Introduced:
Jun 26, 2025
Policy Area:
Economics and Public Finance
Congress.gov:
Bill Statistics
3
Actions
3
Cosponsors
1
Summaries
1
Subjects
1
Text Versions
Yes
Full Text
AI Summary
AI Summary
No AI Summary Available
Click the button above to generate an AI-powered summary of this bill using Claude.
The summary will analyze the bill's key provisions, impact, and implementation details.
Error generating summary
Latest Action
Jun 26, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jun 26, 2025
00
<p><strong>Enforce the Caps Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes annual discretionary spending limits for FY2026-FY2029. </p>
Actions (3)
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: House floor actions
| Code: H11100
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: Intro-H
Jun 26, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral
| Source: Library of Congress
| Code: 1000
Jun 26, 2025
Subjects (1)
Economics and Public Finance
(Policy Area)
Cosponsors (3)
(R-KY)
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
(R-SC)
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
(R-NC)
Jun 26, 2025
Jun 26, 2025
Full Bill Text
Length: 2,003 characters
Version: Introduced in House
Version Date: Jun 26, 2025
Last Updated: Nov 15, 2025 6:16 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4178 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4178
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years
2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Rouzer)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Budget
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years
2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4178 Introduced in House
(IH) ]
<DOC>
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 4178
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years
2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
_______________________________________________________________________
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
June 26, 2025
Mr. Grothman (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Norman, and Mr. Rouzer)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Budget
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years
2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.
This Act may be cited as the ``Enforce the Caps Act''.
SEC. 2.
2029.
Section 251
(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 (2 U.
(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901
(c) ), as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility
Act of 2023, is further amended--
(1) in paragraph
(9)
(B) , by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph
(10) the following:
``
(11) for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary
category, $1,621,959,000,000 in new budget authority;
``
(12) for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary
category, $1,638,179,000,000 in new budget authority;
``
(13) for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary
category, $1,654,560,000,000 in new budget authority; and
``
(14) for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary
category, $1,671,106,000,000 in new budget authority;''.
<all>
Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901
(c) ), as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility
Act of 2023, is further amended--
(1) in paragraph
(9)
(B) , by striking ``and'' at the end;
and
(2) by inserting after paragraph
(10) the following:
``
(11) for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary
category, $1,621,959,000,000 in new budget authority;
``
(12) for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary
category, $1,638,179,000,000 in new budget authority;
``
(13) for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary
category, $1,654,560,000,000 in new budget authority; and
``
(14) for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary
category, $1,671,106,000,000 in new budget authority;''.
<all>