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HR 3746 United States House · 118th Congress

Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023

The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 provides a temporary increase to the U.S. debt ceiling through January 1, 2025, with a mechanism to restore the debt limit on January 2, 2025. It establishes discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2024 and 2025, setting specific amounts for security and non-security categories ($886.3 billion and $703.7 billion for 2024, respectively). The bill includes provisions to rescind billions of dollars in unobligated funds from various federal accounts and creates a new Administrative Pay-As-You-Go requirement for agencies to offset increases in direct spending. These provisions directly affect federal budget management, spending decisions, and the government's approach to debt management.
Issues: ✓ Budget & TaxesSupports Budget & TaxesEstablishes spending limits and rescinds unobligated funds to promote fiscal responsibility, directly advancing budget management goals.95% confidence
Sub-Topics: Government Spending
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Jun 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced May 29, 2023 Signed Jun 3, 2023
Floor votes · Senate Jun 1, 2023 · House May 31, 2023

How they voted

63–36
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 100
Jun 1, 2023
D Democratic47
43 Yea 4 Nay
91% Yea
I Independent4
3 Yea 1 Nay
75% Yea
R Republican49
17 Yea 31 Nay 1
63% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
7
Committee
7
Amendments
1
Jun 3, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by President.
executive
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed Senate, under the order of 6/1/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 63 - 36. Record Vote Number: 146.
upper
Jun 1, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate, under the order of 6/1/2023, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 63 - 36. Record Vote Number: 146.
upper
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
On passage Passed by recorded vote: 314 - 117 (Roll No. 243). (text: CR H2681-2692)
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by recorded vote: 314 - 117 (Roll No. 243). (text: CR H2681-2692)
lower
May 31, 2023
Introduced
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3746 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
lower
May 31, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rule H. Res. 456 passed House.
lower
May 30, 2023
Lower · Passed
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 456 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 3746 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments.
lower
May 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
lower
May 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management.
lower
May 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit.
lower
May 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment.
lower
May 30, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Railroads, Pipelines, and Hazardous Materials.
lower
May 29, 2023
Committee
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, Appropriations, Veterans' Affairs, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, the Judiciary, Education and the Workforce, Agriculture, Energy and Commerce, Financial Services, Natural Resources, Small Business, and Homeland Security, 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.
lower
May 29, 2023
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
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Photo of Patrick T. McHenry
Patrick T. McHenry
RRepublican
NC
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