[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 39 (Tuesday, March 5, 2019)]
[House]
[Pages H2361-H2364]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   PUBLICATION OF BUDGETARY MATERIAL


  STATUS REPORT ON CURRENT SPENDING LEVELS OF ON-BUDGET SPENDING AND 
  REVENUES FOR FY 2019 AND THE 10-YEAR PERIOD FY 2019 THROUGH FY 2028

                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                    Washington, DC, March 5, 2019.
     Hon. Nancy Pelosi,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Madam Speaker: To facilitate application of sections 
     302 and 311 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, I am 
     transmitting an updated status report on the current levels 
     of on-budget spending and revenues for fiscal year 2019, and 
     for the period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028. This status 
     report is current through February 25, 2019. The term 
     ``current level'' refers to the amounts of spending and 
     revenues estimated for each fiscal year based on laws enacted 
     or awaiting the President's signature.
       Table 1 compares the current levels of total budget 
     authority, outlays, and revenues to the overall limits filed 
     in the Congressional Record on May 10, 2018, for fiscal year 
     2019 and for the 10-year period of fiscal years 2019 through 
     2028. These comparisons are needed to implement section 
     311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which 
     establishes a rule enforceable with a point of order against 
     measures that would breach the budget resolution's aggregate 
     levels. The table does not show budget authority and outlays 
     for years after fiscal year 2019 because appropriations for 
     those years have not yet been completed.
       Table 2 compares the current levels of budget authority and 
     outlays for legislative action completed by each authorizing 
     committee with the limits filed in the Congressional Record 
     on May 10, 2018, for fiscal year 2019 and for the 10-year 
     period of fiscal years 2019 through 2028. These comparisons 
     are needed to enforce the point of order under section 302(f) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, which prohibits the 
     consideration of measures that would breach the section 
     302(a) allocation of new budget authority for the committee 
     that reported the measure. It is also needed to implement 
     section 311(c), which provides an exception for committees 
     that comply with their allocations from the point of order 
     under section 311(a).
       Tables 3 compares the current status of discretionary 
     appropriations for fiscal year

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     2019 with the section 302(b) suballocations of discretionary 
     budget authority and outlays among Appropriations 
     subcommittees. The comparison is needed to enforce section 
     302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 because the 
     point of order under that section equally applies to measures 
     that would breach the applicable section 302(b) 
     suballocation. The table also provides supplementary 
     information on spending in excess of the base discretionary 
     spending limits allowed under section 251(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Table 4 displays the current level of advance 
     appropriations in fiscal year 2019 appropriations bills. All 
     of the advance appropriations are for accounts identified 
     pursuant to H. Res. 6 and the statement of the Chairman 
     published in the Congressional Record on January 8, 2019. 
     This table is needed to enforce a rule against appropriations 
     bills containing advance appropriations that: (i) are not 
     identified in the statement of the Chairman published in the 
     Congressional Record on January 8, 2019 or (ii) would cause 
     the aggregate amount of such appropriations to exceed the 
     level specified in section 103(c) of H. Res. 6.
       In addition, a letter from the Congressional Budget Office 
     is attached that summarizes and compares the budget impact of 
     legislation enacted after the adoption of the budget 
     resolution against the budget resolution aggregates in force.
       If you have any questions, please contact Jennifer 
     Wheelock.
           Sincerely,
                                                     John Yarmuth,
                                                         Chairman.

 TABLE 1--REPORT TO THE SPEAKER FROM THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, STATUS OF THE FISCAL YEAR 2019, AND 2019-2028
                    CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2019
                                   [On-budget amounts, in millions of dollars]
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                                                                   Fiscal Year  2019      Fiscal Years 2019-2028
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Appropriate Level \1\:
    Budget Authority..........................................                3,752,421                     n.a.
    Outlays...................................................                3,551,738                     n.a.
    Revenues..................................................                2,590,496               33,273,213
Current Level:
    Budget Authority..........................................                3,641,006                     n.a.
    Outlays...................................................                3,547,220                     n.a.
    Revenues..................................................                2,590,070               33,272,518
Current Level over (+)/under (-)
Appropriate Level:
    Budget Authority..........................................                 -111,415                     n.a.
    Outlays...................................................                   -4,518                     n.a.
    Revenues..................................................                     -426                    -695
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n.a. = Not applicable because annual appropriations Acts for fiscal years 2019 through 2028 will not be
  considered until future sessions of Congress.
\1\ The resolution includes emergencies enacted in 2018, adjusted for inflation. Current level excludes all
  emergencies.


    TABLE 2--DIRECT SPENDING LEGISLATION, COMPARISON OF AUTHORIZING COMMITTEE LEGISLATIVE ACTION WITH 302(a)
               ALLOCATIONS FOR BUDGET CHANGES, REFLECTING ACTION COMPLETED AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2019
                                     [Fiscal Years, in millions of dollars]
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                                                      2019                             2019-2028 Total
           House Committee           ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                              BA              Outlays               BA              Outlays
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Agriculture
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................              2,414              1,406              3,514                461
    Difference......................              2,414              1,406              3,514                461
Armed Services
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Education and Labor
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  2                  2
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  2                  2
Energy and Commerce
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                329                136               -505               -508
    Difference......................                329                136               -505               -508
Financial Services
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                 23                 22                404                404
    Difference......................                 23                 22                404                404
Foreign Affairs
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                -20                -20
    Difference......................                  0                  0                -20                -20
Homeland Security
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
House Administration
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  4                  4
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  4                  4
Judiciary
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Natural Resources
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                -11                -11
    Difference......................                  0                  0                -11                -11
Oversight and Reform
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  1                  1                 12                 12
    Difference......................                  1                  1                 12                 12
Science, Space, and Technology
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  5                  5
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  5                  5
Small Business
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Difference......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
Transportation and Infrastructure
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                 42                 55                  9                 54
    Difference......................                 42                 55                  9                 54
Veterans' Affairs
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0
    Current Level...................                 -1              4,397               -754              3,643
    Difference......................                 -1              4,397               -754              3,643
Ways and Means
    Allocation......................                  0                  0                  0                  0

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    Current Level...................                 13                  7               -661               -666
    Difference......................                 13                  7               -661               -666
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   TABLE 3--DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2019, COMPARISON OF CURRENT LEVEL WITH APPROPRIATIONS
                COMMITTEE 302(a) ALLOCATION AND APPROPRIATIONS SUBCOMMITTEE 302(b) SUBALLOCATIONS
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                    302(b) Suballocations as       Current Status          Current Status less
-----------------------------------  of August 10, 2018  (H.      Reflecting Action            302(b)
                                          Rpt. 115-897)       Completed as of February -------------------------
                                   --------------------------       15, 2019 \1\
    Appropriations Subcommittee                              --------------------------      BA           OT
                                         BA           OT           BA           OT
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Agriculture, Rural Development,          23,242       24,677       23,042       24,491         -200         -186
 FDA..............................
Commerce, Justice, Science........       62,520       72,145       64,118       70,889        1,598       -1,256
Defense...........................      674,591      625,811      674,383      624,840         -208         -971
Energy and Water Development......       44,700       44,476       44,640       44,335          -60         -141
Financial Services and General           23,423       24,045       23,423       24,085            0           40
 Government.......................
Homeland Security.................       58,087       59,384       61,576       59,602        3,489          218
Interior, Environment.............       35,252       35,015       35,552       34,975          300          -40
Labor, Health and Human Services,       178,997      184,114      179,973      185,820          976        1,706
 Education........................
Legislative Branch................        4,880        4,770        4,836        4,720          -44          -50
Military Construction, Veterans          98,057       90,691       98,057       90,809            0          118
 Affairs..........................
State, Foreign Operations.........       54,018       50,280       54,218       49,957          200         -323
Transportation, Housing & Urban          71,800      132,364       71,079      132,524         -721         -160
 Development......................
Subtotal (Section 302(b)              1,329,567    1,347,772    1,334,897    1,347,047        5,330         -725
 Allocations).....................
Unallocated portion of Section            5,330        -8611         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
 302(a) Allocation \2\............
                                   -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total (Section 302(a)             1,334,897    1,339,161    1,334,897    1,347,047            0        7,886
     Allocation)..................
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                                                                   General Purpose               OCO \3\
  Comparison of total appropriations and 302(a) allocation
                                                                   BA           OT           BA           OT
 
302(a) Allocation...........................................    1,257,897    1,299,110       77,000       40,051
Total Appropriation.........................................    1,257,897    1,306,996       77,000       40,051
                                                             ---------------------------------------------------
                                                                        0        7,886            0            0
 


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                        Memorandum:                                Amounts Assumed in                                               Amounts enacted
---------------------------------------------------------------        302(b) \4\        -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                               --------------------------            OCO                Program Integrity      Emergency Requirements        Disaster Relief
---------------------------------------------------------------                          -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Spending in Excess of Base Budget Control Act Caps for Sec.  --------------------------
                 251(b) Designated Categories                        BA           OT           BA           OT           BA           OT           BA           OT           BA           OT
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Defense.......................................................         n.a.         n.a.       67,914       37,071         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
Financial Services and General Government.....................         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
Homeland Security.............................................         n.a.         n.a.          165          127         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.       12,000          600
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education...................         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.        1,897        1,573         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs.......................         n.a.         n.a.          921         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.
State, Foreign Operations.....................................         n.a.         n.a.        8,000        2,853         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.           10         n.a.         n.a.
Transportation, Housing & Urban Development...................         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.         n.a.        1,680           25         n.a.         n.a.
                                                               ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Totals....................................................       92,557       42,259       77,000       40,051        1,897        1,573        1,680           35       12,000          600
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\1\ Spending designated as emergency is not included in the current status of apppropriations shown on this table.
\2\ Totals include 302(a) adjustments for Overseas Contingency Operations and General Purpose amounts that differ from amounts anticipated in the 302(b) suballocations.
\3\ Totals include an adjustment for Overseas Contingency Operations included in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 116-6).
\4\ Totals assume an allowable 302(b) adjustment for Disaster Relief, pursuant to a revised 302(a) allocation filed in the Congressional Record on February 14, 2019.


TABLE 4.--ADVANCE APPROPRIATIONS PURSUANT TO SECTION 103(c) OF H. RES. 6
                         AS OF FEBRUARY 25, 2019
                [Budget authority in millions of dollars]
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For 2020:
Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations:
    Appropriate Level........................................     28,852
Enacted advances:
    Accounts identified for advances:
        Employment and Training Administration...............      1,772
        Education for the Disadvantaged......................     10,841
        School Improvement...................................      1,681
        Career, Technical, and Adult Education...............        791
        Special Education....................................      9,283
        Tenant-based Rental Assistance.......................      4,000
        Project-based Rental Assistance......................        400
                                                              ----------
    Subtotal, enacted advances...............................     28,768
    Enacted Advances vs. Section 103(c)(2)(A) limit..........        -84
Veterans Accounts Identified for Advance Appropriations:
    Appropriate Level........................................     75,551
Enacted advances:
    Veterans accounts identified for advances:
        Veterans Medical Services............................     51,411
        Veterans Medical Support and Compliance..............      7,239
        Veterans Medical Facilities..........................      6,142
        Veterans Medical Community Care......................     10,758
                                                              ----------
    Subtotal, enacted advances...............................     75,551
    Enacted Advances vs. Section 103(c)(2)(B) limit..........          0
For 2021:
    Corporation for Public Broadcasting......................        445
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                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                  Congressional Budget Office,

                                Washington, DC, February 27, 2019.
     Hon. John Yarmuth,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget,
     House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of 
     Congressional action on the fiscal year 2019 budget and is 
     current through February 25, 2019. This report is submitted 
     under section 308(b) and in aid of section 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act, as amended.
       The estimates of budget authority, outlays, and revenues 
     are consistent with the allocations, aggregates, and other 
     budgetary levels printed in the Congressional Record on May 
     10, 2018, pursuant to section 30104 of the Bipartisan Budget 
     Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-123), and section 103(m) of House 
     Resolution 6 of the 116th Congress.
       Since our last letter dated October 25, 2018, the Congress 
     has cleared and the President has signed the following 
     legislation that has significant effects on budget authority, 
     outlays, and revenues in fiscal year 2019:
       Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2018 
     (Public Law 115-282);
       Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-334);
       First Step Act of 2018 (Public Law 115-391);
       Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-3); and
       Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019 (Public Law 116-6).
           Sincerely,
                                                       Keith Hall,
                                                         Director.
       Enclosure.

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                      FISCAL YEAR 2019 HOUSE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT THROUGH FEBRUARY 25, 2019
                                            [In millions of dollars]
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                                           Budget Authority             Outlays                  Revenues
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Previously Estimated: a, b
    Revenues.........................                     n.a.                     n.a.                2,590,496
    Permanents and other spending                    2,341,676                2,236,400                     n.a.
     legislation.....................
    Appropriation legislation........                        0                  573,950                     n.a.
    Offsetting receipts..............                 -890,012                 -890,015                     n.a.
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Previously Enacted....                1,451,664                1,920,335                2,590,496
Enacted Legislation:
    Authorizing Legislation:
    Economic Growth, Regulatory                             18                       17                       -5
     Relief, and Consumer Protections
     Act (P.L. 115-174) c............
    VA MISSION Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-                        0                    4,400                        0
     182)............................
    American Innovation $1 Coin Act                          3                        3                        0
     (P.L. 115-197)..................
    Miscellaneous Tariff Bill Act of                         0                        0                     -304
     2018 (P.L. 115-239).............
    Department of Veterans Affairs                           4                        2                        0
     Expiring Authorities Act of 2018
     (P.L. 115-251)..................
    FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018                          1                       44                        0
     (P.L. 115-254) d,f..............
    America's Water Infrastructure                           2                        2                        0
     Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-270)......
    SUPPORT for Patients and                               206                      119                        0
     Communities Act (P. L. 115-271)
     b...............................
    Frank LoBiondo Coast Guard                              40                       10                        0
     Authorization Act of 2018 (P.L.
     115-282)........................
    Agriculture Improvement Act of                       2,414                    1,406                        7
     2018 (P.L. 115-334).............
    First Step Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-                       11                       11                        0
     391)............................
    Medicaid Extenders Act of 2019                         120                        8                        0
     (P.L. 116-3)....................
    Consolidated Appropriations Act,                         2                        2                        1
     2019 (P.L. 116-6, Division H) e.
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Subtotal, Authorizing                            2,821                    6,024                     -301
         Legislation.................
Appropriation Legislation: a,b,d,e,f
    Energy and Water, Legislative                      191,127                  145,276                        0
     Branch, and Military
     Construction and Veterans
     Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
     (P.L. 115-244)..................
    Department of Defense and Labor,                 1,691,001                1,223,855                        0
     Health and Human Services, and
     Education Appropriations Act,
     2019 and Continuing
     Appropriations Act, 2019 (P. L.
     115-245) a,b....................
    Consolidated Appropriations Act,                   480,297                  311,576                     -125
     2019 (Divisions A-G, P.L. 116-6)
     a,b,e,f.........................
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        Subtotal, Appropriation                      2,362,425                1,680,707                     -125
         Legislation.................
Total, Enacted Legislation...........                2,365,246                1,686,731                     -426
Adjustments to Entitlements and                       -175,904                  -59,846                        0
 Mandatories.........................
Total Current Level b................                3,641,006                3,547,220                2,590,070
Total House Resolutions g............                3,752,421                3,551,738                2,590,496
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Current Level Over House Resolution..                     n.a.                     n.a.                     n.a.
Current Level Under House Resolution.                  111,415                    4,518                      426
Memorandum:
Revenues, 2019-2028:
    House Current Level c............                     n.a.                     n.a.               33,272,518
    House Resolutions g..............                     n.a.                     n.a.               33,273,213
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    Current Level Over House                              n.a.                     n.a.                     n.a.
     Resolution......................
    Current Level Under House                             n.a.                     n.a.                      695
     Resolution......................
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = public law.
a Sections 1001-1004 of the 21st Century Cures Act (P. L. 114-255) require that certain funding provided for
  2017 through 2026 to the Department of Health and Human Services--in particular the Food and Drug
  Administration and the National Institutes of Health--be excluded from estimates for the purposes of the
  Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (Deficit Control Act) or the Congressional Budget
  Act of 1974. Therefore, the amounts shown in this report do not include $781 million in budget authority, and
  $770 million in estimated outlays.
b For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget Act in the House, the resolution, as
  approved by the House of Representatives, does not include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-
  budget amounts. As a result, current level does not include those items
c In the House of Representatives during the 115th Congress, pursuant to section 5111 of H. Con. Res. 71, the
  budgetary effects of legislation that affects the Federal Reserve's surplus funds are excluded from current
  level totals. As a result, the amounts shown do not include estimated increases in revenues of $655 million in
  fiscal year 2019, $570 million over the 2019-2023 period, and $455 million over the 2019-2028 period.
d Division I of P.L. 115-254 provided $1,680 million in supplemental appropriations for fiscal year 2019, and
  designated those amounts as being for emergency requirements pursuant to section 251 of the Deficit Control
  Act. In general, the budgetary effects of authorizing legislation are recorded as direct spending or revenue.
  However, consistent with the language in division I, and at the direction of the House Committee on the
  Budget, those budgetary effects are classified as discretionary spending.
e The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2019 (P.L. 116-5), as amended, extended several immigration programs
  through February 15, 2019, that would otherwise have expired at the end of fiscal year 2018. The estimated
  budgetary effects of those previously enacted extensions are charged to the Committee on Appropriations, and
  are included in the budgetary effects of P.L. 116-6 shown in the ``Appropriation Legislation'' portion of this
  report. In addition, division H of P.L. 116-6 further extended those same programs through the end of fiscal
  year 2019. Consistent with the language in title III of division H of P.L. 116-6, and at the direction of the
  House Committee on the Budget, the budgetary effects of extending those immigration programs for the remainder
  of the fiscal year are charged to the relevant authorizing committees, and are shown in the ``Authorizing
  Legislation'' portion of this report.
f In the House of Representatives, and pursuant to section 314(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974,
  amounts designated as an emergency requirement shall not count for purposes of title III and title IV of the
  Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and are excluded from current level totals. In addition, emergency funding
  designated that was not designated pursuant to the Deficit Control Act does not count for certain budgetary
  enforcement purposes. Those amounts, which are not included in the current level totals, are as follows:


 
                                          Budget  Authority             Outlays                  Revenues
 
Discretionary Emergency Requirements:
    Supplemental Appropriations for                      1,680                       25                        0
     Disaster Relief Act, 2018 (P.L.
     115-254, Division I)............
    Consolidated Appropriations Act,                         0                       10                        0
     2019 (Divisions A-G, P.L. 116-6)
                                      --------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Total, Discretionary                             1,680                       35                       0
         Emergency Requirements......
 
g Section 30104 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (P.L. 115-123) required--in the absence of a concurrent
  resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2019 that the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget publish the
  aggregate spending and revenue levels for fiscal year 2019; those aggregate levels were first published in the
  Congressional Record on May 10, 2018. P.L. 115-123 also allows the Chair of the House Committee on the Budget
  to revise the budgetary aggregates:


 
                                          Budget  Authority             Outlays                  Revenues
 
Original Aggregates Printed on May                   3,747,016                3,551,514                2,590,496
 10, 2018:...........................
Revision:
    Adjustment for H.R. 5895, the                          921                        0                        0
     Energy and Water, Legislative
     Branch, and Military
     Construction and Veterans
     Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019
    Adjustment for H.J. Res. 31, the                     4,484                      224
     Consolidated Appropriations Act,
     2019............................
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Revised House Resolution.............                3,752,421                3,551,738                2,590,496
 

                                                                                         

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