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110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-928
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                                                 Union Calendar No. 601


                        REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 OF THE

                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                               DURING THE

                             110th CONGRESS

                                     


                                     

January 2, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed



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                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

             JOHN M. SPRATT, Jr., South Carolina, Chairman
ROSA L. DeLAURO, Connecticut,        PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin,
CHET EDWARDS, Texas                    Ranking Minority Member
JIM COOPER, Tennessee                J. GRESHAM BARRETT, South Carolina
THOMAS H. ALLEN, Maine               JO BONNER, Alabama
ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania    SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey
MARCY KAPTUR, Ohio                   MARIO DIAZ-BALART, Florida
XAVIER BECERRA, California           JEB HENSARLING, Texas
LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas                 DANIEL E. LUNGREN, California
EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon              MICHAEL K. SIMPSON, Idaho
MARION BERRY, Arkansas               PATRICK T. McHENRY, North Carolina
ALLEN BOYD, Florida                  CONNIE MACK, Florida
JAMES P. McGOVERN, Massachusetts     K. MICHAEL CONAWAY, Texas
NIKI TSONGAS, Massachusetts          JOHN CAMPBELL, California
ROBERT E. ANDREWS, New Jersey        PATRICK J. TIBERI, Ohio
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT, Virginia  JON C. PORTER, Nevada
BOB ETHERIDGE, North Carolina        RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisiana
DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon               ADRIAN SMITH, Nebraska
BRIAN BAIRD, Washington              JIM JORDAN, Ohio
DENNIS MOORE, Kansas
TIMOTHY H. BISHOP, New York
GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin

                           Professional Staff

            Thomas S. Kahn, Staff Director and Chief Counsel
                 Austin Smythe, Minority Staff Director


                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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Hon. Lorraine C. Miller,
Clerk of the House of Representatives,
Washington, DC, January 2, 2009
    Dear Ms. Miller: 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 for the 110th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                      John M. Spratt, Jr. Chairman.


                                                 Union Calendar No. 601
110th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 2d Session                                                     110-928

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                  ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE
                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                                _______
                                

January 2, 2009.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
              State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

    Mr. SPRATT of South Carolina, from the Committee on the Budget, 
                        submitted the following

                                 REPORT

              Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee

    The Committee on the Budget was established by the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The Budget Committee is 
responsible for developing and reporting the annual 
congressional budget resolution, assembling and reporting any 
reconciliation legislation required by that resolution, and 
implementing and governing the congressional budget process 
generally.
    The budget resolution, the cornerstone of the congressional 
budget process, provides an overall framework and plan for 
action on spending, revenue, and debt limit legislation. It 
sets ceilings on total budget authority and outlays and a floor 
on total revenues. It also allocates spending authority to the 
appropriations committees and among the various authorizing 
committees that have jurisdiction over direct spending 
programs. The limits and allocations set by the budget 
resolution are enforced through points of order.
    The budget may also include the optional reconciliation 
process, which directs appropriate authorizing committees to 
revise programs under their jurisdiction in order to adjust 
either projected spending or revenues by specified amounts. If 
more than one committee receives reconciliation instructions, 
the Budget Committee is responsible for assembling the reports 
submitted by the various committees for consideration on the 
House floor.
    In addition to its legislative duties, the Budget Committee 
also has responsibility for oversight and studies related to 
the budget process.
    The Budget Committee's jurisdictional statement for the 
110th Congress, House Rule X, clause 1(d), is 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.

                         Summary of Activities


                     FISCAL YEAR 2008 BUDGET CYCLE

    On March 21, 2007, the House Budget Committee began 
consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 99 (H. Con. Res. 
99), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2008, with markup of the Chairman's mark. Of the twenty-nine 
amendments offered, three were adopted. The Committee agreed by 
voice vote to a Sense of House amendment offered by Mr. Ryan 
and Ms. Moore on the need for legislative action to ensure 
child support collection and compliance. The Committee also 
agreed by voice vote to a Sense of House amendment offered by 
Mr. Garrett and Mr. Edwards on providing plot allowances to 
states for the burial of veterans' spouses and eligible 
children in state veteran cemeteries. In addition, the 
Committee agreed by voice vote to an amendment offered by Mr. 
Etheridge to include policy language on college affordability. 
By a vote of 22 to 17, the Budget Committee reported H. Con. 
Res. 99 favorably to the House of Representatives and the 
report accompanying the concurrent resolution, House Report 
110-69, was timely filed.
    The Committee on Rules reported H. Res. 275, a rule 
allowing consideration of H. Con. Res. 99 on March 27, 2007 
(House Report 110-79). The rule provided for four hours of 
general debate, with three hours controlled and equally divided 
by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Budget Committee and 
one hour controlled and equally divided by Ms. Maloney and Mr. 
Saxton of the Joint Economic Committee. The rule also allowed 
for consideration of three alternative budgets: the 
Congressional Black Caucus substitute offered by Ms. 
Kilpatrick; the Progressive Caucus substitute offered by Ms. 
Woolsey; and the Republican substitute offered by Mr. Ryan. The 
House adopted H. Res. 275 on March 28, 2007.
    Pursuant to H. Res. 275, the House began consideration of 
H. Con. Res. 99 on March 28, 2007. All three budget substitutes 
made in order were defeated on recorded votes. H. Con. Res. 99 
was agreed to by a vote of 216 to 210 on March 29, 2007.
    On March 16, 2007, the Senate Budget Committee reported as 
an original measure on the fiscal year 2008 budget Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 21 (S. Con. Res. 21). The resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to in the Senate on March 23, 2007, by a 52 
to 47 vote. The House received the message on Senate action 
March 28, 2007.
    The Committee on Rules reported H. Res. 370, a rule 
providing for consideration of S. Con. Res. 21 on May 3, 2007 
(House report 110-121). The rule made it in order for the House 
to strike all after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 21 and 
insert the text of H. Con. Res. 99 as adopted by the House. In 
addition, the rule made it in order for the House to insist on 
its amendment and request a conference with the Senate. On May 
8, 2007, the House passed H. Res. 370. The House then agreed to 
strike all after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 21 and 
insert the provisions of H. Con. Res. 99, insisting on its 
amendment and requesting a conference with the Senate. The 
House then considered and agreed to a motion to instruct 
conferees on. S. Con. Res. 21 that was offered by Mr. Ryan, and 
the Speaker appointed conferees.
    The Senate received the message on House action on May 8, 
2007. On May 9, 2007, the Senate disagreed with the House 
amendment and agreed to a request for a conference. Also on May 
9, 2007, the Senate considered motions to instruct conferees 
and appointed conferees. The message on Senate action was sent 
to the House on May 10, 2007.
    The conference report on S. Con. Res. 21 (House Report 110-
153) was filed May 16, 2007. The Committee on Rules reported H. 
Res. 409, a rule providing for the consideration of the 
conference report on S. Con. Res. 21 that allowed one hour of 
debate time.
    On May 17, 2007, conference papers (including Senate report 
language, the manager's statement, and a message on House 
action) were held at the Senate desk. The House passed H. Res. 
409 and, by a 214 to 209 vote, adopted the conference report. 
The Senate agreed to the conference report by a 52 to 40 vote.

                         FISCAL YEAR 2009 CYCLE

    On March 5, 2008, the House Budget Committee began 
consideration of House Concurrent Resolution 312 (H. Con. Res. 
312), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
2009, with markup of the Chairman's mark. Of the thirty-one 
amendments offered, one was adopted. The Committee agreed by 
voice vote to a Sense of House amendment offered by Mr. Ryan 
and Ms. Moore on the importance of ensuring that children 
receive all the child support that is owed to them. By a vote 
of 22 to 16, the Budget Committee reported H. Con. Res. 312 
favorably to the House of Representatives and the report 
accompanying the concurrent resolution, House Report 110-543, 
was timely filed.
    The Committee on Rules reported H. Res. 1036, a rule 
allowing consideration of H. Con. Res. 312 on March 11, 2008 
(House Report 110-548). The rule provided for four hours of 
general debate, with three hours controlled and equally divided 
by the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Budget Committee and 
one hour controlled and equally divided by Ms. Maloney and Mr. 
Saxton of the Joint Economic Committee. The rule also allowed 
for consideration of three alternative budgets: the 
Congressional Black Caucus substitute offered by Ms. 
Kilpatrick; the Progressive Caucus substitute offered by Ms. 
Lee; and the Republican substitute offered by Mr. Ryan. The 
House passed H. Res. 1036 on March 12, 2008.
    Pursuant to H. Res. 1036, the House began consideration of 
H. Con. Res. 312 on March 12, 2008. All three budget 
substitutes made in order were defeated on recorded votes. H. 
Con. Res. 312 was agreed to by a vote of 212 to 207 on March 
13, 2008.
    On March 7, 2008, the Senate Budget Committee reported as 
an original measure on the fiscal year 2008 budget Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 70 (S. Con. Res. 70). The resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to in the Senate on March 14, 2008, by a 51 
to 44 vote. The House received the message on Senate action 
March 31, 2008.
    The Committee on Rules reported H. Res. 1190, a rule 
providing for consideration of S. Con. Res. 70 on May 13, 2008 
(House Report 110-630). The rule took up S. Con. Res. 70 and 
did the following: adopted an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of H. Con. Res. 312, as 
adopted by the House; adopted such Senate concurrent resolution 
as amended; insisted on its amendment; and requested a 
conference with the Senate. On May 14, 2008, the House passed 
H. Res. 1190. The House then considered and defeated a motion 
to instruct conferees on S. Con. Res. 70 that was offered by 
Mr. Ryan, and the Speaker appointed conferees.
    The Senate received the message on House action on May 14, 
2008. On May 15, 2008, the Senate disagreed with the House 
amendment and agreed to a request for a conference. Also on May 
15, 2008, the Senate considered motions to instruct conferees 
and appointed conferees. The message on Senate action was sent 
to the House on May 16, 2008.
    The conference report on S. Con. Res. 70 (House Report 110-
659) was filed May 20, 2008. The Committee on Rules then 
reported H. Res. 1214, a rule providing for the consideration 
of the conference report on S. Con. Res. 70 that allowed one 
hour debate time. H. Res. 1214 passed the House on May 21, 
2008.
    On June 3, 2008, conference papers (including Senate report 
language and the manager's statement) were held at the Senate 
desk. The Senate agreed to the conference report by a 48 to 45 
vote on June 4, 2008. On June 5, 2008, the House adopted the 
conference report upon a 214 to 210 vote.

            Additional Matters Related to Budget Activities


                               H. RES. 6

    H. Res. 6 is the resolution the House of Representatives 
considered in adopting rules for the One Hundred Tenth 
Congress. The resolution contains several new budget 
enforcement provisions that were adopted in addition to 
standard House rules on budget process. The enforcement 
provisions are included in House Rule XXI.
    Clause 7 of House Rule XXI provides that reconciliation 
directives included in a budget resolution under the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (CBA) shall not increase a 
deficit or decrease a surplus.
    Clause 8 of House Rule XXI provides that, with respect to 
measures considered pursuant to a special order of business, 
points of order under the CBA shall operate without regard to 
whether the measures concerned have been reported from a 
committee.
    Clause 10 of House Rule XXI consists of a Pay-As-You-Go 
(PAYGO) rule requiring that mandatory spending increases and 
revenue decreases be offset over a six-year and 11-year period.
    H. Res. 6 also included separate orders relating to budget 
process under section 511 of the resolution. Section 511 
provides that references to resolutions in section 306 of the 
CBA shall apply to only joint resolutions (not simple or 
concurrent resolutions). Section 511 also provides that a point 
of order under section 303 of the CBA is applicable to text 
made in order as an original bill by a special rule, or to the 
text on which the previous question is ordered, whichever the 
case may be. Pursuant to section 511, the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 2007, H. Con. Res, 376, remained 
in effect until the fiscal year 2008 budget was adopted. The 
section also required the Chairman of the Budget Committee 
(when elected) to print in the Congressional Record both 
committee allocations for the fiscal year 2008 budget and 
accounts identified for advance appropriations as referred to 
in H. Con. Res. 376 (109th Congress).

                     BUDGET ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES

    The committee worked with authorizing committees and the 
Appropriations Committee to monitor legislation and evaluate 
its compliance with House rules and the budget resolution.

                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

    Under clause 1(d)(1) of House Rule X, a primary 
responsibility of the Budget Committee is the development of a 
concurrent budget resolution that sets spending and revenue 
levels in aggregate and across all budget functions. The 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 
non-budgetary, such as the Federal Reserve. 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 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 January 18, 2007, to organize for the 
110th Congress. In addition to adopting rules of procedure for 
the committee, the committee adopted a written oversight plan. 
The priorities of the oversight plan included holding hearings 
and receiving 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; studying the 
budgetary effect of existing law and proposed legislation, as 
well as government regulation, on government spending; and 
reviewing views and estimates submitted by committees in 
development of the concurrent resolution on the budget.
    With regard to budget enforcement, the oversight plan 
called on the committee to conduct ongoing oversight of the 
Office of Management and Budget's budget activities 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 outlined the necessity 
of studying federal direct spending and tax incentives policies 
and the effect those policies have on the Federal budget.
    The Budget Committee's oversight plan proposed a total of 
26 hearings for the 110th Congress. The Committee exceeded this 
plan by holding a total of 43 hearings for the 110th Congress.

            Budget Committee Hearings for the 110th Congress

    The following is a complete list of hearings held by the 
Committee on the Budget during the 110th Congress:

                              FIRST SESSION
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     Date             Title                      Witnesses
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01/18/07        Budgeting for War  The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy
                                    Secretary of Defense, Accompanied
                                    by: Admiral Edmund P. Giambastiani,
                                    Jr., Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of
                                    Staff, The Honorable Tina W. Jonas,
                                    Under Secretary of Defense
                                    (Comptroller); Steven M. Kosiak,
                                    Center on Strategic and Budgetary
                                    Assessments; Robert A. Sunshine,
                                    Congressional Budget Office
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01/23/07        Why Deficits       The Honorable David M. Walker,
                 Matter             Comptroller General of the United
                                    States, Government Accountability
                                    Office; Dr. Edward M. Gramlich,
                                    Richard B. Fisher Senior Fellow,
                                    Urban Institute; Dr. Edwin M.
                                    Truman, Senior Fellow, Peterson
                                    Institute for International
                                    Economics
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01/30/07        The Congressional  Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Budget Office's    Congressional Budget Office
                 Budget and
                 Economic Outlook
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02/06/07        The President's    The Honorable Robert J. Portman,
                 Fiscal Year 2008   Director, Office of Management and
                 Budget             Budget
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02/07/07        Treasury           The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.,
                 Department         Secretary, Department of the
                 Fiscal Year 2008   Treasury
                 Budget
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02/13/07        Department of      The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt,
                 Health and Human   Secretary, Department of Health and
                 Services FY 2008   Human Services
                 Budget
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02/14/07        Members' Day       Rep. Collin C. Peterson, MN; Rep. Bob
                                    Goodlatte, VA; Rep. Dennis Cardoza,
                                    CA; Rep. Norman Dicks, WA; Rep.
                                    Julia Carson, IN; Rep. Vernon
                                    Ehlers, MI; Rep. Rush Holt, NJ; Rep.
                                    Nancy Boyda, KS; Rep. Vern Buchanan,
                                    FL; Rep. Rick Larsen, WA; Rep. Frank
                                    Wolf, VA; Rep. Robin Hayes, NC; Rep.
                                    Jim Matheson, UT;Rep. Brian Higgins,
                                    NY; Rep. Michael Turner, OH; Del.
                                    Donna Christensen, Virgin Islands;
                                    Rep. Bob Filner, CA; Rep. James
                                    Oberstar, MN; Rep. Michael Honda,
                                    CA; Rep. Jason Altmire, PA; Rep.
                                    Timothy Walz, MN; Rep. Brad
                                    Ellsworth, IN;Rep. John Boozman, AR;
                                    Rep. Diane Watson, CA; Rep. Rob
                                    Bishop, UT
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02/15/07        U. S. Department                  Panel I
                 of Agriculture    The Honorable Mike Johanns,
                 Fiscal Year 2008   Secretary, U.S. Department of
                 Budget             Agriculture Accompanied by: Deputy
                 Priorities         Secretary Charles F. Conner, Budget
                                    Officer; W. Scott Steele, Chief
                                    Economist; Keith Collins
                                                  Panel II
                                   Deborah Frank, M.D., Director, Grow
                                    Clinic for Children, Boston Medical
                                    Center; Denise Holland, Executive
                                    Director, Harvest Hope Food Bank,
                                    Columbia, SC
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02/16/07        IRS and the Tax                   Panel I
                 Gap               The Honorable Mark W. Everson,
                                    Commissioner, Internal Revenue
                                    Service
                                                  Panel II
                                   Michael Brostek, Director, Tax
                                    Issues, Strategic Issues Team, U.S.
                                    Government Accountability Office;
                                    Nina E. Olson, National Taxpayer
                                    Advocate, Internal Revenue Service;
                                    The Honorable J. Russell George,
                                    Inspector General for Tax
                                    Administration, U.S. Department of
                                    the Treasury; Chris Edwards,
                                    Director of Tax Policy Studies, CATO
                                    Institute
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02/28/07        Fiscal Challenges  The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke,
                 and the Economy    Chairman, Board of Governors of the
                 in the Long Term   Federal Reserve System
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03/01/07        Department of      The Honorable R. James ``Jim''
                 Veterans           Nicholson, Secretary of Veterans
                 Affairs: Fiscal    Affairs, Accompanied by: Michael J.
                 Year 2008 Budget   Kussman, MD, MS, MACP, Acting Under
                 Priorities         Secretary for Health; The Honorable
                                    Daniel L. Cooper, Under Secretary
                                    for Benefits; The Honorable William
                                    F. Tuerk, Under Secretary for
                                    Memorial Affairs; The Honorable
                                    Robert J. Henke, Assistant Secretary
                                    for Management; Robert T. Howard,
                                    Assistant Secretary for Information
                                    and Technology
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03/06/07        The Department of  The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy
                 Defense and the    Secretary of Defense
                 Fiscal Year 2008
                 Budget
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06/26/07        Foreign Holdings                  Panel I
                 of U.S. Debt: Is  Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Our Economy        Congressional Budget Office
                 Vulnerable?                      Panel II
                                   Dr. Robert D. Hormats, Vice Chairman,
                                    Goldman Sachs (International); Dr.
                                    Mickey Levy, Chief Economist, Bank
                                    of America; Dr. Kenneth Rogoff,
                                    Professor of Economics and Thomas D.
                                    Cabot Professor of Public Policy,
                                    Harvard University; Dr. Brad Setser,
                                    Senior Economist, Roubini Global
                                    Economics
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06/28/07        Medicare                          Panel I
                 Advantage and     Dr. Peter R. Orszag, Director,
                 the Federal        Congressional Budget Office; Dr.
                 Budget             Mark E. Miller, Executive Director,
                                    Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
                                                  Panel II
                                   Mark McClellan, M.D., Ph.D., Visiting
                                    Senior Fellow, AEI-Brookings Joint
                                    Center for Regulatory Studies,
                                    Associate Professor of Economics and
                                    of Medicine, Stanford University;
                                    The Honorable Barbara B. Kennelly,
                                    President and Chief Executive
                                    Officer, National Committee to
                                    Preserve Social Security and
                                    Medicare; Patricia Neuman, Sc.D.,
                                    Vice President, Director, Medicare
                                    Policy Project, Henry J. Kaiser
                                    Family Foundation; Robert M. Wah,
                                    M.D., Member, Board of Trustees,
                                    American Medical Association;
                                    Catherine Schmitt, Vice President,
                                    Federal Programs, Blue Cross Blue
                                    Shield of Michigan
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07/17/07        Budgeting to                      Panel I
                 Fight Waste,      The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt,
                 Fraud, and Abuse   Secretary, U.S. Department of Health
                                    and Human Services
                                                  Panel II
                                   Linda Stiff, Deputy Commissioner of
                                    Operations Support, Internal Revenue
                                    Service; Stephen C. Goss, Chief
                                    Actuary, Social Security
                                    Administration; Timothy B. Hill,
                                    Chief Financial Officer, Centers for
                                    Medicare and Medicaid Services; M.
                                    Patricia Smith, Commissioner, New
                                    York Department of Labor
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07/25/07        Perspectives on                   Panel I
                 Renewing          Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Statutory PAYGO    Congressional Budget Office; The
                                    Honorable David M. Walker,
                                    Comptroller General of the United
                                    States, Government Accountability
                                    Office
                                                  Panel II
                                   Robert L. Bixby, Executive Director,
                                    Concord Coalition; Robert
                                    Greenstein, Executive Director,
                                    Center on Budget and Policy
                                    Priorities; Maya MacGuineas,
                                    President, Committee for a
                                    Responsible Federal Budget; The
                                    Honorable Pat Toomey, President and
                                    CEO, Club for Growth
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07/31/07        The Costs of                      Panel I
                 Military          The Honorable Gordon England, Deputy
                 Operation and      Secretary of Defense, accompanied by
                 Reconstruction     Tina Jonas, Under Secretary of
                 in Iraq and        Defense (Comptroller) and Lieutenant
                 Afghanistan        General John F. Sattler, Director
                                    for Strategic Plans and Policy, The
                                    Joint Staff
                                                  Panel II
                                   Robert Sunshine, Assistant Director
                                    for Budget Analysis, Congressional
                                    Budget Office; Stuart W. Bowen, Jr.,
                                    Special Inspector General for Iraq
                                    Reconstruction; The Honorable Joseph
                                    Saloom, Ambassador of the United
                                    States and Senior Transition
                                    Advisor, U.S. Department of State;
                                    The Honorable John A. Gastright,
                                    Jr., Deputy Assistant Secretary for
                                    South and Central Asian Affairs,
                                    U.S. Department of State
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08/02/07        Hurricanes         Stanley Czerwinski, Government
                 Katrina and        Accountability Office; Donald E.
                 Rita: What Will    Powell, Federal Coordinator for Gulf
                 Be the Long-Term   Coast Rebuilding; Reverend Donald
                 Effect on the      Boutte, Pastor, St. John Baptist
                 Federal Budget?    Church, New Orleans, Louisiana
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09/20/07        Using Taxpayers'   The Honorable Clay Johnson, III,
                 Dollars Most       Deputy Director for Management,
                 Efficiently:       Office of Management and Budget; The
                 Perspectives on    Honorable David M. Walker,
                 Performance        Comptroller General of the United
                 Budgeting          States, U. S. Government
                                    Accountability Office, Dr. Peter R.
                                    Orszag, Director, Congressional
                                    Budget Office
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10/4/07         Issues in Federal  Kim P. Cawley, Unit Chief, Natural
                 Government         and Physical Resources Cost
                 Financial          Estimates Unit, Congressional Budget
                 Liabilities:       Office; The Honorable Edward F.
                 Commercial         Sproat III, Director, Office of
                 Nuclear Waste      Civilian Radioactive Waste
                                    Management, U.S. Department of
                                    Energy; Michael F. Hertz, Deputy
                                    Assistant Attorney General, Civil
                                    Division, U.S. Department of Justice
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10/18/07        The Tax Code and   Leonard E. Burman, Ph.D., Senior
                 Health Insurance   Fellow and Director of the Tax
                 Coverage           Policy Center, Urban Institute;
                                    Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen
                                    Institute
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10/24/07        The Growing        Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Budgetary Costs    Congressional Budget Office; Amy
                 of the Iraq War    Belasco, Congressional Research
                                    Service; Professor Linda Bilmes,
                                    John F. Kennedy School of
                                    Government, Harvard University
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10/25/07        Surface            The Honorable Mary E. Peters,
                 Transportation:    Secretary, U. S. Department of
                 Investment Needs   Transportation; Robert A. Sunshine,
                 and the Budget     Deputy Director, Congressional
                                    Budget Office; Janet F. Kavinoky,
                                    Director of Transportation and
                                    Infrastructure, U. S. Chamber of
                                    Commerce; Robert Puentes, Fellow,
                                    the Brookings Institution
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11/01/07        Counting the       Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Change:            Congressional Budget Office; Robert
                 Accounting for     Greenstein, Executive Director,
                 the Fiscal         Center on Budget and Policy
                 Impacts of         Priorities; David D. Doniger, Policy
                 Controlling        Director, Natural Resources Defense
                 Carbon Emissions   Council; Anne E. Smith, Ph.D., Vice
                                    President, CRA International
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12/05/07        State of the U.    Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 S. Economy and     Congressional Budget Office; Dr.
                 the Implications   Martin Feldstein, George F. Baker
                 for the Federal    Professor of Economics, Harvard
                 Budget             University, and the President and
                                    CEO, National Bureau of Economic
                                    Research; Dr. C. Fred Bergsten,
                                    Director, Peterson Institute for
                                    International Economics
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12/13/07        CBO's Long-Term    Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Budget Outlook     Congressional Budget Office
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                             SECOND SESSION
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     Date             Title                      Witnesses
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01/17/08        The Near-Term      The Honorable Ben S. Bernanke,
                 Outlook for the    Chairman, Board of Governors of the
                 U. S. Economy      Federal Reserve System

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01/17/08        The Congressional  Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 Budget Office's    Congressional Budget Office
                 Budget and
                 Economic Outlook

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01/29/08        Using Fiscal       Lawrence H. Summers, Ph.D., Charles
                 Policy to          W. Eliot University Professor,
                 Bolster the U.S.   Harvard University; Alice M. Rivlin,
                 Economy            Ph.D., Senior Fellow, The Brookings
                                    Institution; Robert Greenstein,
                                    Executive Director, Center on Budget
                                    and Policy Priorities; Brian
                                    Wesbury, Chief Economist, First
                                    Trust Advisors, L.P.

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02/07/08        The President's    The Honorable Jim Nussle, Director,
                 Fiscal Year 2009   Office of Management and Budget
                 Budget

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02/13/08        Treasury           The Honorable Henry M. Paulson, Jr.,
                 Department         Secretary, Department of the
                 Fiscal Year 2009   Treasury
                 Budget

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02/27/08        Department of      The Honorable Michael O. Leavitt,
                 Health and Human   Secretary, Department of Health and
                 Services Fiscal    Human Services
                 Year 2009 Budget

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02/27/08        Department of      The Honorable Gordon R. England,
                 Defense Fiscal     Deputy Secretary of Defense,
                 Year 2009 Budget   Department of Defense

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02/28/08        Members' Day       Rep. Christopher Murphy, CT; Rep.
                                    Ciro Rodriguez, TX; Rep. Kathy
                                    Castor, FL; Rep. Mike Honda, CA;
                                    Rep. Gabrielle Gifford, AZ; Rep.
                                    Peter Welch, VT; Rep. Ted Poe, TX;
                                    Rep. Bob Filner, CA; Rep. David
                                    Loebsack, IA; Rep. Chris Carney, PA;
                                    Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, NY; Rep. John
                                    Lewis, GA; Rep. Jason Altmire, PA;
                                    Rep. Ron Klein, FL; Rep. Bruce
                                    Braley, IA; Rep. Brian Higgins, NY;
                                    Rep. Vern Ehlers, MI; Rep. Steve
                                    Kagen, WI; Rep. Carol Shea-Porter,
                                    NH; Rep. Rick Larsen, WA; Rep. Rush
                                    Holt, NJ; Rep. Donna Christensen,
                                    VI; Rep. Betty Sutton, OH; Rep. Tim
                                    Walz, MN; Rep. Danny Davis, IL; Rep.
                                    Frank Wolf, VA; Rep. Joe Courtney,
                                    CT; Rep. Vito Fossella, NY; Rep.
                                    Mazie Hirono, HI

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05/08/08        Joint Hearing of   Dr. Peter R. Orszag, Director,
                 the Committee on   Congressional Budget Office;
                 Budget and the     Patricia A. Dalton, Managing
                 Committee on       Director, Physical Infrastructure
                 Transportation &   Team, Government Accountability
                 Infrastructure     Office
                 on Financing
                 Infrastructure
                 Investments

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06/24/08        The SAFE           The Honorable Peter G. Peterson,
                 Commission Act     Chairman, The Peter G. Peterson
                 (H.R. 3654) and    Foundation; The Honorable David M.
                 the Long-Term      Walker, President and CEO, The Peter
                 Fiscal Challenge   G. Peterson Foundation; Robert
                                    Greenstein, Executive Director,
                                    Center on Budget and Policy
                                    Priorities; Henry J. Aaron, Ph.D.,
                                    Bruce and Virginia MacLaury Senior
                                    Fellow, Economic Studies, The
                                    Brookings Institution; Alison Acosta
                                    Fraser, Director of Economic Policy
                                    Studies, The Heritage Foundation

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07/16/08        Getting Better     Peter Orszag, Director, Congressional
                 Value in Health    Budget Office; Jeanne Lambrew,
                 Care               Senior Fellow, Center for American
                                    Progress, Associate Professor,
                                    Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public
                                    Affairs, University of Texas; David
                                    Gratzer, M.D., Senior Fellow,
                                    Manhattan Institute for Policy
                                    Research

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07/30/08        Rising Food        Josette Sheeran, Executive Director,
                 Prices: Budget     United Nations World Food Programme;
                 Challenges         Jared Bernstein, Director of the
                                    Living Standards Program, Economic
                                    Policy Institute; Susan Berkowitz,
                                    Executive Director, South Carolina
                                    Appleseed Legal Justice Center;
                                    Steve H. Hanke, Professor, Johns
                                    Hopkins University, Senior Fellow,
                                    Cato Institute

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09/09/08        A Weakened         Lawrence Summers, Ph.D., Charles W.
                 Economy: How to    Eliot University Professor, Kennedy
                 Respond?           School, Harvard University, Former
                                    Secretary of the U.S. Department of
                                    the Treasury; Allen Sinai, Ph.D.,
                                    Chief Global Economist, Strategist,
                                    and President, Decision Economics,
                                    Inc.; David Kreutzer, Ph.D., Senior
                                    Policy Analyst in Energy Economics
                                    and Climate Change, The Heritage
                                    Foundation, Center for Data Analysis

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09/16/08        Iraq's Budget      Joseph A. Christoff, Director,
                 Surplus            International Affairs and Trade,
                                    U.S. Government Accountability
                                    Office; Christopher M. Blanchard,
                                    Analyst in Middle Eastern Affairs,
                                    Congressional Research Service;
                                    Frederick W. Kagan, Ph.D., Resident
                                    Scholar, American Enterprise
                                    Institute; Lawrence J. Korb, Ph.D.,
                                    Senior Fellow, Center for American
                                    Progress

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09/24/08        Federal Responses  Dr. Peter Orszag, Director,
                 to Market          Congressional Budget Office
                 Turmoil: What's
                 the Impact on
                 the Budget?

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09/25/08        Budget Reform      Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee
                 Proposals for      for a Responsible Federal Budget;
                 the 111th          Richard Kogan, Senior Fellow on
                 Congress           Federal Budgeting, The Center on
                                    Budget and Policy Priorities; C.
                                    Eugene Steuerle, Ph.D., Vice
                                    President, Peter G. Peterson
                                    Foundation

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10/20/08        Economic           The Honorable Benjamin S. Bernanke,
                 Recovery:          Chairman, Board of Governors of the
                 Options and        Federal Reserve System; Martin N.
                 Challenges         Baily, Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
                                    Brookings Institution; Iris J. Lav,
                                    Deputy Director, Center on Budget
                                    and Policy Priorities; William W.
                                    Beach, Director, Center for Data
                                    Analysis; The Heritage Foundation
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       Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken

    The Committee on the Budget acted on the following 
legislative measures:

                   FISCAL YEAR 2008 BUDGET RESOLUTION

House Concurrent Resolution 99

Sponsor--Chairman John M. Spratt, Jr.
Title--Revising the congressional budget for the United States 
        Government for fiscal year 2007, establishing the 
        congressional budget for the United States Government 
        for fiscal year 2008, and setting forth appropriate 
        budgetary levels for fiscal years 2009 through 2012.
March 23, 2007--The House Committee on the Budget reported an 
        original measure, H. Rept. 110-69, by Mr. Spratt.
March 23, 2007--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 40.
March 27, 2007--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 275 reported 
        to House. Rule provided for consideration of H. Con. 
        Res. 99 with 4 hours of general debate.
March 28, 2007--Rule H. Res. 275 passed House.
March 28, 2007--Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 
        275.
March 29, 2007--The previous question was ordered pursuant to 
        the rule.
March 29, 2007--On agreeing to the resolution agreed to by the 
        Yeas and Nays: 216--210 (Roll no. 212).
March 29, 2007--Motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed 
        to without objection.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 21

March 28, 2007--Received in the House
May 3, 2007--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 370 reported to 
        House. Rule provides for consideration of S. Con. Res. 
        21. Upon the adoption of this resolution, it shall be 
        in order to consider in the House, S. Con. Res. 21. All 
        points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
        resolution are waived. The concurrent resolution shall 
        be considered as read. It shall be in order to strike 
        out all after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 21 
        and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H. Con. 
        Res. 99 as adopted by the House. It shall then be in 
        order for the House to insist on its amendment to S. 
        Con. Res. 21 and to ask for a conference.
May 8, 2007--Rule H. Res. 370 passed House.
May 8, 2007--Rule provides for consideration of S. Con. Res. 
        21. Upon the adoption of this resolution, it shall be 
        in order to consider in the House, S. Con. Res. 21. All 
        points of order against consideration of the concurrent 
        resolution are waived. The concurrent resolution shall 
        be considered as read. It shall be in order to strike 
        out all after the resolving clause of S. Con. Res. 21 
        and insert in lieu thereof the provisions of H. Con. 
        Res. 99 as adopted by the House. It shall then be in 
        order for the House to insist on its amendment to S. 
        Con. Res. 21 and to ask for a conference.
May 8, 2007--The House struck all after the enacting clause and 
        inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar 
        measure H. Con. Res. 99. Agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2007--On agreeing to the resolution: Agreed to by the 
        Yeas and Nays: 212--207 (Roll no. 307).
May 8, 2007--Motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed to 
        without objection.
May 8, 2007--On motion that the House insist on its amendment 
        and request a conference agreed to without objection.
May 8, 2007--Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House instruct 
        conferees.
May 8, 2007--The previous question was ordered without 
        objection.
May 8, 2007--On motion that the House instruct conferees agreed 
        to by the Yeas and Nays: 364-57 (Roll no. 308).
May 8, 2007--Motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed to 
        without objection.
May 8, 2007--The Speaker appointed conferees: Spratt, DeLauro, 
        Edwards, Ryan (WI), and Barrett (SC).
May 8, 2007--Message on the House action received in Senate and 
        held at the desk.
May 9, 2007--Senate disagreed to House amendment, agreed to 
        request for conference.
May 10, 2007--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 16, 2007--Conference report H. Rept. 110-153 filed.
May 16, 2007--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 409 reported 
        to House. Rule provides for consideration of the 
        conference report to S. Con. Res. 21. All points of 
        order against the conference report and against its 
        consideration are waived. The conference report shall 
        be considered as read and shall be debatable for one 
        hour.
May 17, 2007--Conference papers held at the desk in Senate.
May 17, 2007--Conference report considered in Senate by 
        unanimous consent.
May 17, 2007--H. Res. 409 passed House.
May 17, 2007--The previous question was ordered pursuant to the 
        rule.
May 17, 2007--Motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed to 
        without objection.
May 17, 2007--On agreeing to the conference report agreed to by 
        the Yeas and Nays: 214--209 (Roll no. 377).
May 17, 2007--Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay 
        vote of 52-40. Record vote number: 172.
May 17, 2007--Message on Senate action sent to the House.

                   FISCAL YEAR 2009 BUDGET RESOLUTION

House Concurrent Resolution 312

Sponsor--Chairman John M. Spratt, Jr.
Title--Revising the congressional budget for the United States 
        Government for fiscal year 2008, establishing the 
        congressional budget for the United States Government 
        for fiscal year 2009, and setting forth appropriate 
        budgetary levels for fiscal years 2010 through 2013.
March 7, 2008--The House Committee on the Budget reported an 
        original measure, H. Rept. 110-543, by Mr. Spratt.
March 7, 2008--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 331.
March 11, 2008--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1036 
        reported to House. Rule provided for consideration of 
        H. Con. Res. 312 with 4 hours of general debate.
March 12, 2008--Rule H. Res. 1036 passed House.
March 12, 2008--Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 
        1036.
March 13, 2008--The previous question was ordered pursuant to 
        the rule.
March 13, 2008--Motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed 
        to without objection.
March 13, 2008--On agreeing to the resolution agreed to by the 
        Yeas and Nays: 212--207 (Roll no. 141).
May 13, 2008--Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 1190 reported 
        to House. Rule provides for consideration of S. Con. 
        Res. 70 and H. Con. Res. 312. The rule adopts an 
        amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of 
        the text of H. Con. Res. 312 as adopted by the House, 
        adopts S. Con. Res. 70, as amended, and provides that 
        the House insists on its amendment and requests a 
        conference with the Senate.
May 14, 2008--Rule H. Res. 1190 passed House.
May 14, 2008--Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 1190, H. 
        Con. Res. 312 is laid on the table.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 70

March 31, 2008--Received in the House.
May 14, 2008--Considered under the provisions of H. Res. 1190
May 14, 2008--Rule provides for consideration of S. Con. Res. 
        70 and H. Con. Res. 312. The rule adopts an amendment 
        in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text H. 
        Con. Res. 312 as adopted by the House, adopts S. Con. 
        Res. 70, as amended, and provides that the House 
        insists on its amendment and requests a conference with 
        the Senate.
May 14, 2008--The House struck all after the enacting clause 
        and inserted in lieu thereof provisions of a similar 
        measure, H. Con. Res. 312. Agreed to without objection.
May 14, 2008--On agreeing to the resolution: agreed without 
        objection.
May 14, 2008--On motion that the House insist on its amendment, 
        and request a conference agreed to without objection.
May 14, 2008--Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House instruct 
        conferees.
May 14, 2008--The previous question was ordered without 
        objection.
May 14, 2008--Message on House action received in Senate.
May 14, 2008--On motion that the House instruct conferees 
        failed by the Yeas and Nays: 185-229 (Roll no. 321).
May 14, 2008--Motion to reconsider laid on the table agreed to 
        without objection.
May 14, 2008--The Speaker appointed conferees: Spratt, DeLauro, 
        Edwards, Ryan (WI), and Barrett (SC).
May 15, 2008--Senate disagreed to House amendment, agreed to 
        request for conference.
May 16, 2008--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 20, 2008--Conference report H. Rept. 110-659 filed.
May 20, 2008--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 1214 reported 
        to House. Rule provides for consideration of the 
        conference report to S. Con. Res. 70. All points of 
        order against the conference report and against its 
        consideration are waived. The conference report shall 
        be considered as read and shall be debatable for one 
        hour.
May 21, 2008--Rule H. Res. 1214 passed House.
June 3, 2008--Conference papers held at the desk in Senate.
June 4, 2008--Pursuant to the order of the Senate of June 3, 
        2008, the Senate voted on adoption of the conference 
        report to accompany S. Con. Res. 70.
June 4, 2008--Senate agreed to conference report by Yea-Nay 
        vote: 48-45.
June 5, 2008--Mr. Spratt brought up conference report H. Rept. 
        110-659 for consideration under the provisions of H. 
        Res. 1214.
June 5, 2008--The previous question was ordered without 
        objection.
June 5, 2008--Motions to reconsider laid on the table agreed to 
        without objection.
June 5, 2008--On agreeing to the conference report agreed to by 
        the Yeas and Nays: 214--210 (Roll no. 382).

       Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Committee on Budget

    The following is a complete list of measures that were 
referred to the Committee on the Budget:

                     BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS REFERRED
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 Resolution/
     Bill              Sponsor                        Title
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H. Con. Res.   Rep. Spratt, John M.,    Revising the congressional
 99             Jr. [D-SC-5]             budget for the United States
                                         Government for fiscal year
                                         2007, establishing the
                                         congressional budget for the
                                         United States Government for
                                         fiscal year 2008, and setting
                                         forth appropriate budgetary
                                         levels for fiscal years 2009
                                         through 2012.

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H. Con. Res.   Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-   Establishing the congressional
 109            1]                       budget for the United States
                                         Government for fiscal year 2008
                                         and setting forth appropriate
                                         budgetary levels for fiscal
                                         years 2009 through 2012

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H. Con. Res.   Rep. Spratt, John M.,    Revising the congressional
 312            Jr. [D-SC-5]             budget for the United States
                                         Government for fiscal year
                                         2008, establishing the
                                         congressional budget for the
                                         United States Government for
                                         fiscal year 2009, and setting
                                         forth appropriate budgetary
                                         levels for fiscal years 2010
                                         through 2013.

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H. Res. 27     Rep. Spratt, John M.,    To institute a Pay-As-You-Go
                Jr. [D-SC-5]             rule in the House of
                                         Representatives for the 110th
                                         Congress.

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H. Res. 28     Rep. Spratt, John M.,    To institute a reconciliation
                Jr. [D-SC-5]             rule in the House of
                                         Representatives for the 110th
                                         Congress.

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H. J. Res. 52  Rep. Obey, David R. [D-  Making continuing appropriations
                WI-7]                    for the fiscal year 2008, and
                                         for other purposes.

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H.R.6          Rep. Rahall, Nick J.,    Energy Independence and Security
                II [D-WV-3]              Act of 2007

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H.R.93         Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny  Social Security Protection Act
                [R-FL-5]                 of 2007

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H.R.352        Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA- Poverty Impact Trigger Act of
                9]                       2007

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H.R.419        Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R- Natural Disaster Relief Act
                OK-3]

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H.R.473        Rep. Wolf, Frank R. [R-  SAFE Commission Act
                VA-10]

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H.R.489        Rep. McHenry, Patrick    Commission On Reforming
                T. [R-NC-10]             Entitlement Spending Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.595        Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-  Stimulating Leadership in
                2]                       Limiting Expenditures (or
                                         `SLICE') Act of 2007

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.689        Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-   Legislative Line Item Veto Act
                1]                       of 2007

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H.R.925        Rep. Nunes, Devin [R-CA- Emergency Farm Assistance Act of
                21]                      2007

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H.R.1050       Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA- A Living Wage, Jobs For All Act
                9]

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H.R.1090       Rep. Lewis, Ron [R-KY-   Social Security Guarantee Plus
                2]                       Act of 2007

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H.R.1121       Rep. Barrett, J.         Government Waste Reduction Act
                Gresham [R-SC-3]         of 2007

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H.R.1122       Rep. Barrett, J.         Emergency Spending Control Act
                Gresham [R-SC-3]         of 2007

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H.R.1322       Rep. Tierney, John F.    Emergency Retiree Health
                [D-MA-6]                 Benefits Protection Act of 2007

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H.R.1353       Rep. Moore, Dennis [D-   Social Security Protection and
                KS-3]                    Truth in Budgeting Act of 2007

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.1375       Rep. Buchanan, Vern [R-  Earmark Accountability and
                FL-13]                   Reform Act of 2007

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H.R.1442       Rep. Gohmert, Louie [R-  Zero Baseline Budget Act of 2007
                TX-1]

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H.R.1789       Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-  To require the Congressional
                6]                       Budget Office and the Joint
                                         Committee on Taxation to use
                                         dynamic economic modeling in
                                         addition to static economic
                                         modeling in the preparation of
                                         budgetary estimates of proposed
                                         changes in Federal revenue law.

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H.R.1998       Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-   Congressional Accountability and
                1]                       Line-Item Veto Act of 2007

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H.R.2084       Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R- Family Budget Protection Act of
                TX-5]                    2007

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H.R.2187       Rep. Alexander, Rodney   To make emergency supplemental
                [R-LA-5]                 appropriations for Katrina
                                         recovery for the fiscal year
                                         ending September 30, 2007, and
                                         for other purposes.

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H.R.2206       Rep. Obey, David R. [D-  U.S. Troop Readiness, Veterans'
                WI-7]                    Care, Katrina Recovery, and
                                         Iraq Accountability
                                         Appropriations Act, 2007

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H.R.2207       Rep. Obey, David R. [D-  Agricultural Disaster Assistance
                WI-7]                    and Western States Emergency
                                         Unfinished Business
                                         Appropriations Act, 2007

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H.R.2372       Rep. DeLauro, Rosa L.    WEAN Off of Oil Act of 2007
                [D-CT-3]

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H.R.2469       Rep. Whitfield, Ed [R-   Biennial Budgeting Act of 2008
                KY-1]

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H.R.2574       Rep. Udall, Mark [D-CO-  Iraq Study Group Recommendations
                2]                       Implementation Act of 2007

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H.R.2685       Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-  Fiscal Honesty and
                IN-9]                    Accountability Act of 2007

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H.R.2686       Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-  Budget Enforcement and
                IN-9]                    Accountability Act of 2007

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H.R.2784       Rep. Peterson, John E.   National Environment and Energy
                [R-PA-5]                 Development Act

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H.R.2809       Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-  New Apollo Energy Act of 2007
                1]

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H.R.2941       Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]   Victims of Crime Act
                                         Preservation Fund Act of 2007

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H.R.3400       Rep. Kucinich, Dennis    Rebuilding America's
                J. [D-OH-10]             Infrastructure

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H.R.3654       Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-  SAFE Commission Act
                5]

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H.R.3655       Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-  Bipartisan Task Force for
                5]                       Responsible Fiscal Action Act
                                         of 2007

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H.R.3738       Rep. Gingrey, Phil [R-   Earmark Reform Act of 2007
                GA-11]

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H.R.3958       Rep. Bachmann, Michele   Truth in Accounting Act of 2007
                [R-MN-6]

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H.R.4104       Rep. Wicker, Roger F.    Military Construction and
                [R-MS-1]                 Veterans Affairs and Related
                                         Agencies Appropriations Act,
                                         2008

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H.R.4156       Rep. Obey, David R. [D-  Orderly and Responsible Iraq
                WI-7]                    Redeployment Appropriations
                                         Act, 2008

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H.R.4181       Rep. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-  Securing Medicare and Retirement
                6]                       for Tomorrow Act of 2007

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H.R.4338       Rep. Walberg, Timothy    Social Security and Medicare
                [R-MI-7]                 Lock-Box Act

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H.R.4664       Rep. Kuhl, John R.       Social Security Surplus
                ``Randy'', Jr. [R-NY-    Protection Act of 2007
                29]

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H.R.5180       Rep. Loebsack, David [D- Making supplemental
                IA-2]                    appropriations for fiscal year
                                         2008 for the Department of
                                         Justice's Edward Byrne Memorial
                                         Justice Assistance Grant
                                         program

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.5444       Rep. Clyburn, James E.   Job Investment and Economic
                [D-SC-6]                 Stimulus Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.5541       Rep. Rahall, Nick J.,    Federal Land Assistance,
                II [D-WV-3]              Management and Enhancement Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.5678       Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-  Neighborhood Rescue and
                CA-35]                   Stabilization Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.5995       Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-   Gas Tax Relief and Earmark
                1]                       Moratorium Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6026       Rep. Lewis, Jerry [R-CA- Clean Global War on Terror
                41]                      Supplemental Appropriations
                                         Act, 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6053       Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-   Price Stability Act of 2008
                1]

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H.R.6086       Rep. Alexander, Rodney   To make emergency supplemental
                [R-LA-5]                 appropriations for Katrina
                                         recovery for the fiscal year
                                         ending September 30, 2007, and
                                         for other purposes.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6105       Rep. McCotter, Thaddeus  Fiscal Integrity through
                G. [R-MI-11]             Transparency (FIT) Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6110       Rep. Ryan, Paul [R-WI-   Roadmap for America's Future Act
                1]                       of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6132       Rep. Barton, Joe [R-TX-  To authorize the use of amounts
                6]                       in the Nuclear Waste Fund to
                                         promote the recycling of spent
                                         nuclear fuel, and for other
                                         purposes.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6385       Rep. Kirk, Mark Steven   Apollo Energy Independence Act
                [R-IL-10]                of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R. 6427      Rep. Welch, Peter [D-    Warm in Winter and Cool in
                VT]                      Summer Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6538       Rep. Shea-Porter, Carol  Home Energy Assistance Through
                [D-NH-1]                 Emergency Relief Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6594       Rep. Maloney, Carolyn    James Zadroga 9/11 Health and
                B. [D-NY-14]             Compensation Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6690       Rep. Poe, Ted [R-TX-2]   Sound Dollar and Economic
                                         Stimulus Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6709       Rep. Peterson, John E.   National Conservation,
                [R-PA-5]                 Environment, and Energy
                                         Independence Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6899       Rep. Rahall, Nick J.,    Comprehensive American Energy
                II [D-WV-3]              Security and Consumer
                                         Protection Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6964       Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-  Unfunded Mandates Information
                NC-5]                    and Transparency Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.6967       Rep. McMorris Rodgers,   Debt Repayment Instead of Pork
                Cathy [R-WA-5]           Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.7014       Rep. English, Phil [R-   NAFTA Modernization Trade
                PA-3]                    Negotiating Authority Act

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.7110       Rep. Obey, David R. [D-  Job Creation and Unemployment
                WI-7]                    Relief Act of 2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.7206       Rep. Brady, Kevin [R-TX- Spending Reform Act of 2008
                8]

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.7223       Rep. Hensarling, Jeb [R- Free Market Protection Act of
                TX-5]                    2008

------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R.7229       Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D- Children's Budget Act
                IL-7]

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H.R.7321       Rep. Frank, Barney [D-   Auto Industry Financing and
                MA-4]                    Restructuring Act
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                   Committee Publications and Reports
                        of the Democratic Caucus


                                                                      FIRST SESSION
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             Date                                                                Title
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                                                                      PUBLICATIONS

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January 24, 2007                CBO Forecasts Continued Fiscal Deterioration

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January 25, 2007                Budgeting for War Costs

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February 8, 2007                Summary and Analysis of the President's Fiscal Year 2008 Budget

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February 20, 2007               Why Deficits Matter

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March 21, 2007                  Overview of the Chairman's Mark

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March 28, 2007                  Fact Sheets on the FY 2008 Budget Resolution

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May 16, 2007                    Highlights of the Conference Agreement on the FY 2008 Budget Resolution: Building on the ``Six for 06"

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May 16, 2007                    Overview of the FY 2008 Budget Conference Agreement: A Fiscally Responsible Budget Plan

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May 24, 2007                    Memorial Day Recess Packet: Conference Agreement on the FY 2008 Budget Resolution

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June 27, 2007                   Independence Day Recess Package on the Budget: Democratic Progress in Turning Around the Republican Budget Legacy

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July 11, 2007                   Administration's Mid-Session Review of the Budget

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July 20, 2007                   Medicare Advantage and the Federal Budget

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July 24, 2007                   Foreign Holdings of U.S. Debt: Is Our Economy Vulnerable?

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August 1, 2007                  The CHAMP Act Fully Complies with PAYGO

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August 2, 2007                  Budget Accomplishments of the 110th Congress Thus Far: An August Recess Packet

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August 2, 2007                  The Bush Economic Record: No Reason to Cheer

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August 3, 2007                  The President's 2008 Appropriation Veto Threats: What's at Stake? A State-by-State Analysis

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August 3, 2007                  Budgeting to Fight Waste, Fraud and Abuse

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August 27, 2007                 Gulf Coast Hurricanes and the Federal Budget

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September 7, 2007               CBO Summer Budget Update

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September 21, 2007              The Costs of Military Operations and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan

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October 4, 2007                 Democrats Restore Fiscal Responsibility: The Pay-as-you-go Rule and the 110th Congress

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October 11, 2007                Frequently Asked Questions about the Federal Budget

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November 2, 2007                The Tax Code and Health Insurance Coverage

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November 7, 2007                The President's 2008 Appropriation Veto Threats: What's at Stake? A State-by-State Analysis of Key Programs in the Labor-
                                 Health-Education and Military Construction-Veterans Conference Agreement

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November 15, 2007               Praise for House Adherence to Pay-As-You-Go Principle

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                                                                         REPORTS

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March 23, 2007                  Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 (H.Rpt. 110-69, Committee report to accompany H.Con.Res.99)

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May 16, 2007                    Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2008 (H. Rpt. 110-153, conference report to accompany S. Con. Res.
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                                                                      PUBLICATIONS

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January 23, 2008                CBO Forecasts Continued Fiscal Deterioration

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February 4, 2008                Final Bush Budget Continues Same Failed Fiscal Policies

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February 4, 2008                What's At Stake? State-by-State Analysis of the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget

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February 7, 2008                Summary and Analysis of the President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget

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March 11, 2008                  Highlights of the House-passed Fiscal Year 2009 Budget

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May 20, 2008                    Overview of the FY 2009 Budget Conference Agreement: Charting a New Way Forward

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June 2, 2008                    The Bush Administration's Legacy: A Dramatic Fiscal Reversal

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June 4, 2008                    Fact Sheets on the 2009 Budget Conference Agreement

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July 28, 2008                   Administration's Mid-Session Budget Review: Largest Deficit in History

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July 31, 2008                   The Bush Administration's Failed Economic and Fiscal Record

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September 3, 2008               Getting Better Value in Health Care

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September 9, 2008               CBO Confirms Large Deficits and Weak Economy

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September 17, 2008              The Case for Additional Fiscal Stimulus

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September 24, 2008              House Budget Committee Hearing on Federal Responses to Market Turmoil: What is the Impact on the Budget?

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October 2, 2008                 Iraq's Budget Surplus

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October 8, 2008                 Impact of Rising Food Prices on U.S. and Family Budgets

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October 22, 2008                House Budget Committee Hearing: The Case for Economic Recovery Legislation

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November 18, 2008               Frequently Asked Questions about the Federal Budget

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December 2008                   Compilation of Laws and Rules Relating to the Congressional Budget Process

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                                                                         REPORTS

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March 7, 2008                   Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 (H.Rpt. 110-543, Committee report to accompany H.Con.Res.312)

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May 20, 2008                    Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2009 ( H. Rpt. 110-659, conference report to accompany S. Con. Res.
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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 full Membership of the 
Committee.

                             FIRST SESSION

Reports
Economy: GDP Growth at a Robust 3.5% in 4th Quarter: Real 
        Growth Picks Up Steam [1/31/2007]
Entitlements: Democrats' Lay the Groundwork for Massive Tax 
        Hikes, Inaction on Entitlements [2/08/2007]
Economy: Mounting Revenues and Shrinking Deficits Support Low-
        Tax, Limited Spending Policies [3/12/2007]
Democrat Budget: Higher Taxes, Higher Spending, An Absence of 
        Reform [3/21/2007]
Democrat Budget: Deliberate Disregard for Spending Discipline 
        [3/22/2007]
Democrat Budget: The Largest Tax Increase In American History 
        [3/22/2007]
Supplemental: Democrat Supplemental is a Budget Buster [3/23/
        2007]
Democrat Budget: Spend Now, Save Later [3/23/2007]
Democrat Budget: Fiscal Sleight-of-Hand: Democrat Budget 
        Gimmicks and Hypocrisy [3/23/2007]
Democrat Budget: Real Tax Hikes, Real People [3/26/2007]
Democrat Budget: Raising Taxes on Your Constituents [3/27/2007]
Republican Budget: Myth and Facts: The House Republican budget 
        [4/01/2007]
Entitlements: Trustees Intensify Warnings on Coming Entitlement 
        Crisis [4/23/2007]
Supplemental: Ryan / Lewis Letter [4/24/2007]
Supplemental: Shattering Budget Discipline [4/25/2007]
Supplemental: Conference Measure for U.S. Troops Still Larded 
        with Add-Ons [4/25/2007]
Republican Motion to Instruct Conferees: [5/08/2007]
Supplemental: Ninety-Five Days Later: Two-Part Supplemental Do-
        Over Still Heavy with Unneeded Add-Ons [5/10/2007]
Supplemental: The Democrats' Supplemental Two-Step (Part two) 
        HR 2207 [5/10/2007]
Conference Report: Higher Taxes, Higher Spending, No Reform [5/
        17/2007]
Conference Report: Higher Spending [5/17/2007]
Conference Report: Higher Taxes [5/17/2007]
Conference Report: No Entitlement Reform [5/17/2007]
Conference Report: The Continued Raid on Social Security [5/17/
        2007]
Conference Report: Pay-As-You-Go Hypocrisy [5/17/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: HOMELAND SECURITY--
      First Installment in the Democrats' 2008 Spending Spree 
(H.R. 2638) [06/11/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: FOREIGN OPS--
      State and Foreign Operations (H.R. 2764)[06/20/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: LEGISLATIVE--
      Legislative Branch Appropriations (H.R. 2771) [06/22/
2007]
The Farm Bill--Another Slush Fund, Full of Empty Promises [6/
        22/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: INTERIOR--
      More Spending--And Another Veto Threat (H.R. 2643) [06/
26/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: FINANCIAL SERVICES--
      A 9.9-Percent Increase, and $34 Million In Earmarks (H.R. 
2829) [06/27/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: ENERGY AND WATER: Supplemental Report--
      $5.6 Billion in Earmarks Identified (H.R. 2641) [07/16/
2007]
The Farm Bill Budget--Sufficient or Starved? [7/16/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR--HHS--EDUCATION--
      $11 Billion Above the Presidents Request (H.R. 3043) [07/
17/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: TRANSPORTATION--HOUSING--
      Looming Highway Trust Fund Bankruptcy (H.R. 3074) [07/23/
2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: COMMERCE--JUSTICE--SCIENCE--
      Another Bill--Another Increase (H.R. 3093) [07/24/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: COMMERCE--JUSTICE--SCIENCE--
      Long--Version (H.R. 3093) [07/24/2007]
The Farm Bill Reauthorization--More Spending, No Reform, a 
        PAYGO Sham [7/25/2007]
The Farm Bill 'Grand Design'--Is This What PAYGO Really Means? 
        [7/25/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: AGRICULTURE--
      Another Billion--Dollar Spending Spree (H.R. 3161) [07/
30/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: AGRICULTURE--
      Long--Version (H.R. 3161) [07/30/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE--
      Illuminating the Democratic Priorities (H.R. 3222) [07/
31/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE--
      Long--Version (H.R. 3222) [07/31/2007]
SCHIP Reauthorization: The Democrats' SCHIP Agenda--A Fiscal 
        and Health Care Wreck (HR 3162) [8/01/2007]
SCHIP: Swelling Entitlements, Raising Taxes, Promoting Social 
        Medicine (HR 3162) [8/01/2007]
Reconciliation: The Education Bill: Student Aid--A Trojan Horse 
        for Nine New Entitlements (H.R. 2669) [8/03/2007]
Energy Bill: The Majority Energy Bill--Another Unfilled Promise 
        (H.R. 3221) [8/03/2007]
Budget and Economic Outlook: FY07 Deficit Falls to $158 
        Billion: Democrats' Tax and Spend Plan Threatens 
        Progress [8/23/2007]
Budget and Economic Outlook: Revenue Again Outperforms 
        Estimates--But Democrats' Higher Spending Plans 
        Threaten Balance by 2012 [8/23/2007]
Budget and Economic Outlook: CBO Confirms Decline in 2007 
        Deficit: But Higher Spending Threatens the Trend [8/23/
        2007]
Reconciliation: Higher Education Reconciliation: When Doing 
        Something Is Worse Than Doing Nothing (H.R.2669) [9/07/
        2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: FISCAL YEAR '08 CR--
      Set-up for the Spending Showdown [09/20/2007]
The Majority's SCHIP Plan--$40-Billion Bait--and--Switch [9/24/
        2007]
PAY-AS-YOU-GO: The Majority's PAYGO Arithmetic [9/24/2007]
The Majority's SCHIP Plan: SCHIP Reauthorization [9/25/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: FISCAL YEAR '08 CR--
      Continuing Resolution H. J. Res. 52 [09/26/2007]
Taxpayer Choice Act: Summary [10/03/2007]
Taxpayer Choice Act: Detailed Description [10/03/2007]
PAY-AS-YOU-GO: Truth about Democrats' PAYGO [10/04/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: THE APPROPRIATION STATUS--
      When $21 Billion = $204 Billion [10/23/2007]
Chairman Rangel's Tax Overhaul: [AMT] The Democrats' True 
        Intentions [10/25/2007]
The Majority's AMT Patch: Taking Tax Hikes, And Taxpayers, For 
        Granted [11/05/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: LABOR-HHS-EDUCATION/MIL CON-VA APPROPRIATIONS--
      Conference Report: The Beginning of the Endgame (H.R. 
3043) [11/06/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS/CONTINUING RESOLUTION--
      Placing Gamesmanship Over Security (H.R. 3222) [11/07/
2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: TRANSPORTATION--HOUSE AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT 
        [CONFERENCE REPORT]--
      Inviting Another Veto (H.R. 3074) [11/14/2007]
Economic Update: Challenging Times for Monetary, Fiscal Policy 
        [11/15/2007]
Democrats' Tax and Spend Agenda: Growing Threat to American 
        Prosperity [12/05/2007]
The House Democrats' Second AMT Patch: Temporary 'Relief,' 
        Lasting Damage [12/12/2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: FISCAL YEAR 2008 OMNIBUS APPROPRIATION BILL--
      A Sweeping Year-End Spending Bill (H.R. 2764) [12/17/
2007]
APPROPRIATIONS: DEMOCRATS' FINAL OMNIBUS APPROPRIATION--
      A Clumsy and Cumbersome End-of-Session Bill (H.R. 2764 
amended) [12/19/2007]
The Majority's Final AMT Patch: Getting it Right--After 
        Needless Delay [12/19/2007]

                             SECOND SESSION

Reports
President's Budget: The President's Fiscal Year 2009 Budget [2/
        4/2008]
President's Budget: Fiscal Overview of the President's Budget--
        Summary [2/4/2008]
President's Budget: President's FY09 Budget VS Congressional 
        Democrats' Budget Record [2/4/2008]
The House Democratic Budget: Raising Taxes on Your Constituents 
        [3/4/2008]
The House Democrats' Budget: Raising Taxes on Your Constituents 
        [03/05/2008]
The House Democratic Budget: The Status Quo--And Then Some [3/
        6/2008]
The House Democratic Budget: Budget Democrats' Choose Pork Over 
        Paychecks [3/6/2008]
Summary of the Republican Substitute: Budget Resolution for 
        Fiscal Year 2009 [3/11/2008]
Republican Substitute: Talking Points--Budget Resolution for 
        Fiscal Year 2009 [3/12/2008]
The House Democratic Budget: Spend Now, Spend Later [3/12/2008]
The House Democratic Budget: The Majority's Entitlement Failure 
        [3/12/2008]
The House Democratic Budget: Real Tax Hikes, Real People [3/12/
        2008]
Medicare, Social Security Financial Status: Fact Sheet [3/25/
        2008]
Ryan Statement on 'Tax Day': Tax Day 2008 [04/15/2008]
2008 Farm Bill: Will the 2008 Farm Bill Dodge PAYGO? [4/30/
        2008]
The 2008 Farm Bill--Will the 2008 Farm Bill Dodge PAYGO? [4/30/
        2008]
2008 Farm Bill: Farm Bill & PAYGO: Ryan Motion to Instruct Q & 
        A [5/5/2008]
2008 Farm Bill: Subsidizing Wealthy Farmers, While Food Prices 
        Soar [5/14/2008]
The 2008 Farm Bill--Conference Report: Subsidizing Wealthy 
        Farmers, While Food Prices Soar [5/14/2008]
PAYGO Waived: Hiding Billions in New Costs [5/14/2008]
2008 Farm Bill: PAYGO Waived--Hiding Billions in New Costs [5/
        14/2008]
Farm Bill / Budget Foul-Up: PAYGO Violation Stalls Passage of 
        Congressional Budget [5/22/2008]
Budget Conference Report FY09: Higher Spending, Higher Taxes, 
        No Reform [6/4/2008]
Budget Conference Report FY09: The Democrats' Record Debt Hike 
        [6/4/2008]
Budget Conference Report FY09: The Largest Tax Increase in 
        History, However They Slice it [6/4/2008]
Democratic budget & Largest Tax Increase in History--CBO 
        Removes Fig Leaf [06/18/2008]
Democratic budget & Largest Tax Increase in History--Letter 
        from CBO [06/18/2008]
APPROPRIATIONS: Emergency War Supplemental FY 2008--2009
(H.R. 2642 ) [06/20/2008]
The Medicare 'Doc Fix' (H.R. 6331)--Abusing the Process with 
        Budgetary Gimmicks [6/24/2008]
The House Democrat's AMT Patch--Creating More Tax Uncertainty 
        [06/25/2008]
Monthly Economic Update: June 26, 2008 [6/26/2008]
PAYGO's Continued Demise...: Except to Force Tax Increases [6/
        27/2008]
The Dilemma: Understanding the Dilemma of Fannie and Freddie 
        [7/17/2008]
Ryan Statement: Commending CBO on its Analysis of Treasury GSE 
        Proposal [7/22/2008]
The Medicare Trigger--Turning Off the Medicare Trigger: Worse 
        than Doing Nothing [7/23/2008]
The Dilemma [updated]: Understanding the Dilemma of Fannie and 
        Freddie [7/23/2008]
Highway Trust fund: The Broken Highway Trust Fund [7/23/2008]
APPROPRIATIONS: Fiscal Year 2009 MILCON/VA Appropriations Bill
(H.R. 6599 ) [07/30/2008]
The Further Unraveling of PAYGO: Except to Force Tax Increase 
        [7/31/2008]
Failures of the Democrats' First Budget: CBO's Update for 
        Fiscal Year 2008 [9/9/2008]
Energy Bill: The Majority Energy Bill--Higher Taxes, Higher 
        Spending--Less Energy(H.R. 6899) [9/16/2008]
Terrorism Risk Insurance Revision Act--More Risk to Taxpayers--
        And Another PAYGO Scam [9/18/2007]
The Potential Budget Impact of Government Intervention: The 
        Proposed Financial System Rescue [9/23/2008]
APPROPRIATIONS: The Consolidated Security, disaster Assistance, 
        and Continuing Appropriations Act 2009; CR + Minibus + 
        Supplemental Spending (H.R. 2638) [09/24/2008]
Second Stimulus: Just Another Excuse to Spend (H.R. 7110) [9/
        26/2008]
The Problem for Main Street: Why Economic Stabilization is 
        Necessary [10/02/2008]
Treasury Final 2008 Monthly Statement: Rep. Ryan Statement [10/
        16/2008]
A $300--Billion ``Stimulus'' Bill: With Questionable Economic 
        Benefit [10/22/2008]
Federal Loans for American Auto Manufacturers: H.R. 7321 [12/
        11/2008]

                           Minority Addendum

    The minority staff also assisted the Ranking Member with 
the preparation of a report and legislation on the entitlement 
crisis. The Roadmap for America's Future Act of 2008 (HR 6110), 
introduced on 21 May 2008, would address the long-term 
entitlement crisis by reforming entitlement programs and the 
tax code to put the budget and economy on a sustainable path.

                                  
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