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Budget Committee

Chairman Ron Johnson R-WI Ranking Member Jeff Merkley D-OR budget.senate.gov

Committee on the Budget

26 bills referred in the 119th Congress so far

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

Seated in the 119th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 119th Congress

Members 21

Chair and ranking member first, then alphabetically. Today's official roster.

Seat	Member	Role
R-WI	Ron Johnson	Chairman
D-OR	Jeff Merkley	Ranking Member
D-CA	Alex Padilla
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján
I-VT	Bernard Sanders
R-OH	Bernie Moreno
D-MD	Chris Van Hollen
R-IA	Chuck Grassley
R-SC	Darline Graham
R-TX	John Cornyn
R-LA	John Kennedy
D-VA	Mark R. Warner
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-UT	Mike Lee
D-WA	Patty Murray
R-NE	Pete Ricketts
R-FL	Rick Scott
R-KS	Roger Marshall
D-OR	Ron Wyden
D-RI	Sheldon Whitehouse
D-VA	Tim Kaine

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Newest activity first. From the 107th Congress on.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
SCONRES 40	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.	Discharged From119th	Sep 22, 2026
S 5442	Cost Estimates Improvement Act	Referred To119th	Sep 17, 2026
SCONRES 39	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.	Discharged From119th	Aug 7, 2026
SCONRES 38	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.	Discharged From119th	Aug 7, 2026
HCONRES 113	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.	Discharged From119th	Jul 23, 2026
S 2	Secure America Act	Reported Original Measure119th	May 20, 2026
S 4455	Public Lands Integrity Act	Referred To119th	Apr 30, 2026
S 4372	No Bias in the Baseline Act	Referred To119th	Apr 22, 2026

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. Every Congress on file.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the reality of Social Security.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Nov 18, 2026
Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the reality of Medicaid.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Aug 4, 2026
Open Business Meeting	Business meeting to consider the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6081 document	Scheduled	Jul 22, 2026

Open Hearing	Hearings to examine the nomination of Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6081 document	Scheduled	Jun 16, 2026

Open Business Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.Con.Res.33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6081 document	Scheduled	May 20, 2026

Meeting	Hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 2027 budget proposal.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Apr 16, 2026
Meeting	Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the facts and the path forward.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Mar 25, 2026
Meeting	Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.Dirksen Senate Office Building 608	Scheduled	Mar 10, 2026

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. Every Congress on file.

Hearing	Title	Held
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
S. Hrg. 111-737	Nomination of the Honorable Jacob J. Lew, of New York, to Be Director of the Office of Management and BudgetHeld Sep 16, 2010 to Sep 23, 2010 · 104 pages	Sep 16, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-736	A Status Report on the U.S. EconomyHeld Aug 3, 2010 to Sep 28, 2010 · 262 pages	Aug 3, 2010
—	Task Force HearingsHeld Jul 12, 2010 to Jul 15, 2010 · 163 pages	Jul 12, 2010
S. Hrg. 111-734	Field Hearings Fiscal Year 2011Held Jun 1, 2010 to Oct 11, 2010 · 695 pagesOn H.R. 1166, S. 3485 37 witnesses Scott Backes, North Dakota Farmer, Glenburn, ND................542, Joe Belford, Commissioner, Ramsey County.......................651, Richard Betting, Secretary, People to Save the Sheyenne........347, Ryon Boen, Insurance Agent, Western Agency, Minot, North Dakota John Boyd, Operations Manager, EOG Resources.....................37, Becky Braaten, Insurance Agent, Farm Credit Farm Services of North Dakota, Westhope, North Dakota Steve Burian, Chief Executive Officer, Advanced Engineering and Environmental Service, Inc. AE2S.............................458, Robert Carlson, President, North Dakota Farmers Union, Jamestown, North Dakota.................................................646, Ross Cole, Mayor, City of Lisbon.....................342, 343, 495, Rich Davis, Acting Deputy Administration for Single-family Housing, USDA Rural Development................................10, Steve Edwardson, Executive Administrator, North Dakota Barley Council, Fargo, North Dakota.................................653, Bruce Erickson, Operations Manager, Rugged West Trucking, North Dakota Odell Flaagen, Chairman, Nelson County Water Resource District.615, Jeff Frith, Board Manager, Devils Lake Basin Joint Water Resource Board Don Frye, Mayor, City of Carrington............................291, Del Gates, Director, US Durum Growers Association, and Director, North Dakota Crop Improvement and Seed Association, Mohall, North Dakota J.R. Gibbons, Board of Directors, Towner County Economic Development Corporation......................................297, L. David Glatt, Chief, Environmental Health Section, North Dakota Department of Health...............................327, 330, 433, John Hoeven, Governor, State of North Dakota.........205, 321, 429, Mark Hovland, General Manager, Fressenden COOP Association.....294, Mike Hynek, Mayor Stanley, North Dakota..........................20, Dave Irmen, North American Bison Cooperative...................299, Lyn James, Mayor of Bowman, North Dakota...............25, 28, 574, Richard Johnson, Mayor, City of Minnewaukan....................242, Steve Kelly, President, Trustland Oilfield Services............170, Cal Klewin, Executive Director, Theodore Roosevelt Expressway Association..................................................578, Ward Koeser, Mayor of Williston, North Dakota....................15, Marcus Levings, Chairman, Mandan, Hidatsa, Arikara Nation......144, Rich Mattern, Mayor, City of West Fargo Trish McQuoid, Mayor, City of Minnewauken......................249, Matt Miles, Principal, Leadership Circle, LLP....................41, Larry Neubauer, President, US Durum Growers Association, Bottineau, North Dakota......................................661, Jeff Oberholtzer, Director, National Sunflower Association, Mohall, North Dakota.........................................667, David O'Connell, North Dakota Senator, Lansford, North Dakota Neil Olerud, Chairman, Ransom County Commission Kenton Onstad, District 4 Representative, North Dakota House of Representatives..............................................164, Myra Pearson, Chairwoman, Spirit Lake Nation	Jun 1, 2010

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. Every Congress on file.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 119-151	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES of the COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE during the ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS pursuant to Paragraph 8(b) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate	Sep 23, 2026
S. Rept. 118-168	The Railroad Employee Equity and Fairness (REEF) ActOn S. 1274	Apr 10, 2024
S. Rept. 118-99	REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE DURING THE ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS PURSUANT TO Paragraph 8(b) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the United States Senate	Sep 20, 2023
S. Rept. 116-325	The Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform ActOn S. 2765	Dec 15, 2020
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
S. Rept. 109-283	The Stop Over Spending Act of 2006On S. 3521	Jul 14, 2006
S. Rept. 107-141	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fy 2003On S.Con.Res. 100	Apr 11, 2002

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. Every Congress on file.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN937-2	Hal Duncan, of Texas, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice James Bishop.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Aug 7, 2026Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 51 - 47. Record Vote Number: 225.	Apr 27, 2026
PN12-3	James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Nani A. Coloretti, resigned.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Mar 26, 2025Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 53 - 45. Record Vote Number: 145.	Jan 20, 2025
PN11-22	Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Feb 6, 2025Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider tabled in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 38.	Jan 20, 2025
PN1437	Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Russell Vought.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Mar 15, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 61 - 36. Record Vote Number: 80.	Dec 2, 2021
PN1436	Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Shalanda D. Young.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Mar 29, 2022Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 57 - 41. Record Vote Number: 113.	Dec 2, 2021
PN79-13	Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget, vice Derek Kan.Executive Office of the President	Confirmed Mar 23, 2021Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 63 - 37. Record Vote Number: 129.	Jan 20, 2021
PN78-19	Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget.Executive Office of the President	WithdrawnReceived message of withdrawal of nomination from the President.	Jan 20, 2021
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

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. Every Congress on file.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-4965	A communication from the General Counsel, Government Accountability Office, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Review of the President's Special Message of September 25, 2026"; to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; and the Judiciary.Executive communication	Nov 9, 2026
EC-4899	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 11 rescissions of budget authority; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as amended by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; the Judiciary; Foreign Relations; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; and Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 28, 2026
EC-4767	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 2027"; to the Committees on Appropriations; and the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 23, 2026
EC-4423	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Report to the Congress on the BBEDCA 251A Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2027"; 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; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 14, 2026
EC-4391	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, notification of the intent to exempt all military personnel accounts from the Sequestration Order for Fiscal Year 2027, which was ordered on April 3, 2026; to the Committees on Appropriations; Armed Services; and the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 14, 2026
EC-1816	A communication from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the September 2025 monthly cumulative report on rescissions; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; and Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Sep 16, 2025
EC-1789	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 2026"; to the Committees on Appropriations; and the Budget.Executive communication	Sep 11, 2025
EC-1680	A communication from the President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of 15 proposed rescissions of budget authority; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 1975, as amended by the order of April 11, 1986; to the Committees on Appropriations; the Budget; and Foreign Relations.Executive communication	Sep 8, 2025

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. Every Congress on file.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 118-28	TAX EXPENDITURES - Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 118-25	VIEWS AND ESTIMATES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025 AS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET PURSUANT TO SECTION 301(d) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 TOGETHER WITH SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE Sheldon Whitehouse, Chairman	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 118-16	VIEWS AND ESTIMATES WITH RESPECT TO THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2024 AS SUBMITTED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET PURSUANT TO SECTION 301(D) OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT OF 1974 TOGETHER WITH SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIALS COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET UNITED STATES SENATE Sheldon Whitehouse, Chairman	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-24	TAX EXPENDITURES Compendium of Background Material on Individual Provisions	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-23	The Congressional Budget Process	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-22	Views and Estimates with Respect to the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023 as Submitted to the Committee on the Budget Pursuant to Section 301(D) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 117-16	Concurrent Resolution on the Budget Fiscal Year 2022On S.Con.Res. 14	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 116-53	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 20

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

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jul 21, 2026	Darline Graham R-SC	Joined	S.Res. 810
Jul 21, 2026	Ron Johnson R-WI	Became Chair	S.Res. 810
Jun 24, 2026	Lindsey Graham R-SC	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
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
Jan 8, 2015	Michael B. Enzi R-WY	Became Chair	S.Res. 23
May 3, 2011	John Ensign R-NV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Nov 15, 2010	Joe Manchin III D-WV	Joined	S.Res. 674
Sep 29, 2010	Carte Patrick Goodwin D-WV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 22, 2010	Carte Patrick Goodwin D-WV	Joined	S.Res. 594
Jun 24, 2010	Robert C. Byrd D-WV	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Mar 9, 2010	Robert Menendez D-NJ	Left the committee	S.Res. 450
Mar 9, 2010	Mark Begich D-AK	Joined	S.Res. 450
Jan 18, 2006	Robert Menendez D-NJ	Joined	S.Res. 348
Dec 21, 2005	Jon S. Corzine D-NJ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Nov 19, 2002	Phil Gramm R-TX	Left Congress	Last recorded vote
Jul 10, 2001	Kent Conrad D-ND	Became Chair	Congressional Record, S7417
Jul 10, 2001	Jon S. Corzine D-NJ	Joined	Congressional Record, S7417

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