Resolution agreed to in Senate with amendments by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 48. Record Vote Number: 87. (text: CR S1119-1125)
This concurrent budget resolution (S.
Con.
Res. 7) sets congressional budgetary aggregates for FY2025 and provides recommended levels for FY2026–2034, including revenues, new budget authority, outlays, deficits, and debt.
As a standard, procedural concurrent budget resolution it is plausible to pass with a disciplined majority, but technical complexity and politically sensitive reconciliation instructions add risk.
How solid the drafting looks.
Progressive objects to defense prioritization; conservative praises it
Progressive objects to defense prioritization; conservative praises it
Likely critical overall.
The resolution prioritizes very large defense and net-interest outlays while leaving open reconciliation paths that could cut domestic programs.
The Medicaid/Medicare protection reserve is a limited positive, but other provisions enable deregulation and unclear future cuts.
Mixed view.
The resolution provides necessary high-level fiscal numbers and a clear reconciliation process, but it contains ambiguous revenue treatment and large deficit projections.
Will favor pragmatic fixes, oversight, and clearer offsets before full support.
Generally favorable.
The resolution funds robust national defense, preserves revenue levels rather than new tax increases, creates a deregulatory reserve, and gives reconciliation tools to reduce regulatory burdens and pursue deficit adjustments.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
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As a standard, procedural concurrent budget resolution it is plausible to pass with a disciplined majority, but technical complexity and politically sensitive reconciliation instructions add risk.
On the Concurrent Resolution S.Con.Res. 7
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 1207 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file)
On the Amendment S.Amdt. 922 to S.Con.Res. 7 (No short title on file)
Progressive objects to defense prioritization; conservative praises it
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