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14 bills referred in the 110th 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 110th Congress

Members, 110th Congress 23

Everyone who held a seat in the 110th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-ND	Kent Conrad	Chair
R-NH	Judd Gregg	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
D-FL	Bill Nelson
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
D-NJ	Frank R. Lautenberg
R-AL	Jeff Sessions
R-KY	Jim Bunning
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-NV	John Ensign
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-ID	Mike Crapo
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici
D-WV	Robert C. Byrd
D-NJ	Robert Menendez
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-WI	Russell D. Feingold
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
R-CO	Wayne Allard

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 110th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3277	Children's Budget Act	Referred To	Jul 17, 2008
S 3006	Budget Enforcement Legislative Tool Act of 2008	Referred To	May 12, 2008
SRES 493	A resolution to limit consideration of amendments under a budget resolution.	Referred To	Apr 1, 2008
SCONRES 70	An original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2009 and including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2008 and 2010 through 2013.	Reported Original Measure	Mar 7, 2008
S 2627	Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act	Referred To	Feb 13, 2008
S 2063	Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2007	Hearings By	Oct 31, 2007
S 15	Stop Over Spending Act of 2007	Referred To	May 22, 2007
S 1279	SAFE Budget Process Reform Act	Referred To	May 3, 2007

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 110th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 110-884	The Economic Outlook and Options for Stimulus92 pages 2 witnesses Simon Johnson, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics........................................47, John B. Taylor, Mary and Robert Raymond Professor of Economics, Standford University, and Senior Fellow, Hoover Institute	Nov 19, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-559	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009Held Jan 24, 2008 to Feb 14, 2008 · 612 pages 6 witnesses Laura Adams, President and CEO, Rhode Island Quality Institute.510, Alan S. Blinder, Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economic and Public Affairs, and Co-Director, Center for Economic Policy Studies, Princeton University................135, General James Cartwright (USMC), Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Department of Defense Gordon England, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Defense...427, Mary Grealy, President, Health Care Leadership Council.........516, Tina Jonas, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), U.S. Department of Defense	Jan 24, 2008
S. Hrg. 110-221	S. 2063, the Bipartisan Task Force for Responsible Fiscal Action Act of 2007113 pagesOn S. 2063	Oct 31, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-161	Nomination of Hon. Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to Be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Jul 26, 2007 to Aug 2, 2007 · 166 pagesOn S. 1111	Jul 26, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-220	Health Care and the BudgetHeld Jun 21, 2007 to Sep 11, 2007 · 273 pages 2 witnesses Henry J. Aaron, PH.D, Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Fellow, Economic Studies Program, The Brookings Institute............206, Hon. Robert F. Bennett, A United States Senator from the State of Utah	Jun 21, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-227	Field Hearings for Fiscal Year 2008Held Feb 20, 2007 to Aug 7, 2007 · 121 pages 13 witnesses Candace Abernathy, Patient, Minot, ND............................81, Burch Burdick, State's Attorney, Cass County.....................11, Janis Cheney, State Director, AARP North Dakota, Bismarck, ND Ken Habiger, President, Casselton Ambulance Service..............40, Terry G. Hoff, Chief Executive Officer and President, Trinity Health, Minot, ND..............................................91, Bruce Hoover, Fire Chief, Fargo Fire Department..................27, Mark A. Johnson, Executive Director, North Dakota Association of Counties.......................................................32, Paul Laney, Sheriff, Cass County Sheriff's Department, Cass County.........................................................19, L. John MacMartin, President, Minot Area Chamber of Commerce, Minot, ND......................................................88, Keith Ternes, Chief of Police, Fargo Police Department...........15, Terry Traynor, Assistant Director, North Dakota Association of Counties Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, Associate Dean for Rural Health and Director, Center for Rural Health University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, ND................................................58, Hon. Dennis Walaker, Mayor, City of Fargo, ND	Feb 20, 2007
S. Hrg. 110-162	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008Held Jan 11, 2007 to Jan 31, 2007 · 942 pages 27 witnesses Bernanke, Ben S., Hon.; Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System .............................................. 93, Bixby, Robert L.; Executive Director, The Concord Coalition .. 347, Brostek, Michael; Director of Tax Issues, Government Accountability Office ..................................................... 150, Butler, Stuart M., Dr.; Vice President for Domestic and Economic Policy Studies, The Heritage Foundation .................... 401, Furman, Jason, Dr.; Director, The Hamilton Project at the The Brookings Institute ........................................ 388, Greenstein, Robert; Founder and Executive Director, Center on Budget and Policy Priorites ................................ 266, McIntyre, Robert S.; Director, Citizens for Tax Justice ...... 140, Minarik, Joseph J., Dr.; Sr. Vice President and Director of Research, Committee for Economic Development ............... 377, Orszag, Peter R., Dr.; Director, Congressional Budget Office . 218, Reischauer, Robert D., Dr.; President, Urban Institute ....... 284, Satagaj, John; Sm. Business Legislative Counsel, Small Business Tax Compliance & Fairness Coalition ........................ 177, Steuerle, Eugene, Dr.; Senior Fellow, Urban Institute ........ 296, Walker, David M., Hon.; Comptroller General of the United States ............................................... 12, Adams, Gordon, Dr.; Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars................................................ 102, Bergsten, Fred C., Dr.; Director, Peterson Institute for International Economics....................................... 15, Cline, William, Dr.; Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for International Economics....................................... 32, England, Gordon, Hon.; Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense....................................... 453, Everson, Mark W., Hon.; Commissioner, Internal Revenue Service, Department of the Treasury.................................. 376, Giambastiani, Edmund P., Jr., Adm.; Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Department of Defense Gilmore, Michael J.; Assistant Director for National Security, Congressional Budget Office ................................ 117, Jonas, Tina, Ms.; Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Department of Defense Kosiak, Steven M.; Vice President for Budget Studies, Center for Strategic and Budgetary Assessments........................... 90, Leavitt, Mike, Hon.; Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services ................................................... 309, Malpass, David R.; Chief Global Economist, Bear Stearns ................................................. 44, Paulson, Henry M., Jr., Hon.; Secretary, Department of the Treasury.................................. 261, Portman, Robert J., Hon.; Director, Office of Management and Budget ..................................................... 162, Page QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS Questions and Answers.......................... 230, 292, 349, 432,	Jan 11, 2007

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 110th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN688	Jim Nussle, of Iowa, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Robert J. Portman.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Sep 4, 2007Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 69 - 24. Record Vote Number: 311.	Jun 25, 2007

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 110th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-4880	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2009; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on the Budget; and Appropriations.Executive communication	Feb 4, 2008
EC-2688	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a supplemental update of the Budget that was previously transmitted earlier in the year; referred jointly to the Committees on Appropriations and Budget.Executive communication	Jul 24, 2007
PM-5	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2008; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on the Budget; and Appropriations.Presidential message	Feb 5, 2007

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 110th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 110-667	TAX EXPENDITURES Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 110-39	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget: Fiscal Year 2009On S.Con.Res. 70	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

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