[House Report 107-811]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 512
107th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - House Report 107-811
ACTIVITIES
AND
SUMMARY REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
One Hundred Seventh Congress
(Pursuant to House Rule XI, Cl. 1.(d))
January 2, 2003.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
JIM NUSSLE, Iowa, Chairman
JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South
Vice Chairman Carolina,
PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan Ranking Minority Member
Vice Chairman JIM McDERMOTT, Washington
CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi
GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota KEN BENTSEN, Texas
VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee JIM DAVIS, Florida
MAC THORNBERRY, Texas EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina
JIM RYUN, Kansas DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina
MAC COLLINS, Georgia GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin
GARY G. MILLER, California BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee
PAT TOOMEY, Pennsylvania JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia
WES WATKINS, Oklahoma DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon
DOC HASTINGS, Washington TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin
JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California CAROLYN McCARTHY, New York
ROB PORTMAN, Ohio DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
RAY LaHOOD, Illinois MICHAEL M. HONDA, California
KAY GRANGER, Texas JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL III,
EDWARD SCHROCK, Virginia Pennsylvania
JOHN CULBERSON, Texas RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey
HENRY E. BROWN, Jr., South Carolina JIM MATHESON, Utah
ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida [Vacant]
ADAM PUTNAM, Florida
MARK KIRK, Illinois
[Vacant]
Professional Staff
Rich Meade, Chief of Staff
Thomas S. Kahn, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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Committee on the Budget,
Washington, DC, January 2, 2003.
Hon. JEFF TRANDAHL,
Clerk of the House, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Mr. Trandahl:
Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of House Rule XI, I am pleased to
transmit a report on the activities of the Committee on the
Budget during the 107th Congress.
Sincerely,
Jim Nussle, Chairman.
CONTENTS
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Page
Letter of Transmittal........................................ III
Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee.................. 1
Summary of Committee Activities.............................. 3
Summary of Activities in the 107th Congress:
Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Cycle............................ 6
Other Legislative Activities............................. 7
Budget Enforcement....................................... 9
Oversight Activities..................................... 9
Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken.... 12
Bills and Resolutions Referred to Committee.................. 21
Committee Publications:
Committee Reports........................................ 25
Committee Hearings....................................... 25
House Budget Committee Majority Caucus Publications...... 29
House Budget Committee Minority Caucus Publications...... 34
Union Calendar No. 512
107th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 107-811
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ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
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January 2, 2003.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the
State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Nussle of Iowa, from the Committee on the Budget, submitted the
following
R E P O R T
Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee
The Committee on the Budget was established by the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 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
working on the congressional budget process. In the 105th
Congress, its jurisdiction was expanded to include budget
process, generally.
The main purpose of the budget resolution is to provide an
overall framework and plan for congressional action on spending
and revenue 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 of the House and
Senate that have jurisdiction over direct spending programs.
The limits and allocations set by the budget resolution are
enforced through points of order in the House and Senate.
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. The process begins with the inclusion
of ``reconciliation instructions'' in the budget resolution.
These instructions direct the appropriate authorizing
committees to report legislation revising programs under their
jurisdiction to change projected spending by specified amounts.
They may also direct the tax-writing committees to report
legislation revising tax law to change revenues by specified
amounts.
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 Budget Committee
extended its legislative jurisdiction even further to cover not
only the congressional budget process but all 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 subparagraph (d)(1), the Budget Committee has
exclusive jurisdiction over both budgetary levels and budgetary
concepts. And under subparagraph (d)(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
(d)(3), the Budget Committee has exclusive jurisdiction over
the establishment, extension, and enforcement of mandatory and
discretionary spending limits, PAYGO 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 2002 BUDGET CYCLE
The committee began consideration of the congressional
budget for fiscal year 2002 on March 21, 2001, with the markup
of the Fiscal Year 2002 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, H.
Con. Res. 83. Out of 30 amendments offered, only 6 were
adopted.
Mr. Clement offered an amendment to increase spending
levels of Functions 050, 600, and 700; and increase the revenue
level set forth in the Chairman's Mark. Mr. Thornberry offered
a second degree amendment to strike the language of the
amendment offered by Mr. Clement and replace it with a sense of
Congress that requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the
Congress with a report on concurrent retirement and disability
benefits. The amendment offered by Mr. Clement, as amended by
the second degree amendment offered by Mr. Thornberry was
agreed to by a voice vote.
Mr. Thompson offered an amendment to include in the
resolution a sense of the Congress that the Federal Tax Code
should support a significant expansion of Individual
Development Accounts so that millions of low-income, working
families can save, build assets, and move their lives forward.
The amendment offered by Mr. Thompson was agreed to by a voice
vote.
Mr. Moran offered an amendment expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives that rates of compensation for
civilian employees of the United States should be adjusted at
the same time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of
compensation for members of the uniformed services. The
amendment offered by Mr. Moran was agreed to by a voice vote.
Mr. Clement offered an amendment expressing the sense of
the Congress that the reconciliation directive for tax cuts
called for in the budget resolution shall include language that
makes State sales tax deductible against Federal income taxes.
Mr. Nussle offered a second degree amendment to the amendment
offered by Mr. Clement that expressed the sense of the Congress
that the Committee on Ways and Means should include language
that would make the State sales tax deductible against Federal
income taxes. The amendment offered by Mr. Clement, as amended
by the amendment offered by Mr. Nussle, was agreed to by a
voice vote.
Mr. Thompson offered an amendment expressing the sense of
Congress that the Government should support the core operations
of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by providing needed
fire grant programs to assist our firefighters and rescue
personnel as they respond to more than 17 million emergency
calls annually. To accomplish this task, Congress supports
preservation of the Assistance to Firefighters grant program.
Continued support of the Assistance to Firefighters grant
program will enable local firefighters to adequately protect
the lives of countless Americans put at risk by insufficient
fire protection. The amendment offered by Mr. Thompson was
agreed to by voice vote.
And finally, Mr. Capuano offered an amendment expressing
the sense of Congress that: Function 550 of the President's
budget ought to include an appropriate level of funding for
graduate medical education conducted at independent children's
teaching hospitals in order to ensure access to care by
millions of children nationwide. An emphasis must be placed on
the role played by community health centers in underserved
rural and urban communities. An increase in funding for
community health centers should not come at the expense of the
Community Access Program. Both programs should be funded
adequately, with the intention of doubling funding for
increased capacity for community health centers in addition to
keeping the Community Access Program operational. The Medicare
program must emphasize such preventive medical services as
those provided by vision rehabilitation professionals in saving
Government funds and preserving the independence of a growing
number of seniors in the coming years. Funding under Function
550 should also reflect the importance of the Ryan White CARE
Act. The amendment offered by Mr. Capuano was agreed to by a
voice vote.
The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 83,
House Report 107-26, was filed on March 23, 2001.
On March 22, the House agreed to a unanimous consent
request that it be in order on March 27, 2001, for a period of
debate not to exceed 3 hours on the fiscal year 2002 budget
resolution; 2 hours were to be confined to the congressional
budget and were equally divided and controlled by the chairman
and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget; 1
hour of debate was to be on the subject of economic goals and
policies and was equally divided and controlled by Mr. Saxton
and Mr. Stark. After the debate, no further consideration of
the budget resolution would be in order except pursuant to a
subsequent order of the House. The House considered the budget
resolution on March 27, 2001, pursuant to the unanimous consent
request.
The Committee on Rules reported a rule (H. Res. 100, H.
Rept. 107-30) providing for the consideration of the concurrent
budget resolution. The rule provided for 50 total minutes of
general debate, considered an amendment in the nature of a
substitute offered by the chairman of the Budget Committee to
be adopted, and allowed the consideration of four alternative
budgets: the DeFazio/Kucinich Progressive Caucus Substitute;
the Stenholm/Moore Blue Dog Substitute; the Flake Republican
Study Committee Substitute; and the Spratt Democratic
Substitute. The amendment in the nature of a substitute
provided a separate allocation to the Committee on
Appropriations for emergencies and natural disasters instead of
the reserve fund for emergencies included in the committee
reported bill. H. Res. 100 was passed by the House on March 28,
2001.
Under the terms of H. Res. 100, the House considered the H.
Con. Res. 83 on March 28, 2001. All four alternative budgets
made in order were defeated on recorded votes; and the budget
resolution was agreed to by a recorded vote (222-205).
H. Con. Res. 83 passed the Senate on April 6, 2001; and on
April 24, 2001, the House agreed to a conference with the
Senate on the budget resolution. The conference committee met
on April 25, 2001, and Senator Domenici was elected the
chairman of the conference. The conferees agreed to a
conference report, H. Rept. 107-60. The House agreed to the
conference report on May 9, 2001, by a recorded vote (221-207)
and the Senate agreed to the conference report the next day.
Section 104 of the conference report set forth
reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Ways and Means
to propose changes in its laws within its jurisdiction
necessary to reduce revenues by not more than $1.25 trillion
through 2011. The deadline for the committee's submission was
May 18, 2001.
Chairman Thomas introduced H.R. 1836 on May 15, 2001,
combining the provisions of several bills reported earlier from
the Committee on Ways and Means including: H.R. 3, the Economic
Growth and Tax Relief Act; H.R. 6, the Marriage Penalty and
Family Tax Relief Act; H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act;
H.R. 10, the Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension
Reform Act; and H.R. 622, the Adoption Tax Credits Act.
The House agreed to H.R. 1836 on May 16, 2001 by a recorded
vote (230-197). The Senate considered the reconciliation bill
on May 21, 22, and 23, 2001; finally agreeing to the bill on
May 23 by a recorded vote (62-38). The House agreed to a
conference on the same day.
The conference committee agreed to a conference report (H.
Rept. 107-84), that the House agreed to on May 26, 2001, by a
recorded vote (240-154). The Senate agreed to the conference
report on the same day also by a recorded vote (58-33). The
bill became Public Law 107-16 when the President signed the
bill on June 7, 2001.
The committee planned to meet on the morning of September
11, 2001 to consider the Social Security Protection and Debt
Retirement Act of 2001. Due to terrorist attacks at the World
Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA, the committee
meeting was cancelled shortly before it was to have convened.
The act would have assured that the Social Security surplus
was made whole by reducing fiscal year 2002 discretionary
spending such that funds available for public debt reduction
were at least equal to the fiscal year 2001 Social Security
surplus. The savings would have offset any loss of debt
reduction that results from ``on-budget'' (commonly known as
non-Social Security) spending exceeding on-budget revenues in
fiscal year 2001. Savings would have been achieved through an
across-the-board reduction (or sequestration) in discretionary
spending for fiscal year 2002 that is not exempted by existing
law or by this legislation. The amount of any reduction would
have ensured outlay savings equal to the amount by which fiscal
year 2001 on-budget spending exceeded fiscal year 2001 on-
budget revenues.
The amount sequestered was to be given directly to the
Bureau of Public Debt, and placed in a special account for debt
reduction. The reductions would have been applied to most
programs subject to annual appropriations, but all entitlement
programs--such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food
stamps, veterans' pensions and compensation, and so on--were to
be exempt from reductions. This bill was ultimately not
introduced.
On October 11, 2001, the Committee on the Budget considered
H.R. 3084, the Interim Budget Control and Enforcement Act of
2001. The purpose of this bill was to revise two limits on
Federal spending: the discretionary spending limits, which are
set forth in law and are enforced through automatic spending
cuts, and the levels in the budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 83)
adopted by Congress in May and which are enforced through
points of order. The bill was ordered reported by voice vote
without amendment. Chairman Nussle reported H.R. 3084 to the
House on December 13, 2001.
FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET CYCLE
The congressional budget cycle commenced on March 13, 2002,
with the markup of the Fiscal Year 2003 Concurrent Resolution
on the Budget, H. Con. Res. 353. Out of 27 amendments offered,
only 6 were adopted.
Mr. Putnam offered an amendment related to border security.
The amendment expressed the sense of the House that the budget
resolution assumes $380 million in Function 750 will be used to
implement a visa tracking system in the Immigration and
Naturalization Service. The amendment offered by Mr. Putnam was
agreed to by a voice vote.
Mr. Gutknecht offered an amendment that expressed the sense
of the House that rural and lower-payment areas within the
Medicare+Choice program, which receive lower reimbursements due
to the formula used in the program, should receive any
additional funds given to the Medicare+Choice program if a bill
reforming Medicare is reported from the Ways and Means
Committee. Mr. Gutknecht's amendment was agreed to by the
committee.
Mr. Nussle offered an en bloc amendment comprised of four
amendments: an amendment sponsored by Mr. Moran that it is the
sense of the House that compensation for civilian employees of
the United States should be adjusted at the same time, and in
the same proportion, as are rates of compensation as the
military; an amendment sponsored by Mr. Price that increased
budget authority in Function 750 by $400 million in fiscal
years 2003, 2004, and 2005, and reduced budget authority by the
same amount in Function 800 in order to increase funding for
poll worker training and voter education and other election-
related needs; an amendment expressing the sense of Congress on
Asset Building for the Working Poor sponsored by Mr. Thompson
to encourage the creation of Individual Development Accounts,
which are savings accounts for low-income people augmented by
the Federal Government; and an amendment sponsored by Ms.
Hooley expressing the sense of Congress that indicates the
resolution assumes that the Pacific Northwest salmon recovery
program, administered by Federal agencies on the Federal
Columbia River Power System and Pacific coast, should be made a
high-priority item for funding. The en bloc amendment was
agreed to by voice vote.
The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 353,
House Report 107-376, was filed on March 15, 2002.
The Committee on Rules reported a rule (H. Res. 372, H.
Rept. 107-380) providing for the consideration of the
concurrent budget resolution. The rule provided 3 hours of
general debate, with 2 hours confined to the congressional
budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and 1
hour on the subject of economic goals and policies equally
divided and controlled by Representative Saxton of New Jersey
and Representative Stark of California or their designees. The
rule also provided that the amendment in the nature of a
substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules (H.
Rept. 107-380) shall be considered as adopted in the House and
in the Committee of the Whole. The House passed H. Res. 372 on
March 20, 2002.
Under the terms of H. Res. 372, the House considered the H.
Con. Res. 353 on March 20, 2002; and, the budget resolution was
agreed to by a recorded vote (221-209). Although the Senate
Budget Committee reported a budget resolution (S. Con. Res.
100, S. Rept. 107-141), the Senate never considered or agreed
to a budget resolution for fiscal year 2003. As a result, the
Congress never adopted the budget resolution for fiscal year
2003.
On May 22, 2002, the House considered a special resolution,
H. Res 428, authorizing enforcement of the House budget
resolution levels. The House agreed to H. Res. 428 by a
recorded vote (216-209, 3 present). The resolution deemed the
entire House-passed budget resolution to be in force, governing
all spending bills that were brought to the House. In effect,
the House adopted a final budget, even in the absence of Senate
action. This meant that congressional budget controls under the
Budget Act could be enforced. It was eventually deemed to be in
force for the beginning of the 108th Congress as well.
On November 12, 2002, Chairman Nussle introduced H.R. 5708,
a bill to reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, which was referred
to the Committee on the Budget. On November 13, 2002, the
Committee on Rules reported a rule (H. Res. 602, H. Rept. 107-
775) providing for the consideration of H.R. 5708. After the
House agreed to H. Res. 602 on November 14, 2002, the House
considered and agreed to the bill by recorded vote (366-19).
The Senate agreed to the bill by unanimous consent and the bill
was signed into law on December 2, 2002 (Public Law 107-312).
OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
H. Res. 5, the organizing resolution
The organizing resolution (H. Res. 5) adopted by the House
on January 3, 2001 at the commencement of the One Hundred
Seventh Congress contained several provisions related to the
congressional budget process. H. Res. 5 repealed the so-called
Gephardt Rule that provided for the automatic passage of a
debt-limit bill upon the House passage of a conference report
on the concurrent budget resolution.
The resolution also contained several provisions relating
to the enforcement of the Congressional Budget. The first
provision clarified that references in section 306 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to resolutions shall be
construed in the House of Representatives as references to a
joint resolution.
The second provisions clarifies that section 303 of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 applies to manager's
amendments made in order and deemed to be original text by
operation of a special rules. The third provision clarifies
that the establishment for a Federal office or position a
specified or minimum level of compensation to be funded by
annual discretionary appropriations shall not be considered as
providing new entitlement authority within the meaning of the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
Commission on Federal Budget Concepts Act of 2001
On August 1, 2001, the Committee on the Budget considered
H.R. 981, a bill to provide a biennial budget for the United
States Government. The bill amended the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 to revise the Federal and congressional budget
processes by establishing a 2-year budgeting and appropriations
cycle and timetable. It defined the budget biennium as the two
consecutive fiscal years beginning on October 1 of any odd-
numbered year. Chairman Nussle offered an amendment in the
nature of a substitute that was agreed to by vote. The
amendment would have established a 16-member commission to
review, evaluate, and make recommendations respecting the
budget concepts that underlie the Federal budget and the
Federal budget process. The committee ordered the bill reported
to the House.
On September 5, 2001, Chairman Nussle reported H.R. 981,
now the Commission on Federal Budget Concepts Act, to the House
(H. Rept. 107-200 Part 1). The Committee on Rules, which had
secondary jurisdiction over H.R. 981, reported the bill to the
House on November 14, 2001 (H. Rept. 107-200 Part 2).
Spending limits and budgetary allocations for fiscal year 2002
On December 20, 2001, the House agreed to the conference
report on H.R. 3338, the Department of Defense appropriations
bill for fiscal 2002. Division C of H.R. 3338 contained several
amendments within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the
Budget. Division C amended the discretionary spending limits in
section 251(c)(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit
Control Act and changed the balance of direct spending and
receipts legislation for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 calculated
under that act to zero. Division C also revised the aggregates
and allocation set forth in H. Con. Res. 83 to reflect the
change in the discretionary spending limits. Finally, Division
C required the President to include in his fiscal year 2003
budget a report identifying emergency-designated legislation
related to the events of September 11, 2001.
Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002
On February 28, 2002, the House agreed to go to conference
with the Senate on the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act
of 2002, H.R. 2646. Three Members of the Budget Committee were
appointed by the Speaker as representative of the Budget
Committee--Jim Nussle, John Sununu, and John M. Spratt, Jr.--
for the consideration of section 197 of the Senate amendment.
H.R. 2646 (enacted as Public Law 107-171 on May 13, 2002)
amends and extends the major farm income support, land
conservation, food assistance, trade promotion, rural
development, research, forestry, and energy programs
administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Section 197
of the Senate amendment designated the Emergency Agriculture
Assistance provided under the Senate amendment as an emergency
for purposes of section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 901(e)). The
emergency designation was not included in the conference
agreement.
Securing America's Future Energy Act of 2001
H.R. 4 passed the Senate on April 25, 2002. The Senate
amendment contained a provision related to the contents of the
President's budget submission. As a result, when the House
appointed conferees to the conference committee on H.R. 4, the
Speaker appointed Chairman Nussle, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Moore
as representatives of the Committee on the Budget. The
conference committee met eight times between June 2002 and
October 2002 but was unable to agree on a conference report.
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT
Under Chairman Nussle's leadership, the committee worked
diligently to enforce the budget in the 107th Congress.
Committee staff monitored all legislation prepared for
consideration on the House floor for spending and revenue
implications. By working with authorizing and appropriations
committee staff, the Rules Committee and House leadership,
legislation that would have violated the budget was often
amended to avoid conflicts with the budget or dropped from
House floor consideration altogether. Chairman Nussle
consistently objected to legislation brought before the House
that violated the budget.
An especially visible aspect of the committee's effort to
enforce the budget involved educating Members of Congress and
their staff on the budgetary implications of the bills to be
considered by Congress. Beginning in May 2001, majority
committee staff produced a report called ``Budget Week'' every
week the House was in session. ``Budget Week'' reported on the
budgetary implications of each bill scheduled for consideration
in a given week. A green, yellow, and red flag system enabled
Members to quickly identify bills that violated the Budget Act.
In the 107th Congress, the committee released 47 ``Budget
Weeks.''
In addition to ``Budget Week,'' the committee also produced
more in depth reports on appropriations and on other bills with
significant budgetary implications. The committee released 44
``Appropriations Updates'' and 9 ``Legislative Updates.''
OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
The Budget Committee's oversight responsibilities are
determined by both the breadth of the Federal budget and the
relatively narrow focus of its legislative jurisdiction.
Under clause 1(d)(1) of House Rule X, 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 20 budget functions. These
budget functions encompass all Federal programs or activities
other than those that are defined as off-budget, such as Social
Security and the Postal Service, and those that are considered
nonbudgetary, such as the Federal Reserve.
Although the subject matter of the budget is inherently
broad, 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 1920,
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and the Emergency
Balanced Budget and Deficit Control Act of 1985. 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 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 committee met on February 7, 2001, to organize for the
107th Congress. In addition to adopting rules of procedure for
the committee, the committee also adopted a written oversight
plan. The oversight plan called for the committee to hold
hearings in the process of developing the annual concurrent
budget resolutions. The committee planned to receive testimony
from Members of Congress, Cabinet-level and other Federal
officials, State and local officials, and expert witnesses to
review the President's budget submissions and other
alternatives to programs and activities. The committee plan
called for continuous assessment of the performance of Federal
agencies in both administration and service delivery by
reviewing performance data in the President's budget
submissions and the relevant reports and audits of the General
Accounting Office and the Offices of the Inspectors General.
The oversight plan specifically called on the committee to
oversee the Office of Management and Budget's implementation of
budget submission, control, execution, and enforcement
procedures under the Budget and Accounting Act of 1920, the
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Budget Enforcement
Act of 1990, and other applicable laws. The oversight plan also
called for the evaluation and study of direct spending and tax
incentives policies and monetary policy and its effects on the
Federal budget.
In furtherance of the committee oversight plan, the
committee held 35 hearings in the 107th Congress. A list of the
hearings held and the witnesses questioned can be found under
the Committee Publications section of this report.
On May 2, 2002 the committee held a hearing intended to
begin a process of reviewing the role and performance of the
Congressional Budget Office [CBO], as required of the Committee
on the Budget under House Rules. The hearing addressed several
questions including: how is CBO carrying out its role as
envisioned by the 1974 Congressional Budget Act and emerging
needs of the Congress; how does the agency maintain its
nonpartisan nature; and how does CBO strive to improve the
accuracy of its economic and budgetary projections? Although
the Budget Act calls for regular review of CBO's activities and
performance, the practice had not previously been part of the
normal activities of either the House or Senate Budget
Committee.
On June 6 and 7, 2002 Chairman Jim Nussle hosted an
International Symposium for Chairpersons of Parliamentary
Budget Committees of Organization For Economic Co-Operation And
Development Member Countries. Parliamentarians from Australia,
Belgium, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary,
Israel, Italy, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovak Republic,
Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United
Nations, and the European Parliament participated in the
symposium. The symposium was entitled Holding the Executive
Accountable: New Challenges. Mr. Nussle chaired session on:
Fiscal Rules and Fiscal Risks; Budgeting for Emergencies; The
United States General Accounting Office; Reforming Entitlement
Spending; the U.S. Congressional Budget Office; Performance
Budgeting; and Accrual Accounting.
During the 107th Congress, the committee received eight
General Accounting Office reports pursuant to requests made by
the chairman:
1. January 2001, Department of Education: Key Aspects of
the Federal Direct Loan Program's Cost Estimates, GAO-01-197.
2. April 2001, Environmental Liabilities: DOD Training
Range Cleanup Cost Estimates Are Likely Understated, GAO-01-
479.
3. June 2001, Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance
Report, GAO-01-777.
4. July 2001, Canceled DOD Appropriations: $615 Million of
Illegal or Otherwise Improper Adjustments, GAO-01-697.
5. September 2001, National Transportation Safety Board:
Weak Internal Control Impaired Financial Accountability, GAO-
01-1032.
6. December 2001, Environmental Liabilities: Cleanup Costs
From Certain DOD Operations Are Not Being Reported, GAO-02-117.
7. June 2002, Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance
Report, GAO-02-794.
8. July 2002, Canceled DOD Appropriations: Improvements
Made but More Corrective Actions Are Needed, GAO-02-747.
Pursuant to a request made on March 14, 2001, the General
Accounting Office presented a formal briefing to the staff of
the Committee on the Budget. The briefing covered the use of
electronic means of delivering Federal services.
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.
H. RES. 5
Sponsor--Richard K. Armey [TX-26]
Date Introduced--January 3, 2001
Title--Adopting rules for the One Hundred Seventh Congress.
January 3, 2001--Considered as privileged matter.
January 3, 2001--On ordering the previous question Agreed
to by voice vote.
January 3, 2001--Mr. Moakley moved to commit with
instructions to Rules.
January 3, 2001--The previous question on the motion to
commit with instructions was ordered without objection.
January 3, 2001--On motion to commit with instructions
Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 199-213.
January 3, 2001--On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by
the Yeas and Nays: 215-206.
January 3, 2001--Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
H. RES. 428
Sponsor--Pete Sessions [TX]
Date introduced--May 22, 2002.
Title--Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4775)
making supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.
May 22, 2002--The House Committee on Rules reported an
original measure, H. Rept. 107-484, by Mr. Sessions, providing
for the consideration of H.R. 4775 and providing that House
Concurrent Resolution 353, as adopted by the House, shall have
force and effect as though adopted by Congress.
May 22, 2002--Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No.
164.
May 22, 2002--Considered as privileged matter.
May 22, 2002--The House agreed to the resolution by the
yeas and nays: 216-209, 3 present (Roll No. 194).
H. CON. RES. 83
Sponsor--Jim Nussle [IA-2].
Title--Establishing the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the
congressional budget for the United States Government
for fiscal year 2001, and setting forth appropriate
budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through
2011.
March 23, 2001--The House Committee on the Budget reported
an original measure, H. Rept. 107-26, by Mr. Nussle.
March 23, 2001--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No.
17.
March 27, 2001--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 100
reported to House. The rule provides for the consideration of
H. Con. Res. 83.
March 28, 2001--H. Res. 100 passed House.
March 28, 2001--Mr. Nussle asked unanimous consent, that
during consideration of H. Con. Res. 83 pursuant to H. Res.
100; the further amendment that he had placed at the desk be
considered as adopted in the House. The request was agreed to
without objection.
March 28, 2001--H. Con. Res. 83 was considered under the
provisions of rule H. Res. 100.
March 28, 2001--The House agreed to the resolution by the
yeas and nays: 222-205 (Roll No. 70).
March 28, 2001--Received in the Senate and referred to the
Committee on the Budget.
April 2, 2001--Senate Committee on the Budget discharged.
April 2, 2001--Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under
General Orders. Calendar No. 25.
April 2, 2001--Motion to proceed to consideration of
measure agreed to in Senate by unanimous consent.
April 3, 2001--Considered by Senate.
April 4, 2001--Considered by Senate.
April 5, 2001--Considered by Senate.
April 6, 2001--Considered by Senate.
April 6, 2001--Resolution agreed to in Senate with an
amendment by yea-nay vote: 65-35. Record vote No.: 86.
April 23, 2001--Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a
conference, appoints conferees Domenici, Grassley, Nickles,
Gramm, Bond, Conrad, Hollings, Sarbanes and Murray.
April 24, 2001--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
April 24, 2001--Mr. Nussle asked unanimous consent that the
House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a
conference.
April 24, 2001--On motion that the House disagree to the
Senate amendment, and agree to a conference agreed to without
objection.
April 24, 2001--Motion to instruct conferees: Mr. Spratt
moved that the managers on the part of the House at the
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the
Senate amendment to the concurrent resolution be instructed.
The motion failed by the yeas and nays: 200-207 (Roll No. 85).
April 24, 2001--The Speaker appointed conferees: Nussle,
Sununu, and Spratt.
April 25, 2001--Conference held.
May 3, 2001--Conference report H. Rept. 107-55 filed.
May 8, 2001--House recommitted the conference report
pursuant to H. Res. 134.
May 8, 2001--Conference report H. Rept. 107-60 filed.
May 8, 2001--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 136
reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of
the conference report to H. Con. Res. 83.
May 9, 2001--Rule H. Res. 136 passed House.
May 9, 2001--Mr. Nussle brought up conference report H.
Rept. 107-60 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res.
136.
May 9, 2001--The House agreed to the conference report by
the yeas and nays: 221-207 (Roll No. 104).
May 9, 2001--Conference report considered in Senate.
May 10, 2001--Conference report considered in Senate.
May 10, 2001--The Senate agreed to conference report by
yea-nay vote: 53-47. Record vote No.: 98.
H. CON. RES. 353
Sponsor--Jim Nussle [IA-2].
Title--Establishing the congressional budget for the United
States Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting
forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2007.
March 15, 2002--The House Committee on the Budget reported
an original measure, H. Rept. 107-376, by Mr. Nussle.
March 15, 2002--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No.
218.
March 20, 2002--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 372
reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of
H. Con. Res. 353.
March 20, 2002--Rule H. Res. 372 passed House.
March 20, 2002--Considered under the provisions of rule H.
Res. 372.
March 20, 2002--The House agreed to the resolution by the
yeas and nays: 221-209 (Roll No. 79).
March 21, 2002--Received in the Senate and referred to the
Committee on the Budget.
H.R. 4
Sponsor--W.J. Tauzin [LA-3].
Date introduced--July 27, 2001.
Title--To enhance energy conservation, research and development
and to provide for security and diversity in the energy
supply for the American people, and for other purposes.
July 27, 2001--Referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Ways
and Means, Resources, Education and the Workforce,
Transportation and Infrastructure, Budget, and Financial
Services, 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 25, 2001--Hearing held by House Energy and Commerce
Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality.
August 1, 2001--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 216
reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of
H.R. 4.
August 1, 2001--Rule H. Res. 216 passed House.
August 1, 2001--Considered under the provisions of rule H.
Res. 216.
August 2, 2001--The House passed the bill by recorded vote:
240-189 (Roll No. 320).
August 2, 2001--Received in the Senate.
August 3, 2001--Read the first time. Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
September 4, 2001--Read the second time. Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145.
April 25, 2002--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous
consent.
April 25, 2002--Senate struck all after the enacting clause
and substituted the language of S. 517 amended.
April 25, 2002 Passed Senate in lieu of S.517 with an
amendment by yea-nay vote: 88-11. Record vote No.: 94.
April 25, 2002--Senate insisted on its amendment, requested
a conference.
May 1, 2002--Senate appointed conferee(s) Bingaman;
Hollings; Baucus; Kerry; Rockefeller; Breaux; Reid; Jeffords;
Lieberman; Murkowski; Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Lott; Craig;
Campbell; Thomas.
June 12, 2002--Mr. Barton asked unanimous consent that the
House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a
conference.
June 12, 2002--On motion that the House disagree to the
Senate amendment, and agree to a conference agreed to without
objection.
June 12, 2002--Mr. Markey moved that the House instruct
conferees.
June 12, 2002--On motion that the House instruct conferees
agreed to by the yeas and nays: 412-1, 2 present (Roll No.
223).
June 12, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees: from the
Committee on Energy and Commerce--Tauzin, Bilirakis, Barton,
Upton, Stearns, Gillmor, Burr, Dingell, Waxman, Markey,
Boucher, Gordon, and Rush; from the Committee on Agriculture--
Combest, Lucas (OK), and Stenholm; from the Committee on Armed
Services--Stump, Weldon (PA), and Skelton; from the Committee
on the Budget--Nussle, Gutknecht, and Moore; from the Committee
on Education and the Workforce--McKeon, Norwood, and Miller,
George; from the Committee on Financial Services--Oxley,
Roukema, and LaFalce; from the Committee on the Judiciary--
Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers; from the Committee on
Resources--Hansen, Cubin, Rahall, and Miller, George; from the
Committee on Science--Boehlert, Bartlett, Hall, Costello, and
Woolsey; from the Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure--Young (AK), Petri, Oberstar, Costello, Borski,
and DeFazio; from the Committee on Ways and Means--Thomas,
McCrery, and Rangel; and DeLay.
June 27, 2002--Conference held.
July 25, 2002--Conference held.
September 12, 2002--Conference held.
September 19, 2002--Conference held.
September 25, 2002--Conference held.
September 26, 2002--Conference held.
October 2, 2002--Conference held.
October 3, 2002--The Speaker appointed a conferee in
addition to the appointment from the Committee on Resources,
for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment,
and modifications committed to conference: Cubin.
October 3, 2002--Conference held.
H.R. 981
Sponsor--Charles Bass [NH-2].
Date introduced--March 13, 2001.
Title--To provide a biennial budget for the United States
Government.
March 13, 2001--Referred to the Committee on the Budget for
a period ending not later than April 13, 2001, and in addition
to the Committee on Rules and the Committee on Government
Reform, for a period to be determined subsequently by the
Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as
fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
April 4, 2001--House Committee on the Budget granted an
extension for further consideration ending not later than
September 5, 2001.
August 1, 2001--Committee on the Budget considered and
ordered the bill reported with an amendment in the nature of a
substitute (entitled ``Commission on Federal Budget Concepts
Act of 2001'') by voice vote.
September 5, 2001--Reported (amended) by the Committee on
the Budget. H. Rept. 107-200, Part I.
September 5, 2001--House Committees on Rules and on
Government Reform granted extensions for further consideration
ending not later than November 2, 2001.
November 1, 2001--Committee on Rules considered and ordered
the bill reported with an amendment by voice vote.
November 2, 2001--House Committees on Rules and on
Government Reform granted extensions for further consideration
ending not later than November 9, 2001.
November 9, 2001--House Committees on Rules and on
Government Reform granted extensions for further consideration
ending not later than November 14, 2001.
November 14, 2001--Reported (amended) by the Committee on
Rules. H. Rept. 107-200, Part II.
November 14, 2001--Committee on Government Reform
discharged.
November 14, 2001--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar
No. 176.
H.R. 2646
Sponsor--Larry Combest [TX-19].
Date introduced--July 26, 2001.
Title--To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs
through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes.
July 26, 2001--Referred to the House Committee on
Agriculture.
July 26, 2001--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session
Held.
July 27, 2001--Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session
Held.
July 27, 2001--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by voice
vote.
August 2, 2001--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on
Agriculture. H. Rept. 107-191, Part I.
August 2, 2001--Referred sequentially to the House
Committee on International Relations for a period ending not
later than September 7, 2001 for consideration of such
provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the
jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(j), rule X.
September 6, 2001--Committee Consideration and Mark-up
Session Held. (Markup report: National Journal, CQ).
September 6, 2001--Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by
voice vote.
August 31, 2001--Supplemental report filed by the Committee
on Agriculture, H. Rept. 107-191, Part II.
September 7, 2001--House Committee on International
Relations Granted an extension for further consideration ending
not later than September 10, 2001.
September 10, 2001--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on
International Relations. H. Rept. 107-191, Part III.
October 3, 2001--Considered under the provisions of rule H.
Res. 248.
October 5, 2001--The House adopted the amendment in the
nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union.
October 5, 2001--On passage Passed by yea-nays vote: 291-
120.
October 9, 2001--Received in the Senate.
February 13, 2002--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous
consent.
February 13, 2002--Senate struck all after the Enacting
Clause and substituted the language of S. 1731 as amended.
February 13, 2002--Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1731 with an
amendment by yea-nay vote: 58-40. Record vote No. 30.
February 13, 2002--Senate insisted on its amendment,
requested a conference.
February 15, 2002--Senate appointed conferee(s) Harkin;
Leahy; Conrad; Daschle; Lugar; Helms; Cochran.
February 28, 2002--On motion that the House disagree to the
Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without
objection.
February 28, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on Agriculture for consideration of the House bill
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to
conference: Combest, Boehner, Goodlatte, Pombo, Everett, Lucas
(OK), Chambliss, Moran (KS), Stenholm, Condit, Peterson (MN),
Dooley, Clayton, and Holden.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on the Budget for consideration of section 197 of the
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
Nussle, Sununu, and Spratt.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees--from the
Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of
sections 453-5, 457-9, 460-1, and 464 of the Senate amendment,
and modifications committed to conference: Castle, Osborne, and
Kildee.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of sections
213, 605, 627, 648, 652, 902, 1041, and 1079E of the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Tauzin,
Barton, and Dingell.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on Financial Services for consideration of sections
335 and 601 of the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference: Oxley, Bachus, and LaFalce.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on International Relations for consideration of title
III of the House bill and title III of the Senate amendment,
and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, Smith (NJ),
and Lantos.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sections 940-1
of the House bill and sections 602, 1028-9, 1033-5, 1046, 1049,
1052-3, 1058, 1068-9, 1070-1, 1098, and 1098A of the Senate
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
Sensenbrenner, Green (WI), and Baldwin.
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on Resources for consideration of sections 201, 203,
211, 213, 215-7, 262, 721, 786, 806, 810, 817-8, 1069, 1070,
and 1076 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed
to conference: Hansen, Young (AK), and Kind (WI).
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees from the
Committee on Science for consideration of sections 808, 811,
902-3, and 1079 of the Senate amendment, and modifications
committed to conference: Boehlert, Ballenger, and Hall (TX).
March 7, 2002--The Speaker appointed conferees--from the
Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of sections 127
and 146 of the House bill and sections 144, 1024, 1038, and
1070 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to
conference: Thomas, Herger, and Rangel.
May 1, 2002--Conference report H. Rept. 107-424 filed.
May 2, 2002--Mr. Combest brought up conference report H.
Rept. 107-424 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res.
403.
May 2, 2002--On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to
by the yea-nays: 280-141 (Roll No. 123).
May 7, 2002--Conference report considered in Senate.
May 8, 2002--Conference report considered in Senate.
May 8, 2002--Senate agreed to conference report by yea-nay
vote: 64-35.
May 10, 2002--Presented to President.
May 13, 2002--Signed by President.
May 13, 2002--Became Public Law No: 107-171.
H.R. 3084
Sponsor--Jim Nussle [IA-2].
Date introduced--October 11, 2001.
Title--To revise the discretionary spending limits for fiscal
year 2002 set forth in the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to make
conforming changes respecting the appropriate section
302(a) allocation for fiscal year 2002 established
pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the budget for
fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.
October 11, 2001--Referred to the House Committee on the
Budget.
October 11, 2001--Committee on the Budget considered and
ordered reported the bill by voice vote.
December 13, 2001--Reported by the Committee on the Budget.
H. Rept. 107-338.
December 13, 2001--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar
No. 203.
H.R. 5708
Sponsor--Jim Nussle [IA-2].
Date introduced--November 12, 2002.
Title--To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other
purposes.
November 12, 2002--Referred to the House Committee on the
Budget.
November 13, 2002--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 602
reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of
H.J. Res. 124 and H.R. 5708.
November 13, 2002--Rule H. Res. 602 passed House.
November 14, 2002--Considered under the provisions of H.
Res. 602.
November 14, 2002--The House the bill by recorded vote:
366-19 (Roll No. 482).
November 14, 2002--Received in the Senate, read twice.
November 15, 2002--Passed Senate without amendment by
unanimous consent.
November 21, 2002--Presented to President.
December 2, 2002--Signed by President, became Public Law
No. 107-312.
S. 2578
Sponsor--Thomas A. Daschle [SD].
Date introduced--June 4, 2002.
Title--A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to
increase the public debt limit.
June 4, 2002--Introduced in the Senate. Read the first
time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the
First Time.
June 5, 2002--Read the second time. Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407.
June 10, 2002--Motion to proceed to consideration of
measure made in Senate.
June 10, 2002--Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to
the measure presented in Senate.
June 10, 2002--Motion to proceed to consideration of
measure withdrawn in Senate.
June 11, 2002--Measure laid before Senate by unanimous
consent.
June 11, 2002--Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to
the measure was vitiated when the measure was laid down by
unanimous consent.
June 11, 2002--Passed Senate without amendment by yea-nay
vote: 68-29. Record vote No.: 148.
June 11, 2002--Held at the Speaker's Desk.
June 27, 2002--Considered under the provisions of rule H.
Res. 462.
June 27, 2002--The House passed by recorded vote: 215-214,
1 present (Roll No. 279).
June 28, 2002--Presented to President.
June 28, 2002--Signed by President, became Public Law No.
107-199.
The following is a complete list of the measures, which
were referred to the Committee on the Budget during the 107th
Congress.
Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee
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Resolution Sponsor Bill Title
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H. Con. Res. 19 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS-3] Expressing the sense of the
Congress that future
budget resolutions should
maintain our commitment to
fiscal responsibility by
using agreed-upon surplus,
tax, and spending figures.
H. Con. Res. 55 Hon. Ellen O. Tauscher [CA- To express the sense of
10] Congress regarding the use
of a safety mechanism to
link long-term Federal
budget surplus reductions
with actual budgetary
outcomes.
H. Con. Res. 83 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA-2] Establishing the
congressional budget for
the United States
Government for fiscal year
2002, revising the
congressional budget for
the United States
Government for fiscal year
2001, and setting forth
appropriate budgetary
levels for each of fiscal
years 2003 through 2011.
H. Con. Res. Hon. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick Expressing the sense of the
328 [MI-15] Congress with respect to
coverage of outpatient
prescription drugs under
the Medicare Program and
with respect to providing
for appropriate new budget
authority for such
coverage.
H. Con. Res. Hon. Jim Nussle [IA-2] Establishing the
353 congressional budget for
the United States
Government for fiscal year
2003 and setting forth
appropriate budgetary
levels for each of fiscal
years 2004 through 2007.
H. Res. 23 Hon. Baron P. Hill [IN-9] Expressing the sense of the
House of Representatives
that any portion of the
Federal budget surplus
attributable to the
Department of Defense
Military Retirement Fund
should be used exclusively
for the financing of the
military retirement and
survivor benefit programs
of the Department of
Defense.
H.J. RES. 111 Hon. C. W. Bill Young [FL- Making continuing
10] appropriations for the
fiscal year 2003, and for
other purposes.
H.J. RES. 122 Hon. C. W. Bill Young [FL- Making further continuing
10] appropriations for the
fiscal year 2003, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 2 Hon. Wally Herger [CA-2] To establish a procedure to
safeguard the surpluses of
the Social Security and
Medicare hospital
insurance trust funds.
H.R. 4 Hon. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin To enhance energy
[LA-3] conservation, research and
development and to provide
for security and diversity
in the energy supply for
the American people, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 97 Hon. Ralph M. Hall [TX-4] To amend title II of the
Social Security Act to
allow workers who attain
age 65 after 1981 and
before 1992 to choose
either lump sum payments
over 4 years totalling
$5,000 or an improved
benefit computation
formula under a new 10-
year rule governing the
transition to the changes
in benefit computation
rules enacted in the
Social Security Amendments
of 1977, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 120 Hon. Rush D. Holt [NJ-12] To amend the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 to
preserve all budget
surpluses until
legislation is enacted
significantly extending
the solvency of the Social
Security and Medicare
trust funds.
H.R. 129 Hon. Bill Luther [MN-6] To provide for a biennial
budget process and a
biennial appropriations
process and to enhance
oversight and the
performance of the Federal
Government.
H.R. 181 Hon. Bud Shuster [PA-9] To provide off-budget
treatment for the Inland
Waterways Trust Fund and
the Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund.
H.R. 373 Hon. Mike Rogers [MI-8] To amend the concurrent
resolution on the budget
for fiscal year 2001 to
protect Social Security
surpluses.
H.R. 560 Hon. Mike Ross [AR-4] To establish an off-budget
lockbox to strengthen
Social Security and
Medicare.
H.R. 572 Hon. Michael Bilirakis [FL- To amend title 5, United
9] States Code, to provide
that the Civil Service
Retirement and Disability
Fund be excluded from the
budget of the United
States Government.
H.R. 701 Hon. Don Young [AK] To use royalties from Outer
Continental Shelf oil and
gas production to
establish a fund to meet
the outdoor conservation
and recreation needs of
the American people, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 816 Hon. Robert E. Andrews [NJ- To protect the Social
1] Security System and to
amend the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 to
require a two-thirds vote
for legislation that
changes the discretionary
spending limits or the pay-
as-you-go provisions of
the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 if the budget
for the current year (or
immediately preceding
year) was not in surplus.
H.R. 853 Hon. Robert Wexler [FL-19] To amend title II of the
Social Security Act to
allow workers who attain
age 65 after 1981 and
before 1992 to choose
either lump sum payments
over 4 years totaling
$5,000 or an improved
benefit computation
formula under a new 10-
year rule governing the
transition to the changes
in benefit computation
rules enacted in the
Social Security Amendments
of 1977, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 879 Hon. Barney Frank [MA-4] To restore veterans tobacco-
related illness benefits
as in effect before the
enactment of the
Transportation Equity Act
for the 21st Century.
H.R. 927 Hon. David R. Obey [WI-7] To provide for a tax
reduction in the case of
low economic growth.
H.R. 981 Hon. Charles F. Bass [NH- To provide a biennial
2] budget for the United
States Government.
H.R. 1065 Hon. Robert E. Andrews [NJ- To protect the Social
1] Security system and to
amend the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 to
require a two-thirds vote
for legislation that
changes the discretionary
spending limits or the pay-
as-you-go provisions of
the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 if the budget
for the current year (or
immediately preceding
year) was not in surplus.
H.R. 1204 Hon. Adam Smith [WA-9] To encourage Members of
Congress and the executive
branch to be honest with
the public about true on-
budget circumstances, to
exclude the Social
Security trust funds and
the Medicare hospital
insurance trust fund from
the annual Federal budget
baseline, to prohibit
Social Security and
Medicare hospital
insurance trust funds
surpluses to be used as
offsets for tax cuts or
spending increases, and to
exclude the Social
Security trust funds and
the Medicare hospital
insurance trust fund from
official budget surplus/
deficit pronouncements.
H.R. 1207 Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett To remove the Medicare
[MD-6] Federal Hospital Insurance
Trust Fund from the budget
of the United States
Government and to remove
Social Security and
Medicare from budget
pronouncements.
H.R. 1257 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS-3] To amend the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 to make
the budget process more
transparent.
H.R. 1322 Hon. John F. Tierney [MA- To amend title I of the
6] Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 to
provide emergency
protection for retiree
health benefits.
H.R. 1369 Hon. Adam B. Schiff [CA- To amend the Congressional
27] Budget Act of 1974 to
require a three-fifths
majority vote in the House
of Representatives or
Senate to waive the point
of order against
considering spending or
revenue legislation for a
fiscal year before a
concurrent resolution on
the budget is in place for
that fiscal year, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 1521 Hon. Nick Smith [MI-7] To amend the Balanced
Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of
1985 to provide for
sequestration of Federal
spending in excess of 18
percent of gross domestic
product.
H.R. 1564 Hon. Dennis J. Kucinich To fund capital projects of
[OH-10] State and local
governments, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 1888 Hon. Robert E. Andrews [NJ- To eliminate corporate
1] welfare.
H.R. 1949 Hon. John R. Thune [SD] To amend the Food Security
Act of 1985 to establish
the conservation security
program.
H.R. 2307 Hon. George P. Radanovich To establish the National
[CA-19] Commission on Budget
Concepts.
H.R. 2514 Hon. Thomas H. Allen [ME- To provide for burden-
1] sharing contributions from
allied and other friendly
foreign countries for the
costs of deployment of any
United States missile
defense system that is
designed to protect those
countries from ballistic
missile attack.
H.R. 2587 Hon. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin To enhance energy
[LA-3] conservation, provide for
security and diversity in
the energy supply for the
American people, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 2865 Hon. Mike Rogers [MI-8] To amend the Balanced
Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of
1985 to require a
sequestration of
discretionary non-defense
spending for fiscal year
2002 equal to the size of
any on-budget deficit for
fiscal year 2001.
H.R. 2888 Hon. Young, C. W. Bill [FL- Making emergency
10] supplemental
appropriations for the
fiscal year 2001 for
additional disaster
assistance, for anti-
terrorism initiatives, and
for assistance in the
recovery from the tragedy
that occurred on September
11, 2001, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2926 Hon. Don Young [AK] To preserve the continued
viability of the United
States air transportation
system.
H.R. 2939 Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel [PA- To review, reform, and
13] terminate unnecessary and
inequitable Federal
payments, benefits,
services, and tax
advantages.
H.R. 3084 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA-2] To revise the discretionary
spending limits for fiscal
year 2002 set forth in the
Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control
Act of 1985 and to make
conforming changes
respecting the appropriate
section 302(a) allocation
for fiscal year 2002
established pursuant to
the concurrent resolution
on the budget for fiscal
year 2002, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3150 Hon. Don Young [AK] To improve aviation
security, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3210 Hon. Michael G. Oxley [OH- To ensure the continued
4] financial capacity of
insurers to provide
coverage for risks from
terrorism.
H.R. 3256 Hon. Tammy Baldwin [WI-2] To establish a National
Center for Military
Deployment Health Research
in the Department of
Health and Human Services
to provide an independent
means for the conduct and
coordination of research
into issues relating to
the deployment of members
of the Armed Forces
overseas, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3347 Hon. John L. Mica [FL-7] To provide economic relief
to general aviation
entities that have
suffered substantial
economic injury as a
result of the terrorist
attacks perpetrated
against the United States
on September 11, 2001.
H.R. 3357 Hon. Richard K. Armey [TX- To ensure the continued
26] financial capacity of
insurers to provide
coverage for risks from
terrorism, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3484 Hon. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin To resolve administrative
[LA-3] disputes regarding certain
spectrum licenses, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3529 Hon. William M. Thomas [CA- To provide tax incentives
21] for economic recovery and
assistance to displaced
workers.
H.R. 3682 Hon. Barbara Lee [CA-9] To establish a living wage,
jobs for all policy for
all peoples in the United
States and its
territories, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 3841 Hon. William M. Thomas [CA- To provide assistance to
21] displaced workers by
extending unemployment
benefits and by providing
a credit for health
insurance costs, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 3900 Hon. C. W. Bill Young [FL- To provide that certain
10] adjustments made by the
Director of the Office of
Management and Budget
under the Balanced Budget
and Emergency Deficit
Control Act of 1985 to
align highway spending
with revenues have no
force or effect.
H.R. 3981 Hon. Patrick J. Toomey [PA- To amend the Congressional
15] Budget Act of 1974 to
protect Social Security
beneficiaries against any
reduction in benefits.
H.R. 4593 Hon. Baron P. Hill [IN-9] To amend the Balanced
Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of
1985 and the Congressional
Budget Act of 1974 to
extend the discretionary
spending caps and the pay-
as-you-go requirement, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 4594 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS-3] To increase the statutory
debt limit and to require
a Presidential plan to
restore balanced budgets
and protect Social
Security.
H.R. 4630 Hon. Richard A. Gephardt To review, reform, and
[MO-3] terminate unnecessary and
inequitable Federal
subsidies.
H.R. 4758 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS-3] To provide a responsible
increase in the debt
limit, restore fiscal
discipline, and safeguard
Social Security.
H.R. 4767 Hon. Patrick J. Toomey [PA- To amend the Balanced
15] Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of
1985 to extend the
discretionary spending
limits through fiscal year
2007.
H.R. 5252 Hon. Henry A. Waxman [CA- To protect the Social
29] Security trust funds by
ensuring that the
Government repays its
debts to the trust funds.
H.R. 5259 Hon. Paul Ryan [WI-1] To reform Federal budget
procedures to restrain
congressional spending,
foster greater oversight
of the budget, account for
accurate Government agency
costs, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 5383 Hon. Barbara Cubin [WY] To provide emergency
disaster assistance to
agricultural producers.
H.R. 5502 Hon. John M. Spratt Jr. To amend the Balanced
[SC-5] Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of
1985 to extend the pay-as-
you-go provisions through
fiscal year 2007, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 5602 Hon. Lee Terry [NE-2] To create a Rural Issues
Advisory Board within the
Federal Communications
Commission, to assist the
Federal Communications
Commission in developing
policies and procedures,
and to ensure that the
Commission takes into
account the size and
resources of affected
parties in rural America.
H.R. 5638 Hon. Fred Upton [MI-6] To amend the National
Telecommunications and
Information Administration
Organization Act to
facilitate the
reallocation of spectrum
from governmental to
commercial users.
H.R. 5645 Hon. Donald A. Manzullo To improve the calculation
[IL-16] of the subsidy rate with
respect to certain small
business loans and certain
development company
debentures.
H.R. 5672 Hon. Paul E. Kanjorski [PA- To direct the Director of
11] the Office of Management
and Budget to reduce
preexisting balances on
the PAYGO scorecard for
fiscal years 2002 and 2003
to zero and to extend the
statutory budget
disciplines through fiscal
year 2007.
H.R. 5688 Hon. Mark Udall [CO-2] To promote and coordinate
global change research,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 5708 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA-2] To reduce preexisting PAYGO
balances, and for other
purposes.
H. Amdt. 17 to House Budget An amendment in the nature
H. Con. Res. of a substitute made in
83 order as original text,
and considered as adopted
pursuant to H. Res. 100.
S. 3172 Hon. Christopher S. Bond A bill to improve the
[MO] calculation of the Federal
subsidy rate with respect
to certain small business
loans, and for other
purposes.
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Committee Publications
The following section lists all of the Committee Reports
filed with the House by the Committee on the Budget as well as
all of the hearings held by the Committee.
Committee Reports
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Report No. Bill No. Date Title
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107-200 H.R. 981 3/13/2001 To Provide a Biennial
Budget for the United
States Government
107-26 H. Con. Res. 3/23/2001 Concurrent Resolution on
83 the Budget-Fiscal Year
2002
107-60 H. Con. Res. 5/8/2001 Conference Report:
83 Concurrent Resolution
on the Budget for
Fiscal Year 2002
107-338 H.R. 3084 12/13/2001 Interim Budget Control
and Enforcement Act of
2001
107-376 H. Con. Res. 3/15/2002 Concurrent Resolution on
353 the Budget-Fiscal Year
2003
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Budget Committee Hearings and Briefings of the 107th Congress
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Date Serial No. Hearing Title Witnesses
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2/7/2001 107-1 Freshman Honorable Edward Schrock
Members' Day (R-VA); Resident
Commissioner Acevedo-
Vila (Puerto Rico);
Honorable Henry E.
Brown, Jr. (R-SC);
Honorable Jeff Flake (R-
AZ); Honorable Adam H.
Putnam (R-FL);
Honorable Steve Israel
(D-NY); Honorable Rick
Larsen (D-WA);
Honorable Adam Schiff
(D-CA); Honorable Todd
Akin (R-MO); Honorable
James Langevin (D-RI).
2/14/2001 N/A General Honorable David M.
Accounting Walker, Comptroller
Office's Long- General, General
Term Budget Accounting Office
Issues
3/1/2001 107-2 The President's Honorable Mitchell E.
Budget For Daniels, Jr. Director,
Fiscal Year Office of Management
2002 and Budget.
3/1/2001 107-3 Department of Honorable Paul H.
the Treasury O'Neill, Secretary,
Budget Department of the
Priorities for Treasury
Fiscal Year
2002
3/2/2001 107-4 Current Fiscal Honorable Alan
Issues Greenspan, Chairman,
Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve
System
3/7/2001 107-5 Department of Panel I: Honorable Tommy
Health and G. Thompson, Secretary,
Human Services Department of Health
Fiscal Year and Human Services.
2002 Budget Panel II: Robert
Priorities Rector, the Heritage
Foundation; Wendell
Primus, Center on
Budget and Policy
Priorities. Panel III:
Gail R. Wilensky,
Ph.D., Chair, Medicare
Payment Advisory
Commission; Thomas R.
Saving, Ph.D., Medicare
Trustee; Marilyn Moon,
Senior Fellow, the
Urban Institute.
3/8/2001 107-6 Perspectives on Robert Greenstein,
the Economic Executive Director,
Outlook Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities;
William G. Gale, Senior
Fellow, the Brookings
Institution; Bruce
Bartlett, Senior
Fellow, National Center
for Policy Analysis;
Daniel J. Mitchell,
Senior Fellow, the
Heritage Foundation.
3/8/2001 107-7 Members' Day Honorable George W.
Gekas (R-PA); Honorable
Thomas H. Allen (D-ME);
Honorable Bob Goodlatte
(R-VA); Honorable
Robert A. Underwood (D-
Guam); Honorable Steny
H. Hoyer (D-MD);
Honorable Brian Baird
(D-WA); Honorable Bob
Clement (D-TN);
Honorable Michael N.
Castle (R-DE);
Honorable Bill Pascrell
Jr. (D-NJ); Honorable
James P. McGovern (D-
MA); Honorable Charles
A. Gonzalez (D-TX);
Honorable Rosa L.
DeLauro (D-CT);
Honorable Nancy Pelosi
(D-CA); Honorable
Gregory W. Meeks (D-
NY); Honorable Curt
Weldon (R-PA).
3/13/2001 107-8 Department of Panel I: Honorable
Education Roderick R. Paige,
Fiscal Year Secretary, Department
2002 Budget of Education. Panel II:
Priorities Chester E. Finn Jr.,
President, Thomas B.
Fordham Foundation;
Lisa Graham Keegan,
Superintendent of
Public Instruction,
State of Arizona;
Honorable George Miller
(D-CA), ranking
minority member,
Education and the
Workforce Committee.
3/14/2001 107-9 Department of Panel I: Honorable Ann
Agriculture M. Veneman, Secretary,
Fiscal Year Department of
2002 Budget Agriculture. Panel II:
Priorities Honorable Charles W.
Stenholm (D-TX); Bruce
L. Gardner, Ph.D.,
Chairman, Department of
Agriculture and
Resource Economics,
University of Maryland.
3/15/2001 107-10 Department of Panel I: Honorable Colin
State Fiscal L. Powell, Secretary,
Year 2002 Department of State.
Budget Panel II: Warren B.
Priorities Rudman, Co-Chairman,
U.S. Commission on
National Security/21st
Century; Lee H.
Hamilton, member, U.S.
Commission on National
Security/21st Century.
6/20/2001 107-11 Economic and Panel I: Francis S.
Budgetary Blake, Deputy
Effects on Secretary, Department
National Energy of Energy; R. Glenn
Policy Hubbard, Ph.D. Panel
II: Honorable Bob
Filner (D-CA); John
Hanger, President,
Citizens for
Pennsylvania's Future:
Sandy Liddy Bourne,
American Legislative
Exchange Council. Panel
III: Justin D. Bradley,
Energy Project Manager,
Silicon Valley
Manufacturing
Association; William W.
Beach, Director, Center
for Data Analysis,
Heritage Foundation;
David Bradley,
Executive Director,
National Community
Action Foundation.
6/27/2001 107-12 Forthcoming Panel I: Honorable
Extension/ Mitchell E. Daniels,
Modification of Jr., Director, Office
the Budget of Management and
Enforcement Act Budget. Panel II: Dan
L. Crippen, Director,
Congressional Budget
Office. Panel III:
Honorable Martin Sabo,
former chairman, House
Budget Committee;
Honorable Leon Panetta,
former chairman, House
Budget Committee; Kevin
A. Hassett, Ph.D.,
Resident Scholar,
American Enterprise
Institute; Carol Cox
Wait, President,
Committee for a
Responsible Federal
Budget.
7/11/2001 107-13 Defense Honorable Paul D.
Department Wolfowitz, Deputy
Budget Secretary, Department
Priorities for of Defense.
Fiscal Year
2002
7/19/2001 107-14 Federal Budget Panel I: Honorable Bill
Process Frenzel, former ranking
Structural member, House Budget
Reform Committee; Honorable
Robert L. Livingston,
former chairman, House
Appropriations
Committee; Robert D.
Reischauer, President,
Urban Institute, former
director, Congressional
Budget Office. Panel
II: Honorable
Christopher Cox (R-CA),
Republican Policy
Committee Chairman;
Honorable David R. Obey
(D-WI), ranking member,
House Appropriations
Committee. Panel III:
Barry B. Anderson,
Deputy Director,
Congressional Budget
Office; Honorable
Christopher Cox (R-CA);
Susan J. Irving,
Director for Federal
Budget Analysis,
General Accounting
Office.
7/25/2001 107-15 Medicare: The Panel I: Honorable David
Need for Reform M. Walker, Comptroller
General, General
Accounting Office.
Panel II: Honorable
Frank Pallone Jr. (D-
NJ), co-Chair,
Democratic Task Force
on Health Care Reform;
Ruben Jose King-Shaw,
Deputy Administrator,
Centers for Medicare
and Medicaid Services;
William J. Scanlon,
Director-Health Care
Issues, U.S. General
Accounting Office.
Panel III: Gary S.
Kaplan, MD, CMPE,
chairman, Board of
Directors, Medical
Group Management
Association; James R.
Bean, MD, Neurosurgical
Associates, Lexington,
KY; Marilyn Moon,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
the Urban Institute.
8/1/2001 107-16 Making Ends Panel I: Honorable Ben
Meet: L. Cardin (D-MD),
Challenges ranking member,
Facing Working Subcommittee on Human
Families in Resources, House
America Committee on Ways and
Means; Marian Wright
Edelman, President,
Children's Defense
Fund; Ron Haskins,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
Brookings Institution.
Panel II: Sharon Daly,
Vice President for
Social Policy, Catholic
Charities USA; Ms.
LaVerne Hewlett,
working mother,
Emmitsburg, MD; Robert
Rector, Senior Research
Fellow, Heritage
Foundation.
9/5/2001 107-17 Mid-Session Panel I: Honorable
Review and Mitchell E. Daniels
Update of the Jr., Director, Office
Budget and of Management and
Economic Budget. Panel II: Dan
Outlook L. Crippen, Director,
Congressional Budget
Office
10/7/2001 107-18 Ensuring Panel I: Honorable David
Domestic M. Walker, Comptroller
Security: Issue General, General
and Potential Accounting Office.
Costs Panel II: Honorable
Newt Gingrich, former
Speaker of the House of
Representatives, U.S.
Commission on National
Security/21st Century;
Honorable Lee H.
Hamilton, former Member
of Congress, U.S.
Commission on National
Security/21st Century.
12/5/2001 107-19 Restructuring Scott R. Lillibridge,
Government for M.D., Special Assistant
Homeland to the Secretary for
Security: Bioterrorism,
Nuclear, Department of Health
Biological, and Human Services;
Chemical Joseph S. Mahaley,
Threats Director, Office of
Security Affairs,
Department of Energy;
Kenneth E. Baker,
Principal Deputy
Administrator for
Defense Nuclear
Nonproliferation,
National Nuclear
Security
Administration,
Department of Energy.
1/23/2002 107-20 Congressional Dan L. Crippen,
Budget Office Director, Congressional
Projections Budget Office
2/5/2002 107-21 The President's Honorable Mitchell E.
Budget for Daniels, Jr., Director,
Fiscal Year Office of Management
2003 and Budget
2/6/2002 107-22 Treasury Honorable Paul H.
Department O'Neill, Secretary,
Fiscal Year Department of the
2003 Budget Treasury
2/12/2002 107-23 Department of Honorable Paul D.
Defense Fiscal Wolfowitz, Deputy
Year 2003 Secretary, Department
Budget of Defense
Priorities
2/14/2002 107-24 Members' Day Honorable Steny H. Hoyer
(D-MD); Honorable Ike
Skelton (D-MO);
Honorable Jim McDermott
(D-WA); Honorable
Barney Frank (D-MA);
Honorable Thomas H.
Allen (D-ME); Honorable
Tom Udal (D-NM);
Honorable Tom Osborne
(R-NE); Honorable
Dennis J. Kucinich (D-
OH); Honorable George
W. Gekas (R-PA);
Honorable Bill
Pascrell, Jr. (D-NJ);
Honorable Mike Pence (R-
IN); Honorable Mark R.
Kennedy (R-MN);
Honorable George Miller
(D-CA); Honorable
Vernon J. Ehlers (R-
MI); Honorable Donna M.
Christensen (D-Virgin
Islands); Honorable
Michael Bilirakis (R-
FL); Honorable Duncan
Hunter (R-CA).
2/28/2002 107-25 Department of Panel I: Honorable Tommy
Health and G. Thompson, Secretary,
Human Services Department of Health
Fiscal Year and Human Services.
2003 Budget Panel II: Tara O'Toole,
Priorities M.D., M.P.H., Director,
Johns Hopkins Center
for Civilian Biodefense
Strategies; Gail R.
Wilensky, Ph.D., Senior
Fellow, Project HOPE;
Dan L. Crippen,
Director, Congressional
Budget Office.
3/6/2002 107-26 Department of Honorable Ann M.
Agriculture Veneman, Secretary,
Budget Department of
Priorities for Agriculture
Fiscal Year
2003
3/7/2002 107-27 Department of Honorable Colin L.
State Budget Powell, Secretary,
Priorities for Department of
Fiscal Year Agriculture
2003
4/25/2002 107-28 Predictablility Panel I: Thomas J.
and Control: Donohue, President and
Twin Reasons CEO, U.S. Chamber of
for Restoring Commerce; Honorable
Budget Bill Frenzel, former
Disciplines ranking member, House
Budget Committee. Panel
II: Susan J. Irving,
Director for Federal
Budget Analysis, U.S.
General Accounting
Office; Barry B.
Anderson, Deputy
Director, Congressional
Budget Office; Richard
Kogan, Senior Fellow,
Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities.
5/2/2002 107-29 CBO Role and Panel I: Dan L. Crippen,
Performance: Director, Congressional
Enhancing Budget Office. Panel
Accuracy, II: Rudolph G. Penner,
Reliability and Senior Fellow, Urban
Responsiveness Institute; Kevin A.
in Budget and Hassett, Resident
Economic Scholar, American
Estimates Enterprise Institute;
William G. Gale, Senior
Fellow, Brookings
Institution.
5/8/2002 107-30 Medicare and the Thomas R. Saving, Ph.D.,
Federal Budget Director, Private
Enterprise Research
Center; Joseph R.
Antos, Ph.D., Resident
Scholar, American
Enterprise Institute;
Judy Feder, Ph.D., Dean
of Public Policy,
Public Policy
Institute, Georgetown
University.
6/5/2002 107-31 International Phil Bowen, Australia,
Perspectives on General Manager, Budget
Common Fiscal Group, Department of
Issues Finance and
Administration; Peter
Saurers, Switzerland,
Deputy Director,
Administration of
Federal Finances; Mats
Odell, Sweden, Vice
Chairman, Finance
Committee, Swedish
Parliament.
6/19/2002 107-32 Social Security: Panel I: Honorable David
The Long-Term M. Walker, Comptroller
Budget General, U.S. General
Implications Accounting Office.
Panel II: C. Eugene
Steuerle, Senior
Fellow, Urban
Institute; Maya C.
MacGuineas, Senior
Fellow, New America
Foundation; Honorable
Barbara B. Kennelly,
President, National
Committee to Preserve
Social Security and
Medicare. Panel III:
Dan L. Crippen,
Director, Congressional
Budget Office.
7/16/2002 107-33 Mid-Session Honorable Mitchell E.
Review Daniels Jr., Director,
Office of Management
and Budget
9/12/2002 107-34 Economic Outlook Honorable Alan
and Federal Greenspan, Chairman,
Budget Board of Governors of
the Federal Reserve
System.
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House Budget Committee Majority Caucus Publications
The following publications were prepared by the staff of
the Majority Caucus of the Committee on the Budget. These
publications were not approved by the Membership of the
Committee.
first session
Budget Week
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Date Issue Date Issue
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7/9/2001 Week of 9 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 1) 10/9/2001 Week of 9 October 2001 (Vol.
1 No. 10)
7/16/2001 Week of 16 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 2) 10/16/2001 Week of 16 October 2001 (Vol.
1 No. 11)
7/23/2001 Week of 23 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 10/30/2001 Week of 30 October 2001 (Vol.
1 No. 12
7/30/2001 Week of 30 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 11/6/2001 Week of 6 November 2001 (Vol.
1 No. 13)
9/3/2001 Week of 4 September 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 11/13/2001 Week of 13 November 2001
(Vol. 1 No. 14)
9/20/2001 Week of 19 September 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 11/27/2001 Week of 27 November 2001
(Vol. 1 No. 15)
9/24/2001 Week of 24 September 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 12/4/2001 Week of 4 December 2001 (Vol.
1 No. 16)
10/2/2001 Week of 2 October 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 12/11/2001 Week of 11 December 2001
(Vol. 1 No. 17)
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Legislative Update
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Date Issue
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6/26/2001 H.R. 2213-The Crop
Year 2001
Agricultural
Economic Assistance
Act (Volume 1, No.
1)
9/20/2001 H.R. 2586-The Fiscal
Year 2002 National
Defense
Authorization Act
(Volume 1, No. 2)
9/21/2001 Amendment to H.R.
2891: The Airline
Transportation
System Stabilization
Act (Volume 1, No.
3)
10/31/2001 H.R. 3150-The Secure
Transportation for
America Act of 2001
(Volume 1, No. 4)
11/27/2001 H.R. 3210-The
Terrorism Risk
Protection Act
(Volume 1, No. 5)
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Budget Monitor
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Date Issue
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2/14/2001 The Limits of Debt
Reduction: Why
Government Can't Pay
it All Off (Vol. 1
No. 1)
2/27/2001 ``Why It's Called a
Tax Surplus'' (Vol.
1 No. 2)
3/7/2001 Yes, There is a
Budget After All:
Tax Reduction
Complies with
Existing Resolution
(Vol. 1 No. 3)
3/15/2001 The President's Truly
New Approach to
Budgeting for
Defense (Vol. 1 No.
4)
3/27/2001 The (Mis)management
of Medicare (Vol. 1
No. 5)
10/30/2001 Actual Surplus
Results for Fiscal
Year 2001 (Vol. 1
No. 6)
11/2/2001 CBO's Slow-Growth
Report: Its Meaning
and Implications
(Vol. 1 No. 7)
12/13/2001 Education Reform:
More Funds--And a
Change of Direction
(Vol. 1 No. 8)
1/9/2002 Most of Surplus Went
to Terrorism,
Economy (Vol. 2 No.
1)
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Appropriations Update
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Date Issue
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6/26/2001 Transportation
Appropriations Bill--
Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 2)
6/27/2001 Energy and Water
Appropriations Bill--
Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 3)
6/28/2001 Agriculture
Appropriations Bill--
Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 4)
7/16/2001 Commerce, Justice,
State, and Judiciary
Appropriations Bill--
Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 5)
7/17/2001 Foreign Operations,
Export Financing,
and Related Programs
Appropriations Bill--
Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 6)
7/20/2001 Supplemental
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2001
(Vol. 1 No. 7)
7/25/2001 Treasury, Postal
Service and General
Government
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 8)
7/26/2001 VA, HUD and
Independent Agencies
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 9)
7/31/2001 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 10)
8/14/2001 Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations in
Response to
Terrorist Attacks on
the United States
(H.R. 2888) (Vol. 1
No. 11)
8/21/2001 Military Construction
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 12)
8/25/2001 District of Columbia
Appropriations Act
for Fiscal Year 2002
(Vol. 1 No. 13)
8/28/2001 Continuing
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002
(H.J. Res. 65) (Vol.
1 No. 14)
10/10/2001 Labor, Health and
Human Services,
Education, and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 3061) (Vol. 1
No. 15)
10/16/2001 The Interior and
Related Agencies
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2217) (Vol. 1
No. 16)
10/31/2001 Treasury, Postal
Service, and General
Government
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2590) (Vol. 1
No. 17)
11/1/2001 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(Vol. 1 No. 18)
11/1/2001 Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2311) (Vol. 1
No. 19)
11/7/2001 VA, HUD, and
Independent Agencies
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2620) (Vol. 1
No. 20)
11/13/2001 Agriculture
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2330) (Vol. 1
No. 21)
11/14/2001 Commerce, Justice,
State, and Judiciary
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2500) (Vol. 1
No. 22)
11/28/2001 Department of Defense
Appropriations Act
for Fiscal Year 2002
(H.R. 3338) (Vol. 1
No. 23)
12/6/2001 District of Columbia
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2002
Conference Report
(H.R. 2944) (Vol. 1
No. 25)
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Budget Week
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Date Issue Date Issue
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1/21/2002 Week of 21 January 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 1) 6/10/2002 Week of 10 June 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 17)
1/28/2002 Week of 28 January 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 2) 6/17/2002 Week of 17 June 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 18)
2/4/2002 Week of 4 February 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 6/24/2002 Week of 24 June 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 19)
2/11/2002 Week of 11 February 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 4) 7/8/2002 Week of 8 July 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 20)
2/25/2002 Week of 25 February 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 7/15/2002 Week of 15 July 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 21)
3/4/2002 Week of 4 March 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 6) 7/22/2002 Week of 22 July 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 22)
3/12/2002 Week of 12 March 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 7) 9/3/2002 Week of 3 September 2002 (Vol.
2 No. 23)
3/18/2002 Week of 18 March 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 8) 9/9/2002 Week of 9 September 2002 (Vol.
2 No. 24)
4/9/2002 Week of 9 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 9) 9/16/2002 Week of 16 September 2002
(Vol. 2 No. 25)
4/15/2002 Week of 15 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 10) 9/23/2002 Week of 23 September 2002
(Vol. 2 No. 26)
4/22/2002 Week of 22 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 11) 9/30/2002 Week of 30 September 2002
(Vol. 2 No. 27)
4/29/2002 Week of 29 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 12) 10/7/2002 Week of 7 October 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 28)
5/7/2002 Week of 7 May 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 13) 10/15/2002 Week of 15 October 2002 (Vol.
2 No. 29)
5/13/2002 Week of 13 May 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 14) 11/12/2002 Week of 11 November 2002 (Vol.
2 No. 30)
5/20/2002 Week of 20 May 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 15) 11/13/2002 Week of 13 November 2002
(Update) (Vol. 2 No. 30)
6/3/2002 Week of 3 June 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 16)
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Economic Update
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Date Issue
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4/10/2002 Growing Evidence of
Economic Rebound
(Vol. 1 No. 1)
4/19/2002 Recession Effects in
Labor Markets Vary
Across the Nation
(Special Analysis)
6/14/2002 Moderate Growth
Projected: Jobs Show
Modest Increase
(Vol. 1 No. 2)
7/11/2002 Data Still Point to
Moderate Economic
Growth (Vol. 1 No.
3)
8/14/2002 Recovery Slows--Fed
Stays on Sidelines
(Vol. 1 No. 4)
9/10/2002 Slow Recovery
Expected to Continue
(Vol. 1 No. 5)
10/10/2002 Strong Third Quarter
GDP Growth Expected
(Vol. 1 No. 6)
11/18/2002 Economy Working
Through ``Current
Soft Spot'' (Vol. 1
No. 7)
12/11/2002 Soft Labor Market
Persists in Moderate
Recovery (Vol. 1 No.
8)
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Economic Monitor
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Date Issue
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5/15/2002 Promoting Job Growth
and Economic
Expansion: How
Recent Policies are
Helping (Vol. 1 No.
1)
7/31/2002 What the New Economic
Figures Mean: A
Review of the
Commerce
Department's Latest
Estimates, and Their
Policy Implications
(Vol. 1 No. 2)
11/1/2002 Recent Data Shows
Moderate Growth,
Amid Uncertainty
(Vol. 1 No. 3)
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Legislative Update
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Date Issue
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4/17/2002 H.R. 586--Tax Relief
Guarantee Act of
2002 (Vol. 2 No. 1)
5/8/2002 H.R. 4546--The Fiscal
Year 2003 National
Defense
Authorization Act
(Vol. 2 No. 3)
5/14/2002 H.R. 4700--
Reauthorization of
the 1996 Welfare
Reform Law (Vol. 2
No. 4)
6/27/2002 H.R. 4954--The
Medicare
Modernization and
Prescription Drug
Act of 2002 (Vol. 2
No. 5)
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Budget Monitor
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Date Issue
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1/9/2002 CBO Confirms Effect
of Terrorism,
Recession on Budget
Surpluses (Vol. 2
No. 2)
4/23/2002 Despite Similarities,
House and Senate
Budgets Contain
Major Policy
Differences (Vol. 2
No. 3)
6/11/2002 How ``Deeming''
Enforces Budgeting
(Vol. 2 No. 4)
6/18/2002 IDEA Full Funding: A
Moving Target (Vol.
2 No. 5)
6/19/2002 Measuring the Costs
of the War Against
Terrorism (Vol. 2
No. 6)
6/26/2002 Comparison of
Appropriations
Subcommittee
Allocations (Vol. 2
No. 7)
10/10/2002 Providing Drought
Relief (Vol. 2 No.
8)
11/12/2002 Less Than It Appears
(Vol. 2 No. 9)
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Appropriations Update
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Date Issue
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1/29/2002 Fiscal Year 2002
Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations (Vol.
2 No. 1)
4/16/2002 Fiscal Year 2002
Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations (Vol.
2 No. 2)
5/22/2002 Fiscal Year 2002
Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations (Vol.
2 No. 3)
6/26/2002 Defense
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5010) (Vol. 2
No. 4)
6/26/2002 Military Construction
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2002
(H.R. 5011) (Vol. 2
No. 5)
7/11/2002 Comparison of Fiscal
Year 2002 Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations (H.R.
4775) (Vol. 2 No. 6)
7/15/2002 Interior
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5093) (Vol. 2
No. 7)
7/16/2002 Treasury, Postal
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5120) (Vol. 2
No. 8)
7/18/2002 Legislative Branch
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5121) (Vol. 2
No. 9)
7/23/2002 Fiscal Year 2002
Emergency
Supplemental
Appropriations
Conference Report
(H.R. 4775) (Vol. 2
No. 10)
9/4/2002 Senate Labor, HHS,
Education
Appropriations Bill:
Exceeding the
Senate's own Limits
(Vol. 2 No. 11)
9/26/2002 Continuing
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2003
(H.J. RES. 111)
(Vol. 2 No. 12)
9/30/2002 Labor, Health and
Human Services, and
Education
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5320) (Vol. 2
No. 13)
10/3/2002 Further Continuing
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2003
(H.J. RES. 112)
(Vol. 2 No. 14)
10/11/2002 Fiscal Year 2003
Defense
Appropriations Bill
Conference Report
(Vol. 2 No. 15)
10/15/2002 Fiscal Year 2003
Military
Construction
Conference Report
(Vol. 2 No. 16)
10/17/2002 Further Continuing
Appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2003
(Vol. 2 No. 17)
12/12/2002 Agriculture
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5263) (Vol. 2
No. 18)
12/12/2002 Foreign Operations
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5410) (Vol. 2
No. 19)
12/12/2002 Energy and Water
Development
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5431) (Vol. 2
No. 20)
12/12/2002 District of Columbia
Appropriations Bill
for Fiscal Year 2003
(H.R. 5521) (Vol. 2
No. 21)
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Additional Majority Caucus Publications
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Date Title
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Securing America's Future
[The House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2003]
March 2002 Securing the Future
for America's
Children
March 2002 Securing the Future
for Low-Income
Americans
March 2002 Securing the Future
for America's
Minorities
March 2002 Securing the Future
for Women in America
March 2002 Securing the Future
for Farmers and
Rural America
March 2002 Keeping Our Promise
to Military Families
March 2002 Retirement Security
for Seniors and
Future Retirees
March 2002 Continuing Our
Commitment to
Veterans
What This Budget Does . . .
[The House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2003]
March 2002 Securing America's
Personal Security
March 2002 Permanently Securing
America's Homeland
March 2002 Securing a Quality
Education for All
Americans
March 2002 Securing Agriculture
in America
March 2002 Securing America's
Energy Needs
March 2002 Strengthening
America's Healthcare
Safety Net
March 2002 Securing America's
Economic Security
March 2002 Securing Our National
Defense and Winning
the War
March 2002 Keeping Our Promise
to Veterans:
Concurrent Receipt
March 2002 Securing America's
Infrastructure
March 2002 Securing America's
Natural Resources
and Environment
March 2002 Securing Medicare's
Future
Reports and Analyses
February 2001 Basics of the Budget
Process: A Briefing
Paper
13 February 2002 The President's
Budget for Fiscal
Year 2003: A
Briefing Book for
Members, United
States House of
Representatives
Charts and Graphics
5 February 2002 Committee Charts for
Hearing on
Presidents Fiscal
Year 2003 Budget
13 March 2002 Budget Committee
Charts and Graphs
Used During Markup
of Fiscal Year 2003
Budget
16 July 2002 Budget Committee
Charts and Graphs
Used in Mid-Session
Review Hearing
27 August 2002 Budget Committee
Charts and Graphs on
CBO Mid-Session
Review
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House Budget Committee Minority Caucus Publications
The following publications were prepared by the staff of
the Minority Caucus of the Committee on the Budget. These
publications were not approved by the Membership of the
Committee.
first session
Miscellaneous Releases
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Date Title
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2/12/01 Guide to the Major
Budget Issues
2/23/01 Bush's Education
Increase: Smaller
Than It Appears
2/27/01 Bush on Defense
Spending: Can He
Afford to Keep His
Word?
3/6/01 The Bush Budget: Big
Tax Cuts and Fuzzy
Math
3/6/01 Bush Budget Diverts
Social Security and
Medicare Surpluses
3/9/01 Bush's Medicare Trust
Fund Illusion
3/12/01 Ten-Year Budget
Surplus Estimates
Are Unreliable
3/13/01 Stealth Budget: The
Real Cuts in the
Bush Plan
5/3/01 Vote 'No' on the
Budget Conference
Agreement
5/7/01 The Missing Budget
5/8/01 The Bush Bu-g-t: What
Else is Missing?
5/15/01 Phased-in Tax Cuts:
Costs are Timed to
Explode
5/17/01 The Education Bill:
Where Are the
Resources?
5/21/01 Congressional Budget
Office Confirms that
Bush Budget Spends
the Medicare Surplus
5/24/01 Long-Term Budget
Estimates Are
Unreliable
6/6/01 Bush Tax Cut Leaves
Nothing for Defense,
Social Security
Reform, Prescription
Drugs, or Education
6/22/01 Republican
``Contingency Fund''
is a Shell
6/27/01 Bush Tax Cut and
Defense Request
Spend Medicare
Surplus
7/12/01 Budget Chickens Come
Home to Roost
7/17/01 Bush Tax Cuts Reduced
the Surplus
7/17/01 Do Republicans
Support Protecting
the Medicare
Surplus?
7/18/01 President Bush to
Charities: We Gave
at the Tax Cut
7/19/01 Fuzzy Budget Math and
the Facts
7/30/01 Republicans and the
Medicare Surplus:
Who's in Charge?
7/30/01 Running on Empty: How
Did This Happen?
8/17/01 Bush Efforts to Shift
Blame onto Prior
Spending Don't Wash
8/17/01 Cooking the Books:
Social Security and
Budget Gimmicks
8/22/01 New White House
Forecast Confirms
Bush Tax Cut Wipes
Out Surplus
8/27/01 CBO Update Confirms
that Bush Tax Cut
Taps Social Security
and Medicare
Surpluses
9/25/01 Long-run Budget
Outlook Must Be
Considered in Anti-
Terror and Economic
Recovery Proposals
10/4/01 Revised Budgetary
Outlook and
Principles for
Economic Stimulus
(Joint Dear
Colleague with
Budget Committee
Chairman Jim Nussle)
10/25/01 Republican Stimulus
Bill Provides
Neither Security Nor
Recovery
10/30/01 The $40 Billion
Emergency
Supplemental: Where
the Disaster
Assistance is Going
11/27/01 The $40 Billion
Supplemental: An
Update
11/29/01 What Happened to the
Surplus?
12/13/01 Republican Stimulus
Proposals Make a Bad
Situation Worse
12/13/01 The Real Cost of the
Republican Tax Cuts
12/20/01 Republican Tax Cuts
Mean Higher Long-
Term Interest Rates
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Budget Issue Briefs
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Date Title
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3/5/02 The President's 2003
Health Budget
3/8/02 The President's 2003
Budget and Rural
America
3/8/02 Fuzzy Math in the
President's
Education Budget
3/11/02 The President's
Environmental
Budget: Same
Failures, New
Excuses
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Budget Watchdog
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Date Title
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6/19/02 Budget Watchdog #1:
H.R. 4931 Shows
Inadequacy of the
Republican Budget
7/09/02 Budget Watchdog #2:
Administration's
Foreign Assistance
Proposals
7/23/02 Budget Watchdog #3:
Holding the Line on
Spending? The
Supplemental
Appropriations Bill
Costs More Than
Advertised
7/25/02 Budget Watchdog #4:
Bill to Create New
Homeland Security
Department Another
Reminder of
Inadequate
Republican Budgeting
9/4/02 Budget Watchdog #5:
Republicans Divert
$6 Billion More of
the Social Security
Surplus
9/20/02 Budget Watchdog #6:
Appropriations
Stalemate Is Further
Evidence of Flawed
Republican Budget
10/16/02 Budget Watchdog #7:
When It Comes to Tax
Cuts, Republicans'
Budget Resolution Is
the Gift That Keeps
on Giving
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Additional Documents
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Date Title
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1/10/02 The Expiration of
Budget Rules: What
Happens Next?
1/23/02 New Budget Forecast:
Deficits are Back
1/24/02 The $40 Billion
Supplemental: A
Second Update
1/30/02 Raising the Debt
Limit
1/31/02 Broken Social
Security and
Medicare Lockboxes
1/31/02 Comparing the Cost of
the Tax Cut with the
Cost of Responding
to September 11
3/4/02 Return to Red Ink:
Back to Budget
Deficits, A Summary
& Analysis of the
President's Fiscal
Year 2003 Budget
3/4/02 Republicans Reverse
Course on Debt
Reduction
3/7/02 ``Off-the-Books''
Accounting Means the
President's Budget
Spends the Entire
Social Security
Surplus
3/28/02 Background Materials
on the 2003 House
Republican Budget
4/17/02 Republicans' Push to
Make the Tax Cut
Permanent Shows They
Have No Real Budget,
4/24/02 Running Up Debt on
the Nation's Credit
Card: Why the Tax
Cut Raids Social
Security
4/29/02 Americans Trust
Democrats--Not
Republicans--on
Education Issues
4/30/02 Deficits Expected to
Grow Larger
5/9/02 Significant Downward
Revisions of the Ten-
Year Surplus Won't
Surprise Democrats
6/4/02 Permanent Estate Tax
Repeal Digs the
Social Security
Deficit Hole Deeper
6/27/02 The Truth About
Social Security
Privatization
6/27/02 Dear Colleague on the
Bill to Raise the
Debt Ceiling
7/08/02 Republicans Underfund
the Securities and
Exchange Commission
7/16/02 Broken Budget: The
Administration's Mid-
Session Review
7/17/02 Twin Deficits
Compound Burden on
Future Workers
7/18/02 Wall Street Assesses
the Administration's
Latest Budget
Projections
7/22/02 Dynamic Scoring: The
Old Supply-Side
Alchemy
7/24/02 Frequently Asked
Questions About the
Federal Budget
7/25/02 Squandered Surpluses,
Broken Promises:
Members' Budget
Packet for the
District Work Period
7/26/02 The Administration's
Approach to
Homelessness:
Significant
Rhetoric,
Insignificant
Resources
8/27/02 CBO's Budget and
Economic Update:
Republican Policies
Cause $1.3 Trillion
More Debt Than White
House Acknowledges
9/6/02 CBO Confirms
Republican Tax Cuts--
Not September 11--
Are Primarily
Responsible for
Deficits
9/18/02 Greenspan Validates
Several Key
Democratic Budget
Positions
9/26/02 Assessing the Cost of
Military Action
Against Iraq
10/2/02 Renewed Stock Market
Weakness Could Make
Budget Deficit Even
Larger
10/16/02 Long-term Continuing
Resolution Harms
Programs and Policy
10/17/02 ``Jobless Recovery''
Would Have a Severe
Impact on Budget
Outlook
10/21/02 President's 2003
Housing Budget: Lip
Service For
Affordable Housing
10/24/02 Veterans Groups Decry
``Damage'' of
Continuing
Resolution
10/25/02 More Evidence of
Republicans' Broken
Economic and Budget
Strategy
10/25/02 Republican Budget
Slashes Domestic
Priorities and
Spends Social
Security Surplus
10/30/02 The Republican Debt
Party
11/01/02 Today's Higher
Unemployment Rate
Reflects Weakened
Economy
12/4/02 House Republicans
Turn Their Backs on
Unemployed Workers
12/6/02 Bush Administration
Awards Bonuses to
Political Appointees
While Shortchanging
Federal Employees
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