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United States Senate Committee on the Budget

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Background
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The United States Senate Committee on the Budget is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate. It was created in 1974.[1]

Leadership

119th Congress

The committee chairman in the 119th Congress is Lindsey Graham (R).

118th Congress

The committee chairman in the 118th Congress was Sheldon Whitehouse (D).

117th Congress

The committee chairman in the 117th Congress was Bernie Sanders (I).

116th Congress

The committee chairman in the 116th Congress was Mike Enzi (R).

115th Congress

The committee chairman in the 115th Congress was Mike Enzi (R).

114th Congress

The committee chairman in the 114th Congress was Mike Enzi (R).

113th Congress

The committee chairwoman in the 113th Congress was Patty Murray (D).[2]

112th Congress

The committee chairman in the 112th Congress was Jeff Sessions (D).

Membership


2025-2026 (119th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments


2023-2024 (118th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments


2021-2022 (117th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments


2019-2020 (116th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments

Mike Enzi (R, Chairman) left this committee in 2020.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.


2017-2018 (115th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments

Mike Enzi (R, Chairman) left this committee in 2018.

Cory Gardner (R) left this committee in 2018.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.


2015-2016 (114th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments

Mike Enzi (R, Chairman) left this committee in 2016.

David Perdue (R) left this committee on January 03, 2021.


2013-2014 (113th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments

Mike Enzi (R) left this committee in 2014.


2011-2012 (112th Congress)

Source: US Senate - Membership Assignments

Mike Enzi (R) left this committee in 2012.



Nominations for director of the Office of Management and Budget

The following nominations were made in the Obama, Trump, and Biden administrations.[3]

Confirmation process for nominees for director of the Office of Management and Budget
Nominee Announced Hearings Received Status Vote
Russell Vought November 22, 2024 January 15, 2025; January 22, 2025 January 20, 2025 Confirmed on February 6, 2025 53-47
Shalanda Young November 24, 2021 February 1, 2022; February 1, 2022 December 2, 2021 Confirmed on March 15, 2022 61-36
Neera Tanden November 30, 2020 February 9, 2021; February 10, 2021 January 20, 2021 Withdrew on March 2, 2021 N/A
Russell Vought March 18, 2020 June 2, 2020; June 3, 2020 May 4, 2020 Confirmed on July 20, 2020 51-45
Mick Mulvaney December 16, 2016 January 24, 2017 January 30, 2017 Confirmed on February 16, 2017 51-49
Shaun Donovan May 23, 2014 June 11, 2014 June 2, 2014 Confirmed on July 10, 2014 75-22
Sylvia Mathews Burwell March 4, 2013 April 9, 2013; April 10, 2013 March 7, 2013 Confirmed on April 24, 2013 96-0
Jack Lew July 13, 2010 September 16, 2010 August 5, 2010 Confirmed on November 18, 2010 Voice Vote
Peter Orszag November 25, 2008 January 13, 2009; January 14, 2009 January 20, 2009 Confirmed on January 20, 2009 Voice Vote

Jurisdiction

According to the official Senate website, the jurisdiction of the Budget Committee includes the following:

“ The Budget Committee’s principal responsibility is to develop a concurrent resolution on the budget to serve as the framework for congressional action on spending, revenue, and debt-limit legislation. Each chamber introduces its own resolution, which, when jointly agreed to by the House and the Senate, becomes the so called “budget resolution.” The adoption of the resolution does not result in a new law of the United States, as the president does not sign the resolution.


The Senate Budget Committee is also responsible for the enforcement of this concurrent resolution and associated budget laws. Budget enforcement is accomplished by informing senators when budget “points of order” apply because of violations to the budget, and by working with other committees during the crafting of legislation to address potential violations. The committee also tracks the appropriations process throughout the year to make sure that spending levels in appropriations bills conform to the levels set forth in the budget resolution.

Through the budget resolution, the Committee can also initiate and enforce the budget reconciliation process, a piece of legislation that is written to bring about specific identified fiscal goals. A reconciliation bill, if passed and signed by the president, carries with it the full force of law. The Committee also holds hearings on the economy, oversight hearings to monitor the performance of government agencies, and hearings to consider nominations for the president’s Office of Management and Budget.[4][5]

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Contact

624 Dirksen Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510

Phone: (202) 224-0642
Fax: (202) 228-2007


See also

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Senate Budget Committee, Kent Conrad, Chairman, "About the Committee"
  2. ↑ United States Senate Democrats, "Reid Announces Updated Committee Assignments For 113th Congress," January 4, 2013
  3. ↑ Congress.gov, "Search: Director of the Office of Management and Budget," accessed November 29, 2021
  4. ↑ United States Senate Committee on the Budget, "Committee History," accessed April 12, 2021
  5. ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
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