Maximizing America's Prosperity Act of 2019
This bill establishes annual spending limits that are equal to specified percentages of potential gross domestic product (GDP). Potential GDP generally refers to the GDP that would occur if the economy were at full employment without inflation. The spending limits apply to all budget authority and outlays of the federal government excluding net interest.
[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3930 Introduced in House (IH)]
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116th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 3930
To cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential GDP to
right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 24, 2019
Mr. Brady (for himself, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Davidson of Ohio, Mr. Weber of
Texas, Mr. Taylor, Mr. Schweikert, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Wright)
introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on
the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to
be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for
consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned
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A BILL
To cap noninterest Federal spending as a percentage of potential GDP to
right-size the Government, grow the economy, and balance the budget.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This title may be cited as the ``Maximizing America's Prosperity
Act of 2019''.
SEC. 2. TOTAL SPENDING LIMITS.
(a) Total Spending Limits.--Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901) is amended to read
as follows:
``SEC. 251. TOTAL SPENDING LIMITS.
``(a) Projections.--
``(1) OMB report.--OMB shall prepare a report comparing
projected total spending under section 257 and the total
spending limits in subsection (c), and include such report in
the budget as submitted by the President annually under section
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.
``(2) CBO report.--CBO shall prepare a report comparing
projected total spending under section 257 and the total
spending limits in subsection (c), and include such report in
the CBO annual baseline and reestimate of the President's
budget.
``(3) Inclusion in spending reduction orders.--Reports
prepared pursuant to this subsection shall be included in a
spending reduction order issued under subsection (b).
``(b) Spending Reduction Order.--
``(1) In general.--Within 15 calendar days after Congress
adjourns to end a session, there shall be a spending reduction
order under section 254(f)(4).
``(2) Calculation of spending reduction.--Subject to
paragraph (3), each non-exempt budget account shall be reduced
by a dollar amount calculated by multiplying the enacted level
of sequestrable budgetary resources in that account at that
time by the uniform percentage necessary to achieve the
required automatic spending reduction.
``(3) Limitation on reduction.--No budget account shall be
subject to a spending reduction of more than 5 percent of the
budgetary resources of the budget account.
``(c) Fiscal Years of the Total Spending Period.--The total
spending limit for each fiscal year shall be as follows:
``(1) Fiscal year 2022: 18.9 percent of potential GDP.
``(2) Fiscal year 2023: 18.6 percent of potential GDP.
``(3) Fiscal year 2024: 18.2 percent of potential GDP.
``(4) Fiscal year 2025: 18.4 percent of potential GDP.
``(5) Fiscal year 2026: 18.4 percent of potential GDP.
``(6) Fiscal year 2027: 18.2 percent of potential GDP.
``(7) Fiscal year 2028: 18.6 percent of potential GDP.
``(8) Fiscal year 2029: 17.9 percent of potential GDP.
``(9) Fiscal year 2030: 17.7 percent of potential GDP.
``(10) Fiscal year 2031 and subsequent fiscal years: 17.5
percent of potential GDP.
``(d) Reduction for Unfunded Federal Mandates.--The amount
determined under subsection (c) with respect to each fiscal year shall
be reduced by an amount equal to the amount of the unfunded direct
costs with respect to such fiscal year of Federal mandates (as such
terms are defined in section 421 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 658)) enacted after the date of the enactment of the
Maximizing America's Prosperity Act of 2019. Such amount shall not be
treated as being less than zero with respect to any fiscal year.''.
(b) Definitions.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900(c)) is amended by
adding at the end the following:
``(22)(A) The term `total spending' means all budget
authority and outlays of the Government excluding net interest.
``(B) The term `total spending limit' means the maximum
permissible total spending of the Government set forth as a
percentage of estimated potential GDP specified in section
251(c).
``(23) The term `potential GDP' means the gross domestic
product that would occur if the economy were at full
employment, not exceeding the employment level at which
inflation would accelerate.''.
(c) Conforming Amendments.--Part C of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) is
amended--
(1) in section 254 (2 U.S.C. 904)--
(A) in subsection (a), in the table, by inserting
``and spending reduction'' after ``sequestration'' each
place it appears;
(B) in subsection (c)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``and Spending Reduction'' after
``Sequestration'';
(ii) in paragraph (1), by striking
``discretionary, pay-as-you-go, and deficit
sequestration'' and inserting ``pay-as-you-go
and deficit sequestration and regarding
spending reduction'';
(iii) by striking paragraph (2) and
inserting the following:
``(2) Spending reduction report.--The preview reports shall
set forth for the budget year estimates for each of the
following:
``(A) Estimated total spending.
``(B) Estimate of potential GDP.
``(C) The spending reduction necessary to comply
with the total spending limit under section 251(c).'';
(C) in subsection (e)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``and Spending Reduction'' after
``Sequestration''; and
(ii) by inserting ``and spending
reduction'' after ``sequestration'' each place
it appears; and
(D) in subsection (f)--
(i) in the subsection heading, by inserting
``and Spending Reduction'' after
``Sequestration'';
(ii) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and
spending reduction'' after ``sequestration'';
(iii) by striking paragraph (2);
(iv) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4),
and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4),
respectively; and
(v) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
(I) in the heading, by inserting
``and spending reduction '' before ``
reports'';
(II) in the first sentence, by
inserting ``spending reduction report''
after ``preview reports''; and
(III) by striking the second
sentence and inserting the following:
``In addition, these reports shall
contain, for the budget year, for each
account to be sequestered or subject to
a spending reduction, as the case may
be, estimates of the baseline level of
sequestrable or reducible budgetary
resources and resulting outlays and the
amount of budgetary resources to be
sequestered or reduced and resulting
outlay reductions.'';
(vi) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated,
by striking ``sequesterable'' and inserting
``sequestrable or reducible''; and
(vii) in paragraph (4), as so
redesignated--
(I) by inserting ``or spending
reduction'' after ``final
sequestration'';
(II) by inserting ``or spending
reduction'' before ``is required''; and
(III) by inserting ``or spending
reductions, as the case may be,'' after
``sequestrations'';
(2) in section 257(a) (2 U.S.C. 907(a)), by inserting
``total spending,'' after ``outlays,''; and
(3) in section 258C(a)(1) (2 U.S.C. 907d(a)(1))--
(A) by inserting ``or spending reduction'' after
``sequestration'' each place the term appears; and
(B) by striking ``252 or 253'' and inserting ``251,
252, or 253''.
(d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents in section 250(a) of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C.
900(a)) is amended by striking the item relating to section 251 and
inserting the following:
``Sec. 251. Total spending limits.''.
SEC. 3. ALLOCATION FOR EMERGENCIES.
(a) In General.--Section 302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 (2 U.S.C. 633(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following
new paragraph:
``(6) Allocation to the committees on appropriations for
emergencies.--Of the amounts of new budget authority and
outlays allocated to the Committees on Appropriations for the
first fiscal year of the concurrent resolution on the budget, 1
percent shall be designated as for emergencies and may be used
for no other purpose.''.
(b) Budget of the President.--Section 1105(a)(14) of title 31,
United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, including an amount for
emergency spending not less than 1 percent of all discretionary
spending for that year'' before the period.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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