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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. 117-44	The Cost of Inaction on Climate Change104 pages 5 witnesses Statement of David Wallace-Wells, Editor at Large, New York Magazine, Author, ``The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming'' Statement of Robert B. Litterman, Ph.D., Chair, Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Statement of Joseph E. Stiglitz, Ph.D., Professor of Economics, Columbia University Statement of George Oliver, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Johnson Controls, and Chair, Business Roundtable Energy and Environment Committee Statement of Richard J. Powell, Executive Director, Clearpath Inc	Apr 15, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-42	Ending a Rigged Tax Code: the Need to Make the Wealthiest People and Largest Corporations Pay Their Fair Share of Taxes111 pages 5 witnesses Statement of Abigail E. Disney, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Co-Founder, Fork Films, Chair and Co-Founder, Level Forward Statement of Gabriel Zucman, Associate Professor of Economics, University of California, Berkeley Statement of Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Statement of Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Statement of Scott A. Hodge, President, Tax Foundation	Mar 25, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-33	The Income and Wealth Inequality Crisis in America113 pages 5 witnesses Statement of the Honorable Robert B. Reich, Chancellor's Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley, Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Statement of Sarah Anderson, Program Director, Global Economy, Institute for Policy Studies Statement of Jennifer Bates, Amazon Worker, Bessemer, Alabama, Fulfillment Center Statement of John W. Lettieri, President and Chief Executive Officer, Economic Innovation Group (EIG) Statement of Scott Winship, Ph.D., Resident Scholar and Director of Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute	Mar 17, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-24	The Nomination of MS. Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to Be Deputy Director, Office of Management and BudgetHeld Mar 2, 2021 to Mar 10, 2021 · 65 pages 2 witnesses Testimony of Ms. Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, To Be Deputy Director, Office of Management and Budget Statement of the Honorable Patrick Leahy, A U.S. Senator from the State of Vermont	Mar 2, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-29	Why Should Taxpayers Subsidize Poverty Wages at Large Profitable Corporations?209 pages 8 witnesses Statement of Craig Jelinek, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Costco Wholesale Corporation Statement of Terrence Wise, McDonald's Worker, Kansas City, Missouri Statement of Cynthia Murray, Walmart Worker, Hyattsville, Maryland Statement of Thea Mei Lee, President, Economic Policy Institute Statement of Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D., President, American Action Forum Statement of Carl Sobocinski, President, Table 301 Restaurant Group Statement of Jacob L. Vigdor, Ph.D., Professor of Public Policy and Governance, University of Washington Statement of Cindy Brown Barnes, Managing Director, Education, Workforce, and Income Security, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO)	Feb 25, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-25	(Errata]nomination of MS. Neera Tanden of Massachusetts2 pages	Feb 10, 2021
S. Hrg. 117-25	Nomination of MS. Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, to Be Director of the Office of Management and Budget127 pages 3 witnesses Testimony of Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, To Be Director, Office of Management and Budget Statement of Honorable Amy Klobuchar, A United States Senator from the State of Minnesota Statement of Honorable Cory A. Booker, A United States Senator from the State of New Jersey	Feb 10, 2021
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

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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