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Data: Estimated Cuts in Discretionary Federal Aid Under McCarthy Bill

Estimated Cuts in Discretionary Federal Aid Under McCarthy Bill 
($ millions)
 Estimated cuts in FY24Estimated cuts over 10 years
 if applied to total discretionary spendingif defense and veteran's health held harmlessif applied to total discretionary spendingif defense and veteran's health held harmless
Alabama-636-1,572-10,052-25,251
Alaska-127-315-2,013-5,056
Arizona-474-1,172-7,493-18,824
Arkansas-256-633-4,045-10,161
California-4,307-10,641-68,025-170,886
Colorado-434-1,073-6,857-17,226
Connecticut-432-1,068-6,828-17,153
Delaware-101-250-1,596-4,010
District of Columbia-215-532-3,399-8,539
Florida-1,613-3,985-25,474-63,992
Georgia-899-2,221-14,196-35,661
Hawaii-168-415-2,650-6,658
Idaho-111-275-1,758-4,416
Illinois-1,441-3,560-22,757-57,168
Indiana-504-1,244-7,953-19,979
Iowa-241-594-3,800-9,546
Kansas-227-561-3,586-9,008
Kentucky-487-1,202-7,685-19,306
Louisiana-557-1,376-8,799-22,105
Maine-154-380-2,432-6,110
Maryland-644-1,591-10,172-25,553
Massachusetts-1,039-2,566-16,403-41,206
Michigan-937-2,314-14,795-37,167
Minnesota-432-1,068-6,827-17,150
Mississippi-353-872-5,577-14,011
Missouri-496-1,225-7,833-19,677
Montana-101-251-1,602-4,025
Nebraska-171-423-2,701-6,786
Nevada-226-558-3,567-8,960
New Hampshire-144-355-2,271-5,706
New Jersey-1,065-2,630-16,813-42,236
New Mexico-190-469-3,001-7,540
New York-3,647-9,011-57,604-144,707
North Carolina-798-1,972-12,608-31,672
North Dakota-90-221-1,414-3,552
Ohio-1,110-2,743-17,537-44,054
Oklahoma-351-867-5,544-13,926
Oregon-481-1,187-7,590-19,066
Pennsylvania-1,271-3,140-20,076-50,433
Rhode Island-157-387-2,474-6,216
South Carolina-399-985-6,296-15,817
South Dakota-84-208-1,329-3,340
Tennessee-555-1,370-8,761-22,008
Texas-2,251-5,561-35,553-89,314
Utah-212-523-3,342-8,394
Vermont-100-247-1,579-3,966
Virginia-622-1,537-9,826-24,684
Washington-711-1,757-11,232-28,215
West Virginia-210-518-3,310-8,316
Wisconsin-419-1,035-6,617-16,623
Wyoming-65-160-1,021-2,564
American Samoa-26-63-405-1,018
Guam-46-114-730-1,833
Northern Mariana Islands-20-48-310-779
Puerto Rico-635-1,570-10,034-25,207
Freely Associated States-2-6-38-96
Virgin Islands-263-650-4,157-10,443
Tribal nations-295-728-4,653-11,690
TOTAL-34,000-84,000-537,000-1,349,000

Note: "Cut" refers to reductions below the Congressional Budget Office baseline, which generally adjusts for inflation after 2023. "Held harmless" means allowing it to grow with the baseline.

Source: CBPP calculations based on legislative text of "Limit, Save, Grow Act of 2023" and data from the Congressional Budget Office and the Office of Management and Budget.