United States House Committee on the Budget
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Active United States House of Representatives 118th Congress | |
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Formed | 1974 |
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Chair | Jodey Arrington (R) Since January 3, 2023 |
Ranking member | Brendan Boyle (D) Since January 3, 2023 |
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Seats | 37 |
Political parties | Majority (21)
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Senate counterpart | Senate Budget Committee |
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The United States House Committee on the Budget, commonly known as the House Budget Committee, is a
Role of the committee
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The primary responsibility of the Budget Committee is the drafting and preparation of the
In general, legislation is cleared of such problems prior to consideration through discussions between the House Parliamentarian, the House Leadership, and the House Budget Committee.
The committee holds hearings on federal budget legislation and congressional resolutions related to the
Rules of the committee
The committee meets on the second Wednesday of each month while the House is in session. Though this is required, it is almost always waived and the committee only meets when a subject of sufficient importance arises. This usually occurs during the early part of the calendar year when the president's budget is issued and important budgetary decisions must be made.
It is not permitted to conduct business unless a
The committee may only consider measures placed before it either by the chairman or by a majority vote of its members.
Each member of the committee may question witnesses during hearings, in order of seniority when the hearing is called to order. Otherwise, members are recognized in order of their arrival after the gavel has brought the committee to order.
Committee members
The committee is chaired by Republican Jodey Arrington from Texas. The ranking member is Democrat Brendan Boyle from Pennsylvania.
Also under House rules, unlike other committees of the House of Representatives, membership on the Budget Committee is term limited. Rank-and-file members must rotate off the committee after serving for three terms. Chairmen and ranking members may serve no more than four terms. (See Clause 5 of Rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives).[2] These limits are often waived, as they have been for Chairman John Kasich (R-OH), Chairman Jim Nussle (R-IA) and Chairman John Spratt (D-SC). Such a waiver requires a vote of the whole House, and is usually included in the opening day "Rules Package" that sets the rules for each successive Congress. Such a resolution is normally introduced as "House Resolution 5" or "House Resolution 6".
Several high-profile budget committee members have gone on to serve as Director of the Office of Management and Budget: Leon Panetta (budget committee chairman 1989–1993), Rob Portman (budget committee vice chairman) and Jim Nussle (budget committee chairman 2001–2007). Additionally, John Kasich (chairman 1995–2001) went on to serve as Governor of Ohio from 2011 to 2019, while Paul Ryan (chairman 2011–2015) was the Republican nominee for vice president in 2012 and the House speaker from 2015 to 2019.
Members, 118th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 14 (Chair), H.Res. 15 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 102 (D), H.Res. 103 (R), H.Res. 164 (D), H.Res. 205 (amending rank), H.Res. 954 (R)
Historical membership rosters
117th Congress
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Resolutions electing members: H.Res. 9 (Chair), H.Res. 10 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 62 (D), H.Res. 63 (R), H.Res. 91 (removing Marjorie Taylor Greene), H.Res. 95 (R), H.Res. 122 (R), H.Res. 658 (R), H.Res. 826 (R), H.Res. 1197 (R), H.Res. 1340 (R)
116th Congress
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Sources: H.Res. 7 (Chair), H.Res. 8 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 73 (D), H.Res. 74 (R), H.Res. 125 (D), H.Res. 481 (R), H.Res. 870 (D), H.Res. 1058 (R)
115th Congress
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Sources: H.Res. 6 (Chair), H.Res. 7 (Ranking Member), H.Res. 36 (R), H.Res. 45, H.Res. 52, H.Res. 95 (D), H.Res. 131 (R)
Major legislation reported out of the committee
- U.S. House Fiscal Year 2014 Budget (H. Con. Res. 25; 113th Congress) - was reported out of the Budget Committee on March 15, 2013, and introduced by Committee Chairman Paul Ryan to the House floor. It passed the House on March 21, 2013, 221–207.
See also
- List of current United States House of Representatives committees
References
- ^ Walter Stubbs (1985), Congressional Committees, 1789-1982: A Checklist, Greenwood Press, pp. 16–17
- ^ Haas, Karen. "Rules of the House of Representatives One Hundred Fifteenth Congress" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives.
External links
- House Budget Committee homepage (Archive)
- House Budget Committee. Legislation activity and reports, Congress.gov.