A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.

The Constitution vests in Congress the power of the purse, including the authority to adopt concurrent resolutions setting forth budgetary levels. Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 provides that 'No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law,' which implies Congress must establish a budget framework. Additionally, Article I, Section 8, Clause 1 grants Congress the power to 'lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States,' which necessarily includes settin…

The Constitution grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to provide for the common defense and general welfare, but this power is strictly limited by the enumeration of powers in Article I, Section 8. A concurrent resolution setting forth a budget for the entire federal government for a decade may be constitutional only if it does not exceed the specific, delegated powers of Congress and does not encroach upon the rights reserved to the states or the people. The Tenth Amendment reserves to the states or the people all powers not delegated to the Un…

The concurrent resolution to set forth the congressional budget for fiscal year 2027 and subsequent years is a proper exercise of the legislative power vested in Congress by the Constitution. The Constitution grants Congress the power to lay and collect taxes, duties, imposts, and excises, and to provide for the common defence and general welfare (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). Moreover, each House is empowered to determine the rules of its proceedings (Article I, Section 5, Clause 2). A concurrent resolution, being a measure adopted by both Houses but not presented to the President, serves …

This concurrent resolution is a proper exercise of Congress's constitutional authority over the purse and its internal proceedings. The Constitution vests in Congress the power to lay and collect taxes, pay debts, and provide for the common defense and general welfare (Article I, Section 8, Clause 1). The Necessary and Proper Clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 18) further empowers Congress to choose the means to execute its enumerated powers, including the establishment of budgetary targets through concurrent resolutions as a procedural mechanism. Moreover, Article I, Section 5 grants each H…