Who it affects
- Congress
- Federal agencies
- Social Security Administration
- U.S. Postal Service
Stalled in the SenateBudgetGovernment spending
Federal budget for 2026 through 2035
S.Con.Res. 22 · Resolution · Introduced Sept. 15, 2025
This bill would set Congress’s federal budget for fiscal year 2026, outline budget levels through 2035, and establish budget procedures for Congress.
At a glance
Where it stands
A Senate vote to start debate failed 36 to 62 on Sept. 16.
How South Carolina voted
Lobbying and money
No lobbying reported yet
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What it would do
- The resolution establishes the federal budget for fiscal year 2026 and sets budget levels for 2027–2035.
- It recommends federal revenue, spending, deficit, and debt amounts for fiscal years 2026–2035.
- It recommends Social Security and Postal Service administrative spending levels for Senate budget enforcement.
- It allows certain budget adjustments for legislation involving efficiency, consolidation, savings, or health savings accounts.
- It sets procedures for enforcing budget rules, including handling emergency legislation and Congressional Budget Office cost estimates.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
How South Carolina voted
Senate vote
Vote to start debate
Sept. 16, 2025 · Rejected 36 to 62
- Republicans
- 36 yes
- 15 no
- Democrats
- 0 yes
- 45 no
- Independents
- 0 yes
- 2 no
Groups that lobbied on it and gave to SC's members
PAC, lobbyist campaign and qualifying employee money this election, shown separately and never added together. Lobbying reports name the bills a group worked on, not which side it took.
No lobbying reported yet. Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published.
Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.
- Sponsor
- Sen. Paul, Rand (R-KY)
- Introduced
- Sept. 15, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- Senate Budget Committee
- Latest action
- Sept. 16, 2025 · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 521. (CR S6635-6637)
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
This concurrent resolution establishes the congressional budget for the federal government for FY2026 and sets forth budgetary levels for FY2027-FY2035. The resolution recommends levels and amounts for FY2026-FY2035 for federal revenues, new budget authority, budget outlays, deficits, public debt, debt held by the public, and the major functional categories of spending. It also recommends levels and amounts for Social Security and Postal Service discretionary administrative expenses for the purpose of budget enforcement in the Senate. In addition, the resolution establishes reserve funds that allow certain adjustments to committee allocations and other budgetary levels to accommodate legislation relating to (1) efficiencies, consolidations, and other savings; or (2) health savings accounts. The resolution also sets forth budget enforcement procedures that address issues such as budget points of order, emergency legislation, and Congressional Budget Office cost estimates.
Summary on Congress.gov ↗Everyone who lobbied on this bill (0 groups)
No lobbying report we have loaded names this bill. That doesn't mean no lobbying took place.
Lobbyists report every three months, about 20 days after each quarter ends. We have January 2025 through September 2026 reports. Newer reports will be added once filed and published. Reports for October through December 2026 are due January 20, 2027.