[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 163 (Wednesday, October 16, 2019)]
[Senate]
[Pages S5831-S5833]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUDGET SCOREKEEPING REPORT
Mr. ENZI. Mr. President, I wish to submit to the Senate the budget
scorekeeping report for October 2019. This is my first scorekeeping
report since I filed the deemed budget resolution for fiscal year 2020
on September 9, 2019, as required by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019,
BBA19. The report compares current-law levels of spending and revenues
with the amounts agreed to in BBA19. In the Senate, this information is
used to determine whether budgetary points of order lie against pending
legislation. The Republican staff of the Budget Committee and the
Congressional Budget Office, CBO, prepared this report pursuant to
section 308(b) of the Congressional Budget Act, CBA. The information
included in this report is current through October 11, 2019.
Since I filed the deemed budget resolution, only one measure with
significant budgetary effects has been enacted. That measure, the
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019,
PL 116-59, provided continuing appropriations for discretionary
programs through November 21, 2019, Division A, and extended several
expiring health programs, Division B. Division A was charged to the
Senate Appropriations Committee, while Division B was charged to the
Senate Finance Committee. As the direct spending and revenue components
of the measure were offset over the 2020 to 2024 and 2020 to 2029
periods, a deficit neutral reserve fund was used to accommodate the
budgetary effects of this measure pursuant to section 3005 of H. Con.
Res. 71--115th Congress--the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2018, as updated by BBA19.
Budget Committee Republican staff prepared tables A-D.
Table A gives the amount by which each Senate authorizing committee
exceeds or is below its allocation for budget authority and outlays
under the fiscal year 2020 deemed budget resolution. This information
is used for enforcing committee allocations pursuant to section 302 of
the CBA. I am pleased to report that for this reporting period, all
authorizing committees have complied with their allowable spending
limits for each enforceable period.
Table B provides the amount by which the Senate Committee on
Appropriations is below or exceeds the statutory spending limits. This
information is used to determine points of order related to the
spending caps found in sections 312 and 314 of the CBA. The table shows
that the Appropriations Committee is also compliant with spending
limits for current the fiscal year. Those limits for regular
discretionary spending are $666.5 billion for accounts in the defense
category and $621.5 billion for accounts in the nondefense category of
spending. As no full-year appropriations measures have been enacted for
fiscal year 2020, the amounts shown on the table reflect the budgetary
authority effects of advanced or permanent appropriations made
available in prior law.
The 2018 budget resolution contained points of order limiting the use
of changes in mandatory programs, CHIMPs, in appropriations bills.
Table C, which tracks the CHIMP limit of $15 billion for 2020, shows
the Appropriations Committee has not yet enacted full-year CHIMPs for
this fiscal year.
Table D provides the amount of budget authority enacted for 2020 that
has been designated as either for an emergency or for overseas
contingency operations pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced
Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended. Funding
that receives either of these designations results in cap adjustments
to enforceable discretionary spending limits. There is no limit on
either emergency or overseas contingency operations spending; however,
any Senator may challenge the designation with a point of order to
strike the designation on the floor pursuant to current budgetary
statute.
In addition to the tables provided by Budget Committee Republican
staff, I am submitting CBO tables, which I will use to enforce budget
totals approved by Congress.
CBO provided a spending and revenue report for 2020, which helps
enforce aggregate spending levels in budget resolutions under CBA
section 311. In its report, CBO annualizes the temporary effects of the
latest continuing resolution, which provides funding through November
21, 2019. For the enforcement of budgetary aggregates, the Budget
Committee excludes this temporary funding. As such, the committee views
current-law levels as being $1,181.3 billion and $668.8 billion below
budget resolution levels for budget authority and outlays,
respectively. Details on 2020 levels can be found in CBO's second
table.
Current-law revenues are consistent with the levels assumed by the
budget resolution.
Social Security levels are consistent with the budget resolution's
figures for all enforceable periods.
CBO's report also provides information needed to enforce the Senate
pay-as-you-go--pay-go rule. This rule was established under section
4106 of the 2018 budget resolution. The Senate pay-go scorecard shows
that there is currently a zero balance.
This submission also includes a table tracking the Senate's budget
enforcement activity on the floor since the enforcement filing on
September 9, 2019.
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No budgetary points of order have been raised since that filing.
All years in the accompanying tables are fiscal years.
I ask unanimous consent that the tables be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
TABLE A.--SENATE AUTHORIZING COMMITTEES--ENACTED DIRECT SPENDING ABOVE
(+) OR BELOW (-) BUDGET RESOLUTIONS
[In millions of dollars]
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2020 2020-2024 2020-2029
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Agriculture, Nutrition, and
Forestry
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Armed Services
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Commerce, Science, and
Transportation
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Energy and Natural Resources
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Environment and Public Works
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Finance
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Foreign Relations
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Judiciary
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Rules and Administration
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Intelligence
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Veterans' Affairs
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Indian Affairs
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
Small Business
Budget Authority............. 0 0 0
Outlays...................... 0 0 0
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Total
Budget Authority......... 0 0 0
Outlays.................. 0 0 0
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This table is current through October 11, 2019 This table tracks the
spending effects of legislation enacted compared to allowable levels.
Each authorizing committee's initial allocation can be found in the
Senate Budget Committee Chairman's Congressional Record filing on
September 9, 2019.
TABLE B.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED REGULAR DISCRETIONARY
APPROPRIATIONS \1\
[Budget authority, in millions of dollars]
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2020
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Security \2\ Nonsecurity \2\
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Statutory Discretionary Limits........ 666,500 621,500
Amount Provided by Senate Appropriations Subcommittee
Agriculture, Rural Development, and 0 9
Related Agencies.....................
Commerce, Justice, Science, and 0 0
Related Agencies.....................
Defense............................... 42 0
Energy and Water Development.......... 0 0
Financial Services and General 0 0
Government...........................
Homeland Security..................... 0 9
Interior, Environment, and Related 0 0
Agencies.............................
Labor, Health and Human Services, 0 24,682
Education, and Related Agencies......
Legislative Branch.................... 0 1
Military Construction, Veterans 0 71,821
Affairs, and Related Agencies........
State, Foreign Operations, and Related 0 0
Programs.............................
Transportation and Housing and Urban 0 4,400
Development, and Related Agencies....
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Current Level Total........... 42 100,922
Total Enacted Above (+) or Below (- -666,458 -520,578
) Statutory Limits...............
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This table is current through October 11, 2019. As no full-year
appropriations bills have been enacted this cycle, the budget
authority displayed here represents funding made available through
either advance or permanent appropriations.
\1\ This table excludes spending pursuant to adjustments to the
discretionary spending limits. These adjustments are allowed for
certain purposes in section 251(b)(2) of BBEDCA.
\2\ Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense
budget function (050) and nonsecurity spending is defined as all other
spending.
TABLE C.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED CHANGES IN MANDATORY
SPENDING PROGRAMS (CHIMPS)
[Budget authority, millions of dollars]
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2020
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CHIMPS Limit for Fiscal Year 2020.................... 15,000
Senate Appropriations Subcommittees
Agriculture, Rural Development, and Related Agencies. 0
Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies..... 0
Defense.............................................. 0
Energy and Water Development......................... 0
Financial Services and General Government............ 0
Homeland Security.................................... 0
Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies.......... 0
Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
Legislative Branch................................... 0
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related 0
Agencies............................................
State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs...... 0
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and 0
Related Agencies....................................
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Current Level Total.......................... 0
Total CHIMPS Above (+) or Below (-) Budget -15.000
Resolution......................................
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This table is current through October 11, 2019.
TABLE D.--SENATE APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE--ENACTED EMERGENCY AND OVERSEAS CONTINGENCE OPERATIONS SPENDING
[Budget authority, millions of dollars]
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2020
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Emergency and Overseas Contingency Operations Emergency Overseas Contingency
Designated Spending ----------------------------- Operations
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Security Nonsecurity Security Nonsecurity
------------------------------------------------------------\1\------------\1\-----------\1\------------\1\-----
Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster 8 0 0 0
Relief Act 2019 (P.L. 116-20) \2\....................
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Current Level Total........................... 0 0 0 0
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This table is current through October 11, 2019.
\1\ Security spending is defined as spending in the National Defense budget function (050) and nonsecurity
spending is defined as all other spending
\2\ The Additional Supplemental Appropriations for Disaster Relief Act, 2019 was enacted after the publication
of CBO's May 2019 baseline but before the Senate Budget Committee Chairman published the deemed budget
resolution for 2020 in the Congressional Record. Pursuant to the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, the budgetary
effects of this legislation have been incorporated into the current level as previously enacted funds.
U.S. Congress,
Congressional Budget Office,
Washington, DC, October 16, 2019.
Hon. Mike Enzi,
Chairman, Committee on the Budget, U.S. Senate, Washington,
DC.
Dear Mr. Chairman: The enclosed report shows the effects of
Congressional action on the fiscal year 2020 budget and is
current through October 11, 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
September 9, 2019, pursuant to section 204 of the Bipartisan
Budget Act of 2019 (Public Law 116-37).
This is CBO's first current level report for fiscal year
2020.
Sincerely,
Phillip L. Swagel,
Director.
Enclosure.
TABLE 1.--SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, AS OF OCTOBER 11, 2019
[In billions of dollars]
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Current Level
Budget Current Level Over/Under (-)
Resolution Resolution
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ON-BUDGET
Budget Authority................................... 3,704.2 3,761.5 57.2
Outlays............................................ 3,681.5 3,697.3 15.8
Revenues........................................... 2,740.5 2,740.5 0.0
OFF-BUDGET
Social Security Outlays a.......................... 961.2 961.2 0.0
Social Security Revenues........................... 940.4 940.4 0.0
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
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a Excludes administrative expenses paid from the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the
Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund of the Social Security Administration, which are off-budget, but are
appropriated annually.
TABLE 2.--SUPPORTING DETAIL FOR THE SENATE CURRENT LEVEL REPORT FOR ON-
BUDGET SPENDING AND REVENUES FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020, AS OF OCTOBER 11,
2019
[In millions of dollars]
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Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
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Previously Enacted a b
Revenues..................... n.a. n.a. 2,740,538
Permanents and other spending 2,397,769 2,309,887 n.a.
legislation.................
Authorizing and Appropriation 0 595,528 0
legislation.................
Offsetting receipts.......... -954,573 -954,573 n.a.
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Total, Previously Enacted 1,443,196 1,950,842 2,740,538
Enacted Legislation
Continuing Appropriations 693 795 0
Act, 2020, and Health
Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L.
116-59).....................
Continuing Resolution a b
Continuing Appropriations 1,238,519 684,615 0
Act, 2020, and Health
Extenders Act of 2019 (P.L.
116-59).....................
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Total, Enacted 1,239,212 685,410 0
Legislation.............
Entitlements and Mandatories..... 1,079,063 1,061,080 0
Total Current Level b............ 3,761,471 3,697,332 2,740,538
Total Senate Resolution c........ 3,704,246 3,681,491 2,740,538
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Current Level Over Senate 57,225 15,841 n.a.
Resolution......................
Current Level Under Senate n.a. n.a. n.a.
Resolution......................
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Memorandum
Revenues, 2020-2029
Senate Current Level......... n.a. n.a. 34,847,317
Senate Resolution c.......... n.a. n.a. 34,847,317
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Current Level Over Senate n.a. n.a. n.a.
Resolution..................
Current Level Under Senate n.a. n.a. n.a.
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) and the
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
(Congressional Budget Act). Therefore, the amounts shown in this
report do not include $562 million in budget authority and $854
million in estimated outlays.
\b\ For purposes of enforcing section 311 of the Congressional Budget
Act in the Senate, the resolution, as unmoved by the Senate, does not
include budget authority, outlays, or revenues for off-budget amounts.
As a result, amounts in this current level report do not include those
items.
\c\ Section 204 of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 requires the Chair
of the Senate Committee on the Budget to publish the aggregate
spending and revenue levels for fiscal year 2020; those aggregate
levels were first published in the Congressional Record on September
9, 2019. The Chair of the Senate Committee on the Budget has the
authority to revise the budgetary aggregates for the budgetary effects
of certain revenue and spending measures pursuant to the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 and H. Con. Res. 71 (115th Congress), the
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2018, as updated
by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019:
Budget
Authority Outlays Revenues
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Original Aggregates Printed on September 9, 2019:........... 3,703,553 3,680,696 2,740,538
Revisions:
Adjustment for P.L. 116-59, Continuing Appropriations 693 795 0
Act, 2020, and Health Extenders Act of 2019 (pursuant to
sections 311 and 314 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 and section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71)...............
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Revised Senate Resolution................................... 3,704,246 3,681,491 2,740,538
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TABLE 3.--SUMMARY OF THE SENATE PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD AS OF OCTOBER
11, 2019
[In millions of dollars]
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2019- 2019-
2019 2020 2024 2029
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Beginning Balance a.......... 0 0 0 0
Enacted Legislation b,c
Continuing Appropriations 0 n.a. n.a. n.a.
Act, 2020, and Health
Extenders Act of 2019
(H.R. 4378, P.L. 116-59)
d........................
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Impact on Deficit............ 0 0 0 0
Total Change in Outlays.. 0 0 0 0
Total Change in Revenues. 0 0 0 0
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Source: Congressional Budget Office.
n.a. = not applicable; P.L. = public law.
a On September 9, 2019, the Chairman of the Senate Committee on the
Budget reset the Senate's Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard to zero for all
fiscal years.
b The amounts shown represent the estimated effect of the public laws on
the deficit.
c Excludes off-budget amounts.
d The budgetary effects of division B of this act are excluded from the
Senate's PAYGO scorecard, pursuant to sec. 1701(b) of the act. The
budgetary effects of division A were fully incorporated into the PAYGO
ledger pursuant to the authority provided to the Chairman of the
Senate Budget Committee in section 3005 of H. Con. Res. 71 (115th
Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year
2018. The Chairman exercised that authority through filing an
adjustment in the Congressional Record on September 26, 2019.
ENFORCEMENT REPORT OF POINTS OF ORDER RAISED SINCE THE FY 2020 ENFORCEMENT FILING
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Vote Date Measure Violation Motion to Waive Result
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No points of order have been raised as of September 9, 2019
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