[House Report 112-358]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]


112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-358
  _____________________________________________________________________

                                     

                                                 Union Calendar No. 243

                               ACTIVITIES

                                  and

                             SUMMARY REPORT

                                 of the

                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                             SECOND QUARTER

                      ONE HUNDRED TWELFTH CONGRESS




 December 30, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed



                                                 Union Calendar No. 243
112th Congress                                                   Report
                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 1st Session                                                    112-358

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                     ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT
                                 OF THE
                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
                             SECOND QUARTER

                                _______
                                

 December 30, 2011.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on 
            the State of the Union and ordered to be printed

                                _______
                                

       Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, from the Committee on the Budget, 
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

              Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee

    The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 established the 
Committee on the Budget. The Committee has been responsible for 
developing and reporting the annual congressional budget 
resolution, for assembling and reporting any reconciliation 
legislation required by that resolution, and for working on the 
congressional budget process.
    The budget resolution provides an overall framework and 
plan for action on spending, revenue, and debt limit 
legislation. It sets ceilings on total budget authority and 
outlays and a floor on total revenues. It also allocates 
spending authority to the appropriations committees and among 
the various authorizing committees that have jurisdiction over 
direct spending programs. The limits and allocations set by the 
budget resolution are enforced through points of order.
    The budget may also include the optional reconciliation 
process, which directs appropriate authorizing committees to 
revise programs under their jurisdiction in order to adjust 
either projected spending or revenues by specified amounts. If 
more than one committee receives reconciliation instructions, 
the Budget Committee is responsible for assembling the reports 
submitted by the various committees for consideration on the 
House floor. The budget reconciliation process is used when 
changes in entitlement or tax law are needed to implement the 
plan set out in the budget resolution: to reconcile actual 
spending and revenue in law with the guidelines set out in the 
resolution.
    In response to reconciliation instructions, the various 
committees report their legislative recommendations to the 
Budget Committee. The Budget Committee then assembles the 
legislation into an omnibus legislative package without making 
any substantive revisions for consideration by the House. The 
Budget Committee not only has jurisdiction over budget 
resolutions and reconciliation bills, it has legislative 
jurisdiction over major elements of the budget process and 
various statutory controls over the Federal budget.
    When the House of Representatives adopted Rules for the 
104th Congress (H. Res. 6) on January 5, 1995, the Budget 
Committee achieved for the first time legislative jurisdiction 
over major elements of the congressional budget process and 
various statutory controls over the Federal budget. In adopting 
the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 105th 
Congress (H. Res. 5) on January 7, 1997, the House extended the 
Budget Committee's legislative jurisdiction to cover not only 
the congressional budget process but the budget process in 
general. The committee's jurisdictional statement, House Rule 
X, clause 1(d), now reads as follows:
    (1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in 
section 3(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other 
matters required to be referred to the committee under titles 
III and IV of that Act, and other measures setting forth 
appropriate levels of budget totals for the United States 
Government.
    (2) Budget process generally.
    (3) Establishment, extension, and enforcement of special 
controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary 
treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures providing 
exemption from reduction under any order issued under part C of 
the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
    Under the above subparagraph (1), the Budget Committee has 
exclusive jurisdiction over both budgetary levels and budgetary 
concepts. Under subparagraph (2), the Budget Committee has 
primary jurisdiction over the budget process, as well as 
secondary jurisdiction over purely procedural aspects of the 
congressional budget process. Finally under subparagraph (3), 
the Budget Committee has exclusive jurisdiction over the 
establishment, extension, and enforcement of mandatory and 
discretionary spending limits, pay-go requirements, and other 
special budgetary mechanisms to control spending, the deficit, 
or the Federal budgets, including the sequestration process.
    In addition to its legislative duties, the Budget Committee 
continues to have responsibilities for oversight and studies. 
These responsibilities include oversight of the Congressional 
Budget Office; study of the outlay effects of existing and 
proposed legislation; study of off-budget entities; study of 
tax expenditures; and study of proposals to improve and 
facilitate the congressional budget process.

                         Summary of Activities


                   FISCAL YEAR 2011 BUDGET RESOLUTION

    During the 111th Congress, the House adopted House 
Resolution 1493, setting forth some of the requirements of a 
budget resolution for fiscal year 2011. In the absence of a 
conference report on the budget for that fiscal year, it 
allowed for the enforcement of certain points of order under 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The House adopted the 
resolution on July 1, 2010, setting the allocation of new 
discretionary budget authority and outlays to the Committee on 
Appropriations for fiscal year 2011.
    On January 5, 2011, the House adopted House Resolution 5 to 
provide interim budget levels until the adoption of the FY2012 
concurrent resolution on the budget. On February 8, 2011, 
pursuant to section 3(d) of House Resolution 5 (112th 
Congress), the resolution adopting the rules for the One 
Hundred and Twelfth Congress, Chairman Ryan submitted for 
printing in the Congressional Record the 302(a) allocation for 
fiscal year 2011 to the Committee on Appropriations.
    This interim 302(a) allocation was used to enforce section 
302(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. Bills or 
amendments causing spending to exceed the level triggers a 
point of order under section 302(f) of the Act. It prohibits 
the consideration of legislation inconsistent with the 
budgetary levels set forth in the budget resolution and the 
accompanying report.
    This submission also included language related to Advance 
Appropriations as required by House Resolution 5 (112th 
Congress).
    On February 11, 2011, pursuant to section 3(d) of House 
Resolution 5 (112th Congress), Chairman Ryan submitted for 
printing in the Congressional Record budget aggregates and 
allocations for fiscal year 2011. This submission included an 
allocation and aggregates of budget authority, outlays, and 
revenue for fiscal year 2011 and the period of fiscal years 
2011 through 2015.
    These interim levels were used to enforce sections 302(f), 
303(a) and 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 
Sections 302(f) and 311(a) prohibit the consideration of 
legislation inconsistent with the budgetary levels set forth in 
the budget resolution and the accompanying report. Section 
303(a) prohibits the consideration of legislation providing new 
budget authority or changing revenue until Congress adopts a 
budget resolution for a fiscal year.
    For House authorizing committees, the interim allocations 
and aggregates were set for fiscal year 2011 and the period of 
fiscal years 2011 through 2015, at the levels included in the 
Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2011 to 2021 
published by the Congressional Budget Office (the CBO 
baseline). They reflect legislation enacted through the end of 
the 111th Congress.
    The aggregates serve as a ceiling on spending and a floor 
for revenue levels. These levels served as the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2011, a year for which 
Congress did not adopt a budget resolution. The levels and 
enforcement procedures remain in effect unless superseded by 
the adoption of a concurrent budget resolution for fiscal year 
2012.

                   FISCAL YEAR 2012 BUDGET RESOLUTION

    The fiscal year 2012 budget cycle commenced on April 6, 
2011, with the markup of the fiscal year 2012 concurrent 
resolution on the budget, House Concurrent Resolution 34 (112th 
Congress). The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 
34 (112th Congress), House Report 112-058, was filed on April 
11, 2011.
    The Committee on Rules reported a rule (House Resolution 
223) providing for the consideration of House Concurrent 
Resolution 34 (112th Congress). The rule provided for 4 hours 
of general debate: three hours controlled by the chair and the 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, equally 
divided; and one hour on the subject of economic goals and 
policies equally divided between the Chair and Ranking Minority 
Member of the Joint Economic Committee.
    The Resolution specified certain amendments in order and 
waived all points of order against consideration of the 
concurrent resolution.
    After the adoption of House Resolution 223, floor debate on 
House Concurrent Resolution 34 proceeded on April 14 and 15, 
2011. The Committee of the Whole passed House Resolution 223 on 
April 14, 2011.
    The Committee of the Whole proceeded with four hours of 
general debate on the resolution and then proceeded to full 
substitute amendments:

Cleaver substitute amendment No. 1, the amendment was defeated. 
        (Black Caucus Substitute)
Grijalva substitute amendment No. 3, the amendment was 
        defeated. (Progressive Caucus Substitute)
Garrett substitute amendment No. 4, the amendment was defeated. 
        (Republican Study Committee Substitute)
Van Hollen substitute amendment No. 5, the amendment was 
        defeated. (Democratic Substitute).

                      OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

H. Res. 5, Adopting Rules for the 112th Congress

    The organizing resolution (H. Res. 5) adopted by the House 
on January 5, 2011 at the commencement of the 112th Congress 
contained several provisions related to the congressional 
budget process. H. Res. 5 replaced the Pay-As-You-Go [PAYGO] 
requirements with a Cut-As-You-Go [CUTGO] requirement. CUTGO 
prohibits consideration of legislation if it has the net effect 
of increasing mandatory spending within a five- or ten-year 
budget window.
    The next provision requires the inclusion in the CUTGO 
evaluation of legislation of the entire text of a separate 
House passed measure or measures added as new matter to such 
legislation pursuant to special order of the House.
    Further, H. Res. 5 excludes from such evaluation any 
provision expressly designated as an emergency for the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010 (but not any amendment so 
designated, which is subjected to the evaluation).
    A third provision repealed Rule XXVIII of the Rules of the 
House, which provided for an automatic engrossment and 
transmittal to the Senate of a joint resolution changing the 
public debt limit, upon the adoption of a congressional budget 
resolution. Rule XXVIII allowed for the House to avoid a 
separate vote on public debt limit legislation.
    Next, the resolution authorizes the chair of the Budget 
Committee to provide authoritative guidance concerning the 
impact of a legislative proposal on the levels of new budget 
authority, outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, 
and revenues codified as clause 4 of House Rule XXIX.
    The resolution also amended the budget enforcement process, 
making it out of order in the House to consider general 
appropriations legislation that (1) provides spending authority 
beyond what is actually derived from receipts deposited in the 
Highway Trust Fund (excluding any transfers that have already 
occurred from the General Fund of the Treasury); or (2) spends 
those receipts for any purpose other than authorized activities 
for the highway or mass transit categories. Furthermore, H. 
Res. 5 makes it out of order to consider a budget resolution, 
amendment, or conference report containing reconciliation 
directives that specify changes in law that would cause an 
increase in net direct spending.
    Additionally, H. Res. 5 specifies separate orders relating 
to the treatment of legislation in view of certain budget 
requirements of these Rules, including orders concerning: (1) 
emergencies; (2) contingency operations directly related to the 
global war on terrorism; (3) a deficit-neutral revenue reserve; 
(4) limitations on advance appropriations and long-term 
spending (with specified exemptions); (5) spending reduction 
amendments in appropriations bills; and (6) budget enforcement 
with respect to discretionary administrative expenses of the 
Social Security Administration and of the Postal Services.
    Finally, House Resolution 5 (112th Congress) required the 
Chair of the Committee on the Budget to submit for printing in 
the Congressional Record budget aggregates and allocations 
contemplated by section 301 (Content of the Concurrent 
Resolution on the Budget) for 2011, and 2011 through 2015.
    Publication of these aggregates and allocations will be 
considered to be the adoption of a concurrent resolution on the 
budget for fiscal year 2011. This provision is intended to give 
the Chair of the Committee on the Budget authority to set 
aggregates and allocations to complete the unfinished fiscal 
year 2011 budget resolution cycle, taking into account the 
latest CBO baseline, including its 5-year projections.

H. Res. 6, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House 
        of Representatives

    This resolution was agreed to on January 5, 2011 and 
elected Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin as Chairman of the Committee on 
the Budget.

H. Res. 7, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House 
        of Representatives

    This resolution was agreed to on January 5, 2011 and 
elected Mr. Van Hollen as the Ranking Member of the Committee 
on the Budget.

H. Res. 37, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the 
        House of Representatives

    This resolution was agreed to on January 25, 2011 and 
elected Mr. Garrett, Mr. Simpson, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Calvert, 
Mr. Akin, Mr. Cole, Mr. Price of Georgia, Mr. McClintock, Mr. 
Stutzman, Mr. Lankford, Mrs. Black, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Flores, Mr. 
Mulvaney, Mr. Huelskamp, Mr. Young of Indiana, Mr. Amash, and 
Mr. Rokita to the Committee on the Budget.

H. Res. 52, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the 
        House of Representatives

    This resolution was agreed to on January 25, 2011 and 
elected Ms. Schwartz, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Blumenauer, 
Ms. McCollum, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr. Pascrell, Mr. Honda, Mr. Ryan of 
Ohio, Ms. Wasserman Schultz, Ms. Moore, Ms. Castor of Florida, 
Mr. Shuler, Mr. Tonko, and Ms. Bass of California to the 
Committee on the Budget.

H. Res. 53, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the 
        House of Representatives

    This resolution was agreed to on January 25, 2011 and 
elected Mr. Chaffetz, to rank immediately after Mr. McClintock; 
and Mr. Guinta to the Committee on the Budget.

H. Res. 78, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the 
        House of Representatives

    This resolution was agreed to on February 9, 2011 and 
elected Mr. Woodall to the Committee on the Budget.

                           BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

    In the first quarter of the 112th Congress, the staff of 
the Committee on the Budget monitored all legislation prepared 
for consideration on the House floor for spending and revenue 
implications. By working with committee staff, the Rules 
Committee and House leadership, legislation that would have 
violated the budget was often modified to avoid conflicts with 
the budget or dropped from House floor consideration 
altogether. The Committee provided ongoing oversight of the 
Office of Management and Budget's implementation of budget 
submission, control, execution and enforcement procedures under 
the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 and the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010.
    Pursuant to House Resolution 5 (112th Congress), Chairman 
Ryan provided authoritative guidance concerning the impact of a 
legislative proposition on the levels of new budget authority, 
outlays, direct spending, new entitlement authority, and 
revenues.
    Additionally, the Committee monitored reclassifications of 
budget accounts, re-estimates of the subsidies of credit 
programs, consistency in cost estimates for direct spending and 
tax bills, compliance with the relevant laws, in the 
development of budget projections and changes in spend-out 
rates for discretionary programs.
    The Committee worked with the Committee on Appropriations 
and the authorizing committees to ensure that spending and tax 
legislation did not breach the appropriate levels in the budget 
resolution as required under sections 302(f) and 311(a) of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 or violate any budget 
provisions contained in the Rules of the House of 
Representatives.

                            ECONOMIC POLICY

    The Committee is studying, and will continue to study, how 
economic policies affect the Federal budget. Among other 
hearings in the first quarter, the Committee received testimony 
from the Chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, to 
review economic conditions, fiscal conditions, and monetary 
policy.

                          OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

    The primary responsibility of the Budget Committee is the 
development of a concurrent budget resolution that sets 
spending and revenue levels in aggregate and across 21 budget 
functions. These budget functions encompass all Federal 
programs or activities. Certain programs are considered off-
budget, such as Social Security and the Postal Service, and 
some are considered non-budgetary, such as the Federal Reserve.
    The subject matter of the budget is inherently broad, but 
the Committee's formal oversight responsibility focuses on law 
governing the budget process and the agencies responsible for 
administering elements of those laws. Under clauses 1(d)(2) and 
(3) of House Rule X, the major laws falling within its 
oversight are the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and 
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, and the Statutory Pay-
As-You-Go Act of 2010. The two agencies with primary 
responsibility for administering elements of these laws and 
hence which fall under the Committee's jurisdiction are the 
Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget 
Office.
    In addition to these general oversight responsibilities, 
the Budget Committee has the special oversight responsibility 
under clause 3(c) of House rule X to study the effect of budget 
outlays of existing and proposed legislation and to request and 
evaluate continuing studies of tax expenditures.
    The House Budget Committee met on January 26, 2011 to 
organize for the 112th Congress. In addition to adopting rules 
of procedure, the Committee also adopted a written oversight 
plan. The Committee held hearings in the process of developing 
the annual concurrent budget resolution. Additionally, the 
Committee received testimony from Members of Congress, Cabinet 
level and other Federal officials, State and local officials, 
and expert witnesses to review the budget and economic outlook, 
the President's budget submissions and other budget and 
economic matters.
    The Committee oversight plan calls for continuous 
assessment of the performance of Federal agencies in both the 
administration and service delivery by reviewing performance 
data in the President's budget submissions and the relevant 
reports and audits of the Government Accountability Office and 
the Offices of the Inspectors General.
    The oversight plan specifically calls on the Committee to 
study the budgetary effect of existing law and proposed 
legislation, as well as government regulation on government 
spending and to explore ways of reducing waste, fraud, and 
abuse in government agencies. Furthermore, the Committee drew 
on the authorizing Committees' Views and Estimates on the 
President's budget, which are submitted to the Committee 
pursuant to section 301(d) of the Congressional Budget Act, to 
coordinate its oversight activities with other committees.
    The House Budget Committee also plans to continue to review 
the budgetary treatment of assistance to, and ongoing 
operations of: Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie 
Mae) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac). 
Moreover, the Committee plan calls for continued oversight of 
the Office of Management and Budget's implementation of budget 
submission, control, execution, and enforcement procedures 
under the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974, the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the 
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and other applicable laws. 
The oversight plan also calls for the evaluation and study of 
direct spending and tax policies.
    In furtherance of the Committee oversight plan, the 
Committee held 18 hearings in the First Session of the 112th 
Congress. A list of the hearings held and the witnesses 
questioned can be found under the Committee Hearings section of 
this report. Furthermore, the Committee received one report 
from the Government Accountability Office; six responses to the 
Chairman's inquiries from the Congressional Budget Office; and 
one report from the Office of Personnel Management.

       Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken

    The following legislative measures were acted on by the 
Committee on the Budget or contained provisions relating to the 
congressional budget process.

------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Resolution/
     Bill            Sponsor            Date                Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
H. Res. 5       Eric Cantor [VA-  Introduced--Janu  Adopting rules for
 (112th          7].               ary 5, 2011.      the One Hundred
 Congress).                                          Twelfth Congress.
                                  January 5, 2011.  Considered as
                                                     privileged matter.
                                  January 5, 2011.  Ms. Norton moved to
                                                     refer the
                                                     resolution to a
                                                     select committee of
                                                     five members, to be
                                                     appointed by the
                                                     Speaker, not more
                                                     than three of whom
                                                     shall be from the
                                                     same political
                                                     party, with
                                                     instructions to
                                                     report back the
                                                     same until it has
                                                     conducted a full
                                                     and complete study
                                                     of, and made a
                                                     determination on,
                                                     the
                                                     constitutionality
                                                     of the provision
                                                     that would be
                                                     eliminated from the
                                                     Rules that granted
                                                     voting rights in
                                                     the Committee of
                                                     the Whole to the
                                                     Delegates.
                                  January 5, 2011.  Mr. Cantor moved to
                                                     table the motion to
                                                     refer.
                                  January 5, 2011.  On agreeing to the
                                                     resolution Agreed
                                                     to by the Yeas and
                                                     Nays: 238-191.
H.R. 10.......  Geoff Davis [KY-  Introduced--Janu  Regulations From the
                 4].               ary 20, 2011.     Executive in Need
                                                     of Scrutiny Act of
                                                     2011.
                                  January 20, 2011  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Judiciary, and in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committee on Rules,
                                                     for a period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  November 10,      Reported (Amended)
                                   2011.             by the Committee on
                                                     the Judiciary.
                                  November 18,      Reported (Amended)
                                   2011.             by the Committee on
                                                     Rules.
                                  December 7, 2011  Passed/agreed to in
                                                     House: On passage
                                                     Passed by recorded
                                                     vote: 241-184.
                                  December 8, 2011  Referred to Senate
                                                     committee: Received
                                                     in the Senate and
                                                     Read twice and
                                                     referred to the
                                                     Committee on
                                                     Homeland Security
                                                     and Governmental
                                                     Affairs.
H.R. 662......  John L. Mica [FL- Introduced--Febr  Surface
                 7].               uary 11, 2011.    Transportation
                                                     Extension Act of
                                                     2011.
                                  February 11,      Referred to the
                                   2011.             Committee on
                                                     Transportation and
                                                     Infrastructure, and
                                                     in addition to the
                                                     Committees on Ways
                                                     and Means, and
                                                     Natural Resources,
                                                     for a period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  February 28,      Referred
                                   2011.             sequentially to the
                                                     House Committee on
                                                     the Budget for a
                                                     period ending not
                                                     later than Feb. 28,
                                                     2011 for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions of
                                                     the bill as fall
                                                     within the
                                                     jurisdiction of
                                                     that committee
                                                     pursuant to clause
                                                     1(d), rule X.
                                  March 2, 2011...  On Passage, Passed
                                                     by recorded vote:
                                                     421-4.
                                  March 2, 2011...  Received in the
                                                     Senate.
                                  March 3, 2011...  Passed Senate
                                                     without amendment
                                                     by voice vote.
                                  March 3, 2011...  Presented to the
                                                     President.
                                  March 4, 2011...  Signed by President
                                                     and became Public
                                                     Law No.: 112-5.
H.R. 1........  Harold Rogers     Introduced--Febr  Full-Year Continuing
                 [KY-5].           uary 11, 2011.    Appropriations Act,
                                                     2011.
                                  February 11,      Referred to the
                                   2011.             Committee on
                                                     Appropriations, and
                                                     in addition to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget.
                                  February 19,      On passage Passed by
                                   2011.             the Yeas and Nays:
                                                     235-189
                                  February 28,      Received in the
                                   2011.             Senate.
                                  March 9, 2011...  Pursuant to the
                                                     order of 3/8/2011,
                                                     not having achieved
                                                     60 votes in the
                                                     affirmative, the
                                                     bill failed of
                                                     passage by Yea-Nay
                                                     Vote. 44-56.
S. 365........  Tom Harkin [IA].  Introduced--Febr  Budget Control Act
                                   uary 16, 2011.    of 2011.
                                  February 16,      Committee on Health,
                                   2011.             Education, Labor,
                                                     and Pensions.
                                                     Original measure
                                                     reported to Senate
                                                     by Senator Harkin.
                                                     Without written
                                                     report.
                                  February 17,      Passed/agreed to in
                                   2011.             Senate: Passed
                                                     Senate without
                                                     amendment by
                                                     Unanimous Consent.
                                  August 1, 2011..  Passed/agreed to in
                                                     House: On passage
                                                     Passed with
                                                     amendment by
                                                     recorded vote: 269-
                                                     161.
                                  August 2, 2011..  Resolving
                                                     differences--Senate
                                                     actions: Senate
                                                     agreed in the House
                                                     amendment to the
                                                     bill by Yea-Nay
                                                     Vote. 74-26.
                                  August 2, 2011..  Presented to
                                                     President. Signed
                                                     by President, and
                                                     became Public Law
                                                     No. 112-025.
H.J. Res. 44..  Harold Rogers     Introduced--Febr  Further Continuing
                 [KY-5].           uary 28, 2011.    Appropriations
                                                     Amendments, 2011.
                                  February 28,      Referred to the
                                   2011.             Committee on
                                                     Appropriations, and
                                                     in addition to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  March 1, 2011...  On passage Passed by
                                                     recorded vote: 335-
                                                     91.
                                  March 2, 2011...  Passed/agreed to in
                                                     Senate: Passed
                                                     Senate without
                                                     amendment by Yea-
                                                     Nay Vote. 91-9.
                                  March 2, 2011...  Presented to
                                                     President, Signed
                                                     by President, and
                                                     became Public Law
                                                     No. 112-004.
H. Res. 126...  Paul Ryan [WI-1]  Introduced--Febr  Providing amounts
                                   uary 28, 2011.    for the expenses of
                                                     the Committee on
                                                     the Budget in the
                                                     One Hundred Twelfth
                                                     Congress.
                                  February 28,      Referred to the
                                   2011.             House Committee on
                                                     House
                                                     Administration.
H.R. 1194.....  Jim McDermott     Introduced--Marc  To renew the
                 [WA-7].           h 17, 2011.       authority of the
                                                     Secretary of Health
                                                     and Human Services
                                                     to approve
                                                     demonstration
                                                     projects designed
                                                     to test innovative
                                                     strategies in State
                                                     child welfare
                                                     programs.
                                  March 17, 2011..  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on Ways
                                                     and Means, and in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  May 31, 2011....  On motion to suspend
                                                     the rules and pass
                                                     the bill: Agreed to
                                                     by voice vote.
                                  June 6, 2011....  Received in the
                                                     Senate and Read
                                                     twice and referred
                                                     to the Committee on
                                                     Finance.
H.R. 1249.....  Lamar Smith [TX-  Introduced--Marc  America Invents Act.
                 21].              h 30, 2011.
                                  March 30, 2011..  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Judiciary, in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  June 23, 2011...  On passage, Passed
                                                     by recorded vote:
                                                     304-117.
                                  June 27, 2011...  Received in the
                                                     Senate.
                                  September 9,      Passed Senate
                                   2011.             without amendment
                                                     by Yea-Nay Vote. 89-
                                                     9.
                                  September 12,     Presented to
                                   2011.             President.
                                  September 16,     Signed by President
                                   2011.             and became Public
                                                     Law No. 112-29.
H.R. 1255.....  Steve Womack [AR- Introduced--Marc  General Government
                 3].               h 30, 2011.       Shutdown Prevention
                                                     Act of 2011.
                                  March 30, 2011..  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on
                                                     Appropriations, in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committees on
                                                     Oversight and
                                                     Government Reform,
                                                     House
                                                     Administration, and
                                                     the Budget, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  April 1, 2011...  On passage Passed by
                                                     recorded vote: 221-
                                                     202.
                                  April 4, 2011...  Received in the
                                                     Senate.
H. Con. Res.    Paul Ryan [WI-1]  Introduced--Apri  Establishing the
 34.                               l 4, 2011.        budget for the
                                                     United States
                                                     Government for
                                                     fiscal year 2012
                                                     and setting forth
                                                     appropriate
                                                     budgetary levels
                                                     for fiscal years
                                                     2013 through 2021.
                                  April 11, 2011..  The House Committee
                                                     on The Budget
                                                     reported an
                                                     original measure,
                                                     H. Rept. 112-58, by
                                                     Mr. Ryan (WI).
                                  April 15, 2011..  On agreeing to the
                                                     resolution Agreed
                                                     to by the Yeas and
                                                     Nays: 235-193.
                                  April 4, 2011...  Received in the
                                                     Senate.
                                  May 25, 2011....  Motion to proceed to
                                                     consideration of
                                                     measure rejected in
                                                     Senate by Yea-Nay
                                                     Vote. 40-57.
H.R. 1363.....  Harold Rogers     Introduced--Apri  Further Additional
                 [KY-5].           l 4, 2011.        Continuing
                                                     Appropriations
                                                     Amendments, 2011.
                                  April 4, 2011...  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on
                                                     Appropriations, in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  April 7, 2011...  On passage Passed by
                                                     the Yeas and Nays:
                                                     247-181.
                                  April 8, 2011...  Passed Senate with
                                                     an amendment by
                                                     Voice Vote.
                                  April 9, 2011...  House agreed to
                                                     Senate amendment
                                                     348-70.
                                  April 9, 2011...  Presented to
                                                     President, Signed
                                                     by President, and
                                                     became Public Law
                                                     No.: 112-8.
H.R. 1473.....  Harold Rogers     Introduced--Apri  Department of
                 [KY-5].           l 11, 2011.       Defense and Full-
                                                     Year Continuing
                                                     Appropriations Act,
                                                     2011.
                                  April 11, 2011..  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on
                                                     Appropriations, in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committees on the
                                                     Budget, and Ways
                                                     and Means, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  April 14, 2011..  On Passed by the
                                                     Yeas and Nays: 260-
                                                     167.
                                  April 14, 2011..  Received in the
                                                     Senate, Read twice,
                                                     considered, Read a
                                                     third time, and
                                                     passed without
                                                     amendment by Yea-
                                                     Nay. 81-91.
                                  April 15, 2011..  Presented to the
                                                     President, signed
                                                     by President, and
                                                     became Public Law
                                                     No.: 112-10.
H. Res. 287...  Tom Reed [NY-29]  Introduced--May   Providing for
                                   31, 2011.         consideration of
                                                     the bill (H.R.
                                                     2017) making
                                                     appropriations for
                                                     the Department of
                                                     Homeland Security
                                                     for the fiscal year
                                                     ending September
                                                     30, 2012, and for
                                                     other purposes.
                                  May 31, 2011....  The House Committee
                                                     on Rules reported
                                                     an original
                                                     measure, H. Rept.
                                                     112-95, by Mr.
                                                     Reed.
                                  June 1, 2011....  On agreeing to the
                                                     resolution Agreed
                                                     to by recorded
                                                     vote: 231-187.
H.R. 2560.....  Jason Chaffetz    Introduced--July  Cut, Cap, and
                 [UT-3].           15, 2011.         Balance Act of
                                                     2011.
                                  July 15, 2011...  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget, and in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committees on
                                                     Rules, and Ways and
                                                     Means, for a period
                                                     to be subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  July 19, 2011...  Passed/agreed to in
                                                     House: On passage
                                                     Passed by recorded
                                                     vote: 234-190.
                                  July 22, 2011...  Senate floor
                                                     actions: Motion to
                                                     table the motion to
                                                     proceed to the bill
                                                     agreed to in Senate
                                                     by Yea-Nay Vote. 51-
                                                     46.
H.R. 2608.....  Sam Graves [MO-   Introduced--July  Continuing
                 6].               21, 2011.         Appropriations Act,
                                                     2012.
                                  July 21, 2011...  Introduced in House.
                                  July 26, 2011...  Passed/agreed to in
                                                     House: On motion to
                                                     suspend the rules
                                                     and pass the bill,
                                                     as amended Agreed
                                                     to by voice vote.
                                  July 28, 2011...  Passed/agreed to in
                                                     Senate: Passed
                                                     Senate with an
                                                     amendment by
                                                     Unanimous Consent.
                                                     9/21/2011 Resolving
                                                     differences--House
                                                     actions: On motion
                                                     that the House
                                                     agree with an
                                                     amendment to the
                                                     Senate amendment
                                                     Failed by the Yeas
                                                     and Nays: 195-230
                                                     (Roll No. 719).
                                  September 23,     Resolving
                                   2011.             differences--House
                                                     actions: On motion
                                                     that the House
                                                     agree with an
                                                     amendment to the
                                                     Agreed to by
                                                     recorded vote: 219-
                                                     203 (Roll no. 727).
                                  September 26,     Resolving
                                   2011.             differences--Senate
                                                     actions: Senate
                                                     concurred in the
                                                     House amendment to
                                                     the Senate
                                                     amendment with an
                                                     amendment (SA 665)
                                                     Yea-Nay Vote. 79-
                                                     12. Record Vote
                                                     Number: 153.
                                  October 4, 2011.  Resolving
                                                     differences--House
                                                     actions: On motion
                                                     that the House
                                                     agree to the Senate
                                                     amendment to the
                                                     House amendment to
                                                     the Senate
                                                     amendment Agreed to
                                                     by the Yeas and
                                                     Nays: 352-66 (Roll
                                                     no. 745).
                                  October 4, 2011.  Presented to
                                                     President. 10/5/
                                                     2011 Signed by
                                                     President. 10/5/
                                                     2011 Became Public
                                                     Law No. 112-036.
H.R. 2693.....  David Dreier [CA- Introduced--July  Budget Control Act
                 26].              28, 2011.         of 2011.
                                  July 28, 2011...  Referred to the
                                                     Committee on Rules,
                                                     and in addition to
                                                     the Committees on
                                                     the Budget, Energy
                                                     and Commerce,
                                                     Education and the
                                                     Workforce, Ways and
                                                     Means, and Science,
                                                     Space, and
                                                     Technology, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  July 30, 2011...  Failed of passage/
                                                     not agreed to in
                                                     House. On motion to
                                                     suspend the rules
                                                     and pass the bill,
                                                     as amended Failed
                                                     by recorded vote (2/
                                                     3 required): 173-
                                                     246.
                                  August 1, 2011..  Referred to the
                                                     Subcommittee on
                                                     Communications and
                                                     Technology.
H.R. 2883.....  Geoff Davis [KY-  Introduced--Sept  Child and Family
                 4].               ember 12, 2011.   Services
                                                     Improvement and
                                                     Innovation Act.
                                  September 12,     Referred to the
                                   2011.             Committee on Ways
                                                     and Means, and in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committee on the
                                                     Budget, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  September 19,     Reported (Amended)
                                   2011.             by the Committee on
                                                     Ways and Means. H.
                                                     Rept. 112-210, Part
                                                     I.
                                  September 21,     Passed/agreed to in
                                   2011.             House: On motion to
                                                     suspend the rules
                                                     and pass the bill,
                                                     as amended Agreed
                                                     to by the Yeas and
                                                     Nays: (2/3
                                                     required): 395-25.
                                  September 22,     Passed/agreed to in
                                   2011.             Senate: Received in
                                                     the Senate, Read
                                                     twice, considered,
                                                     Read the third
                                                     time, and passed
                                                     without amendment
                                                     by Voice Vote.
                                  September 27,     Presented to the
                                   2011.             President.
                                  September 30,     Signed by the
                                   2011.             President and
                                                     became Public Law
                                                     No. 112-034.
H.J. RES. 79..  Harold Rogers     Introduced--Sept  Continuing
                 [KY-5].           ember 14, 2011..  Appropriations
                                                     Resolution, 2012.
                                  September 14,     Referred to the
                                   2011.             Committee on
                                                     Appropriations, and
                                                     in addition to the
                                                     Committees on the
                                                     Budget, and Ways
                                                     and Means, for a
                                                     period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  September 15,     Rules Committee
                                   2011.             Resolution H. Res.
                                                     399 Reported to
                                                     House. Rule
                                                     provides for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     H.J. Res. 79 with 1
                                                     hour of general
                                                     debate. Previous
                                                     question shall be
                                                     considered as
                                                     ordered without
                                                     intervening motions
                                                     except motion to
                                                     recommit with or
                                                     without
                                                     instructions.
                                                     Measure will be
                                                     considered Read.
                                                     Bill is closed to
                                                     amendments. The
                                                     amendment printed
                                                     in the report of
                                                     the Committee on
                                                     Rules shall be
                                                     considered as
                                                     adopted.
H.R. 2943.....  Geoff Davis [KY-  Introduced--Sept  Short-Term TANF
                 4].               ember 15, 2011.   Extension Act.
                                  September 15,     Introduced in House.
                                   2011.
                                  September 21,     Passed/agreed to in
                                   2011.             House: On motion to
                                                     suspend the rules
                                                     and pass the bill.
                                                     Agreed to by voice
                                                     vote.
                                  September 23,     Passed/agreed to in
                                   2011.             Senate: Passed
                                                     Senate without
                                                     amendment by Voice
                                                     Vote.
                                  September 27,     Presented to
                                   2011.             President.
                                  September 30,     Signed by the
                                   2011.             President and
                                                     became Public Law
                                                     No. 112-035.
H.R. 3521.....  Paul Ryan [WI-1]  Introduced--Nove  Expedited Line-Item
                                   mber 30, 2011.    Veto and
                                                     Rescissions Act of
                                                     2011.
                                  November 30,      Referred to the
                                   2011.             Committee on the
                                                     Budget, and in
                                                     addition to the
                                                     Committee on Rules,
                                                     for a period to be
                                                     subsequently
                                                     determined by the
                                                     Speaker, in each
                                                     case for
                                                     consideration of
                                                     such provisions as
                                                     fall within the
                                                     jurisdiction of the
                                                     committee
                                                     concerned.
                                  December 15,      Marked-up and
                                   2011.             reported out of
                                                     Committee with a
                                                     final vote of 23-
                                                     13. One technical
                                                     amendment was
                                                     adopted by voice
                                                     vote.
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         Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee


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  Resolution/Bill              Sponsor                     Title
------------------------------------------------------------------------
H.R. 1............  Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]...  Full-Year Continuing
                                                   Appropriations Act,
                                                   2011.
H.R. 87...........  Hon. Michele Bachmann [MN-6]  Repeal the Dodd-Frank
                                                   Wall Street Reform
                                                   and Consumer
                                                   Protection Act.
H.R. 105..........  Hon. Dan Burton [IN-5]......  Empowering Patients
                                                   First Act.
H.R. 114..........  Hon. David Dreier [CA-26]...  Biennial Budgeting and
                                                   Appropriations Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 186..........  Hon. Joe Wilson [SC-2]......  Expand the eligibility
                                                   for concurrent
                                                   receipt of military
                                                   retired pay and
                                                   veterans' disability
                                                   compensation.
H.R. 188..........  Hon. Rob Woodall, [GA-7]....  Government Spending
                                                   Responsibility Act.
H.R. 196..........  Hon. Loretta Sanchez [CA-47]  Simplifying The
                                                   Ambiguous Law,
                                                   Keeping Everyone
                                                   Reliably Safe Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 296..........  Hon. Don Young [AK].........  Salmon Lake Land
                                                   Selection Resolution
                                                   Act.
H.R. 368..........  Hon. Henry C.``Hank''         Removal Clarification
                     Johnson, Jr. [GA-4].          Act of 2011.
H.R. 373..........  Hon. Virginia Foxx [NC-5]...  Unfunded Mandates
                                                   Information and
                                                   Transparency Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 385..........  Hon. Barbara Lee [CA-9].....  Poverty Impact Trigger
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 386..........  Hon. Dan Lungren [CA-3].....  Securing Aircraft
                                                   Cockpits Against
                                                   Lasers Act of 2011.
H.R. 398..........  Hon. Zoe Lofgren [CA-16]....  To Amend the
                                                   Immigration and
                                                   Nationality Act.
H.R. 408..........  Hon. Jim Jordan [OH-4]......  Spending Reduction Act
                                                   of 2011.
H.R. 460..........  Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3]..  Bonneville Unit Clean
                                                   Hydropower
                                                   Facilitation Act.
H.R. 470..........  Hon. Joseph J. Heck [NV-3]..  Hoover Power
                                                   Allocation Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 475..........  Hon. Dan Boren [OK-2].......  Fountainhead Property
                                                   Land Transfer Act.
H.R. 536..........  Hon. Tom Cole [OK-4]........  Indian Healthcare
                                                   Improvement Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 556..........  Hon. Thaddeus G. McCotter     Preserving Patients'
                     [MI-11].                      Choice Act.
H.R. 622..........  Hon. Dave Camp [MI-4].......  To extend the Andean
                                                   Trade Preference Act,
                                                   and for other
                                                   purposes.
H.R. 634..........  Hon. Jeff Flake [AZ-6]......  Debt Buy-Down Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 668..........  Hon. Trent Franks [AZ-2]....  Secure High-Voltage
                                                   Infrastructure for
                                                   Electricity from
                                                   Lethal Damage Act.
H.R. 675..........  Hon. Wally Herger [CA-2]....  Strengthening Medicare
                                                   Anti-Fraud Measures
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 796..........  Hon. Peter A. DeFazio [OR-4]  Social Security
                                                   Protection and Truth
                                                   in Budgeting Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 821..........  Hon. Dennis Ross [FL-12]....  To require zero-based
                                                   budgeting for
                                                   departments and
                                                   agencies of the
                                                   Government.
H.R. 854..........  Hon. Sam Farr [CA-17].......  To authorize the Peace
                                                   Corps Commemorative
                                                   Foundation to
                                                   establish a
                                                   commemorative work in
                                                   the District of
                                                   Columbia, and its
                                                   environs, and for
                                                   other purposes.
H.R. 903..........  Hon. Ken Calvert [CA-44]....  Maximize Offshore
                                                   Resource Exploration
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 913..........  Hon. Robert B. Aderholt [AL-  Free and Fair Trade
                     4].                           Act of 2011.
H.R. 920..........  Hon. Louie Gohmert [TX-1]...  Zero-Baseline Budget
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 1008.........  Hon. John J. Duncan Jr. [TN-  Benton MacKaye
                     2].                           Cherokee National
                                                   Forest Land
                                                   Consolidation Act.
H.R. 1043.........  Hon. Chris Van Hollen [MD-8]  Reduce Unnecessary
                                                   Spending Act of 2011.
H.R. 1125.........  Hon. Chaka Fattah [PA-2]....  Debt Free America Act.
H.R. 1135.........  Hon. Jim Jordan [OH-4]......  Welfare Reform Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1155.........  Hon. Gary C. Peters [MI-9]..  Expedited
                                                   Consideration of
                                                   Terminations,
                                                   Reductions, and
                                                   Savings Act of 2011.
H.R. 1167.........  Hon. Jim Jordan [OH-4]......  Welfare Reform Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1257.........  Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett [MD-  Protect America from
                     6].                           U.S. Military
                                                   Expenses in Libya Act
                                                   of 2011.
H.R. 1302.........  Hon. Mike Quigley [IL-5]....  Transparent and
                                                   Sustainable Budget
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 1323.........  Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett [MD-  Protect America from
                     6].                           U.S. Military
                                                   Expenses in Libya Act
                                                   of 2011.
H.R. 1363.........  Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]...  Further Additional
                                                   Continuing
                                                   Appropriations
                                                   Amendments, 2011.
H.R. 1366.........  Hon. Daniel Lipinski [IL-3].  National Manufacturing
                                                   Strategy Act of 2011.
H.R. 1473.........  Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]...  Department of Defense
                                                   and Full-Year
                                                   Continuing
                                                   Appropriations Act,
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1596.........  Hon. Earl Blumenauer [OR-3].  Superfund Reinvestment
                                                   Act.
H.R. 1602.........  Hon. Danny K. Davis [IL-7]..  Children's Budget Act.
H.R. 1605.........  Hon. John J. Duncan, Jr. [TN- CAP Act of 2011.
                     2].
H.R. 1630.........  Hon. Tim Murphy [PA-18].....  Social Security and
                                                   Medicare Protection
                                                   Act.
H.R. 1637.........  Hon. Ted Poe [TX-2].........  Crime Victims Fund
                                                   Preservation Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1638.........  Hon. Ted Poe [TX-2].........  Dollar Bill Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1685.........  Hon. Judy Biggert [IL-13]...  Electric Drive Vehicle
                                                   Deployment Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1745.........  Hon. Dave Camp [MI-4].......  JOBS Act of 2011.
H.R. 1848.........  Hon. Connie Mack [FL-14]....  One Percent Spending
                                                   Reduction Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 1861.........  Hon. Tim Murphy [PA-18].....  Infrastructure Jobs
                                                   and Energy
                                                   Independence Act.
H.R. 2041.........  Hon. Jack Kingston [GA-1]...  Returning to
                                                   Responsible Fiscal
                                                   Policies Act.
H.R. 2086.........  Hon. Heath Shuler [NC-11]...  Medical Debt
                                                   Responsibility Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 2110.........  Hon. Timothy H. Bishop [NY-   Long Island Sound
                     1].                           Improvement Act
                                                   Amendments of 2011.
H.R. 2185.........  Hon. Zoe Lofgren [CA-16]....  Refugee Protection Act
                                                   of 2011.
H.R. 2231.........  Hon. Kristi L. Noem [SD]....  Ethanol Modernization
                                                   and Deficit Reduction
                                                   Act.
H.R. 2319.........  Hon. Kevin Brady [TX-8].....  Maximizing America's
                                                   Prosperity Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 2350.........  Hon. Peter A. DeFazio [OR-4]  Protecting Taxpayers
                                                   in Transportation
                                                   Asset Transfers Act.
H.R. 2455.........  Hon. Cedric L. Richmond [LA-  Humanitarian Aid for
                     2].                           Americans Act.
H.R. 2527.........  Hon. Richard L. Hanna [NY-    National Baseball Hall
                     24].                          of Fame Commemorative
                                                   Coin Act.
H.R. 2532.........  Hon. C. A. Dutch              United States Secret
                     Ruppersberger [MD-2].         Service Retirement
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 2560.........  Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3]..  Cut, Cap, and Balance
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 2693.........  Hon. David Dreier [CA-26]...  Budget Control Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 2725.........  Hon. Frederica Wilson [FL-    Medicare Protection
                     17].                          Act of 2011.
H.R. 2726.........  Hon. Frederica Wilson [FL-    Education Protection
                     17].                          Act of 2011.
H.R. 2727.........  Hon. Frederica Wilson [FL-    People's Act of 2011.
                     17].
H.R. 2855.........  Hon. Keith Ellison [MN-5]...  Emergency Jobs Now
                                                   Act.
H.R. 2857.........  Hon. Raul M. Grijalva [AZ-7]  Prioritize Emergency
                                                   Job Creation Act.
H.R. 2883.........  Hon. Geoff Davis [KY-4].....  Child and Family
                                                   Services Improvement
                                                   and Innovation Act.
H.R. 2943.........  Hon. Geoff Davis [KY-4].....  Short-Term TANF
                                                   Extension Act.
H.R. 2954.........  Hon. Barbara Lee [CA-9].....  Health Equity and
                                                   Accountability Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 2964.........  Hon. Kevin Yoder [KS-3].....  Unfunded Mandates
                                                   Accountability Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 3000.........  Hon. Tom Price [GA-6].......  Empowering Patients
                                                   First Act.
H.R. 3005.........  Hon. Paul Tonko [NY-21].....  Helping Devastated
                                                   Farmers Act of 2011.
H.R. 3043.........  Hon. Marsha Blackburn [TN-7]  To amend the Balanced
                                                   Budget and Emergency
                                                   Deficit Control Act
                                                   of 1985 to reduce the
                                                   discretionary
                                                   spending limit for
                                                   fiscal year 2013 and
                                                   2014 to the fiscal
                                                   year 2012 level.
H.R. 3082.........  Hon. Timothy V. Johnson [IL-  Biennial Budgeting and
                     15].                          Appropriations Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 3083.........  Hon. Jim McDermott [WA-7]...  SSI Extension for
                                                   Elderly and Disabled
                                                   Refugees Act of 2011.
H.R. 3187.........  Hon. Robert J. Dold [IL-10].  March of Dimes
                                                   Commemorative Coin
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 3201.........  Hon. Maxine Waters [CA-35]..  To amend the Budget
                                                   Control Act of 2011
                                                   to eliminate the
                                                   Joint Select
                                                   Committee on Deficit
                                                   Reduction.
H.R. 3236.........  Hon. Timothy J. Walz [MN-1].  Beginning Farmer and
                                                   Rancher Opportunity
                                                   Act of 2011.
H.R. 3264.........  Hon. Tom Graves [GA-9]......  Transportation
                                                   Empowerment Act.
H.R. 3332.........  Hon. Robert J. Dold [IL-10].  Truth in Government
                                                   Accounting Act of
                                                   2011.
H.R. 3414.........  Hon. Bill Huizenga [MI-2]...  Honest Budget Act.
H.R. 3494.........  Hon. Joseph J. Heck [NV-3]..  Restoring America's
                                                   Faith and Trust Act.
H.R. 3521.........  Hon. Paul Ryan [WI-1].......  Expedited Line-Item
                                                   Veto and Rescissions
                                                   Act of 2011.
H. Con. Res. 14...  Hon. Benjamin Quayle [AZ-3].  Expressing the sense
                                                   of the Congress that
                                                   non-defense, non-
                                                   security, non-
                                                   veterans
                                                   discretionary
                                                   spending should be
                                                   reduced by 20
                                                   percent.
H. Con. Res. 34...  Hon. Paul Ryan [WI-1].......  Establishing the
                                                   budget for the United
                                                   States Government for
                                                   fiscal year 2012 and
                                                   setting forth
                                                   appropriate budgetary
                                                   levels for fiscal
                                                   years 2013 through
                                                   2021.
H. Con. Res. 37...  Hon. Scott Garrett [NJ-5]...  Establishing the
                                                   budget for the United
                                                   States Government for
                                                   fiscal year 2012 and
                                                   setting forth
                                                   appropriate budgetary
                                                   levels for fiscal
                                                   year 2011 and fiscal
                                                   years 2013 through
                                                   2021.
H. Res. 441.......  Hon. J. Randy Forbes [VA-4].  Expressing the sense
                                                   of the House of
                                                   Representatives that
                                                   further reductions to
                                                   core national
                                                   security funding will
                                                   cause significant
                                                   harm to United States
                                                   interests.
H.J. Res. 44......  Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]...  Further Continuing
                                                   Appropriations
                                                   Amendments, 2011.
H.J. Res. 79......  Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]...  Continuing
                                                   Appropriations
                                                   Resolution, 2012.
S. 99.............  Hon. Jeff Bingaman [NM].....  American Medical
                                                   Isotopes Production
                                                   Act of 2011.
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                           Committee Reports

112-058: House Concurrent Resolution 34, April 11, 2011, 
        Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--Fiscal Year 2012
112-147: July 14, 2011, Activities and Summary Report of the 
        Committee on the Budget House of Representatives One 
        Hundred Twelfth Congress First Quarter

                                Hearings

Committee on the Budget Hearings of the First Session of the 
        112th Congress
Markup: House Budget Committee Organizational Meeting [1/26/
        2011]
The Fiscal Consequences of the New Health Care Law [1/26/2011]
Witnesses: Richard S. Foster, Chief Actuary Centers for 
        Medicare and Medicaid Services
James C. Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center
Dennis Smith, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of Health 
        Services
Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and 
        Policy and Priorities
The State of the U.S. Economy [2/9/2011]
Witness: Ben S. Bernanke, Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
        Federal Reserve System
The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook 
        [2/10/2011]
Witness: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget 
        Office
The President's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget [2/15/2011]
Witness: The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Director, Office of 
        Management and Budget
Department of the Treasury Fiscal Year 2012 Budget [2/16/2011]
Witness: The Honorable Timothy F. Geithner, Secretary, 
        Department of the Treasury
Lifting the Crushing Burden of Debt [3/10/2011]
Witnesses: Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action 
        Forum, Former Director of the Congressional Budget 
        Office
Carmen M. Reinhart, Senior Fellow, Peterson Institute for 
        International Economics
Maya MacGuineas, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal 
        Budget
John Podesta, President and CEO, Center for American Progress
Fulfilling the Mission of Health and Retirement Security [3/17/
        2011]
Witnesses: Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Brookings 
        Institution, Founding Director of the Congressional 
        Budget Office, Former Director of the Office of 
        Management and Budget
Charles Blahous, Research Fellow, Hoover Institution and Public 
        Trustee for Social Security
James C. Capretta, Fellow, Ethics and Public Policy Center, 
        Former Associate Director of the Office of Management 
        and Budget
Paul N. Van de Water, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and 
        Policy Priorities
Members' Day [3/30/2011]
Mark-Up of Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 
        2012 [4/6/2011]
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac & FHA: Taxpayer Exposure in the Housing 
        Markets [6/2/2011]
Witnesses: Deborah J. Lucas, Assistant Director, Congressional 
        Budget Office
Alex J. Pollock, Senior Fellow, American Enterprise Institute 
        for Public Policy Research
Sarah Rosen Wartell, Executive Vice President, Center for 
        American Progress & Center for American Progress Action 
        Fund
The Congressional Budget Office's Long-Term Budget Outlook [6/
        23/2011]
Witness: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget 
        Office
Budgeting for America's National Security [07/07/2011]
Witnesses: David E. Mosher, Assistant Director, Congressional 
        Budget Office
The Honorable Jim Talent, Distinguished Fellow, Heritage 
        Foundation
Dr. Gordon Adams, Distinguished Fellow, The Stimson Center
Medicare's Future: An Examination of the Independent Payment 
        Advisory Board [07/12/2011]
Witnesses: Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary, Department of Health 
        and Human Services
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum
Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute
Judith Feder, Ph.D., Professor and Former Dean, Georgetown 
        Public Policy Institute and Urban Institute Fellow
Medicare and Social Security: The Fiscal Facts [07/13/2011]
Witnesses: Richard Foster, Chief Actuary, Centers for Medicare 
        and Medicaid Services
Stephen Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration
The Need for Pro-Growth Tax Reform [09/14/2011]
Witnesses: Scott Hodge, President, Tax Foundation
Michael Wall, Vice President of Tax, Case New Holland
Diane Lim Rogers, Chief Economist, The Concord Coalition
The Broken Budget Process: Perspectives From Former CBO 
        Directors [09/21/2011]
Witnesses: Alice M. Rivlin, Senior Fellow, Brookings 
        Institution
Rudolph G. Penner, Institute Fellow, Urban Institute
The Broken Budget Process: Perspectives From Budget Experts 
        [09/22/2011]
Witnesses: The Honorable Phil Gramm, Former Chairman, U.S. 
        Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
        Affairs; Vice Chairman of Investment Bank, UBS AG
The Honorable Jim Nussle, Former Chairman, House Committee on 
        the Budget; President, COO, Growth Energy
Philip Joyce, Ph.D., Professor of Management, Finance and 
        Leadership, School of Public Policy, University of 
        Maryland

                         Committee Publications

    The majority staff produced 25 of initial analyses and 
reports on budget related issues.

House Budget Committee Minority Caucus

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                House Budget Committee Democratic Caucus


                             SUMMARY REPORT

    In the 112th Congress the Budget Committee faces the task 
of developing a budget plan to guide the country as we emerge 
from an economic recession and tackle a daunting fiscal crisis. 
Republicans and Democrats have different views and support 
different choices on how we should move forward. The fiscal 
year 2012 Republican budget aims to reduce the deficit solely 
through spending cuts, ending the Medicare guarantee and 
slashing investments that make the country stronger, while 
extending tax breaks for big corporations and the wealthiest 
Americans.
    In contrast, in April Democrats offered a fiscal year 2012 
budget resolution on the House floor that would put our fiscal 
house in order, reducing the deficit in a responsible way that 
boosts the economy, while also investing in our nation's 
future. As recommended by the President's bipartisan Fiscal 
Commission, the Democratic budget cuts spending gradually at 
first, so as not to weaken the recovery and cost jobs. To the 
contrary, it helps small businesses to create jobs while giving 
our children and grandchildren the tools to keep American 
competitive in this global economy. For example, the Democratic 
budget includes a deficit-neutral reserve fund designed to spur 
investments that create jobs, including in the nation's 
highways and transit systems, clean energy, and infrastructure 
such as aviation and ports. The budget takes a balanced 
approach to spending and revenue, and achieves primary balance 
in 2018. To help reduce the deficit, the plan identifies 
targeted, well-timed spending cuts ranging from security and 
non-security agencies to agricultural subsidies. Finally, it 
calls for shared responsibility and sacrifice, asking the 
wealthiest Americans and special interests to help pay their 
fair share.

                 PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS

    The following publications were prepared by the staff of 
the Democratic Caucus of the Committee on the Budget, and were 
not approved by the full Membership of the Committee.

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                Date                                Title
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January 5, 2011....................  Republican House Rules Make
                                      Fiscally Irresponsible Changes.
January 31, 2011...................  CBO Forecast Confirms Economy on
                                      the Rebound But Deficits Continue.
February 23, 2011..................  Summary and Analysis of President
                                      Obama's Fiscal Year 2012 Budget.
April 8, 2011......................  Summary & Analysis of Democratic
                                      Amendments Offered to FY 2012
                                      Budget at House Budget Committee
                                      Markup.
April 11, 2011.....................  Summary and Analysis of the House
                                      Budget Committee-reported FY 2012
                                      Budget Resolution.
April 11, 2011.....................  Minority Views on the House Budget
                                      Committee FY 2012 Budget
                                      Resolution.
April 13, 2011.....................  Key Aspects of the 2012 Democratic
                                      Budget.
April 15, 2011.....................  Win the Future: Make it in America--
                                      the Democratic Budget Resolution.
May 13, 2011.......................  Comparing the Republican Medicare
                                      Voucher Plan and the Medicare
                                      Prescription Drug Benefit.
Jun 27, 2011.......................  Balanced Budget Constitutional
                                      Amendment is Guise to Push the
                                      Republican Budget Agenda.
Jul 11, 2011.......................  Budget Committee Hearing on
                                      ``Budgeting for America's National
                                      Security.''
Jul 18, 2011.......................  ``Cut, Cap, and Balance Act'' is a
                                      More Extreme Version of Republican
                                      Budget Resolution.
Jul 28, 2011.......................  Republican Debt Plan Threatens the
                                      Nation's Financial Security.
Aug 3, 2011........................  Summary of the Budget Control Act
                                      of 2011.
Nov 14, 2011.......................  Do We Really Want the Courts Making
                                      Budget Decisions? A Constitutional
                                      Requirement to Balance the Budget
                                      Will Involve the Courts.
Nov 16, 2011.......................  Vote ``No'' on the Constitutional
                                      Amendment: H.J.Res. 2 is Not
                                      Fiscally Responsible.
Dec 13, 2011.......................  Frequently Asked Questions about
                                      Sequestration under the Budget
                                      Control Act of 2011.
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                     DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS LEGISLATION

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                Date                                Title
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April 6, 2011......................  Democratic Amendments offered to FY
                                      2012 Budget during House Budget
                                      Committee markup.
April 13, 2011.....................  FY 2012 Democratic Budget offered
                                      on House floor.
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