The two-year budget agreement passed by Congress early Friday is projected to contribute hundreds of billions of dollars to federal deficits.

The deal increases spending for bipartisan priorities.

Republicans have pushed for a boost in military spending, while Democrats have long argued for similar increases for domestic programs. The deal includes more spending for both for the 2018 and 2019 fiscal years.

$716 $700 $634 billion $605 $591 $539 ’17 ’18 ’19 ’17 ’18 ’19 Defense spending Non-defense spending

The deal primarily affects discretionary spending, which makes up about one-third of the federal budget and does not include entitlements like Social Security and Medicare.

But it will contribute to rising deficits and debt ...

According to a preliminary analysis of the deal, federal deficits are projected surpass $1 trillion by 2019, a level not seen since the recession and its aftermath.

Annual Budget Deficits Under the deal $1.5 trillion $1.2 trillion $1.2 $0.9 $0.6 $0.3 ’02 ’04 ’06 ’08 ’10 ’12 ’14 ’16 ’18 Under the deal $1.5 trillion $1.2 trillion $1.2 $0.9 $0.6 $0.3 ’02 ’04 ’06 ’08 ’10 ’12 ’14 ’16 ’18 The New York Times | Sources: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Congressional Budget Office

Deficits will grow even more if the policies in the deal are extended beyond 2019. Lawmakers have also promised that individual tax cuts passed in December that are set to expire after 10 years will be extended, which would put even more pressure on the federal debt.

Public Debt as a Share of G.D.P. 109% 120% All tax and spending policies extended 100% 99% 2-year budget deal 80% 98% Without the deal 60% 40% 20% 1990 2000 2010 2017 2027 109% 120% All tax and spending policies extended 100% 99% 2-year budget deal 80% 98% Without the deal 60% 40% 20% 1990 2017 2027 The New York Times | Sources: Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Congressional Budget Office

… and will break through spending caps for military and domestic programs.

The caps, which Congress set for itself in 2011, will be surpassed by about $300 billion over two years, significantly more than in the past.

Two-year deal Congress Has Gone Over Its Self-Imposed Spending Caps Each Year +$80 billion +$60 Defense +$40 Non-defense +$20 Spending cap 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Congress Has Gone Over Its Self-Imposed Spending Caps Each Year 2-year deal +$80 billion +$60 Defense +$40 Non-defense +$20 Spending cap ’14 ’15 ’16 ’17 ’18 ’19 The New York Times | Source: Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

The deal includes:

$90 billion in disaster relief

$20 billion for infrastructure projects

$6 billion to combat the opioid crisis

$5.8 billion for the Child Care Development Block Grant program

$2 billion for National Institutes of Health (NIH) research

It will also: