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29 bills referred in the 115th 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 115th Congress

Members, 115th Congress 25

Everyone who held a seat in the 115th 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
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-CO	Cory Gardner
R-GA	David Perdue
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-AL	Jeff SessionsLeft Feb 8, 2017
R-AR	John Boozman
R-LA	John Kennedy
D-CA	Kamala D. Harris
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
R-AL	Luther StrangeJoined Feb 9, 2017 · Left Dec 21, 2017
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-WI	Ron Johnson
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-VA	Tim Kaine
R-AR	Tom CottonJoined Jan 9, 2018

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 115th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 3746	Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2018	Referred To	Dec 12, 2018
S 3330	Medicare and Medicaid Protection Act of 2018	Referred To	Aug 1, 2018
S 3075	Children's Budget Act	Referred To	Jun 14, 2018
S 3074	Focus on Children Act	Referred To	Jun 14, 2018
HR 3	Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act	Referred To	Jun 11, 2018
S 2979	Spending Cuts to Expired and Unnecessary Programs Act	Referred To	May 24, 2018
S 2816	A bill to clarify that funding for the Securities Investor Protection Corporation is not subject to the sequester.	Referred To	May 10, 2018
S 2817	A bill to clarify that funding for the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board is not subject to the sequester.	Referred To	May 10, 2018

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 115th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 115-589	Oversight of the Congressional Budget OfficeHeld Jan 24, 2018 to Sep 13, 2018 · 442 pages 11 witnesses Dodaro, Hon. Gene L., Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office Gibson, Hon John H. II, Chief Management Officer, Department of Defense Hall, Hon. Keith, Ph.D. Director, Congressional Budget Office...............................................5, 301, Prepared Statement of.................................. 8, 304, Questions and Answers (Post-Hearing) from: Chairman Michael B. Enzi.......................... 36, 330, Ranking Member Bernard Sanders..............................332 Senator Kamala D. Harris............................... 39, Senator Chris Van Hollen............................... 42, Hassett, Hon. Kevin, Chairman, Council of Economic Advisers Mulvaney, Hon. Mick, Director, Office of Management and Budget Senator Ron Wyden .................................... 174, Norquist, Hon. David L, Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) and Chief Financial Officer, Department of Defense	Jan 24, 2018
S. Hrg. 115-93	Nomination of Russell T. Vought, of Virginia, to Be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Jun 7, 2017 to Jun 14, 2017 · 76 pages	Jun 7, 2017
S. Hrg. 115-88	Cbo's Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2017-2027Held Feb 1, 2017 to Jun 13, 2017 · 470 pagesOn H.R. 1628 10 witnesses Dodaro, Hon. Gene L., Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office Dunkelberg, William C., Ph.D., Chief Economist, National Federation of Independent Business Gramm, Hon. Phil, Former Senator from the State of Texas Hall, Hon. Keith, Ph.D., Director, Congressional Budget Office ..6, Prepared Statement of ...................................... 9, Questions and Answers (Post-Hearing) from: Chairman Michael B. Enzi .............................. 34, Mnuchin, Hon. Steven T., Secretary, U.S. Department of the Treasury Mulvaney, Hon. Mick, Director, Office of Management and Budget Sachs, Jeffrey D., Ph.D., University Professor, and Director, Center for Sustainable Development, Columbia University Strain, Michael R., Ph.D., Director of Economic Policy Studies and Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute	Feb 1, 2017
—	[errata]nomination of the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to Be Director of the Officeof Management and BudgetHeld Jan 24, 2017 to Feb 2, 2017 · 2 pages	Jan 24, 2017
S. Hrg. 115-43	The Nomination of the Honorable Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to Be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Jan 24, 2017 to Feb 2, 2017 · 256 pages 2 witnesses Honorable Tom Cotton, A United States Senator from the State of Arkansas Honorable Lindsey Graham, A United States Senator from the State of South Carolina	Jan 24, 2017

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 115th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN367	Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Brian C. Deese.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Feb 28, 2018Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 49. Record Vote Number: 40.	May 2, 2017
PN54	Mick Mulvaney, of South Carolina, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Shaun L. S. Donovan, resigned.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Feb 16, 2017Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 49. Record Vote Number: 68.	Jan 30, 2017

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 115th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7190	A communication from the General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, seven (7) reports relative to vacancies in the Office of Management and Budget, received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 20, 2018; to the Committees on the Budget; and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 28, 2018
EC-6839	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on appropriations legislation within seven days of enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Nov 13, 2018
EC-6838	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 13, 2018
EC-6778	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation as an emergency requirement the amount (including the transfer of funds) so designated by the Congress in the FAA Reauthorization Act of 2018, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the Community Development Fund; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Oct 10, 2018
EC-6755	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on appropriations legislation within seven days of enactment; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Oct 4, 2018
EC-6729	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 so designated by the Congress in the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the accounts referenced in section 7058(d) of Public Law 115-141 and continued under the Act; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Oct 2, 2018
EC-6728	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 amounts (including rescissions) and contributions from foreign governments so designated by the Congress in the Department of Defense and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Act, 2019, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Oct 2, 2018
EC-6606	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 so designated by the Congress in the Energy and Water, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2019, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 26, 2018

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 115th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 115-28	TAX EXPENDITURES Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 115-20	COMMITTEE RECOMMENDATIONS AS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET PURSUANT TO H. CON. RES. 71 COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE Michael B. Enzi, ChairmanOn H.Con.Res. 71	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 115-19	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2018On S.Con.Res. 25	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 4

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 115th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 9, 2018	Tom Cotton R-AR	Joined	S.Res. 369
Dec 21, 2017	Luther Strange R-AL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Feb 9, 2017	Luther Strange R-AL	Joined	S.Res. 57
Feb 8, 2017	Jeff Sessions R-AL	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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