Budgetary Revisions
Floor Speech
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Mr. WHITEHOUSE. Madam President, the Senate is considering H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024. That legislation contains appropriations designated as emergency funding. Today, I am adjusting the allocation to the Committee on Appropriations, colloquially known as the 302(a), consistent with those appropriations.
Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, establishes statutory limits on discretionary funding levels for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 and allows adjustments to those limits. Sections 302 and 314(a) of the Congressional Budget Act allow the chairman of the Budget Committee to revise the allocations, aggregates, and levels consistent with those adjustments.
Division G of the bill contains several authorizing provisions, such as an extension of Federal funding for community health centers, that are paid for over 10 years. Section 121(c) of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 contains a reserve fund that authorizes the Budget Committee chairman to revise budget aggregates and committee allocations for legislation that would not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2024 to 2033. Division G meets the conditions of that reserve fund, and I am making those adjustments.
Finally, I am adjusting for three additional bills that have been recently passed by the Senate. First, H.R. 815, the National Security Act, provided $95 billion in supplemental budget authority designated as emergency funding. With this adjustment, the supplemental will not supplant base funding provided subject to the fiscal year 2024 discretionary spending limits. The other deficit-neutral legislation that is eligible for a reserve fund adjustment is division B of H.R. 2872, the January continuing resolution, division B of H.R. 815, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, and division B of H.R. 7463, the March continuing resolution.
4,958.655 Outlays----............................................ 5,082.455 Adjustment:---- Budget Authority-...................................... 95.070-- Outlays--.............................................. 21.606- Revised Aggregates:--- Budget Authority....................................... 5,053.725 Outlays--.............................................. 5,104.061 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ REVISIONS TO BUDGET REVENUE AGGREGATES [Pursuant to Section 121 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023] [$ in billions] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024 2024-2028 2024-2033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Current Revenue Aggregates....... 3,651.838 20,174.716 45,331.678 Adjustments...................... 0.000 0.014 0.077 Revised Revenue Aggregates....... 3,651.838 20,174.730 45,331.755 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: Division B of H.R. 815, the FEND Off Fentanyl Act, contains
revenue increases, which paid for direct spending increases in the
jurisdiction of the Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee. REVISIONS TO THE ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 [Pursuant to Section 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974] [$ in billions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Current Revised Allocation Adjustments Allocation ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Revised Security Budget Authority............................... 894.349 67.492 961.841 Revised Nonsecurity Budget Authority............................ 773.849 21.205 795.054 General Purpose Outlays......................................... 1,838.174 16.301 1,854.475 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DETAIL OF ADJUSTMENTS TO THE ALLOCATION TO THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 [Pursuant to Sections 302 and 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974] [$ in billions] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Emergency Detail of Adjustments Made Above -------------------------------------------------------- Security Nonsecurity Disaster Relief Total ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Agriculture: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 0.000 0.000 0.000 Outlays............................................ 0.000 -0.036 0.000 -0.036 Commerce-Justice-Science: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 -0.250 0.000 -0.250 Outlays............................................ 0.000 0.134 0.000 0.134 Defense: Budget Authority................................... 67.061 0.000 0.000 67.061 Outlays............................................ 9.427 0.000 0.000 9.427 Energy and Water: Budget Authority................................... 0.149 -1.267 0.003 -1.115 Outlays............................................ 0.042 -0.646 0.001 -0.603 Homeland Security: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 0.400 0.000 0.400 Outlays............................................ 0.000 0.042 0.000 0.042 Interior and Environment: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 -2.195 0.000 -2.195 Outlays............................................ 0.000 -1.711 0.000 -1.711 Labor-HHS-Ed: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 0.546 0.000 0.546 Outlays............................................ 0.000 0.161 0.000 0.161 Military Construction-VA: Budget Authority................................... 0.282 0.000 0.000 0.282 Outlays............................................ 0.005 0.000 0.000 0.005 State-Foreign Operations: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 26.808 0.000 26.808 Outlays............................................ 0.000 10.560 0.000 10.560 Transportation-HUD: Budget Authority................................... 0.000 -2.840 0.000 -2.840 Outlays............................................ 0.000 -1.678 0.000 -1.678 -------------------------------------------------------- Total: Revised Discretionary Budget Authority......... 67.492 21.202 0.003 88.697 Revised Discretionary Outlays.................. 9.474 6.826 0.001 16.301 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Note: H.R. 815, the National Security Act, as passed by the Senate, contained $95.344 billion in budget
authority and $20.257 billion of outlays designated as an emergency, spread across six subcommittees. H.R.
4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2024, includes less emergency funding (-$6.65 billion in budget
authority and -$3.957 billion in outlays) than was included in previous Senate appropriations bills, spread
across five subcommittees. The previous adjustment for those bills was filed on September 12, 2023. REVISIONS TO ALLOCATIONS TO SENATE COMMITTEES [Pursuant to Section 121 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023] [$ in billions] ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 2024 2024-2028 2024-2033 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Finance: Budget Authority............. 3,450.313 19,585.541 46,204.475 Outlays...................... 3,458.880 19,588.339 46,197.662 Adjustments: Budget Authority............. 0.883 -3.765 -7.304 Outlays...................... 3.005 0.203 -7.305 Revised Allocation: Budget Authority............. 3,451.196 19,581.776 46,197.171 Outlays...................... 3,461.885 19,588.542 46,190.357 Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions: Budget Authority............. 60.615 256.092 506.187 Outlays...................... 85.958 296.625 522.681 Adjustments: Budget Authority............. 4.685 6.499 4.619 Outlays...................... 1.498 6.736 4.931 Revised Allocation: Budget Authority............. 65.300 262.591 510.806 Outlays...................... 87.456 303.361 527.612 Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs: Budget Authority............. 34.273 161.597 333.779 Outlays...................... 7.051 -12.803 -70.708 Adjustments: Budget Authority............. 0.000 0.012 0.060 Outlays...................... 0.000 0.012 0.060 Revised Allocation: Budget Authority............. 34.273 161.609 333.839 Outlays...................... 7.051 -12.791 -70.648 Energy and Natural Resources: Budget Authority............. 8.811 39.714 77.966 Outlays...................... 12.920 68.359 113.543 Adjustments: Budget Authority............. 0.805 1.928 2.361 Outlays...................... 0.802 1.925 2.358 Revisted Allocation: Budget Authority............. 9.616 41.642 80.327 Outlays...................... 13.722 70.284 115.901 Total: Revised Budget Authority. 6.373 4.674 -0.264 Revised Outlays.......... 5.305 8.876 0.044 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Note: This adjustment reflects the direct spending impact of four bills
that were all deficit-neutral. Division B of H.R. 2872, the Further
Additional Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024,
contained direct spending increases in the jurisdiction of the HELP
and Finance Committees, paid for with direct spending reductions in
the Finance Committee's jurisdiction. Division B of H.R. 815, the FEND
Off Fentanyl Act, included direct spending increases in the Banking
Committee's jurisdiction, paid for with revenue increases. Division B
of H.R. 7463, the Extension of Continuing Appropriations and Other
Matters Act, 2024, included spending changes within the HELP
Committee's jurisdiction that were neutral over ten years. Division G
of H.R. 4366, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2024, includes
direct spending increases in the HELP, Finance, and Energy and Natural
Resources Committees' jurisdictions, paid for with spending reductions
in the Finance Committee's jurisdiction.
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