What This Bill Does · Plain English
Summary · Congress.gov
Enforce the Caps Act This bill establishes annual discretionary spending limits for FY2026-FY2029.
Action Timeline
2025-06-26
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
2025-06-26
Introduced in House
2025-06-26
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.4178 pass?
HR.4178 is still alive. Current stage: COMMITTEE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.4178 do?
Enforce the Caps Act This bill establishes annual discretionary spending limits for FY2026-FY2029.
Who sponsored HR.4178?
HR.4178 was sponsored by Glenn Grothman (R-Wisconsin).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 4178 IH: Enforce the Caps Act U.S. House of Representatives 2025-06-26 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4178 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Enforce the Caps Act . 2. Discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2026 through 2029 Section 251(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; .
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