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Budget Committee

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Committee on the Budget

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35 bills referred in the 114th Congress

357 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 112th at 48. 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

Members, 114th Congress 22

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-WY	Michael B. Enzi	Chair
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Ranking Member
I-ME	Angus S. King Jr.
R-TN	Bob Corker
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-GA	David Perdue
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
R-NH	Kelly Ayotte
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-OH	Rob Portman
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker
R-WI	Ron Johnson
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-WI	Tammy Baldwin
D-VA	Tim Kaine

Record

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

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 150	Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act	Hearings By	Nov 4, 2015
HR 1315	To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Oct 21, 2015
S 1495	Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015	Reported By	Jul 21, 2015
S 1475	Saving Lives, Saving Costs Act	Hearings By	Jun 8, 2015
S 1497	A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration.	Referred To	Jun 3, 2015
S 1307	Intelligence Budget Transparency Act of 2015	Referred To	May 12, 2015
SCONRES 11	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2016 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2017 through 2025.	Reported Original Measure	Mar 20, 2015
S 765	A bill to appropriately determine the budgetary effects of energy savings performance contracts and utility energy service contracts.	Referred To	Mar 17, 2015

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

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 114-628	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2017Held Feb 3, 2016 to Sep 14, 2016 · 503 pagesOn S.Con.Res. 11	Feb 3, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-443	Accounting for the True Cost of Regulation: Exploring the Possibility of a Regulatory Budget91 pages 3 witnesses Hon. Tony Clement, President of the Treasury Board, Government of Canada Hon. Susan E. Dudley, Director, Regulatory Studies Center, and Distinguished Professor of Practice, George Washington University Richard J. Pierce, Jr., Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, George Washington School of Law	Jun 23, 2015
S. Hrg. 114-283	Perspectives on Budget Process Reform: S. 1495, Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2015Held Jun 8, 2015 to Aug 26, 2015 · 144 pagesOn S. 1495	Jun 8, 2015
S. Hrg. 114-343	Senate Budget Committee Mid-Session Hearings Fiscal Year 2016Held May 19, 2015 to Dec 9, 2015 · 239 pagesOn S. 150	May 19, 2015
S. Hrg. 114-247	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fy2016Held Jan 28, 2015 to Mar 11, 2015 · 588 pages	Jan 28, 2015

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

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 114-87	A Bill to Curtail the Use of Changes in Mandatory Programs Affecting the Crime Victims Fund to Inflate SpendingOn S. 1495	Jul 21, 2015
S. Rept. 114-31	Review of Legislative Activity During the 113th Congress	Apr 14, 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
PM-54	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the issuance of an Executive Order terminating the national emergency originally declared in Executive Order 13396 of February 7, 2006, with respect to Cote d'Ivoire, and revoking Executive Order 13396; to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Presidential message	Apr 27, 2017
EC-7977	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding including contributions from foreign governments so designated by the Congress in the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7976	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation as an emergency requirement all funding so designated by the Congress in the Further Continuing and Security Assistance Appropriations Act, 2017, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7431	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to discretionary appropriations legislation; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Nov 16, 2016
EC-7214	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation of funding for Overseas Contingency Operations/Global War on Terrorism; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Nov 15, 2016
EC-7213	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Continuing Appropriations and Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017, and Zika Response and Preparedness Act; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Nov 15, 2016
EC-6676	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2017"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 6, 2016
EC-6198	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Mid-Session Review of the Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2017"; to the Committees on Appropriations; and the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 6, 2016

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

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 114-31	TAX EXPENDITURES Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-14	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fy 2016 Committee Print to Accompany S. Con. Res. 11 Together with Additional Views and Minority ViewsOn S.Con.Res. 11	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	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	22	26	3	2	1	13	3	3	18	0
118th2023–2024	21	27	2	0	2	42	44	0	17	3
117th2021–2022	22	28	1	0	0	18	16	4	7	4
116th2019–2020	21	32	4	1	1	12	6	2	39	2
115th2017–2018	25	29	3	0	0	—	5	2	48	3
114th2015–2016	22	35	3	0	2	—	5	0	31	2
113th2013–2014	22	46	3	0	0	—	8	3	18	2
112th2011–2012	24	48	1	0	0	—	5	1	11	1
111th2009–2010	26	28	3	0	0	—	11	2	4	4
110th2007–2008	23	14	3	0	0	—	7	1	3	2
109th2005–2006	23	16	5	1	1	—	8	2	6	1
108th2003–2004	23	9	3	0	0	—	3	0	11	1
107th2001–2002	23	19	4	0	1	—	4	0	47	0

Membership changes 1

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
Jan 8, 2015	Michael B. Enzi R-WY	Became Chair	S.Res. 23

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