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H.R. 4178

U.S. House•In House Committee

Summary

H.R. 4178, the Enforce the Caps Act, was introduced in the House on Jun 26, 2025 by Rep. Glenn Grothman (R) with 3 co-sponsors. It was referred to Budget, and last saw action on Jun 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.

Record

Text

H.R. 4178 has 3 co-sponsors.

hb4178/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 4178 IH: Enforce the Caps Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2025-06-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  H. R. 4178  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   June 26, 2025   Mr. Grothman  (for himself,  Mr. Barr ,  Mr. Norman , and  Mr. Rouzer ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on the Budget    A BILL
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Enforce the Caps Act  .
2.
Discretionary spending limits for fiscal years 2026 through 2029
Section 251(c) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 ( 2 U.S.C. 901(c) ), as amended by the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, is further amended—
(1)
in paragraph (9)(B), by striking  and  at the end; and
(2)
by inserting after paragraph (10) the following:
(11)
for fiscal year 2026, for the discretionary category, $1,621,959,000,000 in new budget authority;
(12)
for fiscal year 2027, for the discretionary category, $1,638,179,000,000 in new budget authority;
(13)
for fiscal year 2028, for the discretionary category, $1,654,560,000,000 in new budget authority; and
(14)
for fiscal year 2029, for the discretionary category, $1,671,106,000,000 in new budget authority;
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-06-26
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in House Jun 26, 2025

hb4178/introduced-in-house.md

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Introduced in House (06/26/2025)

Sponsors

Rep. Glenn Grothman (R) sponsors H.R. 4178, and 3 members have co-sponsored it, all of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

H.R. 4178 went before 1 committee: Budget.

Budget
Budget
Referred To · Jun 26, 2025 · 48 Bills

Actions

H.R. 4178 has taken 2 actions since Jun 26, 2025.

ChamberAction
Jun 26, 2025
House
Introduced in House
Jun 26, 2025
House
Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.Budget Committee

Votes

H.R. 4178 has not gone to a roll call.

Titles

H.R. 4178 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Enforce the Caps Act — Display Title
  • Enforce the Caps Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to provide for discretionary spending limits for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2029, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 10 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 4178 in 13 quarterly filings, 2025 to 2026. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Government Issues, Health Issues, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Education, Financial Institutions/Investments/Securities, Medicare/Medicaid, Small Business.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
JOB CREATORS NETWORKadvocacy organization for small businessTexas18$48K
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION—District of Columbia15—

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
HARNED STRATEGIES LLC18$48K
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION15—

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
KAREN HARNED118
JENNIFER TYREE115
KATHERINE SYBENGA115
MARAM ABDELHAMID115
MATTHEW SOCKNAT115
MATTHEW SOWARDS115
KURT VORNDRAN114
REGINA HUTTER114
COLLEEN COSTELLO111
JOSH NASSAR111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 fourth_quarter$350K4th Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 second_quarter$350K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 second_quarter$340K2nd Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2026 first_quarter$310K1st Quarter - Report
NATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNIONNATIONAL TREASURY EMPLOYEES UNION2025 third_quarter$300K3rd Quarter - Report
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2025 second_quarter$7.5K2nd Quarter - Amendme…
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2025 second_quarter$7.5K2nd Quarter - Report
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2025 fourth_quarter$6K4th Quarter - Report
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2025 third_quarter$6K3rd Quarter - Report
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2026 second_quarter$5.3K2nd Quarter - Termina…
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2026 first_quarter$5.3K1st Quarter - Amendme…
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2026 first_quarter$5.3K1st Quarter - Report
JOB CREATORS NETWORKHARNED STRATEGIES LLC2025 fourth_quarter$5.3K4th Quarter - Amendme…

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 4178 under Economics and Public Finance, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 4178’s is Economics and Public Finance.

hr4178/policy-areas.txt
Economics and Public FinanceAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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