| Sponsor | Rep. Ryan, Paul |
| Committee | Budget |
| Date | March 29, 2012 (112th Congress, 2nd Session) |
| Staff Contact | Andy Koenig |
On Wednesday, March 28, 2012, the House began consideration of H.Con.Res. 112, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2013, under a rule. H.Con.Res. 112, was introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-WI) on March 23, 2012 and was reported out of the House Committee on the Budget by a vote of 19–18. The rule for consideration of the resolution provides four hours of general debate, with three hours controlled by the Budget Committee and one hour controlled by the Joint Economic Committee. In addition, the rule makes in order six substitute budget resolutions. The following is a summary of the six substitute resolutions made in order.
1. An amendment offered by Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC)—President Obama’s budget proposal, as scored by CBO.
2. An amendment offered by Reps. Cleaver (D-MO), Scott (D-VA), Moore (D-WI), and Bass (D-CA)—The Congressional Black Caucus Substitute.
3. An amendment offered by Reps. Cooper (D-TN), LaTourette (R-OH), Schrader (D-OR), Bass (R-NH), Quigley (D-IL), Reed (R-NY), Costa (D-CA), Dold (R-IL), and Lipinski (D-IL)—A stand-alone budget substitute.
4. An amendment offered by Reps. Honda (D-CA), Ellison (D-MN), Grijalva (D-AZ), Woolsey (D-CA), and Lee (D-CA)—The Progressive Caucus budget substitute.
5. An amendment offered by Reps. Garrett (R-NJ), Jordan (R-OH), Huelskamp (R-KS), McClintock (R-CA) and Mulvaney (R-SC)—The Republican Study Committee budget substitute.
6. An amendment offered by Rep. Van Hollen (D-MD)—The Democrat budget substitute.
An amendment offered by Rep. Mulvaney (R-SC)—President Obama’s budget proposal, as scored by CBO (Failed by a recorded vote of 0-414)
The president’s budget submission, as scored by CBO, would result in $3.71 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2013 and assumes revenues of $2.741 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $977 billion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $45.4 trillion or $5.3 trillion more than the House GOP budget. Over ten years, the president’s budget would assume revenue of $39 trillion, or $2 trillion more than the GOP budget. In addition, the president’s substitute would increase deficits by $3.2 trillion compared to the GOP budget. The president’s budget contains $1.9 trillion in tax increases on American families and job creators over the next ten years. This would be the largest tax increase in history.
Mulvaney Amendment (President Obama's FY 2013 Budget) | |||||||
Year | POTUS Outlays | POTUS Revenue | POTUS Deficit | POTUS National Debt Limit | Outlays vs. GOP Budget | Revenue vs. GOP Budget | Deficit vs. GOP Budget |
2013 | 3,718 | 2,741 | 977 | 17,315 | +188 | +7 | +181 |
2014 | 3,807 | 3,104 | 703 | 18,251 | +330 | +124 | +207 |
2015 | 3,952 | 3,414 | 538 | 19,050 | +416 | +182 | +234 |
2016 | 4,187 | 3,658 | 529 | 19,856 | +496 | +209 | +288 |
2017 | 4,356 | 3,868 | 488 | 20,624 | +532 | +226 | +306 |
2018 | 4,554 | 4,043 | 511 | 21,419 | +575 | +232 | +345 |
2019 | 4,830 | 4,228 | 602 | 22,288 | +631 | +242 | +389 |
2020 | 5,085 | 4,446 | 639 | 23,198 | +674 | +262 | +414 |
2021 | 5,341 | 4,662 | 679 | 24,143 | +734 | +274 | +462 |
2022 | 5,615 | 4,885 | 730 | 25,123 | +725 | +284 | +443 |
Totals | 45,434 | 39,044 | 6,390 | N/A | +5,299 | +2,036 | +3,263 |
An amendment offered by Reps. Cleaver (D-MO), Scott (D-VA), Moore (D-WI), and Bass (D-CA)—The Congressional Black Caucus Substitute (Failed by a recorded vote of 107-314)
The Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) budget substitute would result in $3.8 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2013 and assumes revenues of $3 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $798 billion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $45.4 trillion or $5.3 trillion more than the House GOP budget. Over ten years, the CBC’s budget would assume revenue of $43 trillion, or $6 trillion more than the GOP budget. Deficits under the CBC alternative are lower than the GOP budget alternative because the CBC alternative assumes tax increases of $3 trillion compared to the president’s budget and $2 trillion above CBO’s current law baseline, which already assumes the expiration of the 2001/2003 tax rates. Even with these massive tax increases the CBC budget would still increase the debt each year.
Cleaver Amendment (The Congressional Black Caucus Substitute) | |||||||
Year | CBC Outlays | CBC Revenue | CBC Deficit | CBC National Debt Limit | Outlays vs. GOP Budget | Revenue vs. GOP Budget | Deficit vs. GOP Budget |
2013 | 3,808 | 3,010 | 798 | 17,147 | +278 | +276 | 2 |
2014 | 3,886 | 3,412 | 474 | 17,822 | +410 | +432 | -22 |
2015 | 3,992 | 3,777 | 215 | 18,241 | +456 | +545 | -89 |
2016 | 4,198 | 4,042 | 156 | 18,632 | +508 | +593 | -85 |
2017 | 4,361 | 4,271 | 90 | 19,003 | +537 | +629 | -92 |
2018 | 4,539 | 4,464 | 75 | 19,371 | +562 | +653 | -91 |
2019 | 4,794 | 4,666 | 128 | 19,777 | +595 | +680 | -85 |
2020 | 5,032 | 4,901 | 131 | 20,172 | +623 | +717 | -94 |
2021 | 5,272 | 5,134 | 138 | 20,556 | +667 | +746 | -79 |
2022 | 5,533 | 5,374 | 159 | 20,932 | +645 | +773 | -128 |
Totals | 45,415 | 43,051 | 2,364 |
| +5,281 | +6,043 | -762 |
An amendment offered by Reps. Cooper (D-TN), LaTourette (R-OH), Schrader (D-OR), Bass (R-NH), Quigley (D-IL), Reed (R-NY), Costa (D-CA), Dold (R-IL), and Lipinski (D-IL)—A stand-alone budget substitute (Failed by a recorded vote of 38-382)
The Cooper budget substitute would result in $3.5 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2013 and assumes revenues of $2.7 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $805 billion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $43.5 trillion or $3.3 trillion more than the House GOP budget. Over ten years, the Cooper budget would assume revenue of $38.5 trillion, or $1.5 trillion more than the GOP budget. Deficits under the Cooper alternative would total $4.9 trillion or $1.8 trillion more than deficits compared to the GOP budget.
Cooper Amendment | |||||||
Year | Cooper Outlays | Cooper Revenue | Cooper Deficit | Cooper National Debt Limit | Outlays vs. GOP Budget | Revenue vs. GOP Budget | Deficit vs. GOP Budget |
2013 | 3,558 | 2,753 | 805 | 17,078 | +28 | +19 | +9 |
2014 | 3,686 | 3,050 | 636 | 17,904 | +210 | +70 | +140 |
2015 | 3,826 | 3,343 | 483 | 18,574 | +290 | +111 | +179 |
2016 | 4,052 | 3,584 | 468 | 19,253 | +362 | +135 | +227 |
2017 | 4,205 | 3,794 | 411 | 19,916 | +381 | +152 | +229 |
2018 | 4,368 | 3,981 | 387 | 20,560 | +391 | +170 | +221 |
2019 | 4,611 | 4,184 | 427 | 21,222 | +412 | +198 | +214 |
2020 | 4,840 | 4,399 | 441 | 21,873 | +431 | +215 | +216 |
2021 | 5,044 | 4,620 | 424 | 22,459 | +439 | +232 | +207 |
2022 | 5,286 | 4,846 | 440 | 23,015 | +398 | +245 | +153 |
Totals | 43,476 | 38,554 | 4,922 |
| +3,342 | +1,546 | +1,796 |
An amendment offered by Reps. Honda (D-CA), Ellison (D-MN), Grijalva (D-AZ), Woolsey (D-CA), and Lee (D-CA)—The Progressive Caucus budget substitute
The substitute budget resolution offered by the Progressive Caucus would result in $3.9 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2013 and assumes revenues of $2.9 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $1 trillion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $46.9 trillion (the highest spending amount of any substitute) or $6.8 trillion more than the House GOP budget. Over ten years, the Progressive Caucus budget would assume revenue of $43.7 trillion, or $6.7 trillion more than the GOP budget. This amendment contains higher tax increases than any other budget substitute. As a result of massive tax increases in the Progressive Caucus budget, deficits under the alternative would total $3.2 trillion or $74 billion more than deficits compared to the GOP budget.
Note: The Progressive Caucuses’ budget uses alternative assumptions to determine off-budget spending and revenue in its estimates. Under the Caucuses’ assumptions, off-budget revenue is far greater than estimated in CBO’s baseline. If CBO’s baseline for off-budget spending and revenue were applied to these budget estimates it would result in less revenue and drastically higher deficits.
Honda Amendment (The Progressive Caucus Substitute) | |||||||
Year | Progressive Outlays | Progressive Revenue | Progressive Deficit | Progressive National Debt Limit | Outlays vs. GOP Budget | Revenue vs. GOP Budget | Deficit vs. GOP Budget |
2013 | 3,927 | 2,893 | 1,034 | 17,467 | +397 | +159 | +238 |
2014 | 3,971 | 3,397 | 574 | 18,240 | +495 | +417 | +78 |
2015 | 4,108 | 3,745 | 363 | 18,804 | +572 | +513 | +59 |
2016 | 4,333 | 4,058 | 275 | 19,308 | +643 | +609 | +34 |
2017 | 4,501 | 4,346 | 155 | 19,733 | +677 | +704 | -27 |
2018 | 4,686 | 4,562 | 124 | 20,129 | +709 | +751 | -42 |
2019 | 4,956 | 4,825 | 131 | 20,506 | +757 | +839 | -82 |
2020 | 5,212 | 5,075 | 137 | 20,867 | +803 | +891 | -88 |
2021 | 5,478 | 5,316 | 162 | 21,223 | +873 | +928 | -55 |
2022 | 5,808 | 5,563 | 245 | 21,621 | +920 | +962 | -42 |
Totals | 46,980 | 43,780 | 3,200 |
| +6,846 | +6,772 | +74 |
An amendment offered by Reps. Garrett (R-NJ), Jordan (R-OH), Huelskamp (R-KS), McClintock (R-CA) and Mulvaney (R-SC)—The Republican Study Committee budget substitute
The Republican Study Committee (RSC) budget alternative would result in $3.4 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2013 and assumes revenues of $2.734 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $723 billion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $37.8 trillion or $2.3 trillion less than the House GOP budget. Over ten years, the RSC budget would assume revenue of $37 trillion, the same as the GOP budget. In addition, the RSC’s substitute would lower deficits by $2.2 trillion compared to the GOP budget. The RSC budget alternative contains the lowest amounts of discretionary spending, total spending, deficits, and debt of any budget that will be offered on the floor.
Garret Amendment (The Republican Study Committee Substitute) | |||||||
Year | RSC Outlays | RSC Revenue | RSC Deficit | RSC National Debt Limit | Outlays vs. GOP Budget | Revenue vs. GOP Budget | Deficit vs. GOP Budget |
2013 | 3,457 | 2,734 | 723 | 17,003 | -73 | 0 | -73 |
2014 | 3,362 | 2,980 | 382 | 17,586 | -114 | 0 | -114 |
2015 | 3,409 | 3,232 | 177 | 17,967 | -127 | 0 | -127 |
2016 | 3,514 | 3,449 | 65 | 18,266 | -176 | 0 | -176 |
2017 | 3,614 | 3,642 | -28 | 18,520 | -210 | 0 | -210 |
2018 | 3,734 | 3,811 | -77 | 18,737 | -243 | 0 | -243 |
2019 | 3,924 | 3,986 | -62 | 18,954 | -275 | 0 | -275 |
2020 | 4,095 | 4,184 | -89 | 19,129 | -314 | 0 | -314 |
2021 | 4,263 | 4,388 | -125 | 19,252 | -342 | 0 | -342 |
2022 | 4,483 | 4,601 | -118 | 19,352 | -405 | 0 | -405 |
Totals | 37,855 | 37,007 | 848 |
| -2,279 | 0 | -2,278 |
An amendment offered by Rep. Van Hollen (D-MD)—The Democrat budget substitute
The Democrat budget resolution would provide for $3.7 trillion in spending outlays in FY 2013 and assumes revenues of $2.7 trillion, resulting in a deficit of $964 billion. Over ten years, spending under the amendment would total $44.7 trillion or $4.6 trillion more than the GOP budget. Over ten years, the amendment would assume revenue of $38.7 trillion, which is $1.7 trillion higher than the GOP budget (primarily from tax increases). Deficits under the amendment would total $6 trillion which is $2.8 trillion more than the GOP budget.
Van Hollen (The Democrat Substitute) | |||||||
Year | Democrat Outlays | Democrat Revenue | Democrat Deficit | Democrat Debt Limit | Outlays vs. GOP Budget | Revenue vs. GOP Budget | Deficit vs. GOP Budget |
2013 | 3,703 | 2,739 | 964 | 17,309 | +173 | +5 | +168 |
2014 | 3,757 | 3,067 | 690 | 18,199 | +281 | +87 | +194 |
2015 | 3,885 | 3,378 | 507 | 18,911 | +349 | +146 | +203 |
2016 | 4,109 | 3,622 | 487 | 19,632 | +419 | +173 | +246 |
2017 | 4,285 | 3,834 | 451 | 20,366 | +461 | +192 | +269 |
2018 | 4,481 | 4,012 | 469 | 21,129 | +504 | +201 | +303 |
2019 | 4,753 | 4,199 | 554 | 21,961 | +554 | +213 | +341 |
2020 | 5,007 | 4,422 | 585 | 22,812 | +598 | +238 | +360 |
2021 | 5,265 | 4,642 | 623 | 22,812 | +660 | +254 | +406 |
2022 | 5,545 | 4,869 | 676 | 24,575 | +657 | +268 | +389 |
Totals | 44,790 | 38,784 | 6,006 |
| +4,656 | +1,776 | +2,880 |