This bill, the "Enforce the Caps Act," would change the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to set specific discretionary spending limits (new budget authority) for fiscal years 2026 through 2029. The bill text lists fixed dollar amounts for the discretionary category for each year. It was introduced in the House on June 26, 2025, by Representatives Glenn Grothman, Andy Barr, Ralph Norman, and David Rouzer, and was referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
If passed, the bill would set annual caps on discretionary federal spending for fiscal years 2026, 2027, 2028, and 2029. The text only sets dollar limits for the "discretionary category." No publicly available information in the bill text explains which specific programs or people would be affected or how services or benefits would change.
The bill sets the following amounts of new budget authority for the discretionary category:
No publicly available information in the bill text states the proponents' reasons, goals, or expected benefits.
No publicly available information in the bill text states opponents' arguments or concerns.