H.Con.Res. 34 Amendments

Amendments to H.Con.Res. 34 - Establishing the budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2012 and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2021

Sponsor	Rep. Ryan, Paul
Committee	Budget
Date	April 16, 2011 (112th Congress, 1st Session)
Staff Contact	Andy Koenig

On Thursday, April 14, 2011, the House began consideration of H.Con.Res. 34, under a rule.  H.Con.Res. 34, was introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) and was reported out of the House Committee on the Budget by a vote of 22 – 16 on April 11, 2011.  The rule for consideration of the resolution makes in order Chairman Ryan’s Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute and provides for four hours of general debate.

The rule also makes in order five substitute budget resolutions submitted.  Substitutes made in order include the following:

• An amendment offered by Rep. Cleaver (D-MO)—The Congressional Black Caucus budget substitute;
• An amendment offered by Rep. Cooper (D-TN)—A stand-alone budget substitute;
• An amendment offered by Reps. Garrett (R-NJ), Jordan (R-OH), McClintock (R-CA) and Mulvaney (R-SC)—The Republican Study Committee budget substitute;
• An amendment offered by Reps. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), Honda (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Woolsey (CA) and Ellison (MN)—The Progressive Caucus budget substitute;  and
• An amendment offered by Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD)—The Democrat budget substitute.

For more information on H.Con.Res. 34, please see the Legislative Digest from April 14, 2011.

Congressional Black Caucus Budget Substitute

The Congressional Black Caucus budget substitute would provide for $3.529 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2012 and assumes revenues of $2.533 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $995 billion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $44.5 trillion or $4.5 trillion more than H.Con.Res. 34.  Over ten years, the amendment would assume revenue—primarily from tax increases—of $40.7 trillion. Revenues under the amendment would total $5.4 trillion more than CBO’s baseline and would increase revenues by $45.8 trillion relative to H.Con.Res. 34.

 

Congressional Black Caucus Budget Substitute
Year	Outlays	Revenue	Deficit	Debt Held by Public	Debt Subject to Statutory Limit
2012	3,695	2,872	-823	11,276	16,060
2013	3,753	3,240	-513	11,891	16,845
2014	3,899	3,571	-328	12,315	17,548
2015	4,082	3,821	-261	12,673	18,037
2016	4,332	4,032	-300	13,066	18,675
2017	4,510	4,233	-277	13,435	19,305
2018	4,683	4,428	-255	13,781	19,932
2019	4,947	4,631	-316	14,186	20,604
2020	5,189	4,850	-339	14,615	21,301
2021	5,422	5,082	-340	15,043	22,018
Total	44,512	40,760	-3752	N/A	N/A

 

The substitute budget resolution offered by Rep. Cooper would provide for $3.584 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2012 and assumes revenues of $2.552 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $1.032 trillion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $42.6 trillion or $2.7 trillion more than H.Con.Res. 34.  Over ten years, the amendment would assume revenue—primarily from tax increases—of $37.7 trillion.  Revenues under the amendment would total $1 trillion more than CBO’s baseline and would increase revenues by $2.9 trillion relative to H.Con.Res. 34. 

 

Rep. Cooper (D-TN) Budget Substitute
Year	Outlays	Revenue	Deficit	Debt Held by Public	Debt Subject to Statutory Limit
2012	3,584	2,552	-1032	11,471	16,255
2013	3,631	2,908	-723	12,304	17,258
2014	3,765	3,279	-486	12,899	18,043
2015	3,936	3,510	-426	13,443	18,807
2016	4,165	3,684	-481	14,043	19,652
2017	4,323	3,926	-397	14,569	20,440
2018	4,469	4,127	-342	15,048	21,199
2019	4,717	4,357	-360	15,552	21,970
2020	4,932	4,588	-344	16,052	22,738
2021	5,149	4,848	-301	16,522	23,496
Total	42,671	37,779	-4892	N/A	N/A

 

The substitute budget resolution offered by Rep. Garret and the Republican Study Committee would provide for $3.321 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2012 and assumes revenues of $2.533 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $788 trillion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $36.69 trillion or $3.7 trillion less than H.Con.Res. 34.  Over ten years, the amendment would assume revenue of $34.8 trillion.  Revenues under the amendment would total $1.8 trillion less than CBO’s baseline and would be the same amount as H.Con.Res. 34.

 

Republican Study Committee Budget Substitute
Year	Outlays	Revenue	Deficit	Debt Held by Public	Debt Subject to Statutory Limit
2012	3,321	2,533	-788	11,208	15,992
2013	3,317	2,860	-457	11,768	16,722
2014	3,331	3,094	-237	12,100	17,243
2015	3,425	3,237	-188	12,385	17,750
2016	3,577	3,377	-200	12,678	18,287
2017	3,676	3,589	-87	12,857	18,727
2018	3,772	3,745	-27	12,976	19,127
2019	3,942	3,939	-3	13,066	19,485
2020	4,092	4,142	50	13,106	19,792
2021	4,239	4,354	115	13,078	20,053
Total	36,692	34,870	-1822	N/A	N/A

 

The substitute budget resolution offered by the Progressive Caucus would provide for $4.38 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2012 and assumes revenues of $3.59 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $787 trillion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $52.5 trillion or $12.6 trillion more than H.Con.Res. 34.  Over ten years, the amendment would assume revenue of $50.9 trillion.  Revenues under the amendment—primarily from tax increases—would total $14.3 trillion more than CBO’s baseline and $16.1 trillion above H.Con.Res. 34.

 

Progressive Caucus Budget Substitute
Year	Outlays	Revenue	Deficit	Debt Held by Public	Debt Subject to Statutory Limit
2012	4,385	3,598	-787	11,309	16,092
2013	4,582	4,126	-456	11,955	16,909
2014	4,714	4,474	-240	12,379	17,522
2015	4,879	4,733	-146	12,714	18,078
2016	5,120	4,978	-142	13,043	18,652
2017	5,307	5,283	-24	13,250	19,120
2018	5,498	5,543	45	13,380	19,531
2019	5,778	5,808	30	13,514	19,933
2020	6,029	6,078	49	13,616	20,302
2021	6,283	6,376	93	13,658	20,632
Total	52,575	50,997	-1578	N/A	N/A

 

The Democrat budget resolution would provide for $3.6 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2012 and assumes revenues of $32.5 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $1.096 trillion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $44.4trillion or $4.4 trillion more than H.Con.Res. 34.  Over ten years, the amendment would assume revenue of $36.9 trillion.  Revenues under the amendment would total $201 million more than CBO’s baseline and $2 trillion above H.Con.Res. 34.

 

Democrat Budget Substitute
Year	Outlays	Revenue	Deficit	Debt Held by Public	Debt Subject to Statutory Limit
2012	3,637	2,541	-1096	11,533	16,316
2013	3,721	2,892	-829	12,463	17,417
2014	3,880	3,196	-684	13,241	18,385
2015	4,061	3,428	-633	13,972	19,336
2016	4,308	3,620	-688	14,753	20,362
2017	4,495	3,807	-688	15,533	21,403
2018	4,681	4,024	-657	16,282	22,433
2019	4,960	4,245	-715	17,087	23,505
2020	5,219	4,462	-757	17,936	24,622
2021	5,472	4,688	-784	18,810	25,784
Total	44,434	36,903	-7531	N/A	N/A