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32 bills referred in the 116th 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 116th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 21

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
I-VT	Bernard Sanders	Ranking Member
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-GA	David Perdue
D-MI	Debbie Stabenow
D-OR	Jeff Merkley
R-LA	John Kennedy
D-CA	Kamala D. Harris
R-ND	Kevin Cramer
R-SC	Lindsey Graham
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-WY	Michael B. Enzi
R-IN	Mike Braun
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-PA	Patrick J. Toomey
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-FL	Rick Scott
R-WI	Ron Johnson
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-VA	Tim Kaine

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4879	Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 2020	Referred To	Oct 27, 2020
S 4860	REEF Act	Referred To	Oct 26, 2020
S 4487	Pandemic Pay-For Act of 2020	Referred To	Aug 6, 2020
SCONRES 35	Fiscal State of the Nation Resolution	Referred To	Jan 28, 2020
HR 5430	United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement Implementation Act	Reported By	Jan 15, 2020
S 2765	Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act	Reported By	Nov 13, 2019
S 2792	Penny Plan to Enhance Infrastructure Act of 2019	Referred To	Nov 6, 2019
HR 2440	Full Utilization of the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund Act	Referred To	Oct 29, 2019

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Business meeting to markup S.2765, to improve Federal fiscal controls and the congressional budget process.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6081 document	Scheduled	Nov 6, 2019

Meeting	Hearings to examine the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Oct 30, 2019
Meeting	Hearings to examine fixing a broken budget and spending process, focusing on securing the nation's fiscal future.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Jun 26, 2019
Meeting	Hearings to examine fixing a broken budget process, focusing on lessons from states.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Jun 19, 2019

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 116-454	The Congressional Budget Office's Updated Budget Outlook45 pages 1 witness Swagel, Hon. Phillip L., Director, Congressional Budget Office (CBO)	Sep 23, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-453	Senate Budget Committee Housing Roundtable: Examing Federal Housing Assistance Programs99 pages 3 witnesses Garcia-Diaz, Daniel, Managing Director, Financial Markets and Community Investment Team, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) Olsen, Edgar, Professor of Economics and Public Policy, University of Virginia (UVA) Yentel, Diane, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC)	Sep 16, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-440	Nomination of the Honorable Derek T. Kan, of California, to Be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Jun 24, 2020 to Jul 21, 2020 · 77 pages 1 witness Honorable Derek T. Kan, of California, Nominee to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget................ 4,	Jun 24, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-439	Nomination of the Honorable Russell T. Vought, of Virginia, to Be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Jun 3, 2020 to Jun 11, 2020 · 119 pages	Jun 3, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-452	The Government Accountability Office's Annual Report on the Nation's Fiscal Health84 pagesOn S. 375 1 witness Dodero, Hon. Gene L., Comptroller General of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)	Mar 12, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-153	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2020Held Jan 29, 2019 to Oct 30, 2019 · 492 pagesOn S. 375 13 witnesses Bebout, Hon. Eli, Wyoming State Senator Conrad, Hon. Kent, Former United States Senator, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Dodaro, Hon. Gene L., Comptroller of the United States, U.S. Government Accountability OfficeOffice...................... 297, Prepared Statement of .................................... 300, Questions and Answers (Post-Hearing) from: Senator Kevin Cramer.................................. 393, Senator Sheldon Whitehouse............................ 380, Gregg, Hon. Judd, Former United States Senator, Senate Budget Committee Chairman Gullo, Theresa, Assistant Director for Budget Analysis, Congressional Budget Office Hall, Hon. Keith, Ph.D. Director, Congressional Budget Office Hicks, John, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers Norquist, Hon David L, Performing the Duties of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Department of Defense Orr, Benjamin, Executive Director, Maryland Center on Economic Policy Vought, Hon. Russell T., Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget	Jan 29, 2019

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 116-325	The Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform ActOn S. 2765	Dec 15, 2020

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 116th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1937	Derek Kan, of California, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Russell Vought.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Jul 30, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 71 - 21. Record Vote Number: 152.	Jun 2, 2020
PN1726	Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Mick Mulvaney.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Jul 20, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 45. Record Vote Number: 131.	May 4, 2020

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5876	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Seven-Day-After report for the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 (Division A of Public Law 116-159, the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021 and Other Extensions Act); to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	Nov 17, 2020
PM-61	A message 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 the rescission of funds) so designated by the Congress in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as outlined in the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.Presidential message	Oct 1, 2020
PM-60	A message from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation as an emergency requirement all funding (including the rescission of funds) so designated by the Congress in the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2021, pursuant to section 251 (b) (2) (A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as outlined in the enclosed list of accounts; to the Committee on the Budget.Presidential message	Oct 1, 2020
EC-5351	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, notification of the President's intent to exempt all military personnel accounts from sequestration for fiscal year 2021, if a sequestration is necessary; to the Committees on Appropriations; Armed Services; and the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 15, 2020
EC-5159	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 2021"; to the Committees on Appropriations; and the Budget.Executive communication	Jul 28, 2020
EC-4756	A communication from the General Counsel, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting, pursuant to law, two (2) reports relative to vacancies in the Office of Management and Budget, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 21, 2020; to the Committees on the Budget; and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 9, 2020
EC-4535	A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on discretionary appropriations legislation relative to sec. 251(a)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	May 19, 2020
EC-4506	A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report on discretionary appropriations legislation relative to sec. 251(a)(7) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to the Committee on the Budget.Executive communication	May 13, 2020

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 116th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 116-53	TAX EXPENDITURES Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 116-13	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2020On S.Con.Res. 12	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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