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48 bills referred in the 112th Congress

357 across the 13 Congresses on file, more in this Congress than in any other. 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 112th Congress

Members, 112th Congress 24

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th 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-AL	Jeff Sessions	Ranking Member
D-MD	Benjamin L. Cardin
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
D-FL	Bill Nelson
D-DE	Christopher A. Coons
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-NV	John EnsignLeft May 3, 2011
R-SD	John Thune
R-NH	Kelly AyotteJoined Oct 10, 2011
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-AK	Mark Begich
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-OH	Rob Portman
R-WI	Ron Johnson
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
HR 6365	National Security and Job Protection Act	Referred To	Sep 19, 2012
S 3482	Cut, Cap, and Balance Act of 2012	Referred To	Aug 2, 2012
SCONRES 52	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.	Discharged From	Jul 19, 2012
S 3228	Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012	Referred To	May 23, 2012
SCONRES 44	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.	Discharged From	May 8, 2012
SCONRES 42	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, revising the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal year 2012, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2013 through 2022.	Discharged From	Apr 26, 2012
SCONRES 41	A concurrent resolution setting forth the President's budget request for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.	Discharged From	Apr 17, 2012
SCONRES 37	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2013, and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2014 through 2022.	Discharged From	Apr 17, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-702	Fiscal Year 2013 Field HearingsHeld Apr 3, 2012 to Apr 5, 2012 · 231 pages	Apr 3, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-701	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 20131,226 pages	Jan 26, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-28	Nomination of Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to Be the Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Mar 17, 2011 to Apr 5, 2011 · 69 pages	Mar 17, 2011
S. Hrg. 112-985	General HearingsHeld Mar 15, 2011 to Nov 16, 2011 · 577 pagesOn S.Res. 179 24 witnesses Honorable Pete V. Domenici, Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force Honorable Alice Rivlin, Ph.D., Co-Chair, Bipartisan Policy Center's Debt Reduction Task Force Honorable Gene L. Dodaro, Comptroller General, U.S. Government Accountability Office John Podesta, President and Chief Executive Officer, Center for American Progress Robert Shea, Principal, Grant Thornton, LLP Mark Zandi, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Moody's Analytics Chad Stone, Ph.D., Chief Economist, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Kevin A. Hassett, Ph.D., Senior Fellow and Director, American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research Honorable Alice M. Rivlin, Ph.D., Director, Greater Washington Research, The Brookings Institution Harry J. Holzer, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy, Georgetown University J.D. Foster, Ph.D., Norman B. Ture Senior Fellow in the Economics of Fiscal Policy, The Heritage Foundation Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget David B. Kendall, Senior Fellow for Health and Fiscal Policy, Third Way Donald F. Kettl, Dean, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland G. William Hoagland, Former Staff Director, U.S. Senate Committee on the Budget Martin Paone, Former Democratic Secretary, U.S. Senate, and Executive Vice President, Prime Policy Group Eric Ueland, Former Chief of Staff, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist Louis Fisher, Ph.D., Scholar in Residence, The Constitution Project Philip G. Joyce, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Finance, and Leadership, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland Paul L. Posner, Ph.D., Director, Centers on the Public Service, Department of Public and International Affairs, George Mason University Douglas W. Elmendorf, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office Graham Turnock, Chief Executive, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdom's Department for Business Innovation and Skills, accompanied by Johannes Wolff, Assistant Director, Better Regulation Executive, United Kingdom's Department for Business Innovation and Skills Michael Greenstone, 3M Professor of Environmental Economics, Department of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Jitinder Kohli, Senior Fellow, Center for American Progress	Mar 15, 2011
S. Hrg. 112-498	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2012Held Jan 7, 2011 to Mar 10, 2011 · 1,281 pagesOn H.R. 1, S. 1, S. 10 4 witnesses Roseanne Altshuler, PhD., Professor, Rutgers University........303, Honorable Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.........................................14, Richard Berner, PhD., Managing Director, Co-Head of Global Economics, and Chief U.S. Economist, Morgan Stanley..........171, Honorable Erskine Bowles, Co-Chair, National Commission on Fiscal Responsibility and Reform	Jan 7, 2011

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN154	Heather A. Higginbottom, of the District of Columbia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Robert L. Nabors, resigned.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Oct 20, 2011Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 64 - 36. Record Vote Number: 171.	Jan 26, 2011

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7613	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report Pursuant to the Sequestration Transparency Act of 2012 (P.L. 112-155)"; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 19, 2012
EC-7322	A communication from the Acting 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 2013"; to the Committees on 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; Finance; Foreign Relations; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; Indian Affairs; and Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Sep 11, 2012
EC-7134	A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a notification of the President's intent to exempt all military personnel accounts from sequester for fiscal year 2013, if sequester is necessary; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Aug 2, 2012
PM-40	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Budget of the United States Government for Fiscal Year 2013; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; and the Budget.Presidential message	Feb 13, 2012
EC-4785	A communication from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the "OMB Final Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2012", referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975 as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on 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; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 30, 2012
EC-4516	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Consolidated Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2012 and the Disaster Relief Appropriations Act of Fiscal Year 2012; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Jan 24, 2012
EC-4190	A communication from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, FY 2012 (P.L. 112-55); to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Dec 6, 2011
PM-22	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, a fiscal plan entitled "Living Within Our Means and Investing in the Future" received during adjournment of the Senate on September 19, 2011; to the Committee on the Budget.Presidential message	Sep 19, 2011

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 112-45	TAX EXPENDITURES Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	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 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
May 3, 2011	John Ensign R-NV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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