and reasonable policy
assumptions, CBO has projected that the gap between
spending and revenues over the next 75 years will reach
6.9 percent of GDP;
(3) publicly held debt will rise from 36 percent
today to 400 percent of GDP by the decade beginning in
2050 under CBO's alternative policy scenario;
(4) the most significant factor affecting the long-
term Federal fiscal landscape is the expectation that
total public and private health spending will continue
to grow faster than the economy;
(5) the House calls upon governmental and
nongovernmental experts to develop specific options to
reform the health care system and control costs, that
further research and analysis on topics including
comparative effectiveness, health information
technology, preventative care, and provider incentives
is needed, and that of critical importance is the
development of a consensus on the appropriate methods
for estimating the budgetary impact and health outcome
effects of these proposals; and
(6) immediate policy action is needed to address the
long-term fiscal challenges facing the United States,
including the rising costs of entitlements, in a manner
that is fiscally responsible, equitable, and lasting,
and that also honors commitments made to beneficiaries,
and that such action should be bipartisan, bicameral,
involve both legislative and executive branch
participants, as well as public participation, and be
conducted in a manner that ensures full, fair, and
timely Congressional consideration.
SEC. 605. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING WASTE, FRAUD, AND ABUSE.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) all committees should examine programs within
their jurisdiction to identify wasteful and fraudulent
spending;
(2) title IV of this resolution includes cap
adjustments to provide appropriations for agencies that
control programs that accounted for a significant share
of improper payments reported by Federal agencies:
Social Security Administration Continuing Disability
Reviews, the Medicare/Medicaid Health Care Fraud and
Abuse Control Program, and Unemployment Insurance
Program Integrity;
(3) title IV also includes a cap adjustment for the
Internal Revenue Services for tax compliance efforts to
close the $300,000,000,000 tax gap;
(4) the resolution's deficit-neutral reserve funds
require authorizing committees to cut lower priority
and wasteful spending to accommodate any new high-
priority entitlement benefits; and
(5) title IV of the resolution directs all committees
to review the performance of programs within their
jurisdiction and report recommendations annually to the
Committee on the Budget as part of the views and
estimates process required by section 301(d) of the
Congressional Budget Act.
SEC. 606. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING EXTENSION OF THE STATUTORY PAY-
AS-YOU-GO RULE.
It is the sense of the House that to reduce the deficit,
Congress should extend the PAYGO rules originally enacted in
the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
SEC. 607. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON LONG-TERM BUDGETING.
It is the sense of the Congress that the determination of the
congressional budget for the United States Government and the
President's budget request should include consideration of the
Financial Report of the United States Government, especially
its information regarding the Governments net operating cost,
financial position, and long-term liabilities.
SEC. 608. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE NEED TO MAINTAIN AND BUILD
UPON EFFORTS TO FIGHT HUNGER.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) 35.5 million Americans (12.6 million of them
children) are food insecure--uncertain of having, or
unable to acquire, enough food, and that 11.1 million
Americans are hungry because of lack of food;
(2) despite the critical contributions of the
Department of Agriculture nutrition programs
(particularly the food stamp program), which
significantly reduced payment error rates while
providing help to partially mitigate the effects of
rising poverty and unemployment, significant need
remains, even among families that receive food stamps;
(3) nearly 25 million people, including more than
nine million children and nearly three million seniors,
sought emergency food assistance from food pantries,
soup kitchens, shelters, and local charities last year;
(4) legislation that passed the House with bipartisan
support was an appropriate first step toward ensuring
that nutrition assistance keeps up with inflation and
rising food prices; and
(5) Department of Agriculture programs that help us
fight hunger should be maintained and that the House
should continue to seize opportunities to reach
Americans in need and to fight hunger.
SEC. 609. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING AFFORDABLE HEALTH COVERAGE.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) nearly 47 million Americans, including nine
million children, lack health insurance;
(2) people without health insurance are more likely
to experience problems getting medical care and to be
hospitalized for avoidable health problems;
(3) most Americans receive health coverage through
their employers, and a major issue facing all employers
is the rising cost of health insurance;
(4) small businesses, which have generated most of
the new jobs annually over the last decade, have an
especially difficult time affording health coverage,
because of higher administrative costs and fewer people
over whom to spread the risk of catastrophic costs;
(5) because it is especially costly for small
businesses to provide health coverage, their employees
make up a large proportion of the Nation's uninsured
individuals; and
(6) legislation consistent with the pay-as-you-go
principle should be adopted that makes health insurance
more affordable and accessible, with attention to the
special circumstances affecting employees of small
businesses, and that lowers costs and improves the
quality of health care by encouraging integration of
health information technology tools into the practice
of medicine, and by promoting improvements in disease
management and disease prevention.
SEC. 610. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING PAY PARITY.
It is the sense of the House that rates of compensation for
civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at
the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of
compensation for members of the uniformed services.
SEC. 611. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SUBPRIME LENDING AND
FORECLOSURES.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) over the last six months, the Nation has
experienced a significant increase in the number of
homeowners facing the risk of foreclosure with
estimates of as many as 2.8 million subprime and other
distressed borrowers facing the loss of their homes
over the next five years;
(2) the rise in foreclosures not only has an
immediate, devastating impact on homeowners and their
families, but it also has ripple effects--
(A) local communities experiencing high
levels of foreclosures experience deterioration
as a result of the large number of vacant
foreclosed and abandoned homes;
(B) rising foreclosure rates can accelerate
drops in home prices, affecting all homeowners;
and
(C) home mortgage default and foreclosure
rates increase risk for lenders, further
restricting the availability of credit, which
can in turn slow economic growth; and
(3) the rise in foreclosures is not only a crisis for
subprime borrowers, but a larger problem for
communities as a whole, and considering the multi-
layered effects of increasing foreclosures, the House
should consider steps to address this complex problem.
SEC. 612. SENSE OF HOUSE REGARDING THE IMPORTANCE OF CHILD SUPPORT
ENFORCEMENT.
It is the sense of the House that--
(1) additional legislative action is needed to ensure
that States have the necessary resources to collect all
child support that is owed to families and to allow
them to pass 100 percent of support on to families
without financial penalty; and
(2) when 100 percent of child support payments are
passed to the child, rather than administrative
expenses, program integrity is improved and child
support participation increases.