[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 38 (Wednesday, March 2, 2022)]
[Senate]
[Pages S947-S948]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
BUDGETARY REVISIONS
Mr. SANDERS. Mr. President, S. Con. Res. 14, the fiscal year 2022
congressional budget resolution, included a reserve fund in section
3003 to allow the chairman of the Committee on the Budget to revise
budget aggregates and committee allocations for legislation that would
not increase the deficit over the period of fiscal years 2022 to 2031.
The Senate is considering H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of
2022, which meets the condition of not increasing the deficit over the
relevant 10-year period. As such, I am filing a revision to the
aggregates and committee allocations under the budget resolution, which
were last revised on February 8. Specifically, the Congressional Budget
Office estimates that the bill would increase on-budget direct spending
by $430 million over 5 years but decrease it by $73 million over 10
years.
I am also refiling two tables that I previously filed on February 8
to correct the amounts of budget authority allowable for fiscal year
2022.
I ask unanimous consent that the accompanying tables, which provide
details about the adjustment, be printed in the Record.
There being no objection, the material was ordered to be printed in
the Record, as follows:
REVISIONS TO BUDGET AGGREGATES--BUDGET AUTHORITY AND OUTLAYS
[Pursuant to Sections 4004 & 4009 of S. Con. Res. 14]
[$ in billions]
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2022
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Current Spending Aggregates:
Budget Authority....................................... 4,145.465
Outlays................................................ 4,504.246
Adjustment:
Budget Authority....................................... 0.612
Outlays................................................ -3.754
Revised Aggregates:
Budget Authority....................................... 4,146.077
Outlays................................................ 4,500.492
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Note: This table makes two adjustments. It republishes the table filed
on February 8 to exclude $2.9 billion of budget authority from
increased enterprise guarantee fees pursuant to section 3110 of S. Con
Res. 11 (114th Congress), the FY 2016 budget resolution. It also
adjusts for the effects of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of
2022, reducing both budget authority and outlays by $62 million.
REVISIONS TO ALLOCATION TO SENATE COMMITTEES
[Pursuant to Section 3003 of S. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution
on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022]
[$ in billions]
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2022 2022-2026 2022-2031
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Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs:
Budget Authority............. 163.094 858.603 1,822.637
Outlays...................... 162.131 867.724 1,839.039
Adjustments:
Budget Authority............. -0.062 0.430 -0.073
Outlays...................... -0.062 0.430 -0.073
Revised Allocation:
Budget Authority............. 163.032 859.033 1,822.564
Outlays...................... 162.069 868.154 1,838.966
Environment and Public Works:
Budget Authority............. 48.743 243.930 492.473
Outlays...................... 14.326 39.006 63.219
Adjustments:
Budget Authority............. 0.674 28.580 93.681
Outlays...................... -7.011 -61.650 -88.619
Revised Environment & Public
Works:
Budget Authority............. 49.417 272.510 586.154
Outlays...................... 7.315 -22.644 -25.400
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Note: Homeland Security and Government Affairs adjustment includes the
on-budget effects of H.R. 3076, the Postal Service Reform Act of 2022.
Environment and Public Works adjustment republished from February 8 to
exclude $21 billion over ten years of increased enterprise guarantee
fees from budget authority pursuant to section 3110 of S. Con. Res. 11
(114th Congress), the FY 2016 budget resolution.
PAY-AS-YOU-GO SCORECARD FOR THE SENATE
[Revisions Pursuant to Section 3003 of S. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2022]
[$ in billions]
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Balances
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Current Balances:
Fiscal Year 2022....................................... -8.362
Fiscal Years 2022-2026................................. -75.890
Fiscal Years 2022-2031................................. -138.704
Revisions:
Fiscal Year 2022....................................... -0.062
Fiscal Years 2022-2026................................. 0.430
Fiscal Years 2022-2031................................. -0.073
Revised Balances:
Fiscal Year 2022....................................... -8.424
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Fiscal Years 2022-2026................................. -75.460
Fiscal Years 2022-2031................................. -138.777
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Note: Adjustment reflects the on-budget effects of H.R. 3076, the Postal
Service Reform Act of 2022.
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