[House Report 113-306]
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Union Calendar No. 224
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ACTIVITIES
AND
SUMMARY REPORT
OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
FIRST SESSION
(Pursuant to House Rule XI, Cl. 1.(d))
December 23, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
PAUL RYAN, Wisconsin, Chairman
TOM PRICE, Georgia CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland,
SCOTT GARRETT, New Jersey Ranking Minority Member
JOHN CAMPBELL, California ALLYSON Y. SCHWARTZ, Pennsylvania
KEN CALVERT, California JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky
TOM COLE, Oklahoma BILL PASCRELL, Jr., New Jersey
TOM McCLINTOCK, California TIM RYAN, Ohio
JAMES LANKFORD, Oklahoma GWEN MOORE, Wisconsin
DIANE BLACK, Tennessee KATHY CASTOR, Florida
REID J. RIBBLE, Wisconsin JIM McDERMOTT, Washington
BILL FLORES, Texas BARBARA LEE, California
TODD ROKITA, Indiana DAVID N. CICILLINE, Rhode Island
ROB WOODALL, Georgia HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, New York
MARSHA BLACKBURN, Tennessee MARK POCAN, Wisconsin
ALAN NUNNELEE, Mississippi MICHELLE LUJAN GRISHAM, New Mexico
E. SCOTT RIGELL, Virginia JARED HUFFMAN, California
VICKY HARTZLER, Missouri TONY CARDENAS, California
JACKIE WALORSKI, Indiana EARL BLUMENAUER, Oregon
LUKE MESSER, Indiana KURT SCHRADER, Oregon
TOM RICE, South Carolina
ROGER WILLIAMS, Texas
SEAN P. DUFFY, Wisconsin
Professional Staff
Austin Smythe, Staff Director
Thomas S. Kahn, Minority Staff Director
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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Committee on the Budget,
Washington, DC, December 23, 2013.
Hon. KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk of the House, U.S. House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Haas: Pursuant to Clause 1(d) of House Rule XI, I
am pleased to transmit a report on the activities of the
Committee on the Budget during the first session of the 113th
Congress.
Sincerely,
Paul Ryan, Chairman
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ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
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December 23, 2013.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Ryan of Wisconsin, from the Committee on the Budget, submitted the
following
REPORT
Jurisdiction and Functions
of the Committee
The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of
1974 established the Committees on the Budget for the House of
Representatives and the Senate. These Committees are
responsible for developing and reporting the annual concurrent
resolution on the budget (``budget resolution''), for
assembling and reporting any reconciliation legislation
required by that resolution, and for overseeing the
congressional and statutory budget process.
Once adopted, the budget resolution provides an overall
framework and plan for Congressional consideration of spending,
revenue, and debt limit legislation. It sets a ceiling on total
spending and a floor on total revenues to be collected. It also
provides an allocation of spending authority to each committee
of Congress, both the appropriations committees and among the
various authorizing committees. The House and Senate enforce
the aggregate spending and revenue levels, and the committee
allocations set by the budget resolution, through points of
order that govern the consideration of legislation.
The budget resolution may also include the optional
reconciliation process, which directs 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 also 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 (House Resolution 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 (House Resolution 5) on January 7, 1997, the
House extended the Budget Committee's legislative jurisdiction
to include 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 its jurisdiction, 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 direct and
discretionary spending limits, pay-go requirements, and other
special budgetary mechanisms to control spending, the deficit,
or the Federal budget, 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 2014 Budget Resolution
On March 13, 2013, the Committee on the Budget marked up
the fiscal year 2014 concurrent resolution on the budget, House
Concurrent Resolution 25. The report accompanying House
Concurrent Resolution 25 (113th Congress), House Report 113-17,
was filed on March 15, 2013.
The Committee on Rules reported a rule (House Resolution
122) providing for the consideration of House Concurrent
Resolution 25 (113th Congress). The rule provided for four
hours of general debate: three hours controlled by the Chair
and 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 or their
designees.
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 122, floor debate on
House Concurrent Resolution 25 proceeded on March 20 and 21,
2013. The Committee of the Whole passed House Resolution 122 on
March 19, 2013.
The Committee of the Whole proceeded with four hours of
general debate on the resolution and then proceeded to full
substitute amendments:
Amendment No. 1: An amendment in the nature of a substitute
offered by Representative Mulvaney [SC-5] was defeated. Failed
by recorded vote: 154-261 (Roll no. 83).
Amendment No. 2: An amendment in the nature of a substitute
offered by Representative Scott [VA-3] was defeated. Failed by
recorded vote: 105-305, 1 Present (Roll no. 84).
Amendment No. 3: An amendment in the nature of a substitute
offered by Representative Grijalva [AZ-3] was defeated. Failed
by recorded vote: 84-327, 1 Present (Roll no. 85).
Amendment No. 4: An amendment in the nature of a substitute
offered by Representative Woodall [GA-7] was defeated. Failed
by recorded vote: 104-132, 171 Present (Roll no. 86).
Amendment No. 5: An amendment in the nature of a substitute
offered by Representative Van Hollen [MD-8] was defeated.
Failed by recorded vote: 165-253 (Roll no. 87).
The fiscal year 2014 concurrent resolution on the budget
passed the House on March 21, 2013. On agreeing to the
resolution: Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 221-207 (Roll no.
88).
On March 22, 2013, the House-passed fiscal year 2014
concurrent resolution on the budget (House Concurrent
Resolution 25) was received in the Senate and placed on the
Senate Calendar under General Orders Calendar No. 33.
On October 16, 2013, Mr. Ryan (WI) made a unanimous consent
request that the House be considered to have taken from the
Speaker's table S. Con. Res. 8; adopted an amendment in the
nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H. Con. Res.
25, as adopted by the House; adopted such concurrent
resolution, as amended; insisted on its amendment; and
requested a conference with the Senate thereon; and during the
remainder of the 113th Congress, it shall not be in order to
offer a motion under clause 7(c) of rule 22 with respect to S.
Con. Res. 8. This unanimous consent request was agreed to
without objection. The Speaker appointed conferees. The Senate
disagreed to the House amendment, but agreed to the request for
a conference, and appointed conferees.
On October 17, 2013, a message on the Senate's action was
sent to the House.
On October 30, 2013, the Budget Conference Committee held
its first meeting.
On November 13, 2013, the Budget Conference Committee held
its second meeting.
On December 12, 2013, Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House
recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment to
House Joint Resolution 59. On motion that the House recede and
concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment: Agreed to by
recorded vote: 332-94 (Roll no. 640). This House amendment
included legislation putting in place a budget resolution for
FY 2014, as well as other changes in law.
Other Legislative Activities
H.Res.5, Adopting Rules for the 113th Congress
The organizing resolution (H.Res.5) adopted by the House on
January 3, 2013 at the commencement of the 113th Congress
contained several provisions related to the congressional
budget process. House Resolution 5 provides that the Rules of
the 112th Congress are the Rules of the 113th Congress. In the
112th Congress, House Resolution 5 (112th) replaced the Pay-As-
You-Go requirement with a Cut-As-You-Go requirement. The latter
prohibits consideration of legislation if it has the net effect
of increasing direct spending within a five- or ten-year budget
window.
The next provision requires the inclusion in the Cut-As-
You-Go 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, House Resolution 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 of Representatives, 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 rule XXIX of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
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, House
Resolution 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.
House Resolution 5 also provides that in the first session
of the 113th Congress and prior to the adoption of a fiscal
year 2014 budget resolution the provisions of H. Con. Res. 112
(112th Congress) remain in force and effect and the allocations
of spending authority included in tables 11 and 12 of House
Report 112-421 (112th Congress) shall be regarded as the
allocations under section 302 (a) of the Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 in the House.
Additionally, House Resolution 5 specifies separate orders
relating to the treatment of legislation in view of certain
budget requirements of these Rules, including orders
concerning: (1) spending reduction amendments in appropriations
bills and (2) estimates of direct spending in concurrent
resolutions on the budget.
H.Res.6, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 3, 2013 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 3, 2013 and
elected Mr. Van Hollen, Ms. Schwartz, Mr. Yarmuth, Mr.
Pascrell, Mr. Ryan of Ohio, Ms. Moore, Ms. Castor of Florida,
Ms. Lee of California, and Mr. Cicilline to the Committee on
the Budget.
H.Res.22, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 14, 2013 and
elected Mr. McDermott to rank immediately after Ms. Castor of
Florida, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Pocan, Ms. Michelle Lujan Grisham of
New Mexico, Mr. Huffman, and Mr. Cardenas to the Committee on
the Budget.
H.Res.42, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 23, 2013 and
elected Mr. Schrader to the Committee on the Budget.
H.Res.53, Electing Members to a Standing Committee of the House of
Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on February 5, 2013 and
elected Mr. Garrett, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cole, Mr.
McClintock, Mr. Lankford, Mr. Ribble, Mr. Flores, Mr. Rokita,
Mr. Woodall, Mrs. Blackburn, Mr. Nunnelee, Mr. Rigell, Mrs.
Hartzler, Mrs. Walorski, Mr. Messer, Mr. Rice of South
Carolina, and Mr. Williams to the Committee on the Budget.
H.Res.64, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on February 13, 2013 and
elected Mr. Blumenauer to rank immediately after Mr. Cardenas
to the Committee on the Budget.
H.Res.82, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on February 26, 2013 and
elected Mr. Price of Georgia to rank immediately after Mr.
Cole, Mrs. Black to rank immediately after Mr. Lankford, and
Mr. Duffy to the Committee on the Budget.
H.R.1871, Baseline Reform Act of 2013
On June 25, 2013, the Committee on the Budget reported H.R.
1871, the Baseline Reform Act of 2013. This bill addressed the
baseline's assumption of higher spending each year and removed
this pro-spending bias. Specifically, this bill removes the
assumption that discretionary spending will increase by
inflation in each year of the baseline. In addition, it removes
the exceptions to the general inflationary rule for expiring
housing contracts, social-insurance administrative expenses,
and annualization of federal-employee pay. It also codifies the
Congressional Budget Office's current practice of providing a
long-term budget outlook no later than July 1 each year.
Finally, the Baseline Reform Act does not change how mandatory
or revenue baselines are calculated.
H.R.1874, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
On July 19, 2013, the Committee on the Budget reported H.R.
1874, the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013. This bill requires
the Congressional Budget Office to prepare an analysis of the
effect that major legislation would have on the U.S. economy.
This macro-economic impact analysis would be supplemental
information in addition to the official congressional cost
estimate of the legislation.
House Amendment to H.J.Res.59, Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013
The Bipartisan Budget Act (BBA) was a House amendment to
the Senate amendment to House Joint Resolution 59. The BBA
establishes an enforceable budget for fiscal year 2014 as well
as a process for the timely adoption of an enforceable budget
for fiscal year 2015. Additionally, the BBA authorizes an
increase in discretionary spending for fiscal years 2014 and
2015. It specifically provides $63 billion in sequester relief
over two years, split evenly between defense and non-defense
programs. This discretionary sequester relief is more than
fully offset by $85 billion in savings elsewhere in the budget
through specific, concrete spending cuts, which eliminate
waste, cut corporate welfare, and take steps toward real reform
and not tax increases. Among these offsets, the BBA extends the
mandatory sequester for two more years, fiscal years 2022 and
2023, which will result in $28 billion in savings. The
legislation reduces the deficit by $23 billion over ten years.
Adjustments and Current Level Reports
Revisions to the Aggregates and Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2012 and
2013 Budget Resolutions
Bill Number--H.R. 8 (112th Congress)
Title--American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
Date--January 22, 2013
Congressional Record--H220
Status Report on Current Spending Levels of On-Budget Spending and
Revenues for FY 2013 and the 10-Year Period FY 2013 through FY
2022
Date--January 25, 2013
Congressional Record--H290-292
Revisions to the Aggregates and Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2013
Budget Resolution
Bill Number--H.R. 45
Title--To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and health care-related provisions in the Health Care
and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
Date--May 14, 2013
Congressional Record--H2600-2601
Revisions to the Aggregates and Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2014
Budget Resolution
Date--June 4, 2013
Congressional Record--H3042-3043
Revisions to the Aggregates and Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2014
Budget Resolution Related to Legislation Reported by the
Committee on Appropriations
Bill Number--H.R. 2217
Title--Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014
Date--June 4, 2013
Congressional Record--H3043
Status Report on Current Spending Levels of On-Budget Spending and
Revenues for FY 2013, 2014 and the 10-Year Period FY 2014
through 2023
Date--June 25, 2013
Congressional Record--H4024-4026
Revisions to the Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution
Related to Legislation Reported by the Committee on
Appropriations
Date--July 8, 2013
Congressional Record--H4211
Status Report on Current Levels of On-Budget Spending and Revenues for
FY 2013, 2014 and the 10-Year Period FY 2014 through FY 2023
Date--September 11, 2013
Congressional Record--H5502-5506
Revisions to the Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution
Related to H. J. Res. 85, National Emergency and Disaster
Recovery Act
Bill Number--H. J. Res. 85
Title--Federal Emergency Management Agency Continuing
Appropriations Resolution, 2014
Date--October 4, 2013
Congressional Record--H6288
Status Report on Current Spending Levels of On-Budget Spending and
Revenues for FY 2013, 2014 and the 10-Year Period FY 2014
through FY 2023
Date--October 29, 2013
Congressional Record--H6895-6899
Revisions to the Allocations of the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget Resolution
Related to Legislation Reported by the Committee on
Appropriations
Date--October 29, 2013
Congressional Record--H6899
Budget Enforcement
One of the responsibilities of the Committee on the Budget
is to monitor legislation to be considered on the floor of the
House and what implications such legislation would have for
spending and revenue. 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, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and the Budget
Control Act of 2011.
Pursuant to Section 312 of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 and rule XXIX of the Rules of the House of
Representatives, the Chairman is provided authority to give
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 provided guidance to 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), 303(a) and 311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 or violate any budget-related provisions of the Rules of
the House of Representatives.
Economic Policy
The Committee has studied, and will continue to study, how
economic policies affect the Federal budget.
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 major
functional categories. These budget functions encompass all
Federal programs and 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, the Statutory Pay-As-
You-Go Act of 2010, and the Budget Control Act of 2011. 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 on budget
outlays of existing and proposed legislation and under clause
4(b)(6) of House rule X to request and evaluate continuing
studies of tax expenditures.
The House Budget Committee met on February 13, 2013 to
organize for the 113th 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.
Pursuant to the Committee's request, the Government
Accountability Office published the following reports:
March 1 Joint Committee Sequestration for Fiscal Year 2013 [7/
31/2013]
Budget Issues: Key Questions to Consider When Evaluating
Balances in Federal Accounts [9/30/2013]
Federal User Fees: Fee Design Options and Implications for
Managing Revenue Instability [9/30/2013]
Fiscal Exposures: Improving Cost Recognition in the Federal
Budget [10/29/2013]
Sequestration: Observations on the Department of Defense's
Approach in Fiscal Year 2013 [11/7/2013]
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, that 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 will 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.
Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken
The following legislative measures were acted on by the
Committee on the Budget or contained provisions relating to the
congressional budget process.
H.R. 8 (112TH CONGRESS)
Sponsor--Hon. Dave Camp [MI-4]
Date Introduced--July 24, 2012
Title--American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
July 24, 2012--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.
July 31, 2012--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 747
reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 8
with 1 hour of general debate.
August 1, 2012--Rule H. Res. 747 passed House.
August 1, 2012--Considered under the provisions of rule H.
Res. 747.
August 1, 2012--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage
Passed by recorded vote: 256-171 (Roll no. 545).
January 1, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate,
under the order of 1/1/2013, having achieved 60 votes in the
affirmative, with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by
Yea-Nay Vote. 89-8. Record Vote Number: 251.
January 1, 2013--Resolving differences--House actions: On
motion that the House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to
by recorded vote: 257-167 (Roll no: 659).
January 2, 2013--Presented to the President, signed by the
President, and became Public Law No: 112-240.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 5
Sponsor--Hon. Eric Cantor [VA-7]
Date Introduced--January 3, 2013
Title--Adopting rules for the One Hundred Thirteenth Congress
January 3, 2013--Considered as privileged matter.
January 3, 2013--Ms. Eleanor Holmes Norton [DC] 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 not to
report back the same until it has conducted a full and complete
study of, and made a determination on, whether there is any
reason to deny Delegates voting right in the Committee of the
Whole House on the State of the Union.
January 3, 2103--Mr. Cantor moved to table the motion to
refer.
January 3, 2013--On motion to table the motion to refer:
Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 227-191 (Roll no. 3).
January 3, 2013--The House proceeded with one hour of
debate on H. Res. 5.
January 3, 2103--Passed/agreed to in House: On agreeing to
the resolution Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 228--196 (Roll
no. 6).
H.R. 41
Sponsor--Hon. Scott Garrett [NJ-5]
Date Introduced--January 3, 2013
Title--To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the
Federal Emergency Management Agency for carrying out
the National Flood Insurance Program
January 3, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Financial
Services, 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.
January 4, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill: Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (two-thirds required): 354--67 (Roll no. 7).
January 4, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Received in
the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and
passed without amendment by Voice Vote. Presented to the
President.
January 6, 2013--Signed by the President and became Public
Law No: 113-1.
H.R. 45
Sponsor--Hon. Michele Bachmann [MN-6]
Date Introduced--January 3, 2013
Title--To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
and health care-related provisions in the Health Care
and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010
January 3, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Energy and
Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Education and
the Workforce, Ways and Means, the Judiciary, Natural
Resources, Rules, House Administration, Appropriations, 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.
May 15, 2013--Rules Committee House Resolution 215 reported
to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 45 with 2
hours of general debate. Motion to recommit with or without
instructions allowed. Measure will be considered as read. Bill
is closed to amendments.
May 16, 2013--Rule H. Res. 215 passed House.
May 16, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed
by the Yeas and Nays: 229-195 (Roll no. 154).
May 20, 2013--Received in the Senate.
May 21, 2013--Read the first time. Placed on the Senate
Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
May 22, 2013--Read the second time. Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 78.
H.R. 152
Sponsor--Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]
Date Introduced--January 4, 2013
Title--Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
January 4, 2013--Referred to the 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.
January 14, 2013--Rules Committee House Resolution 23
reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 152
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. Specified amendments are in order. The
resolution waives all points of order against consideration of
the bill. The resolution provides that the amendment in the
nature of a substitute printed in part A of this report shall
be considered as an original bill. The resolution waives all
points of order against the amendment in the nature of a
substitute. The resolution provides that if the amendment in
the nature of a substitute printed in part A is not adopted,
the Committee of the Whole House shall rise and report that it
has come to no resolution on the bill. The resolution provides
that each such amendment printed in part B and part C of this
report shall not be subject to a demand.
January 15, 2013--House Resolution 23 passed the House.
January 15, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage
Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 241--180 (Roll no. 23).
January 22, 2013--Received in the Senate.
January 28, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed
Senate, under the order of 1/24/13, having achieved 60 votes in
the affirmative, without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 62--36.
Record Vote Number: 4.
January 29, 2013--Presented to the President, signed by the
President, and became Public Law No: 113-2.
H.R. 254
Sponsor--Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3]
Date Introduced--January 15, 2013
Title--Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
January 15, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, 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.
April 9, 2013--Reported by the Committee on Natural
Resources. H. Rept. 113-25, Part I.
April 9, 2013--Committee on the Budget discharged.
April 9, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill: Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (two-thirds required): 400--4 (Roll no. 90).
April 10, 2013--Received in the Senate, read twice.
July 10, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: passed Senate
without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
July 12, 2013--Presented to the President.
July 18, 2013--Signed by the President and became Public
Law No: 113-20.
H.R. 367
Sponsor--Hon. Todd C. Young [IN-9]
Date Introduced--January 23, 2013
Title--Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act
of 2013
January 23, 2013--Referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, 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.
July 19, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on the
Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-160, Part I.
July 19, 2013--Committee on Rules and Committee on the
Budget discharged.
July 31, 2013--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 322
reported to House. In each case the rule provides for one hour
of debate on the bill and one motion to recommit for each bill.
August 2, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage
Passed by recorded vote: 232-183 (Roll no. 445).
September 9, 2013--Received in the Senate and read twice
and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and
Governmental Affairs.
H.R. 444
Sponsor--Hon. Tom Price [GA-6]
Date Introduced--February 1, 2013
Title--Require a PLAN Act
February 1, 2013--Referred to the House Committee on the
Budget.
February 4, 2013--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 48
reported to the House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R.
444 with 1 hour of general debate.
February 5, 2013--Rule H. Res. 48 passed House. Considered
under the provisions of rule H. Res. 48.
February 6, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage
Passed by recorded vote: 253--167 (Roll no. 38).
February 7, 2013--Received in the Senate and Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Budget.
H.R. 668
Sponsor--Hon. Luke Messer [IN-6]
Date Introduced--February 13, 2013
Title--To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
Code, to require that annual budget submissions of the
President to Congress provide an estimate of the cost
per taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes
February 13, 2013--Referred to the House Committee on the
Budget.
March 5, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill: Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (two-thirds required): 392-28, 1 Present (Roll no. 57).
March 7, 2013--Received in the Senate and Read twice and
referred to the Committee on the Budget.
H.R. 899
Sponsor--Hon. Virginia Foxx [NC-5]
Date Introduced--February 28, 2013
Title--Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of
2013
February 28, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Oversight
and Government Reform, and in addition to the Committees on the
Budget, Rules, and the Judiciary, 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 24, 2013--House Oversight and Government Reform
Committee consideration and mark-up session held. Ordered to be
reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22-17.
H.R. 915
Sponsor--Hon. Joseph P. Kennedy III [MA-4]
Date Introduced--February 28, 2013
Title--To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes
February 28, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, 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.
December 4, 2013--Committee on Natural Resources
consideration and mark-up session held. Ordered to be reported
by Unanimous Consent.
H.R. 933
Sponsor--Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]
Date Introduced--March 4, 2013
Title--Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act,
2013
March 4, 2013--Referred to the 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 5, 2013--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 99
reported to the House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R.
933 with 1 hour of general debate.
March 6, 2013--Rule H. Res. 99 passed House.
March 6, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed
by the Yeas and Nays: 267--151 (Roll no. 62).
March 7, 2013--Received in the Senate. Read twice, and
ordered Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General
Orders. Calendar No. 21.
March 20, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate
with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay
Vote. 73--26. Record Vote Number: 44.
March 21, 2013--Resolving Differences--On motion that the
House agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: 318--109 (Roll no. 89).
March 22, 2013--Presented to the President.
March 26, 2013--Signed by the President and became Public
Law No: 113-6.
H.R. 1164
Sponsor--Hon. James Lankford [OK-5]
Date Introduced--March 14, 2013
Title--Government Shutdown Prevention Act
March 14, 2013--Referred to the House Committee on
Appropriations.
H.R. 1765
Sponsor--Hon. Tom Latham [IA-3]
Date Introduced--April 26, 2013
Title--Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
April 26, 2013--Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, and in addition to the Committees on
Transportation and Infrastructure, 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 26, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (two-thirds required): 361--41 (Roll no. 125).
April 30, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Pursuant to the
order of 4/25/13, ordered received, read twice, considered,
read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous
Consent.
April 30, 2013--Presented to the President.
May 1, 2013--Signed by the President and became Public Law
No: 113-9.
H.R. 1871
Sponsor--Hon. Rob Woodall [GA-7]
Date Introduced--May 8, 2013
Title--Baseline Reform Act of 2013
May 8, 2013--Referred to the House Committee on the Budget.
June 19, 2013--Committee on the Budget consideration and
mark-up session held. Ordered to be reported (Amended) by the
yeas and nays: 15-10.
June 25, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on the
Budget. H. Rept. 113-129. Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 94.
H.R. 1874
Sponsor--Hon. Tom Price [GA-6]
Date Introduced--May 8, 2013
Title--Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
May 8, 2013--Referred to the House 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.
June 19, 2013--Committee on the Budget consideration and
mark-up session held. Ordered to be reported (Amended) by the
yeas and nays: 22-11.
July 19, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on
Budget. H. Rept. 113-161, Part I.
July 19, 2013--Committee on Rules discharged.
July 19, 2013--Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No.
116.
H.R. 1896
Sponsor--Hon. David G. Reichert [WA-8]
Date Introduced--May 8, 2013
Title--International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of
2013
May 8, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means,
and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and the
Judiciary, 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 18, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to
suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (two-thirds required): 394-27 (Roll no. 252).
June 19, 2013--Received in the Senate and read twice and
referred to the Committee on Finance.
H.R. 1911
Sponsor--Hon. John Kline [MN-2]
Date Introduced--May 9, 2013
Title--Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013
May 9, 2013--Referred to the Committee on Education and the
Workforce, 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 16, 2013--Committee on Education and the Workforce
consideration and mark-up session held. Ordered to be reported
(amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24-13.
May 20, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on
Education and the Workforce. H. Rept. 113-82, Part I.
May 20, 2013--Committee on the Budget discharged.
May 22, 2013--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 232
reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1911
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.
May 23, 2012--Rule H. Res. 232 passed House.
May 23, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed
by recorded vote: 221-198 (Roll no. 183).
June 3, 2013--Received in the Senate.
July 24, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate,
under the order of 7/23/2013, having achieved 60 votes in the
affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 81-18. Record
Vote Number: 185.
July 31, 2013--Resolving differences--House actions: On
motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate
amendment Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (two-thirds
required): 392-31 (Roll no. 426).
August 1, 2013--Presented to the President.
August 9, 2013--Signed by the President and became Public
Law No: 113-28.
H.R. 3080
Sponsor--Hon. Bill Shuster [PA-9]
Date Introduced--September 11, 2013
Title--Water Resources Development Act of 2013
September 11, 2013--Referred to the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the
Committees on the Budget, 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.
September 19, 2013--House Committee on Transportation and
Infrastructure consideration and mark-up session held. Ordered
to be reported by Voice Vote.
October 21, 2013--Reported (Amended) by the Committee on
Transportation and Infrastructure. H. Rept. 113-246, Part I.
October 21, 2013--Committee on the Budget, Committee on
Ways and Means, and Committee on Natural Resources discharged.
October 22, 2013--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 385
reported to the House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R.
3080 with 1 hour of general debate.
October 23, 2013--Rule H. Res. 385 passed House.
October 23, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage
Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 417-3 (Roll no. 560).
October 31, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate
with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
October 31, 2013--Resolving differences--Senate actions:
Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a conference.
November 4, 2013--Resolving differences--Senate actions:
Senate appointed conferees.
November 14, 2013--Resolving differences--House actions:
The Speaker appointed conferees.
November 20, 2013--Conference held.
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 59
Sponsor--Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]
Date Introduced--September 10, 2013
Title--Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
September 10, 2013--Referred to the 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.
September 18, 2013--Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 353
reported to the House. Rule provides for consideration of H.J.
Res. 59 with 1 hour of general debate.
September 19, 2013--Rule H. Res. 353 passed House.
September 20, 2013--Passed/agreed to in House: On passage
Passed by recorded vote: 230-189 (Roll No. 478).
September 23, 2013--Received in the Senate. Read twice.
Pursuant to the order of 9-19-2013, Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 195.
September 27, 2013--Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed
Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 54-44. Record Vote
Number: 209.
September 29, 2013--Resolving differences--House actions:
On agreeing in the Senate amendment with amendment #1 Agreed to
by the Yeas and Nays: 248-174 (Roll no. 497).
September 30, 2013--Resolving differences--House actions:
On receding from the House amendments, and concurring in the
Senate amendment with amendment Agreed to by recorded vote:
228-201 (Roll no. 504).
October 1, 2013--Resolving differences--House actions: The
Speaker appointed conferees for consideration of the Senate
amendment and the House amendment, and modifications committed
to conference: Cantor, Camp, Ryan (WI), and Graves (GA).
October 1, 2013--Message on House action received in Senate
and at desk: House requests a conference.
October 1, 2013--Considered by Senate.
October 1, 2013--Motion to table the message from the House
with respect to H.J. Res. 59 agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay.
54-46. Record Vote Number: 212.
October 1, 2013--Message on Senate action sent to the
House.
December 12, 2013--Mr. Ryan (WI) moved that the House
recede and concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment.
December 12, 2013--Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res.
438, the House proceeded with 70 minutes of debate on the Ryan
(WI) motion that the House recede from its amendment to the
amendment of the Senate, and concur therein with the amendment
printed in Part A of House Report 113-290, modified by the
amendment printed in Part B of that report.
December 12, 2013--The previous question was ordered
pursuant to the rule.
December 12, 2013--On motion that the House recede and
concur with an amendment in the Senate amendment Agreed to by
recorded vote: 332-94 (Roll no. 640).
December 12, 2013--Motion to reconsider laid on the table
Agreed to without objection.
December 12, 2013--Message on House action received in
Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate amendment.
December 15, 2013--Measure laid before the Senate by
unanimous consent.
December 15, 2013--Motion by Senator Reid to concur in the
House amendment to the Senate amendment with an amendment (SA
2547) made in Senate.
December 15, 2013--Motion by Senator Reid to refer to
Senate Committee on the Budget the House message to accompany
the joint resolution with instructions to report back forthwith
amendment SA 2549 made in Senate.
HOUSE RESOLUTION 174
Sponsor--Hon. Chris Van Hollen [MD-8]
Date Introduced--April 23, 2013
Title--Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives
that the Speaker should immediately request a
conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a
fiscal year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate
April 23, 2013--Referred to the House Committee on the
Budget.
June 20, 2013--Motion to discharge Committee filed by Mr.
Van Hollen. Petition No: 113-3.
S. 230
Sponsor--Hon. Rob Portman [OH]
Date Introduced--February 7, 2013
Title--A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative
Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the
District of Columbia and its environs, and for other
purposes
February 7, 2013--Read twice and referred to the Committee
on Energy and Natural Resources.
March 14, 2013--Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
April 22, 2013--Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
Reported by Senator Wyden without amendment. With written
report No. 113-21.
June 19, 2013--Passed/agreed to in the Senate: Passed
Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
June 20, 2013--Received in the House.
June 20, 2013--Message on Senate action sent to the House.
June 20, 2103--Referred to the Committee on Natural
Resources, 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.
December 4, 2013--Natural Resources Committee consideration
and mark-up session held. Ordered to be reported by Unanimous
Consent.
Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee
H.R. 8 (112TH CONGRESS)
Hon. Dave Camp [MI-4]
American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
H.R. 15
Hon. Joe Garcia [FL-26]
Border Security, Economic Opportunity, and Immigration
Modernization Act
H.R. 41
Hon. Scott Garrett [NJ-5]
To temporarily increase the borrowing authority of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency for carrying out the
National Flood Insurance Program.
H.R. 45
Hon. Michele Bachmann [MN-6]
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and
health care-related provisions in the Health Care and
Education Reconciliation Act of 2010.
H.R. 46
Hon. Michele Bachmann [MN-6]
To repeal the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer
Protection Act.
H.R. 152
Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]
Disaster Relief Appropriations Act, 2013
H.R. 201
Hon. Barbara Lee [CA-13]
Poverty Impact Trigger Act of 2013
H.R. 206
Hon. Loretta Sanchez [CA-46]
STALKERS Act of 2013
H.R. 239
Hon. Dennis A. Ross [FL-15]
Zero-based Budgeting Ensures Responsible Oversight (ZERO) Act
of 2013
H.R. 243
Hon. Dennis A. Ross [FL-15]
Bowles-Simpson Plan of Lowering America's Debt Act
H.R. 254
Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3]
Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
H.R. 319
Hon. Darrell E. Issa [CA-49]
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for an
expedited process for increasing the statutory limit on
the public debt.
H.R. 326
Hon. Doug Lamborn [CO-5]
Budget Before Borrowing Act of 2013
H.R. 367
Hon. Todd C. Young [IN-9]
Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act of 2013
H.R. 372
Hon. Paul C. Broun [GA-10]
Budget or Bust Act
H.R. 381
Hon. Chaka Fattah [PA-2]
Reinvesting and Ensuring America's Ability to Lead Act of 2013
H.R. 444
Hon. Tom Price [GA-6]
Require a PLAN Act
H.R. 476
Hon. Phil Gingrey [GA-11]
GAAP Act
H.R. 505
Hon. Keith Ellison [MN-5]
Balancing Act
H.R. 522
Hon. Steve Daines [MT]
Balanced Budget Accountability Act
H.R. 545
Hon. Raul M. Grijalva [AZ-3]
Prioritize Emergency Job Creation Act
H.R. 593
Hon. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon [CA-25]
Down Payment to Protect National Security Act of 2013
H.R. 607
Hon. Mac Thornberry [TX-13]
To delay until 2016 provisions of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act scheduled to take effect in 2014 or
2015 and to delay the application of sequestration
until 2014
H.R. 668
Hon. Luke Messer [IN-6]
To amend section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, to
require that annual budget submissions of the President
to Congress provide an estimate of the cost per
taxpayer of the deficit, and for other purposes.
H.R.699
Hon. Chris Van Hollen [MD-8]
Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act
H.R. 729
Hon. Jim McDermott [WA-7]
Medical Research Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 773
Hon. J. Randy Forbes [VA-4]
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to exempt the Department of Defense from
reduction under any order issued to carry out a
sequestration pursuant to section 251A
H.R. 787
Hon. Tim Murphy [PA-18]
Infrastructure Jobs and Energy Independence Act
H.R. 804
Hon. Mike Coffman [CO-6]
Smarter Than Sequester Defense Spending Reduction Act
H.R. 811
Hon. Peter T. King [NY-2]
Never Forget 9/11 Heroes Act
H.R. 816
Hon. Reid J. Ribble [WI-8]
Sequestration Flexibility Act of 2013
H.R. 823
Hon. John Abney Culberson [TX-7]
Space Leadership Preservation Act of 2013
H.R. 849
Hon. Adam Smith [WA-9]
Sequestration Relief Act of 2013
H.R. 857
Hon. Paul Cook [CA-8]
Protect Troops at War Act of 2013
H.R. 879
Hon. Joe Wilson [SC-2]
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
H.R. 899
Hon. Virginia Foxx [NC-5]
Unfunded Mandates Information and Transparency Act of 2013
H.R. 900
Hon. John Conyers, Jr. [MI-13]
Cancel the Sequester Act of 2013
H.R. 915
Hon. Joseph P. Kennedy III [MA-4]
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. 933
Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2013
H.R. 958
Hon. Rick Larsen [WA-2]
Women Veterans and Other Health Care Improvements Act of 2013
H.R. 987
Hon. David G. Reichert [WA-8]
TANF Extension Act of 2013
H.R. 996
Hon. Louise McIntosh Slaughter [NY-25]
Invasive Fish and Wildlife Prevention Act
H.R. 1014
Hon. Steven M. Palazzo [MS-4]
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to provide that military technicians (dual
status) shall be included in military personnel
accounts for purposes of any order issued under that
Act
H.R. 1031
Hon. Peter A. DeFazio [OR-4]
Social Security Protection and Truth in Budgeting Act of 2013
H.R. 1124
Hon. Maxine Waters [CA-43]
TIGER Grants for Job Creation Act
H.R. 1165
Hon. Ken Calvert [CA-42]
Maximize Offshore Resource Exploration Act of 2013
H.R. 1202
Hon. Austin Scott [GA-8]
One Percent Spending Reduction Act of 2013
H.R. 1266
Hon. William L. Owens [NY-21]
To amend title 40, United States Code, concerning the
calculation of transactions for the lease of land ports
of entry and international bridges, and for other
purposes
H.R. 1270
Hon. Martha Roby [AL-2]
Honest Budget Act of 2013
H.R. 1365
Hon. Zoe Lofgren [CA-19]
Refugee Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 1371
Hon. Betty McCollum [MN-4]
To restore to the Indian Health Service funds sequestered under
section 251A of the Balanced Budget and Emergency
Deficit Control Act of 1985 to the extent that the
percentage reduction for that program exceeded 2
percent
H.R. 1416
Hon. Renee L. Ellmers [NC-2]
Cancer Patient Protection Act of 2013
H.R. 1445
Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr. [NJ-6]
Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act
H.R. 1475
Hon. Lynn Jenkins [KS-2]
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for
supplemental estimates of certain revenue bills or
joint resolutions that incorporates the macroeconomic
effects of that measure
H.R. 1478
Hon. Eleanor Holmes Norton [DC]
Member of Congress Pay Sequestration and Fairness Act
H.R. 1576
Hon. Ted Poe [TX-2]
Dollar Bill Act of 2013
H.R. 1616
Hon. David B. McKinley [WV-1]
Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
H.R. 1624
Hon. Ted Poe [TX-2]
Crime Victims Fund Preservation Act of 2013
H.R. 1654
Hon. James B. Renacci [OH-16]
Budget Process Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 1668
Hon. Nydia M. Velazquez [NY-7]
Safely Sheltering Disaster Victims Act of 2013
H.R. 1713
Hon. Tim Murphy [PA-18]
Social Security and Medicare Protection Act
H.R. 1715
Hon. Gary C. Peters [MI-14]
Expedited Consideration of Cuts, Consolidations, and Savings
Act of 2013
H.R. 1727
Hon. Timothy J. Walz [MN-1]
Beginning Farmer and Rancher Opportunity Act of 2013
H.R. 1753
Hon. Frank Pallone, Jr. [NJ-6]
Sandy Disaster Fisheries Relief Act
H.R.1762
Hon. Mac Thornberry [TX-13]
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2013
H.R. 1765
Hon. Tom Latham [IA-3]
Reducing Flight Delays Act of 2013
H.R. 1766
Hon. Maxine Waters [CA-43]
Safe and Reliable Air Travel Act of 2013
H.R. 1868
Hon. Diane Black [TN-6]
Legally Binding Budget Act of 2013
H.R. 1869
Hon. Reid J. Ribble [WI-8]
Biennial Budgeting and Enhanced Oversight Act of 2013
H.R. 1870
Hon. Paul Ryan [WI-1]
Expedited Legislative Line-Item Veto and Rescissions Act of
2013
H.R. 1871
Hon. Rob Woodall [GA-7]
Baseline Reform Act of 2013
H.R. 1872
Hon. Scott Garrett [NJ-5]
Budget and Accounting Transparency Act of 2013
H.R. 1873
Hon. Jason Chaffetz [UT-3]
Review Every Dollar Act of 2013
H.R. 1874
Hon. Tom Price [GA-6]
Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
H.R. 1896
Hon. David G. Reichert [WA-8]
International Child Support Recovery Improvement Act of 2013
H.R. 1911
Hon. John Kline [MN-2]
Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act of 2013
H.R. 2060
Hon. Chris Van Hollen [MD-8]
Stop the Sequester Job Loss Now Act Through 2014
H.R. 2161
Hon. Louie Gohmert [TX-1]
Assisting Students with Loans Act
H.R. 2177
Hon. Marcy Kaptur [OH-9]
Unemployment Restoration Act
H.R. 2238
Hon. Jim Costa [CA-16]
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to exempt the Crime Victims Fund from
sequestration
H.R. 2290
Hon. Marcy Kaptur [OH-9]
Rural Energy Investment Act of 2013
H.R. 2300
Hon. Tom Price [GA-6]
Empowering Patients First Act of 2013
H.R. 2348
Hon. David Schweikert [AZ-6]
Jumpstart GSE Reform Act
H.R. 2417
Hon. Trent Franks [AZ-8]
Secure High-voltage Infrastructure for Electricity from Lethal
Damage Act
H.R. 2447
Hon. Daniel Lipinski [IL-3]
American Manufacturing Competitiveness Act of 2013
H.R. 2518
Hon. Adam Kinzinger [IL-16]
Truth in Spending Act of 2013
H.R. 2582
Hon. Michael M. Honda [CA-17]
PATENT Jobs Act
H.R. 2613
Hon. John Barrow [GA-12]
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to
exempt civilian Department of Defense personnel
accounts from sequestration
H.R. 2614
Hon. John Barrow [GA-12]
To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to provide the President with the authority to
exempt civilian Department of Defense personnel
accounts from sequestration
H.R. 2663
Hon. Michael C. Burgess [TX-26]
To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 respecting the
scoring of preventative health savings
H.R. 2686
Hon. Kurt Schrader [OR-5]
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that the
President's annual budget submission to Congress list
the current fiscal year spending level for each
proposed program and a separate amount for any proposed
spending increases, and for other purposes
H.R. 2695
Hon. Hakeem S. Jeffries [NY-8]
American Public Housing Act of 2013
H.R. 2725
Hon. Leonard Lance [NJ-7]
Food and Drug Administration Safety Over Sequestration Act of
2013
H.R. 2821
Hon. Frederica S. Wilson [FL-24]
American Jobs Act of 2013
H.R. 2913
Hon. Charles W. Boustany, Jr. [LA-3]
Veterans' Local Access Act
H.R. 2944
Hon. Rick Larsen [WA-2]
TIGER CUBS Act
H.R. 2967
Hon. Aaron Schock [IL-18]
INFORM Act
H.R. 3059
Hon. Ed Whitfield [KY-1]
Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act of 2013
H.R. 3080
Hon. Bill Shuster [PA-9]
Water Resources Development Act of 2013
H.R. 3149
Hon. Scott H. Peters [CA-52]
Pay Down the Debt Act of 2013
H.R. 3181
Hon. Michael H. Michaud [ME-2]
Defending Veterans from Sequestration Act of 2013
H.R. 3229
Hon. Don Young [AK]
Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013
H.R. 3486
Hon. Tom Graves [GA-14]
Transportation Empowerment Act
H.R. 3592
Hon. David N. Cicilline [RI-1]
Jobs Score Act of 2013
H.R. 3639
Hon. Jim Bridenstine [OK-1]
Provide for the Common Defense Act of 2013
H.R. 3644
Hon. Jack Kingston [GA-1]
Eliminate Preventable Waste Act
H.R. 3666
Hon. Rosa L. DeLauro [CT-3]
Sequester Delay and Stop Tax Haven Abuse Act
H.R. 3667
Hon. Andy Harris [MD-1]
To amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase by 10
percentage points the required State match for certain
newly eligible individuals under the Medicaid program
and to apply savings against sequestration reductions
otherwise required, and for other purposes
H.R. 3771
Hon. Eric Swalwell [CA-15]
To accelerate the income tax benefits for charitable cash
contributions for the relief of victims of the Typhoon
Haiyan in the Philippines
HOUSE RESOLUTION 20
Hon. E. Scott Rigell [VA-2]
Providing that the House of Representatives is committed to
restoring America's financial foundation by achieving a
Federal spending target of 20 percent of gross domestic
product (GDP) and a Federal revenue target of 20
percent of GDP by the end of calendar year 2020
HOUSE RESOLUTION 174
Hon. Chris Van Hollen [MD-8]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the
Speaker should immediately request a conference and
appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal year
2014 budget resolution with the Senate
HOUSE RESOLUTION 375
Hon. Sheila Jackson Lee [TX-18]
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that
Congress should refrain from conditioning the
resolution of fiscal and budgetary disputes on the
taking of action relating to non-germane legislative
matters
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 59
Hon. Harold Rogers [KY-5]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 62
Hon. Tom Graves [GA-14]
Stability, Security, and Fairness Resolution of 2013
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 65
Hon. Eric A. ``Rick'' Crawford [AR-1]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 66
Hon. Tom Reed [NY-23]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 67
Hon. Eric A. ``Rick'' Crawford [AR-1]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 69
Hon. Tom Reed [NY-23]
Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2014
HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 100
Hon. George Miller [CA-11]
Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year
ending September 30, 2014, and for other purposes
S. 230
Hon. Rob Portman [OH]
A bill to authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to
establish a commemorative work in the District of
Columbia and its environs, and for other purposes
Committee Reports
HOUSE REPORT 113-17
House Concurrent Resolution 25
March 15, 2013
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget--Fiscal Year 2014
HOUSE REPORT 113-129
H.R. 1871
June 25, 2013
Baseline Reform Act of 2013
HOUSE REPORT 113-16, PART 1
H.R. 1874
July 19, 2013
Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
Hearings
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET HEARINGS OF THE
FIRST SESSION OF THE 113TH CONGRESS
The Congressional Budget Office's Budget and Economic Outlook [2/13/
2013]
Witness: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget
Office
Members' Day [3/7/2013]
Witnesses: Members of the 113th Congress
The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget [4/11/2013]
Witness: The Honorable Jeffrey Zients, Acting Director and
Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management
and Budget
The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Revenue and Economic Policy Proposals
[4/16/2013]
Witness: The Honorable Jacob J. Lew, Secretary, Department of
the Treasury
State of the Highway Trust Fund: Long-term Solutions for Solvency [4/
24/2013]
Witnesses: Robert Poole, Searle Freedom Trust Transportation
Fellow and Director of Transportation Policy, Reason
Foundation; R. Richard Geddes, Director of the Cornell
Program in Infrastructure Policy and Associate
Professor, Cornell University; Janet F. Kavinoky,
Executive Director, Transportation and Infrastructure,
U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Vice President, Americans for
Transportation Mobility Coalition
The Department of Defense and the Fiscal Year 2014 Budget [6/12/2013]
Witnesses: The Honorable Charles T. Hagel, Secretary,
Department of Defense; General Martin E. Dempsey,
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff; Robert F. Hale, Under
Secretary (Comptroller), Department of Defense
America's Energy Revolution: A New Path to Jobs and Economic Growth [6/
26/2013]
Witnesses: Martin J. Durbin, President and Chief Executive
Officer, America's Natural Gas Alliance; John W.
Larson, Vice President, Economics and Country Risk,
IHS; Daniel J. Weiss, Senior Fellow, Center for
American Progress
The War on Poverty: A Progress Report [7/31/2013]
Witnesses: Eloise Anderson, Secretary, Wisconsin Department of
Children and Families; Jon Baron, President, Coalition
for Evidence-Based Policy; Douglas Besharov, Professor,
University of Maryland School of Public Policy; Simone
Campbell, SSS, Executive Director, NETWORK
The Congressional Budget Office's Long-Term Budget Outlook [9/26/2013]
Witness: Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director, Congressional Budget
Office
Meeting of the Committee of Conference on the Fiscal Year 2014
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget (S. Con. Res. 8) [10/30/
2013]
Meeting of the Committee of Conference on the Fiscal Year 2014
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget (S. Con. Res. 8) [11/13/
2013]
Committee Publications
A Debt Crisis in America: What It Might Look Like [2/22/2013]
The Path to Prosperity, A Responsible, Balanced Budget [3/12/
2013]
A Contrast in Visions, Senate Democrats: Take More to Spend
More, Unserious and Unbalanced; House Republicans: A
Responsible, Balanced Budget [3/15/2013]
The President's Plan Takes More to Spend More [4/10/2013]
The Facts About the President's Budget [4/11/2013]
The President's Budget: Bad for Economic Growth and Bad for
Jobs [4/12/2013]
CBO: Spending Is Still the Problem [5/14/2013]
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill
Update (H.R. 2216) [6/4/2013]
Title--Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2014
Bill Number--H.R. 2216
Homeland Security Appropriations Bill Update (H.R. 2217) [6/5/
2013]
Title--Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2014
Bill Number--H.R. 2217
Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill Update (H.R.
2609) [7/9/2013]
Title--Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2014
Bill Number--H.R. 2609
Department of Defense Appropriations Bill Update (H.R. 2397)
[7/23/2013]
Title--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014
Bill Number--H.R. 2397
The Case for Structural Reform [10/9/2013]
The Need to Reform Military Compensation [12/10/2013]
The Transportation Security Administration and the Aviation-
Security Fee [12/10/2013]
User Fees in the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013 [12/10/2013]
The Bipartisan Budget Agreement's Spending Cuts [12/10/2013]
Setting the Record Straight: The Bipartisan Budget Agreement
[12/10/2013]
The Bipartisan Budget Act Builds on Fiscal Discipline [12/12/
2013]
House Budget Committee Democratic Caucus
Summary Report
The primary goal of a federal budget should be to
immediately accelerate job growth and place our economy on a
stable long-term foundation. During the debate on the budget
resolution on March 20, Democrats offered a budget that does
this by investing in national priorities, replacing the job-
killing sequester, and reducing the long-term deficit in a
balanced way. It provides for vital investments to ensure that
America remains the world's economic powerhouse. It allocates
resources to put people back to work modernizing the roads,
bridges, ports and other infrastructure that forms the backbone
of our economy. It also invests in our nation's most valuable
resource--our children--by boosting support for education,
including an early education initiative. It replaces the deep
sequester cuts hurting our economy, costing us 800,000 American
jobs by this time next year, according to the Congressional
Budget Office. That is a self-inflicted wound that we cannot
afford. Finally, it adopts the balanced approach to long-term
deficit reduction recommended by every bipartisan group, with a
combination of targeted savings in mandatory spending programs
and cuts to tax breaks enjoyed by millionaires.
In addition to the budget resolution, in the first session
of the 113th Congress Budget Committee Democrats offered
proposals reflecting these priorities as alternatives and
amendments to Republican budget legislation. Budget Committee
Democrats also made repeated efforts to convene a conference on
the budget resolution to produce an agreement that would repeal
the sequester while providing support for necessary services.
(Ultimately, six months after the statutory deadline for
completing the budget, the House named budget conferees.) In
addition, the Democratic Caucus of the Budget Committee
published a variety of materials that highlight concerns with
the Republican legislation and that explain the Democratic
approach and proposals.
Legislation Offered by the Democratic Caucus
H.R. 699, THE STOP THE SEQUESTER JOB LOSS NOW ACT
On February 14, 2013, Rep. Van Hollen introduced the Stop
the Sequester Job Loss Now Act to eliminate the sequester for
calendar year 2013 entirely while reducing the deficit by more
than the amount of the scheduled across-the-board spending
cuts. The bill makes specific policy choices that reduce the
deficit in a balanced way, with a mix of spending cuts and
additional revenue from closing tax breaks for special
interests and the very wealthy. The bill also calls for a
balanced solution to stop the full multi-year sequester.
Democrats made repeated attempts to offer this legislation and
similar proposals as an amendment to multiple budget and
appropriations bills, but the Republican leadership repeatedly
blocked efforts to vote on these measures.
FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET RESOLUTION
On March 13, 2013, during the House Budget Committee mark-
up of the Republican budget resolution, Democrats offered 23
different amendments to eliminate the most harmful provisions
and improve the budget. The amendments were designed to put
Americans back to work in the short-term, grow the economy
through wise investments, protect the middle class from tax
increases, protect government guarantees to our seniors,
preserve the safety net for those who need it, and reduce the
deficit wisely through a balanced approach. None of the
amendments would have increased the deficit, and in fact,
several would have reduced the deficit. The amendments offset
proposed spending by reducing future unnecessary funding for
the war or by cutting special interest tax breaks, including
subsidies for big oil companies, egregious tax breaks such as
preferential tax treatment for corporate jets, tax loopholes
that encourage the outsourcing of manufacturing and result in
fewer American jobs, and additional tax breaks for the
wealthiest in society. Republicans rejected every Democratic
amendment to reduce the deficit or invest in vital national
priorities.
On March 20, 2013, on the House floor Budget Committee
Democrats offered a substitute to the Republican 2014 budget
resolution. The Democratic budget promotes job creation and
economic growth, makes key investments in America's future,
keeps our commitments to our seniors, and strengthens the
middle class. It also takes a targeted and balanced approach to
reducing our long-term deficit, and calls for shared
responsibility to build shared prosperity.
H.RES. 174, RESOLUTION URGING CONFERENCE TO COMPLETE THE
FISCAL YEAR 2014 BUDGET RESOLUTION
On April 23, 2013, Budget Committee Democrats introduced
H.Res. 174, which expresses the sense of the House of
Representatives that the Speaker should immediately request a
conference and appoint conferees to complete work on a fiscal
year 2014 budget resolution with the Senate. On June 20, 2013,
Democrats filed a motion to discharge the resolution from the
Budget Committee to bring it to the House floor for a vote.
Democrats made repeated attempts to offer this legislation as
an amendment to budget and appropriations bills.
H.R. 2060, STOP THE SEQUESTER JOB LOSS NOW ACT THROUGH 2014
On May 20, 2013, Rep. Van Hollen introduced H.R. 2060 to
eliminate the entire sequester for both fiscal year 2013 and
2014 while reducing the deficit by more than the amount of the
scheduled spending cuts. The bill makes specific policy choices
that reduce the deficit in a balanced way, with a mix of
spending cuts and additional revenue by limiting special tax
preferences. The bill also calls for a balanced solution to
stop the full multi-year sequester.
BUDGET PROCESS LEGISLATION
On June 19, 2013, the Budget Committee marked up two
relatively minor budget process bills: the Baseline Reform Act
of 2013 (H.R. 1871), and the Pro-Growth Budgeting Act of 2013
(H.R. 1874). During the markup, Democrats offered three
amendments designed to address urgent fiscal issues facing the
country, but Republicans used procedural roadblocks to prevent
votes on all three amendments.
The first amendment, offered by Rep. Van Hollen, is one he
had repeatedly tried to offer at the House Rules Committee but
was denied a floor vote each time. The amendment completely
replaced the sequester for the remainder of fiscal year 2013
and for all of fiscal year 2014, and reduced the deficit by an
additional $30 billion through a mix of targeted cuts to
spending and tax expenditures. It replaced the sequester and
reduced the deficit--but unlike the sequester's deep and
arbitrary cuts, did so in a way that will not cost hundreds of
thousands of jobs, close Head Start centers, or kick seniors
off of Meals on Wheels.
The second amendment, offered by Rep. Moore, called on the
Speaker of the House to immediately name budget conferees so
that Congress could move forward with the process to adopt a
budget resolution conference agreement. It simply required
Congress to follow the budget rules already in place. Current
budget law requires the Conference Committee to complete action
by April 15, but Speaker Boehner was refusing to appoint
conferees.
The third amendment, offered by Rep. McDermott, established
a new House point of order against consideration of a ``deeming
resolution'' when the House and Senate have passed budget
resolutions and no budget conferees have been named. Resorting
to a ``deemer'' to establish budget enforcement when both
Houses have produced a budget but conferees have not been
appointed is admitting defeat before the process starts. If
both bodies have passed a budget, there is no reason to pretend
that one of them is adopted--there should be a conference to
work out a final deal. Adopting a deeming resolution before a
formal attempt at reaching a conference agreement is putting
the cart before the horse, which is exactly what the Republican
House did this year.
H.RES. 372, TO CONSIDER LEGISLATION TO REOPEN THE GOVERNMENT
On October 4, 2013, Rep. Van Hollen introduced H.Res. 372,
a resolution to allow a vote on legislation that would end the
government shutdown that began on October 1 by providing
funding at the Senate-approved levels until November 15, 2013.
The Republican leadership refused to allow a vote on that, and
allowed the shameful and unnecessary shutdown to continue
through October 16, 2013.
Publications of the Democratic Caucus
The following publications were prepared by the staff of
the Democratic Caucus of the Committee on the Budget. The
publications were not approved by the full membership of the
Committee.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS PUBLICATIONS
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Jan. 17, 2013 Sequestration: An Update for 2013
Feb. 5, 2013 Fact sheet on the Require a PLAN Act (H.R. 444)
Mar. 5, 2013 Democrats Still Denied a Vote on the ``Stop the
Sequester Job Loss Now'' Act
Mar. 12, 2013 Fact sheet on the FY 2014 Republican Budget
Mar. 13, 2013 GOP Budget Protects Special Interests at the Expense
of Jobs, Key Investments, and Seniors
Mar. 13, 2013 Minority Views on the House Budget Committee FY 2014
Budget Resolution
Mar. 15, 2013 Democratic Amendments to the Republican 2014 Budget
Resolution
Mar. 18, 2013 House Democratic Budget: Jobs, Growth, and a
Stronger Future
Mar. 18, 2013 Top Reasons to Support the Democratic Budget
Alternative
Mar. 18, 2013 Comparison of Republican Budget and Democratic
Alternative
Mar. 18, 2013 Top Reasons to Oppose the Republican Budget
Apr. 10, 2013 Brief Analysis of the President's FY 2014 Budget
Apr. 12, 2013 Highlights of the President's FY 2014 Budget
Proposal
May 21, 2013 Fact sheet on Stop the Sequester Job Loss Through
2014 Act
June 20, 2013 Minority Views on markup of H.R. 1871 (Baseline
Reform Act of 2013) and H.R. 1874 (Pro-Growth
Budgeting Act of 2013)
July 17, 2013 Analysis of Individual Market Proposed Premium
Filings Released for 2014
Sep. 26, 2013 Fact sheet on Stop the Sequester Job Loss for 2014
Act
Sep. 27, 2013 Frequently Asked Questions about Sequestration: An
Update for FY 2014
Dec. 5, 2013 Democratic Budget Plan
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