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142 bills referred in the 114th Congress

1,727 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 116th at 201. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 114th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 114th Congress

Members, 114th Congress 40

Everyone who held a seat in the 114th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-GA	Tom Price	Chair
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen	Ranking Member
R-IL	Aaron SchockLeft Mar 17, 2015
R-WV	Alexander X. Mooney
D-CA	Barbara Lee
R-OH	Bill JohnsonJoined Feb 4, 2016
D-NJ	Bill Pascrell, Jr.
R-AR	Bruce Westerman
R-VA	Dave Brat
D-MI	Debbie Dingell
R-TN	Diane Black
D-NJ	Donald Norcross
R-NH	Frank C. GuintaJoined Feb 4, 2016
R-AL	Gary J. Palmer
R-WI	Glenn Grothman
D-WI	Gwen Moore
R-OH	James B. RenacciJoined Dec 5, 2015
D-WA	Jim McDermott
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth
R-MI	John R. Moolenaar
D-FL	Kathy Castor
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart
D-WI	Mark Pocan
R-SC	Mark Sanford
R-IN	Marlin A. Stutzman
R-TN	Marsha BlackburnLeft Feb 4, 2016
D-NM	Michelle Lujan Grisham
R-GA	Rob Woodall
R-IA	Rod Blum
R-NJ	Scott Garrett
D-MA	Seth Moulton
R-AR	Steve Womack
D-CA	Ted Lieu
D-OH	Tim Ryan
R-IN	Todd Rokita
R-OK	Tom Cole
R-CA	Tom McClintock
R-SC	Tom RiceLeft Nov 5, 2015
R-FL	Vern BuchananJoined Mar 18, 2015 · Left Dec 8, 2015
R-MO	Vicky Hartzler

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 5983	Financial CHOICE Act of 2016	Discharged From	Dec 20, 2016
HR 5707	Postal Service Financial Improvement Act of 2016	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2016
HR 5003	Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act of 2016	Discharged From	Dec 8, 2016
HR 6443	Heroin and Opioid Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act of 2016	Referred To	Dec 6, 2016
HR 6416	Jeff Miller and Richard Blumenthal Veterans Health Care and Benefits Improvement Act of 2016	Referred To	Dec 1, 2016
HR 6413	Big Oil Bailout Prevention Trust Fund Act of 2016	Referred To	Nov 30, 2016
HJRES 99	Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2017, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Sep 28, 2016
HR 6248	Spending Safeguard Act	Referred To	Sep 28, 2016

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Hearing	An Introduction to Regulatory BudgetingCannon House Office Building 2103 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Patrick McLaughlin, Senior Research Fellow, Mercatus Center at George Washington University Mr. Clyde Crews, Vice President for Policy, Competitive Enterprise Institute Mr. Richard Pierce, Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington University	Scheduled	Jul 7, 2016

Hearing	Alternate Approaches to Federal BudgetingCannon House Office Building 2103 documents 4 witnesses The Honorable Maurice McTigue, Vice President, Outreach, Mercatus Center at George Washington University Mr. John Hicks, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers Dr. F. Redburn, Professorial Lecturer, George Washington University Mr. Scott Lilly, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress	Rescheduled	Jul 6, 2016

Hearing	Members' Day on Budget Process Reform 1 witness Members of the 114th Congress	Scheduled	Jun 16, 2016
Hearing	Congressional Budgeting: The Need for Fiscal Goals3 documents 2 witnesses Mr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum Ms. Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget	Scheduled	Jun 15, 2016

Hearing	CONGRESSIONAL BUDGETING: THE NEED TO CONTROL AUTOMATIC SPENDING AND UNAUTHORIZED PROGRAMSCannon House Office Building 2104 documents 3 witnesses The Honorable David Walker, Former Comptroller General of the United States Dr. Stuart Butler, Senior Fellow in Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution Ms. Lily Batchelder, Professor of Law and Public Policy, NYU School of Law	Scheduled	Jun 9, 2016

Hearing	Reclaiming Congressional Authority Through the Power of the PurseCannon House Office Building 2107 documents 3 witnesses Dr. Phillip Joyce, Senior Associate Dean and Professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy Dr. Matthew Spalding, Associate Vice President and Dean of Educational Programs, Allan P. Kirby, Jr. Center for Constitutional Studies and Citizenship Stan Collender, Executive Vice President, Qorvis MSLGROUP	Scheduled	May 25, 2016

Markup	the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017Cannon House Office Building 210	Scheduled	Mar 16, 2016
Hearing	The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic OutlookCannon House Office Building 210 1 witness Mr. Keith Hall, Director, Congressional Budget Office	Rescheduled	Feb 4, 2016

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 114th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
Serial No. 114-22	Restoring the Trust for Families and Working-Age Americans113 pages	Sep 21, 2016
Serial No. 114-21	Growing Risks to the Budget and the Economy280 pages	Sep 14, 2016

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 114th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
H. Rept. 114-897	ACTIVITIES and SUMMARY REPORT of the COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES One Hundred Fourteenth Congress (Pursuant to House Rule XI, Cl. 1.(d))	Dec 30, 2016
H. Rept. 114-470	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--Fiscal Year 2017On H.Con.Res. 125	Mar 23, 2016
H. Rept. 114-293	Restoring Americans' Healthcare Freedom Reconciliation Act of 2015On H.R. 3762	Oct 16, 2015
H. Rept. 114-47	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--Fiscal Year 2016On H.Con.Res. 27	Mar 20, 2015

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8158	A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a report on discretionary appropriations legislation within seven calendar days of enactment for Division B of Public Law 114–254 Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 901(a)(7)(B); Public Law 99–177, section 251(a)(7)(B) (as amended by Public Law 114–113, section 1003); (129 Stat. 3035); to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication · Office of Management and Budget	Jan 3, 2017
EC-7098	A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting a report on discretionary appropriations legislation within seven calendar days of enactment for the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act (Public Law 114–223), pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 901(a)(7)(B); Public Law 99–177, section 251(a)(7)(B) (as amended by Public Law 114–113, section 1003); (129 Stat. 3035); to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication · Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President	Nov 14, 2016
EC-6196	A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a supplemental update of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2017, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(a); Public Law 97–258, section 1106(a); (96 Stat. 911); (H. Doc. No. 114–153); to the Committee on the Budget and ordered to be printed.Executive communication · the Office of Management and Budget	Jul 21, 2016
ML-132	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 18, urging the Congress of the United States to support H.R. 167, the federal Wildlife Disaster Funding Act; jointly to the Committees on the Budget, Agriculture, and Natural Resources.Memorial	Sep 18, 2015
ML-130	The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of the State of California, relative to Assembly Joint Resolution No. 18, urging the Congress of the United States to support H.R. 167, the federal Wildfire Disaster Funding Act; jointly to the Committees on the Budget, Agriculture, and Natural Resources.Memorial	Sep 16, 2015
EC-2188	A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting a supplemental update of the Budget, commonly known as the Mid-Session Review, containing revised estimates of receipts, outlays, budget authority, and the budget deficit for fiscal years 2015 through 2025, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication · Executive Office of the President	Jul 16, 2015
EC-864	A letter from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting a report on discretionary appropriations legislation for the Department of Homeland Security Appropriation Act, 2015 (Public Law 114–4), pursuant to section 251(a)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication · Executive Office of the President	Mar 26, 2015

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 114th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
H. Prt. 114-1	A Compendium of Laws and Rules of the Congressional Budget Process	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	37	153	3	7	3	17	0	3	0
118th2023–2024	39	178	4	10	5	25	14	4	2
117th2021–2022	41	199	2	19	3	17	16	2	2
116th2019–2020	37	201	1	12	2	31	30	19	2
115th2017–2018	37	121	3	4	4	19	14	12	2
114th2015–2016	40	142	3	8	4	21	2	7	1
113th2013–2014	44	167	6	15	8	17	9	—	4
112th2011–2012	39	174	9	22	13	18	28	—	4
111th2009–2010	44	126	2	19	3	—	32	—	4
110th2007–2008	42	73	2	3	3	—	44	—	3
109th2005–2006	41	72	4	7	5	—	20	—	0
108th2003–2004	44	53	3	8	4	—	26	—	3
107th2001–2002	46	68	4	6	5	—	35	—	2

Membership changes 8

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 114th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 4, 2016	Marsha Blackburn R-TN	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H584
Feb 4, 2016	Frank C. Guinta R-NH	Joined	H.Res. 602
Feb 4, 2016	Bill Johnson R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 602
Dec 8, 2015	Vern Buchanan R-FL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H9032
Dec 8, 2015	James B. Renacci R-OH	Joined	H.Res. 555
Nov 5, 2015	Tom Rice R-SC	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H8136
Mar 18, 2015	Vern Buchanan R-FL	Joined	H.Res. 155
Mar 17, 2015	Aaron Schock R-IL	Resigned from the committee	Congressional Record, H1716

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