H.R. 3746 · 118th Congress · enacted
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023
Became Public Law No: 118-5.
Latest official action 2023-06-03 · Enacted
The bill, briefly
Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 This bill increases the federal debt limit, establishes new discretionary spending limits, rescinds unobligated funds, expands work requirements for federal programs, and modifies other requirements related to the federal budget process. DIVISION A--LIMIT FEDERAL SPENDING TITLE I--DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS FOR DISCRETIONARY CATEGORY (Sec. 101) This section establishes new discretionary spending limits (also known as spending caps) for FY2024 and FY2025 that are enforced with sequestration (i.e., automatic, across-the-board spending reductions). The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has estimated that the spending limits will reduce spending below the levels included in its baseline projections. In addition, this section extends and establishes new limits for several adjustments to discretionary spending limits that are permitted under current law to accommodate additional appropriations for certain activities. These adjustments apply to spending for continuing disability reviews and redeterminations, health care fraud and abuse control, and reemployment services and eligibility assessments. The section also extends the adjustment to discretionary spending limits for disaster relief funding. The limits for this adjustment are based on a statutory formula, which is modified by this section. During FY2026-FY2029, if the annual budget resolutio…
Congressional Research Service · 2023-06-01
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