[House Report 112-358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-358
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Union Calendar No. 243
ACTIVITIES
and
SUMMARY REPORT
of the
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
SECOND QUARTER
ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS
December 30, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
Union Calendar No. 243
112th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
1st Session 112-358
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ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
SECOND QUARTER
_______
December 30, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, from the Committee on the Budget,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee
The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 established the
Committee on the Budget. The Committee has been responsible for
developing and reporting the annual congressional budget
resolution, for assembling and reporting any reconciliation
legislation required by that resolution, and for working on the
congressional budget process.
The budget resolution provides an overall framework and
plan for action on spending, revenue, and debt limit
legislation. It sets ceilings on total budget authority and
outlays and a floor on total revenues. It also allocates
spending authority to the appropriations committees and among
the various authorizing committees that have jurisdiction over
direct spending programs. The limits and allocations set by the
budget resolution are enforced through points of order.
The budget may also include the optional reconciliation
process, which directs appropriate authorizing committees to
revise programs under their jurisdiction in order to adjust
either projected spending or revenues by specified amounts. If
more than one committee receives reconciliation instructions,
the Budget Committee is responsible for assembling the reports
submitted by the various committees for consideration on the
House floor. The budget reconciliation process is used when
changes in entitlement or tax law are needed to implement the
plan set out in the budget resolution: to reconcile actual
spending and revenue in law with the guidelines set out in the
resolution.
In response to reconciliation instructions, the various
committees report their legislative recommendations to the
Budget Committee. The Budget Committee then assembles the
legislation into an omnibus legislative package without making
any substantive revisions for consideration by the House. The
Budget Committee not only has jurisdiction over budget
resolutions and reconciliation bills, it has legislative
jurisdiction over major elements of the budget process and
various statutory controls over the Federal budget.
When the House of Representatives adopted Rules for the
104th Congress (H. Res. 6) on January 5, 1995, the Budget
Committee achieved for the first time legislative jurisdiction
over major elements of the congressional budget process and
various statutory controls over the Federal budget. In adopting
the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 105th
Congress (H. Res. 5) on January 7, 1997, the House extended the
Budget Committee's legislative jurisdiction to cover not only
the congressional budget process but the budget process in
general. The committee's jurisdictional statement, House Rule
X, clause 1(d), now reads as follows:
(1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in
section 3(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other
matters required to be referred to the committee under titles
III and IV of that Act, and other measures setting forth
appropriate levels of budget totals for the United States
Government.
(2) Budget process generally.
(3) Establishment, extension, and enforcement of special
controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary
treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures providing
exemption from reduction under any order issued under part C of
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
Under the above subparagraph (1), the Budget Committee has
exclusive jurisdiction over both budgetary levels and budgetary
concepts. Under subparagraph (2), the Budget Committee has
primary jurisdiction over the budget process, as well as
secondary jurisdiction over purely procedural aspects of the
congressional budget process. Finally under subparagraph (3),
the Budget Committee has exclusive jurisdiction over the
establishment, extension, and enforcement of mandatory and
discretionary spending limits, pay-go requirements, and other
special budgetary mechanisms to control spending, the deficit,
or the Federal budgets, including the sequestration process.
In addition to its legislative duties, the Budget Committee
continues to have responsibilities for oversight and studies.
These responsibilities include oversight of the Congressional
Budget Office; study of the outlay effects of existing and
proposed legislation; study of off-budget entities; study of
tax expenditures; and study of proposals to improve and
facilitate the congressional budget process.
Summary of Activities
FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET RESOLUTION
During the 111th Congress, the House adopted House
Resolution 1493, setting forth some of the requirements of a
budget resolution for fiscal year 2011. In the absence of a
conference report on the budget for that fiscal year, it
allowed for the enforcement of certain points of order under
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The House adopted the
resolution on July 1, 2010, setting the allocation of new
discretionary budget authority and outlays to the Committee on
Appropriations for fiscal year 2011.
On January 5, 2011, the House adopted House Resolution 5 to
provide interim budget levels until the adoption of the FY2012
concurrent resolution on the budget. On February 8, 2011,
pursuant to section 3(d) of House Resolution 5 (112th
Congress), the resolution adopting the rules for the One
Hundred and Twelfth Congress, Chairman Ryan submitted for
printing in the Congressional Record the 302(a) allocation for
fiscal year 2011 to the Committee on Appropriations.
This interim 302(a) allocation was used to enforce section
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Bills or
amendments causing spending to exceed the level triggers a
point of order under section 302(f) of the Act. It prohibits
the consideration of legislation inconsistent with the
budgetary levels set forth in the budget resolution and the
accompanying report.
This submission also included language related to Advance
Appropriations as required by House Resolution 5 (112th
Congress).
On February 11, 2011, pursuant to section 3(d) of House
Resolution 5 (112th Congress), Chairman Ryan submitted for
printing in the Congressional Record budget aggregates and
allocations for fiscal year 2011. This submission included an
allocation and aggregates of budget authority, outlays, and
revenue for fiscal year 2011 and the period of fiscal years
2011 through 2015.
These interim levels were used to enforce sections 302(f),
303(a) and 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Sections 302(f) and 311(a) prohibit the consideration of
legislation inconsistent with the budgetary levels set forth in
the budget resolution and the accompanying report. Section
303(a) prohibits the consideration of legislation providing new
budget authority or changing revenue until Congress adopts a
budget resolution for a fiscal year.
For House authorizing committees, the interim allocations
and aggregates were set for fiscal year 2011 and the period of
fiscal years 2011 through 2015, at the levels included in the
Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 to 2021
published by the Congressional Budget Office (the CBO
baseline). They reflect legislation enacted through the end of
the 111th Congress.
The aggregates serve as a ceiling on spending and a floor
for revenue levels. These levels served as the concurrent
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2011, a year for which
Congress did not adopt a budget resolution. The levels and
enforcement procedures remain in effect unless superseded by
the adoption of a concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year
2012.
FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET RESOLUTION
The fiscal year 2012 budget cycle commenced on April 6,
2011, with the markup of the fiscal year 2012 concurrent
resolution on the budget, House Concurrent Resolution 34 (112th
Congress). The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution
34 (112th Congress), House Report 112-058, was filed on April
11, 2011.
The Committee on Rules reported a rule (House Resolution
223) providing for the consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution 34 (112th Congress). The rule provided for 4 hours
of general debate: three hours controlled by the chair and the
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, equally
divided; and one hour on the subject of economic goals and
policies equally divided between the Chair and Ranking Minority
Member of the Joint Economic Committee.
The Resolution specified certain amendments in order and
waived all points of order against consideration of the
concurrent resolution.
After the adoption of House Resolution 223, floor debate on
House Concurrent Resolution 34 proceeded on April 14 and 15,
2011. The Committee of the Whole passed House Resolution 223 on
April 14, 2011.
The Committee of the Whole proceeded with four hours of
general debate on the resolution and then proceeded to full
substitute amendments:
Cleaver substitute amendment No. 1, the amendment was defeated.
(Black Caucus Substitute)
Grijalva substitute amendment No. 3, the amendment was
defeated. (Progressive Caucus Substitute)
Garrett substitute amendment No. 4, the amendment was defeated.
(Republican Study Committee Substitute)
Van Hollen substitute amendment No. 5, the amendment was
defeated. (Democratic Substitute).
OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
H. Res. 5, Adopting Rules for the 112th Congress
The organizing resolution (H. Res. 5) adopted by the House
on January 5, 2011 at the commencement of the 112th Congress
contained several provisions related to the congressional
budget process. H. Res. 5 replaced the Pay-As-You-Go [PAYGO]
requirements with a Cut-As-You-Go [CUTGO] requirement. CUTGO
prohibits consideration of legislation if it has the net effect
of increasing mandatory spending within a five- or ten-year
budget window.
The next provision requires the inclusion in the CUTGO
evaluation of legislation of the entire text of a separate
House passed measure or measures added as new matter to such
legislation pursuant to special order of the House.
Further, H. Res. 5 excludes from such evaluation any
provision expressly designated as an emergency for the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (but not any amendment so
designated, which is subjected to the evaluation).
A third provision repealed Rule XXVIII of the Rules of the
House, which provided for an automatic engrossment and
transmittal to the Senate of a joint resolution changing the
public debt limit, upon the adoption of a congressional budget
resolution. Rule XXVIII allowed for the House to avoid a
separate vote on public debt limit legislation.
Next, the resolution authorizes the chair of the Budget
Committee to provide authoritative guidance concerning the
impact of a legislative proposal on the levels of new budget
authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority,
and revenues codified as clause 4 of House Rule XXIX.
The resolution also amended the budget enforcement process,
making it out of order in the House to consider general
appropriations legislation that (1) provides spending authority
beyond what is actually derived from receipts deposited in the
Highway Trust Fund (excluding any transfers that have already
occurred from the General Fund of the Treasury); or (2) spends
those receipts for any purpose other than authorized activities
for the highway or mass transit categories. Furthermore, H.
Res. 5 makes it out of order to consider a budget resolution,
amendment, or conference report containing reconciliation
directives that specify changes in law that would cause an
increase in net direct spending.
Additionally, H. Res. 5 specifies separate orders relating
to the treatment of legislation in view of certain budget
requirements of these Rules, including orders concerning: (1)
emergencies; (2) contingency operations directly related to the
global war on terrorism; (3) a deficit-neutral revenue reserve;
(4) limitations on advance appropriations and long-term
spending (with specified exemptions); (5) spending reduction
amendments in appropriations bills; and (6) budget enforcement
with respect to discretionary administrative expenses of the
Social Security Administration and of the Postal Services.
Finally, House Resolution 5 (112th Congress) required the
Chair of the Committee on the Budget to submit for printing in
the Congressional Record budget aggregates and allocations
contemplated by section 301 (Content of the Concurrent
Resolution on the Budget) for 2011, and 2011 through 2015.
Publication of these aggregates and allocations will be
considered to be the adoption of a concurrent resolution on the
budget for fiscal year 2011. This provision is intended to give
the Chair of the Committee on the Budget authority to set
aggregates and allocations to complete the unfinished fiscal
year 2011 budget resolution cycle, taking into account the
latest CBO baseline, including its 5-year projections.
H. Res. 6, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 5, 2011 and
elected Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin as Chairman of the Committee on
the Budget.
H. Res. 7, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 5, 2011 and
elected Mr. Van Hollen as the Ranking Member of the Committee
on the Budget.
H. Res. 37, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 25, 2011 and
elected Mr. Garrett, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Calvert,
Mr. Akin, Mr. Cole, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. McClintock, Mr.
Stutzman, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Black, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Flores, Mr.
Mulvaney, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Amash, and
Mr. Rokita to the Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 52, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 25, 2011 and
elected Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer,
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ryan of
Ohio, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Moore, Ms. Castor of Florida,
Mr. Shuler, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Bass of California to the
Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 53, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 25, 2011 and
elected Mr. Chaffetz, to rank immediately after Mr. McClintock;
and Mr. Guinta to the Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 78, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on February 9, 2011 and
elected Mr. Woodall to the Committee on the Budget.
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
In the first quarter of the 112th Congress, the staff of
the Committee on the Budget monitored all legislation prepared
for consideration on the House floor for spending and revenue
implications. By working with committee staff, the Rules
Committee and House leadership, legislation that would have
violated the budget was often modified to avoid conflicts with
the budget or dropped from House floor consideration
altogether. The Committee provided ongoing oversight of the
Office of Management and Budget's implementation of budget
submission, control, execution and enforcement procedures under
the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 and the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
Pursuant to House Resolution 5 (112th Congress), Chairman
Ryan provided authoritative guidance concerning the impact of a
legislative proposition on the levels of new budget authority,
outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, and
revenues.
Additionally, the Committee monitored reclassifications of
budget accounts, re-estimates of the subsidies of credit
programs, consistency in cost estimates for direct spending and
tax bills, compliance with the relevant laws, in the
development of budget projections and changes in spend-out
rates for discretionary programs.
The Committee worked with the Committee on Appropriations
and the authorizing committees to ensure that spending and tax
legislation did not breach the appropriate levels in the budget
resolution as required under sections 302(f) and 311(a) of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or violate any budget
provisions contained in the Rules of the House of
Representatives.
ECONOMIC POLICY
The Committee is studying, and will continue to study, how
economic policies affect the Federal budget. Among other
hearings in the first quarter, the Committee received testimony
from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, to
review economic conditions, fiscal conditions, and monetary
policy.
OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
The primary responsibility of the Budget Committee is the
development of a concurrent budget resolution that sets
spending and revenue levels in aggregate and across 21 budget
functions. These budget functions encompass all Federal
programs or activities. Certain programs are considered off-
budget, such as Social Security and the Postal Service, and
some are considered non-budgetary, such as the Federal Reserve.
The subject matter of the budget is inherently broad, but
the Committee's formal oversight responsibility focuses on law
governing the budget process and the agencies responsible for
administering elements of those laws. Under clauses 1(d)(2) and
(3) of House Rule X, the major laws falling within its
oversight are the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the Statutory Pay-
As-You-Go Act of 2010. The two agencies with primary
responsibility for administering elements of these laws and
hence which fall under the Committee's jurisdiction are the
Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget
Office.
In addition to these general oversight responsibilities,
the Budget Committee has the special oversight responsibility
under clause 3(c) of House rule X to study the effect of budget
outlays of existing and proposed legislation and to request and
evaluate continuing studies of tax expenditures.
The House Budget Committee met on January 26, 2011 to
organize for the 112th Congress. In addition to adopting rules
of procedure, the Committee also adopted a written oversight
plan. The Committee held hearings in the process of developing
the annual concurrent budget resolution. Additionally, the
Committee received testimony from Members of Congress, Cabinet
level and other Federal officials, State and local officials,
and expert witnesses to review the budget and economic outlook,
the President's budget submissions and other budget and
economic matters.
The Committee oversight plan calls for continuous
assessment of the performance of Federal agencies in both the
administration and service delivery by reviewing performance
data in the President's budget submissions and the relevant
reports and audits of the Government Accountability Office and
the Offices of the Inspectors General.
The oversight plan specifically calls on the Committee to
study the budgetary effect of existing law and proposed
legislation, as well as government regulation on government
spending and to explore ways of reducing waste, fraud, and
abuse in government agencies. Furthermore, the Committee drew
on the authorizing Committees' Views and Estimates on the
President's budget, which are submitted to the Committee
pursuant to section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act, to
coordinate its oversight activities with other committees.
The House Budget Committee also plans to continue to review
the budgetary treatment of assistance to, and ongoing
operations of: Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie
Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac).
Moreover, the Committee plan calls for continued oversight of
the Office of Management and Budget's implementation of budget
submission, control, execution, and enforcement procedures
under the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and other applicable laws.
The oversight plan also calls for the evaluation and study of
direct spending and tax policies.
In furtherance of the Committee oversight plan, the
Committee held 18 hearings in the First Session of the 112th
Congress. A list of the hearings held and the witnesses
questioned can be found under the Committee Hearings section of
this report. Furthermore, the Committee received one report
from the Government Accountability Office; six responses to the
Chairman's inquiries from the Congressional Budget Office; and
one report from the Office of Personnel Management.
Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken
The following legislative measures were acted on by the
Committee on the Budget or contained provisions relating to the
congressional budget process.
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Resolution/
Bill Sponsor Date Title
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H. Res. 5 Eric Cantor [VA- Introduced--Janu Adopting rules for
(112th 7]. ary 5, 2011. the One Hundred
Congress). Twelfth Congress.
January 5, 2011. Considered as
privileged matter.
January 5, 2011. Ms. Norton moved to
refer the
resolution to a
select committee of
five members, to be
appointed by the
Speaker, not more
than three of whom
shall be from the
same political
party, with
instructions to
report back the
same until it has
conducted a full
and complete study
of, and made a
determination on,
the
constitutionality
of the provision
that would be
eliminated from the
Rules that granted
voting rights in
the Committee of
the Whole to the
Delegates.
January 5, 2011. Mr. Cantor moved to
table the motion to
refer.
January 5, 2011. On agreeing to the
resolution Agreed
to by the Yeas and
Nays: 238-191.
H.R. 10....... Geoff Davis [KY- Introduced--Janu Regulations From the
4]. ary 20, 2011. Executive in Need
of Scrutiny Act of
2011.
January 20, 2011 Referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary, and in
addition to the
Committee on Rules,
for a period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
November 10, Reported (Amended)
2011. by the Committee on
the Judiciary.
November 18, Reported (Amended)
2011. by the Committee on
Rules.
December 7, 2011 Passed/agreed to in
House: On passage
Passed by recorded
vote: 241-184.
December 8, 2011 Referred to Senate
committee: Received
in the Senate and
Read twice and
referred to the
Committee on
Homeland Security
and Governmental
Affairs.
H.R. 662...... John L. Mica [FL- Introduced--Febr Surface
7]. uary 11, 2011. Transportation
Extension Act of
2011.
February 11, Referred to the
2011. Committee on
Transportation and
Infrastructure, and
in addition to the
Committees on Ways
and Means, and
Natural Resources,
for a period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
February 28, Referred
2011. sequentially to the
House Committee on
the Budget for a
period ending not
later than Feb. 28,
2011 for
consideration of
such provisions of
the bill as fall
within the
jurisdiction of
that committee
pursuant to clause
1(d), rule X.
March 2, 2011... On Passage, Passed
by recorded vote:
421-4.
March 2, 2011... Received in the
Senate.
March 3, 2011... Passed Senate
without amendment
by voice vote.
March 3, 2011... Presented to the
President.
March 4, 2011... Signed by President
and became Public
Law No.: 112-5.
H.R. 1........ Harold Rogers Introduced--Febr Full-Year Continuing
[KY-5]. uary 11, 2011. Appropriations Act,
2011.
February 11, Referred to the
2011. Committee on
Appropriations, and
in addition to the
Committee on the
Budget.
February 19, On passage Passed by
2011. the Yeas and Nays:
235-189
February 28, Received in the
2011. Senate.
March 9, 2011... Pursuant to the
order of 3/8/2011,
not having achieved
60 votes in the
affirmative, the
bill failed of
passage by Yea-Nay
Vote. 44-56.
S. 365........ Tom Harkin [IA]. Introduced--Febr Budget Control Act
uary 16, 2011. of 2011.
February 16, Committee on Health,
2011. Education, Labor,
and Pensions.
Original measure
reported to Senate
by Senator Harkin.
Without written
report.
February 17, Passed/agreed to in
2011. Senate: Passed
Senate without
amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
August 1, 2011.. Passed/agreed to in
House: On passage
Passed with
amendment by
recorded vote: 269-
161.
August 2, 2011.. Resolving
differences--Senate
actions: Senate
agreed in the House
amendment to the
bill by Yea-Nay
Vote. 74-26.
August 2, 2011.. Presented to
President. Signed
by President, and
became Public Law
No. 112-025.
H.J. Res. 44.. Harold Rogers Introduced--Febr Further Continuing
[KY-5]. uary 28, 2011. Appropriations
Amendments, 2011.
February 28, Referred to the
2011. Committee on
Appropriations, and
in addition to the
Committee on the
Budget, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
March 1, 2011... On passage Passed by
recorded vote: 335-
91.
March 2, 2011... Passed/agreed to in
Senate: Passed
Senate without
amendment by Yea-
Nay Vote. 91-9.
March 2, 2011... Presented to
President, Signed
by President, and
became Public Law
No. 112-004.
H. Res. 126... Paul Ryan [WI-1] Introduced--Febr Providing amounts
uary 28, 2011. for the expenses of
the Committee on
the Budget in the
One Hundred Twelfth
Congress.
February 28, Referred to the
2011. House Committee on
House
Administration.
H.R. 1194..... Jim McDermott Introduced--Marc To renew the
[WA-7]. h 17, 2011. authority of the
Secretary of Health
and Human Services
to approve
demonstration
projects designed
to test innovative
strategies in State
child welfare
programs.
March 17, 2011.. Referred to the
Committee on Ways
and Means, and in
addition to the
Committee on the
Budget, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
May 31, 2011.... On motion to suspend
the rules and pass
the bill: Agreed to
by voice vote.
June 6, 2011.... Received in the
Senate and Read
twice and referred
to the Committee on
Finance.
H.R. 1249..... Lamar Smith [TX- Introduced--Marc America Invents Act.
21]. h 30, 2011.
March 30, 2011.. Referred to the
Committee on the
Judiciary, in
addition to the
Committee on the
Budget, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
June 23, 2011... On passage, Passed
by recorded vote:
304-117.
June 27, 2011... Received in the
Senate.
September 9, Passed Senate
2011. without amendment
by Yea-Nay Vote. 89-
9.
September 12, Presented to
2011. President.
September 16, Signed by President
2011. and became Public
Law No. 112-29.
H.R. 1255..... Steve Womack [AR- Introduced--Marc General Government
3]. h 30, 2011. Shutdown Prevention
Act of 2011.
March 30, 2011.. Referred to the
Committee on
Appropriations, in
addition to the
Committees on
Oversight and
Government Reform,
House
Administration, and
the Budget, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
April 1, 2011... On passage Passed by
recorded vote: 221-
202.
April 4, 2011... Received in the
Senate.
H. Con. Res. Paul Ryan [WI-1] Introduced--Apri Establishing the
34. l 4, 2011. budget for the
United States
Government for
fiscal year 2012
and setting forth
appropriate
budgetary levels
for fiscal years
2013 through 2021.
April 11, 2011.. The House Committee
on The Budget
reported an
original measure,
H. Rept. 112-58, by
Mr. Ryan (WI).
April 15, 2011.. On agreeing to the
resolution Agreed
to by the Yeas and
Nays: 235-193.
April 4, 2011... Received in the
Senate.
May 25, 2011.... Motion to proceed to
consideration of
measure rejected in
Senate by Yea-Nay
Vote. 40-57.
H.R. 1363..... Harold Rogers Introduced--Apri Further Additional
[KY-5]. l 4, 2011. Continuing
Appropriations
Amendments, 2011.
April 4, 2011... Referred to the
Committee on
Appropriations, in
addition to the
Committee on the
Budget, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
April 7, 2011... On passage Passed by
the Yeas and Nays:
247-181.
April 8, 2011... Passed Senate with
an amendment by
Voice Vote.
April 9, 2011... House agreed to
Senate amendment
348-70.
April 9, 2011... Presented to
President, Signed
by President, and
became Public Law
No.: 112-8.
H.R. 1473..... Harold Rogers Introduced--Apri Department of
[KY-5]. l 11, 2011. Defense and Full-
Year Continuing
Appropriations Act,
2011.
April 11, 2011.. Referred to the
Committee on
Appropriations, in
addition to the
Committees on the
Budget, and Ways
and Means, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
April 14, 2011.. On Passed by the
Yeas and Nays: 260-
167.
April 14, 2011.. Received in the
Senate, Read twice,
considered, Read a
third time, and
passed without
amendment by Yea-
Nay. 81-91.
April 15, 2011.. Presented to the
President, signed
by President, and
became Public Law
No.: 112-10.
H. Res. 287... Tom Reed [NY-29] Introduced--May Providing for
31, 2011. consideration of
the bill (H.R.
2017) making
appropriations for
the Department of
Homeland Security
for the fiscal year
ending September
30, 2012, and for
other purposes.
May 31, 2011.... The House Committee
on Rules reported
an original
measure, H. Rept.
112-95, by Mr.
Reed.
June 1, 2011.... On agreeing to the
resolution Agreed
to by recorded
vote: 231-187.
H.R. 2560..... Jason Chaffetz Introduced--July Cut, Cap, and
[UT-3]. 15, 2011. Balance Act of
2011.
July 15, 2011... Referred to the
Committee on the
Budget, and in
addition to the
Committees on
Rules, and Ways and
Means, for a period
to be subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
July 19, 2011... Passed/agreed to in
House: On passage
Passed by recorded
vote: 234-190.
July 22, 2011... Senate floor
actions: Motion to
table the motion to
proceed to the bill
agreed to in Senate
by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-
46.
H.R. 2608..... Sam Graves [MO- Introduced--July Continuing
6]. 21, 2011. Appropriations Act,
2012.
July 21, 2011... Introduced in House.
July 26, 2011... Passed/agreed to in
House: On motion to
suspend the rules
and pass the bill,
as amended Agreed
to by voice vote.
July 28, 2011... Passed/agreed to in
Senate: Passed
Senate with an
amendment by
Unanimous Consent.
9/21/2011 Resolving
differences--House
actions: On motion
that the House
agree with an
amendment to the
Senate amendment
Failed by the Yeas
and Nays: 195-230
(Roll No. 719).
September 23, Resolving
2011. differences--House
actions: On motion
that the House
agree with an
amendment to the
Agreed to by
recorded vote: 219-
203 (Roll no. 727).
September 26, Resolving
2011. differences--Senate
actions: Senate
concurred in the
House amendment to
the Senate
amendment with an
amendment (SA 665)
Yea-Nay Vote. 79-
12. Record Vote
Number: 153.
October 4, 2011. Resolving
differences--House
actions: On motion
that the House
agree to the Senate
amendment to the
House amendment to
the Senate
amendment Agreed to
by the Yeas and
Nays: 352-66 (Roll
no. 745).
October 4, 2011. Presented to
President. 10/5/
2011 Signed by
President. 10/5/
2011 Became Public
Law No. 112-036.
H.R. 2693..... David Dreier [CA- Introduced--July Budget Control Act
26]. 28, 2011. of 2011.
July 28, 2011... Referred to the
Committee on Rules,
and in addition to
the Committees on
the Budget, Energy
and Commerce,
Education and the
Workforce, Ways and
Means, and Science,
Space, and
Technology, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
July 30, 2011... Failed of passage/
not agreed to in
House. On motion to
suspend the rules
and pass the bill,
as amended Failed
by recorded vote (2/
3 required): 173-
246.
August 1, 2011.. Referred to the
Subcommittee on
Communications and
Technology.
H.R. 2883..... Geoff Davis [KY- Introduced--Sept Child and Family
4]. ember 12, 2011. Services
Improvement and
Innovation Act.
September 12, Referred to the
2011. Committee on Ways
and Means, and in
addition to the
Committee on the
Budget, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
September 19, Reported (Amended)
2011. by the Committee on
Ways and Means. H.
Rept. 112-210, Part
I.
September 21, Passed/agreed to in
2011. House: On motion to
suspend the rules
and pass the bill,
as amended Agreed
to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3
required): 395-25.
September 22, Passed/agreed to in
2011. Senate: Received in
the Senate, Read
twice, considered,
Read the third
time, and passed
without amendment
by Voice Vote.
September 27, Presented to the
2011. President.
September 30, Signed by the
2011. President and
became Public Law
No. 112-034.
H.J. RES. 79.. Harold Rogers Introduced--Sept Continuing
[KY-5]. ember 14, 2011.. Appropriations
Resolution, 2012.
September 14, Referred to the
2011. Committee on
Appropriations, and
in addition to the
Committees on the
Budget, and Ways
and Means, for a
period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
September 15, Rules Committee
2011. Resolution H. Res.
399 Reported to
House. Rule
provides for
consideration of
H.J. Res. 79 with 1
hour of general
debate. Previous
question shall be
considered as
ordered without
intervening motions
except motion to
recommit with or
without
instructions.
Measure will be
considered Read.
Bill is closed to
amendments. The
amendment printed
in the report of
the Committee on
Rules shall be
considered as
adopted.
H.R. 2943..... Geoff Davis [KY- Introduced--Sept Short-Term TANF
4]. ember 15, 2011. Extension Act.
September 15, Introduced in House.
2011.
September 21, Passed/agreed to in
2011. House: On motion to
suspend the rules
and pass the bill.
Agreed to by voice
vote.
September 23, Passed/agreed to in
2011. Senate: Passed
Senate without
amendment by Voice
Vote.
September 27, Presented to
2011. President.
September 30, Signed by the
2011. President and
became Public Law
No. 112-035.
H.R. 3521..... Paul Ryan [WI-1] Introduced--Nove Expedited Line-Item
mber 30, 2011. Veto and
Rescissions Act of
2011.
November 30, Referred to the
2011. Committee on the
Budget, and in
addition to the
Committee on Rules,
for a period to be
subsequently
determined by the
Speaker, in each
case for
consideration of
such provisions as
fall within the
jurisdiction of the
committee
concerned.
December 15, Marked-up and
2011. reported out of
Committee with a
final vote of 23-
13. One technical
amendment was
adopted by voice
vote.
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Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee
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Resolution/Bill Sponsor Title
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H.R. 1............ Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]... Full-Year Continuing
Appropriations Act,
2011.
H.R. 87........... Hon. Michele Bachmann [MN-6] Repeal the Dodd-Frank
Wall Street Reform
and Consumer
Protection Act.
H.R. 105.......... Hon. Dan Burton [IN-5]...... Empowering Patients
First Act.
H.R. 114.......... Hon. David Dreier [CA-26]... Biennial Budgeting and
Appropriations Act of
2011.
H.R. 186.......... Hon. Joe Wilson [SC-2]...... Expand the eligibility
for concurrent
receipt of military
retired pay and
veterans' disability
compensation.
H.R. 188.......... Hon. Rob Woodall, [GA-7].... Government Spending
Responsibility Act.
H.R. 196.......... Hon. Loretta Sanchez [CA-47] Simplifying The
Ambiguous Law,
Keeping Everyone
Reliably Safe Act of
2011.
H.R. 296.......... Hon. Don Young [AK]......... Salmon Lake Land
Selection Resolution
Act.
H.R. 368.......... Hon. Henry C.``Hank'' Removal Clarification
Johnson, Jr. [GA-4]. Act of 2011.
H.R. 373.......... Hon. Virginia Foxx [NC-5]... Unfunded Mandates
Information and
Transparency Act of
2011.
H.R. 385.......... Hon. Barbara Lee [CA-9]..... Poverty Impact Trigger
Act of 2011.
H.R. 386.......... Hon. Dan Lungren [CA-3]..... Securing Aircraft
Cockpits Against
Lasers Act of 2011.
H.R. 398.......... Hon. Zoe Lofgren [CA-16].... To Amend the
Immigration and
Nationality Act.
H.R. 408.......... Hon. Jim Jordan [OH-4]...... Spending Reduction Act
of 2011.
H.R. 460.......... Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3].. Bonneville Unit Clean
Hydropower
Facilitation Act.
H.R. 470.......... Hon. Joseph J. Heck [NV-3].. Hoover Power
Allocation Act of
2011.
H.R. 475.......... Hon. Dan Boren [OK-2]....... Fountainhead Property
Land Transfer Act.
H.R. 536.......... Hon. Tom Cole [OK-4]........ Indian Healthcare
Improvement Act of
2011.
H.R. 556.......... Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter Preserving Patients'
[MI-11]. Choice Act.
H.R. 622.......... Hon. Dave Camp [MI-4]....... To extend the Andean
Trade Preference Act,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 634.......... Hon. Jeff Flake [AZ-6]...... Debt Buy-Down Act of
2011.
H.R. 668.......... Hon. Trent Franks [AZ-2].... Secure High-Voltage
Infrastructure for
Electricity from
Lethal Damage Act.
H.R. 675.......... Hon. Wally Herger [CA-2].... Strengthening Medicare
Anti-Fraud Measures
Act of 2011.
H.R. 796.......... Hon. Peter A. DeFazio [OR-4] Social Security
Protection and Truth
in Budgeting Act of
2011.
H.R. 821.......... Hon. Dennis Ross [FL-12].... To require zero-based
budgeting for
departments and
agencies of the
Government.
H.R. 854.......... Hon. Sam Farr [CA-17]....... To authorize the Peace
Corps Commemorative
Foundation to
establish a
commemorative work in
the District of
Columbia, and its
environs, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 903.......... Hon. Ken Calvert [CA-44].... Maximize Offshore
Resource Exploration
Act of 2011.
H.R. 913.......... Hon. Robert B. Aderholt [AL- Free and Fair Trade
4]. Act of 2011.
H.R. 920.......... Hon. Louie Gohmert [TX-1]... Zero-Baseline Budget
Act of 2011.
H.R. 1008......... Hon. John J. Duncan Jr. [TN- Benton MacKaye
2]. Cherokee National
Forest Land
Consolidation Act.
H.R. 1043......... Hon. Chris Van Hollen [MD-8] Reduce Unnecessary
Spending Act of 2011.
H.R. 1125......... Hon. Chaka Fattah [PA-2].... Debt Free America Act.
H.R. 1135......... Hon. Jim Jordan [OH-4]...... Welfare Reform Act of
2011.
H.R. 1155......... Hon. Gary C. Peters [MI-9].. Expedited
Consideration of
Terminations,
Reductions, and
Savings Act of 2011.
H.R. 1167......... Hon. Jim Jordan [OH-4]...... Welfare Reform Act of
2011.
H.R. 1257......... Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett [MD- Protect America from
6]. U.S. Military
Expenses in Libya Act
of 2011.
H.R. 1302......... Hon. Mike Quigley [IL-5].... Transparent and
Sustainable Budget
Act of 2011.
H.R. 1323......... Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett [MD- Protect America from
6]. U.S. Military
Expenses in Libya Act
of 2011.
H.R. 1363......... Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]... Further Additional
Continuing
Appropriations
Amendments, 2011.
H.R. 1366......... Hon. Daniel Lipinski [IL-3]. National Manufacturing
Strategy Act of 2011.
H.R. 1473......... Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]... Department of Defense
and Full-Year
Continuing
Appropriations Act,
2011.
H.R. 1596......... Hon. Earl Blumenauer [OR-3]. Superfund Reinvestment
Act.
H.R. 1602......... Hon. Danny K. Davis [IL-7].. Children's Budget Act.
H.R. 1605......... Hon. John J. Duncan, Jr. [TN- CAP Act of 2011.
2].
H.R. 1630......... Hon. Tim Murphy [PA-18]..... Social Security and
Medicare Protection
Act.
H.R. 1637......... Hon. Ted Poe [TX-2]......... Crime Victims Fund
Preservation Act of
2011.
H.R. 1638......... Hon. Ted Poe [TX-2]......... Dollar Bill Act of
2011.
H.R. 1685......... Hon. Judy Biggert [IL-13]... Electric Drive Vehicle
Deployment Act of
2011.
H.R. 1745......... Hon. Dave Camp [MI-4]....... JOBS Act of 2011.
H.R. 1848......... Hon. Connie Mack [FL-14].... One Percent Spending
Reduction Act of
2011.
H.R. 1861......... Hon. Tim Murphy [PA-18]..... Infrastructure Jobs
and Energy
Independence Act.
H.R. 2041......... Hon. Jack Kingston [GA-1]... Returning to
Responsible Fiscal
Policies Act.
H.R. 2086......... Hon. Heath Shuler [NC-11]... Medical Debt
Responsibility Act of
2011.
H.R. 2110......... Hon. Timothy H. Bishop [NY- Long Island Sound
1]. Improvement Act
Amendments of 2011.
H.R. 2185......... Hon. Zoe Lofgren [CA-16].... Refugee Protection Act
of 2011.
H.R. 2231......... Hon. Kristi L. Noem [SD].... Ethanol Modernization
and Deficit Reduction
Act.
H.R. 2319......... Hon. Kevin Brady [TX-8]..... Maximizing America's
Prosperity Act of
2011.
H.R. 2350......... Hon. Peter A. DeFazio [OR-4] Protecting Taxpayers
in Transportation
Asset Transfers Act.
H.R. 2455......... Hon. Cedric L. Richmond [LA- Humanitarian Aid for
2]. Americans Act.
H.R. 2527......... Hon. Richard L. Hanna [NY- National Baseball Hall
24]. of Fame Commemorative
Coin Act.
H.R. 2532......... Hon. C. A. Dutch United States Secret
Ruppersberger [MD-2]. Service Retirement
Act of 2011.
H.R. 2560......... Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3].. Cut, Cap, and Balance
Act of 2011.
H.R. 2693......... Hon. David Dreier [CA-26]... Budget Control Act of
2011.
H.R. 2725......... Hon. Frederica Wilson [FL- Medicare Protection
17]. Act of 2011.
H.R. 2726......... Hon. Frederica Wilson [FL- Education Protection
17]. Act of 2011.
H.R. 2727......... Hon. Frederica Wilson [FL- People's Act of 2011.
17].
H.R. 2855......... Hon. Keith Ellison [MN-5]... Emergency Jobs Now
Act.
H.R. 2857......... Hon. Raul M. Grijalva [AZ-7] Prioritize Emergency
Job Creation Act.
H.R. 2883......... Hon. Geoff Davis [KY-4]..... Child and Family
Services Improvement
and Innovation Act.
H.R. 2943......... Hon. Geoff Davis [KY-4]..... Short-Term TANF
Extension Act.
H.R. 2954......... Hon. Barbara Lee [CA-9]..... Health Equity and
Accountability Act of
2011.
H.R. 2964......... Hon. Kevin Yoder [KS-3]..... Unfunded Mandates
Accountability Act of
2011.
H.R. 3000......... Hon. Tom Price [GA-6]....... Empowering Patients
First Act.
H.R. 3005......... Hon. Paul Tonko [NY-21]..... Helping Devastated
Farmers Act of 2011.
H.R. 3043......... Hon. Marsha Blackburn [TN-7] To amend the Balanced
Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to reduce the
discretionary
spending limit for
fiscal year 2013 and
2014 to the fiscal
year 2012 level.
H.R. 3082......... Hon. Timothy V. Johnson [IL- Biennial Budgeting and
15]. Appropriations Act of
2011.
H.R. 3083......... Hon. Jim McDermott [WA-7]... SSI Extension for
Elderly and Disabled
Refugees Act of 2011.
H.R. 3187......... Hon. Robert J. Dold [IL-10]. March of Dimes
Commemorative Coin
Act of 2011.
H.R. 3201......... Hon. Maxine Waters [CA-35].. To amend the Budget
Control Act of 2011
to eliminate the
Joint Select
Committee on Deficit
Reduction.
H.R. 3236......... Hon. Timothy J. Walz [MN-1]. Beginning Farmer and
Rancher Opportunity
Act of 2011.
H.R. 3264......... Hon. Tom Graves [GA-9]...... Transportation
Empowerment Act.
H.R. 3332......... Hon. Robert J. Dold [IL-10]. Truth in Government
Accounting Act of
2011.
H.R. 3414......... Hon. Bill Huizenga [MI-2]... Honest Budget Act.
H.R. 3494......... Hon. Joseph J. Heck [NV-3].. Restoring America's
Faith and Trust Act.
H.R. 3521......... Hon. Paul Ryan [WI-1]....... Expedited Line-Item
Veto and Rescissions
Act of 2011.
H. Con. Res. 14... Hon. Benjamin Quayle [AZ-3]. Expressing the sense
of the Congress that
non-defense, non-
security, non-
veterans
discretionary
spending should be
reduced by 20
percent.
H. Con. Res. 34... Hon. Paul Ryan [WI-1]....... Establishing the
budget for the United
States Government for
fiscal year 2012 and
setting forth
appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal
years 2013 through
2021.
H. Con. Res. 37... Hon. Scott Garrett [NJ-5]... Establishing the
budget for the United
States Government for
fiscal year 2012 and
setting forth
appropriate budgetary
levels for fiscal
year 2011 and fiscal
years 2013 through
2021.
H. Res. 441....... Hon. J. Randy Forbes [VA-4]. Expressing the sense
of the House of
Representatives that
further reductions to
core national
security funding will
cause significant
harm to United States
interests.
H.J. Res. 44...... Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]... Further Continuing
Appropriations
Amendments, 2011.
H.J. Res. 79...... Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]... Continuing
Appropriations
Resolution, 2012.
S. 99............. Hon. Jeff Bingaman [NM]..... American Medical
Isotopes Production
Act of 2011.
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Committee Reports
112-058: House Concurrent Resolution 34, April 11, 2011,
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--Fiscal Year 2012
112-147: July 14, 2011, Activities and Summary Report of the
Committee on the Budget House of Representatives One
Hundred Twelfth Congress First Quarter
Hearings
Committee on the Budget Hearings of the First Session of the
112th Congress
Markup: House Budget Committee Organizational Meeting [1/26/
2011]
The Fiscal Consequences of the New Health Care Law [1/26/2011]
Witnesses: Richard S. Foster, Chief Actuary Centers for
Medicare and Medicaid Services
James C. Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Dennis Smith, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Health
Services
Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and
Policy and Priorities
The State of the U.S. Economy [2/9/2011]
Witness: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the
Federal Reserve System
The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook
[2/10/2011]
Witness: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget
Office
The President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget [2/15/2011]
Witness: The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Director, Office of
Management and Budget
Department of the Treasury Fiscal Year 2012 Budget [2/16/2011]
Witness: The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary,
Department of the Treasury
Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt [3/10/2011]
Witnesses: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action
Forum, Former Director of the Congressional Budget
Office
Carmen M. Reinhart, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for
International Economics
Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal
Budget
John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
Fulfilling the Mission of Health and Retirement Security [3/17/
2011]
Witnesses: Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Brookings
Institution, Founding Director of the Congressional
Budget Office, Former Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
Charles Blahous, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution and Public
Trustee for Social Security
James C. Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center,
Former Associate Director of the Office of Management
and Budget
Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities
Members' Day [3/30/2011]
Mark-Up of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year
2012 [4/6/2011]
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & FHA: Taxpayer Exposure in the Housing
Markets [6/2/2011]
Witnesses: Deborah J. Lucas, Assistant Director, Congressional
Budget Office
Alex J. Pollock, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute
for Public Policy Research
Sarah Rosen Wartell, Executive Vice President, Center for
American Progress & Center for American Progress Action
Fund
The Congressional Budget Office's Long-Term Budget Outlook [6/
23/2011]
Witness: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget
Office
Budgeting for America's National Security [07/07/2011]
Witnesses: David E. Mosher, Assistant Director, Congressional
Budget Office
The Honorable Jim Talent, Distinguished Fellow, Heritage
Foundation
Dr. Gordon Adams, Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center
Medicare's Future: An Examination of the Independent Payment
Advisory Board [07/12/2011]
Witnesses: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health
and Human Services
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute
Judith Feder, Ph.D., Professor and Former Dean, Georgetown
Public Policy Institute and Urban Institute Fellow
Medicare and Social Security: The Fiscal Facts [07/13/2011]
Witnesses: Richard Foster, Chief Actuary, Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services
Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration
The Need for Pro-Growth Tax Reform [09/14/2011]
Witnesses: Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation
Michael Wall, Vice President of Tax, Case New Holland
Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition
The Broken Budget Process: Perspectives From Former CBO
Directors [09/21/2011]
Witnesses: Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Brookings
Institution
Rudolph G. Penner, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
The Broken Budget Process: Perspectives From Budget Experts
[09/22/2011]
Witnesses: The Honorable Phil Gramm, Former Chairman, U.S.
Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban
Affairs; Vice Chairman of Investment Bank, UBS AG
The Honorable Jim Nussle, Former Chairman, House Committee on
the Budget; President, COO, Growth Energy
Philip Joyce, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Finance and
Leadership, School of Public Policy, University of
Maryland
Committee Publications
The majority staff produced 25 of initial analyses and
reports on budget related issues.
House Budget Committee Minority Caucus
* * * * * * *
House Budget Committee Democratic Caucus
SUMMARY REPORT
In the 112th Congress the Budget Committee faces the task
of developing a budget plan to guide the country as we emerge
from an economic recession and tackle a daunting fiscal crisis.
Republicans and Democrats have different views and support
different choices on how we should move forward. The fiscal
year 2012 Republican budget aims to reduce the deficit solely
through spending cuts, ending the Medicare guarantee and
slashing investments that make the country stronger, while
extending tax breaks for big corporations and the wealthiest
Americans.
In contrast, in April Democrats offered a fiscal year 2012
budget resolution on the House floor that would put our fiscal
house in order, reducing the deficit in a responsible way that
boosts the economy, while also investing in our nation's
future. As recommended by the President's bipartisan Fiscal
Commission, the Democratic budget cuts spending gradually at
first, so as not to weaken the recovery and cost jobs. To the
contrary, it helps small businesses to create jobs while giving
our children and grandchildren the tools to keep American
competitive in this global economy. For example, the Democratic
budget includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund designed to spur
investments that create jobs, including in the nation's
highways and transit systems, clean energy, and infrastructure
such as aviation and ports. The budget takes a balanced
approach to spending and revenue, and achieves primary balance
in 2018. To help reduce the deficit, the plan identifies
targeted, well-timed spending cuts ranging from security and
non-security agencies to agricultural subsidies. Finally, it
calls for shared responsibility and sacrifice, asking the
wealthiest Americans and special interests to help pay their
fair share.
PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
The following publications were prepared by the staff of
the Democratic Caucus of the Committee on the Budget, and were
not approved by the full Membership of the Committee.
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Date Title
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January 5, 2011.................... Republican House Rules Make
Fiscally Irresponsible Changes.
January 31, 2011................... CBO Forecast Confirms Economy on
the Rebound But Deficits Continue.
February 23, 2011.................. Summary and Analysis of President
Obama's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.
April 8, 2011...................... Summary & Analysis of Democratic
Amendments Offered to FY 2012
Budget at House Budget Committee
Markup.
April 11, 2011..................... Summary and Analysis of the House
Budget Committee-reported FY 2012
Budget Resolution.
April 11, 2011..................... Minority Views on the House Budget
Committee FY 2012 Budget
Resolution.
April 13, 2011..................... Key Aspects of the 2012 Democratic
Budget.
April 15, 2011..................... Win the Future: Make it in America--
the Democratic Budget Resolution.
May 13, 2011....................... Comparing the Republican Medicare
Voucher Plan and the Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit.
Jun 27, 2011....................... Balanced Budget Constitutional
Amendment is Guise to Push the
Republican Budget Agenda.
Jul 11, 2011....................... Budget Committee Hearing on
``Budgeting for America's National
Security.''
Jul 18, 2011....................... ``Cut, Cap, and Balance Act'' is a
More Extreme Version of Republican
Budget Resolution.
Jul 28, 2011....................... Republican Debt Plan Threatens the
Nation's Financial Security.
Aug 3, 2011........................ Summary of the Budget Control Act
of 2011.
Nov 14, 2011....................... Do We Really Want the Courts Making
Budget Decisions? A Constitutional
Requirement to Balance the Budget
Will Involve the Courts.
Nov 16, 2011....................... Vote ``No'' on the Constitutional
Amendment: H.J.Res. 2 is Not
Fiscally Responsible.
Dec 13, 2011....................... Frequently Asked Questions about
Sequestration under the Budget
Control Act of 2011.
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DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS LEGISLATION
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Date Title
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April 6, 2011...................... Democratic Amendments offered to FY
2012 Budget during House Budget
Committee markup.
April 13, 2011..................... FY 2012 Democratic Budget offered
on House floor.
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