[House Report 116-706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Union Calendar No. 590
116th Congress, 2d Session----------------------HOUSE REPORT 116-706
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ACTIVITIES
AND
SUMMARY REPORT
of the
COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
One Hundred Sixteenth Congress
(Pursuant to House Rule XI, Cl. 1(d))
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December 31, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
JOHN A. YARMUTH, Kentucky, Chairman
SETH MOULTON, Massachusetts, Vice STEVE WOMACK, Arkansas,
Chairman Ranking Member
HAKEEM S. JEFFRIES, New York ROB WOODALL, Georgia
BRIAN HIGGINS, New York BILL JOHNSON, Ohio,
BRENDAN F. BOYLE, Pennsylvania Vice Ranking Member
ROSA L. DELAURO, Connecticut JASON SMITH, Missouri
LLOYD DOGGETT, Texas BILL FLORES, Texas
DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina GEORGE HOLDING, North Carolina
JANICE D. SCHAKOWSKY, Illinois CHRIS STEWART, Utah
DANIEL T. KILDEE, Michigan RALPH NORMAN, South Carolina
JIMMY PANETTA, California KEVIN HERN, Oklahoma
JOSEPH D. MORELLE, New York CHIP ROY, Texas
STEVEN HORSFORD, Nevada DANIEL MEUSER, Pennsylvania
ROBERT C. ``BOBBY'' SCOTT, Virginia DAN CRENSHAW, Texas
SHEILA JACKSON LEE, Texas TIM BURCHETT, Tennessee
BARBARA LEE, California CHRIS JACOBS, New York
PRAMILA JAYAPAL, Washington
ILHAN OMAR, Minnesota
ALBIO SIRES, New Jersey
SCOTT H. PETERS, California
JIM COOPER, Tennessee
RO KHANNA, California
Professional Staff
Ellen Balis, Staff Director
Becky Relic, Minority Staff Director
LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL
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Committee on the Budget,
Washington, DC, December 31, 2020
Hon. Cheryl L. Johnson,
Clerk of the House, House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
Dear Ms. Johnson: 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 116th Congress.
Sincerely,
John A. Yarmuth,
Chairman.
Union Calendar No. 590
116th Congress Report
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2d Session 116-706
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ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE
ON THE BUDGET
116TH CONGRESS
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December 31, 2020.--Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on
the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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Mr. Yarmuth, from the Committee on the Budget,
submitted the following
R E P O R T
together with
MINORITY VIEWS
JURISDICTION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE
The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 established the
Committee on the Budget. The Budget Committee is responsible
for developing and reporting the annual concurrent resolution
on the budget (budget resolution), assembling and reporting any
reconciliation legislation required by that resolution, and
implementing and governing the congressional budget process
generally. The Committee Chairman is responsible for assessing
the budgetary effects of legislation under consideration in the
House, monitoring such legislation for compliance with the
terms of the budget resolution, and providing updated
information to the House with respect to budgetary aggregates
and allocations.
In addition to its legislative duties, the Budget Committee
has responsibility for oversight and studies related to various
aspects of the budget process. The Budget Committee oversees
the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and conducts oversight of
budget execution practices. As the Committee with oversight
over the Federal budget in the broadest sense, it examines
significant economic and public policy issues and their
implications for the Federal budget. The Committee carries out
these oversight and examination responsibilities through
hearings, requests for budgetary information from executive
branch agencies, requests to CBO and the Government
Accountability Office to research and analyze specific topics,
and Committee-generated analytic reports.
Summary of Activities
MAJOR LEGISLATIVE INITIATIVES
H.R. 2021, INVESTING FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2019
On April 2, 2019, Chairman Yarmuth introduced H.R. 2021,
the Investing for the People Act of 2019, a 2-year budget to
provide for and adjust discretionary funding levels for fiscal
years 2020 and 2021. On April 3, 2019, the Budget Committee
considered the bill and ordered it to be reported favorably to
the House by a roll call vote of 19 Yeas to 17 Nays. The bill
raises caps imposed on discretionary spending by the Budget
Control Act of 2011. In addition, it includes two new
adjustments to non-defense discretionary caps to adequately
fund the 2020 Census and reinvigorate Internal Revenue Service
enforcement capabilities.
BUDGET ENFORCEMENT RESOLUTION FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020
On April 8, 2019, Chairman Yarmuth introduced H. Res. 293,
a resolution providing for budget enforcement for Fiscal Year
2020 consistent with the Investing for the People Act of 2019
as reported by the Budget Committee. It was adopted through H.
Res. 294 (House Report 116-37) on April 9, 2019 by a roll call
vote of 219 Yeas to 201 Nays (Roll No. 161).
H. Res. 293 establishes spending and revenue aggregates and
committee allocations, including an allocation for
discretionary spending for the Appropriations Committee. The
resolution caps Overseas Contingency Operations funds and
includes two new adjustments to the discretionary allocations
to adequately fund the 2020 Census and reinvigorate Internal
Revenue Service enforcement capabilities.
H.R. 3877, BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2019
On July 23, 2019, Chairman Yarmuth introduced H.R. 3877,
the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019 (BBA of 2019), which became
Public Law No. 116-37 on August 2, 2019. The BBA of 2019
amended the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act
of 1985 to increase the discretionary spending limits for
fiscal years 2020 and 2021.
The legislation also includes procedures to establish and
enforce congressional budgets for 2020 and 2021, including
committee allocations, aggregate spending and revenue levels,
and limits on advance appropriations. In addition, it suspends
the public debt limit for 2 years to avoid default.
LEGISLATION REASSERTING CONGRESS' POWER OF THE PURSE PURSUANT TO
ARTICLE I OF THE CONSTITUTION
H.R. 6628, CONGRESSIONAL POWER OF THE PURSE ACT
On April 28, 2020, Chairman Yarmuth introduced H.R. 6628,
the Congressional Power of the Purse Act. The legislation
reclaims Congress' Constitutional spending authority by
restoring Congress' central role in funding decisions,
increasing transparency in the executive branch, and
safeguarding the nation's separation of powers.
H.R. 8363, PROTECTING OUR DEMOCRACY ACT
Chairman Yarmuth was an original sponsor of H.R. 8363, the
Protecting Our Democracy Act, introduced on September 23, 2020.
The bill is a landmark reform package that will prevent future
Presidential abuse and specifically strengthens Congress' power
of the purse by enhancing the Impoundment Control Act of 1974.
OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES
H. Res. 6, Adopting Rules for the 116th Congress
The organizing resolution (H. Res. 6) adopted by the House
on January 9, 2019, contained several provisions related to the
congressional budget process. H. Res. 6 provides that the Rules
of the 115th Congress are the Rules of the 116th Congress with
amendments.
H. Res. 6 removes the macroeconomic scoring analysis
requirement for the Congressional Budget Office and Joint
Committee on Taxation when preparing estimates on the budgetary
effects of major legislation.
H. Res. 6 also removes the point of order prohibiting
amendments to general appropriation bills that propose a net
increase in the level of budget authority in a bill to allow
amendments that increase spending without offsetting that
increase, so long as the amendment does not cause the bill to
exceed 302(a) or 302(b) budget allocations.
Further, H. Res. 6 reinstates a Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO) rule.
The provision establishes a point of order against any measure
that has a net effect of increasing the deficit or reducing the
surplus over two periods: (1) the current fiscal year, the
budget year, and the four fiscal years following that budget
year; and (2) the current fiscal year, the budget year, and the
nine fiscal years following that budget year. The provision
provides that net budgetary effects will be determined relative
to baseline estimates provided by the Congressional Budget
Office consistent with section 257 of the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, but provides that if a
measure is considered pursuant to a special order that
instructs the Clerk of the House to add the measure to another
measure passed by the House, then the net budgetary effects of
the entire package will be considered. Finally, the provision
provides for exemptions to PAYGO for provisions designated as
emergencies in legislation.
In addition, H. Res. 6 provides that when the House adopts
a budget resolution, a separate joint resolution suspending the
Federal debt limit through September 30th of the budget year is
deemed to have passed the House by the same vote and is
engrossed separately and sent to the Senate.
H. Res. 6 also includes separate orders relating to budget
process. It provides that any general appropriation bill or
joint resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment
thereto or conference report thereon, may not provide an
advance appropriation for a program, project, activity, or
account, unless it has been identified in a statement submitted
for printing in the Congressional Record by the Chair of the
Committee on the Budget. Further, it provides that in the first
session of the 116th Congress and prior to the adoption of a
Fiscal Year 2019 budget resolution, the provisions of H. Con.
Res. 71, from the 115th Congress, pursuant to section
30104(f)(1) of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018, will no
longer be in effect except for sections 5201, 5202, 5203, and
5401.
H. Res. 7, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 3, 2019, and
elected Mr. John A. Yarmuth as Chair of the Committee on the
Budget.
H. Res. 8, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the House
of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 3, 2019, and
elected Mr. Womack to the Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 73, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 24, 2019, and
elected Mr. Moulton, Mr. Jeffries, Mr. Khanna, Ms. DeLauro, Mr.
Doggett, Mr. Price of North Carolina, Ms. Schakowsky, Mr.
Higgins of New York, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Boyle of Pennsylvania, Mr.
Panetta, Mr. Morelle, Mr. Horsford, Mr. Scott of Virginia, Ms.
Jackson Lee, Ms. Lee of California, Ms. Jayapal, and Ms. Omar
to the Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 74, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 24, 2019, and
elected Mr. Woodall, Mr. Johnson of Ohio, Mr. Smith of
Missouri, Mr. Flores, Mr. Holding, Mr. Stewart, Mr. Norman, Mr.
Roy, Mr. Meuser, Mr. Timmons, Mr. Crenshaw, Mr. Kevin Hern of
Oklahoma, and Mr. Burchett to the Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 85, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives and Ranking Members on A Certain
Standing Committee of the House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on January 29, 2019, and
elected Mr. Higgins to rank immediately after Mr. Jeffries and
Mr. Boyle to rank immediately after Mr. Higgins to the
Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 125, Electing Members to A Certain Standing Committee of the
House of Representatives and Ranking A Member on Certain
Standing Committees of the House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on February 13, 2019, and
elected Mr. Sires, Mr. Peters, and Mr. Cooper to the Committee
on the Budget.
H. Res. 481, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on July 10, 2019, and elected
Mr. Hern to rank immediately after Mr. Norman on the Committee
on the Budget.
H. Res. 870, Electing A Member to A Certain Standing Committee of the
House of Representatives and Ranking A Member on Certain
Standing Committees of the House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on February 27, 2020, and
elected Mr. Khanna to rank immediately after Mr. Cooper on the
Committee on the Budget.
H. Res. 1058, Electing Members to Certain Standing Committees of the
House of Representatives
This resolution was agreed to on July 21, 2020, and elected
Mr. Jacobs to the Committee on the Budget.
BUDGET TRACKING AND ENFORCEMENT
The Committee on the Budget worked with authorizing
committees and the Appropriations Committee to monitor
legislation and evaluate its compliance with H. Res. 293, the
BBA of 2019, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, and any
budget related provisions of the Rules of the House. Pursuant
to provisions of the Congressional Budget Act, the Chairman
periodically published budgetary status reports in the
Congressional Record (see Appendix 1). Pursuant to the
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act, the Chairman published estimates
of the PAYGO budgetary effects of legislation being considered
in the House (see Appendix 2).
OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES
The primary responsibility of the Budget Committee is the
development of a budget resolution that sets spending and
revenue levels in aggregate and across all budget functions.
The budget functions encompass all Federal programs or
activities other than those that are defined as off-budget,
such as Social Security and the Postal Service, and those that
are considered non-budgetary, such as the Federal Reserve.
The Budget Committee's formal oversight responsibility
focuses on laws governing the budget process and the agencies
responsible for administering elements of those laws. The
Committee's communication with CBO and the executive branch is
outlined in Appendix 3, and bills referred to the Committee are
outlined in Appendix 4. Under clause 1(d)(1)-(3) of House Rule
X, the major laws falling within its oversight include the
Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, the Congressional Budget and
Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and
Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, the Budget Enforcement
Act of 1990, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, the
Budget Control Act of 2011, and the BBA of 2019. 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 (OMB) and
CBO.
The Committee was active in its oversight duties during the
116th Congress. The Committee focused on oversight of the full
budget, particularly looking at issues of potential impact on
the budget and economy over the longer term, including
immigration, climate change, health care, and tax policy (see
list of hearings).
The House Budget Committee met on January 29, 2019, to
organize for the 116th Congress. The Committee adopted its
rules of procedure and in accordance with clause 2(d) of House
Rule X, submitted the oversight plan, along with minority
views, to the Committee on Oversight and Reform and the
Committee on House Administration. The priorities of the
oversight plan include holding hearings and receiving testimony
from Members of Congress, Cabinet-level and other Federal
officials, and expert witnesses to review the President's
budget submissions and to review other budget priorities.
The Committee's oversight plan calls for focusing on how a
range of issues, including immigration, climate change, health
care, and tax policy, impact the Federal budget. The oversight
plan also calls for the continuous assessment of the
performance of Federal agencies in both administration and
service delivery by reviewing performance data in the
President's budget submissions and the relevant reports and
audits of the Government Accountability Office and the Offices
of the Inspectors General. In addition, it calls for the Budget
Committee to review Views and Estimates that are submitted to
the Committee pursuant to section 301(d) of the Congressional
Budget Act, to coordinate its oversight activities with other
committees.
With regard to budget enforcement, the Committee's
oversight plan calls for ongoing oversight of the OMB
implementation of budget submission, control, execution, and
enforcement of procedures under the Budget and Accounting Act
of 1921, the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 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, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018,
and other applicable laws. In addition, the Committee's
oversight plan calls for examining the accuracy, timeliness,
and responsiveness of OMB.
The Budget Committee's plan also calls for working with the
appropriations and authorizing committees to ensure that
spending and tax legislation does not breach the levels set in
the budget resolution, as required under sections 302(f) and
311(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The Committee
also monitored compliance with the House Pay-As-You-Go (PAYGO)
rule requiring that direct spending increases and revenue
losses be offset with either direct spending reductions or
revenue increases.
APPOINTMENT OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE
On May 15, 2019, Dr. Phillip Swagel was jointly appointed
by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and President
pro tempore of the Senate as the Director of CBO, effective
June 3, 2019 for the term expiring January 3, 2023. The
appointment can be found on page H3835 of the Congressional
Record. This appointment was made on Chairman Enzi's
recommendation and supported by Chairman Yarmuth.
HEARINGS
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Date Title Witnesses
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1/29/19............... Organizational None.
Meeting and
Consideration of
Rules of the
Committee on the
Budget for the 116th
Congress.
1/29/19............... The Congressional Keith Hall, Ph.D.,
Budget Office's Director, Congressional
Budget and Economic Budget Office
Outlook.
2/7/19................ Investing in Sarah Abernathy, Deputy
America's Economic Executive Director,
and National Committee for Education
Security. Funding (CEF); Steven
Kosiak, Adjunct Senior
Fellow, Center for a New
American Security
(CNAS); Umair A. Shah,
MD, MPH, Executive
Director, Harris County
Public Health (HCPH),
Immediate Past
President, National
Association of County &
City Health Officials
(NACCHO); Gordon Gray,
Director of Fiscal
Policy, American Action
Forum.
2/27/19............... 2017 Tax Law: Impact Caroline Bruckner,
on the Budget and Executive in Residence,
American Families. Department of Accounting
and Taxation, American
University; William G.
Gale, Ph.D., Arjay and
Frances Fearing Miller
Chair in Federal
Economic Policy,
Brookings Institution,
and Co-Director of Tax
Policy Center; Chye-
Ching Huang, Director of
Federal Fiscal Policy,
Center on Budget and
Policy Priorities; Lana
Pol, President,
Geetings, Inc.
3/6/19................ Fiscal Year 2020 Members of the 116th
Budget: Members' Day. Congress.
3/12/19............... The President's 2020 The Honorable Russell
Budget. Vought, Acting Director,
Office of Management and
Budget.
3/26/19............... Department of Health The Honorable Eric D.
and Human Services Hargan, Deputy
Fiscal Year Budget. Secretary, Department of
Health and Human
Services.
3/27/19............... Department of The Honorable David L.
Defense's Fiscal Norquist, Under
Year 2020 Budget Secretary of Defense
Request. (Comptroller)/Chief
Financial Officer and
Performing the Duties of
the Deputy Secretary of
Defense.
5/15/19............... Keeping Our Promise Panel I: Congressman John
to America's Larson, Connecticut, 1st
Seniors: Retirement District Panel II: Ann
Security in the 21st Marie Cook, President
Century. and CEO, Lifespan of
Greater Rochester;
Melissa M. Favreault,
Ph.D., Senior Fellow,
Urban Institute; James
Dale Hanner, Secretary-
Treasurer, North
Carolina Committee to
Protect Pensions; Andrew
G. Biggs, Ph.D.,
Resident Scholar,
American Enterprise
Institute.
5/22/19............... Key Design Components Mark Hadley, Deputy
and Considerations Director, Congressional
for Establishing a Budget Office; Dr.
SinglePayer Health Jessica Banthin, Deputy
Care System. Assistant Director for
Health, Retirement, and
Long-Term Analysis,
Congressional Budget
Office; Dr. Jeffrey
Kling, Associate
Director for Economic
Analysis, Congressional
Budget Office.
6/11/19............... The Costs of Climate Katharine Hayhoe, Ph.D.,
Change: Risks to the Professor, Department of
U.S. Economy and the Political Science and
Federal Budget. Director of the Climate
Science Center, Texas
Tech University; Solomon
Hsiang, Ph.D.,
Chancellor's Professor
of Public Policy,
University of
California, Berkeley,
and Gloria and Richard
Kushel Visiting Scholar
at Stanford University;
J. Alfredo Gomez,
Director, Natural
Resources and
Environment, U.S.
Government
Accountability Office;
Oren Cass, Senior
Fellow, Manhattan
Institute.
6/19/19............... Poverty in America: Rev. Dr. William J.
Economic Realities Barber II, Poor People's
of Struggling Campaign; Rev. Dr. Liz
Families. Theoharis, Poor People's
Campaign; Callie Greer,
Poor People's Campaign;
Kenia Alcocer, Poor
People's Campaign;
Christopher Overfelt,
Poor People's Campaign;
Savannah Kinsey, Poor
People's Campaign;
Pastor Latasha Fields,
Christian Home
Educators' Support
System (CHESS); Pastor
David Mahan, Frontline
Youth Communications.
6/26/19............... Building A More Tom Jawetz, Vice
Dynamic Economy: The President, Immigration
Benefits of Policy, Center for
Immigration. American Progress;
Abdirahman Kahin, Owner,
Afro Deli; Sari Pekkala
Kerr, Ph.D., Senior
Research Scientist,
Wellesley Centers for
Women, Wellesley
College; The Honorable
Douglas Nicholls, Mayor,
Yuma, Arizona.
7/24/19............... The Costs of Climate Georges C. Benjamin,
Change: From Coasts M.D., Executive
to Heartland, Health Director, American
to Security. Public Health
Association; Stefani
Millie Grant, Senior
Manager for External
Affairs and
Sustainability,
Unilever; Rear Admiral
Ann C. Phillips, USN,
Retired, Special
Assistant to the
Governor for Coastal
Adaptation and
Protection, Office of
the Governor of
Virginia; Rear Admiral
David W. Titley, USN,
Retired, Ph.D.,
Affiliate Professor of
Meteorology and
International Affairs,
Department of
Meteorology and
Atmospheric Science, The
Pennsylvania State
University; Rich Powell,
Executive Director,
ClearPath.
9/19/19............... Solutions to Rising Dr. Heather Boushey,
Economic Inequality. President and CEO,
Washington Center for
Equitable Growth; The
Honorable William E.
Spriggs, Ph.D., Chief
Economist, AFL-CIO, and
Professor, Department of
Economics at Howard
University; Kismet
Evans, Home Healthcare
Worker, Las Vegas,
Nevada; Ramesh Ponnuru,
Visiting Fellow,
American Enterprise
Institute.
9/25/19............... America's Carol Ellinger Haddock,
Infrastructure: P.E., M.ASCE, Director,
Today's Gaps, Houston Public Works on
Tomorrow's behalf of the American
Opportunities, and Society of Civil
the Need for Federal Engineers; Christopher
Investment. A. Coes, Vice President
of Land Use and
Development, Smart
Growth America; Adie
Tomer, Fellow,
Metropolitan Policy
Program, The Brookings
Institution; R. Richard
Geddes, Ph.D., Professor
and Director of the
Cornell Program in
Infrastructure Policy,
Cornell University, and
Visiting Scholar,
American Enterprise
Institute.
10/16/19.............. Strengthening Our Douglas Elmendorf, Ph.D.,
Fiscal Toolkit: Dean, Harvard Kennedy
Policy Options to School; Olugbenga
Improve Economic Ajilore, Ph.D., Senior
Resiliency. Economist, Center for
American Progress; John
Hicks, Executive
Director, National
Association of State
Budget Officers; Douglas
Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D.,
President, American
Action Forum.
11/14/19.............. The Economic Outlook: The Honorable Jerome H.
The View from the Powell, Chair, Board of
Federal Reserve. Governors of the Federal
Reserve System.
11/20/19.............. Reexamining the Olivier Blanchard, Ph.D.,
Economic Costs of Senior Fellow, Peterson
Debt. Institute for
International Economics,
and Professor of
Economics Emeritus, MIT;
L. Randall Wray, Ph.D.,
Professor of Economics,
Bard College, and Senior
Scholar, Levy Economics
Institute; Jared
Bernstein, Ph.D., Senior
Fellow, Center on Budget
and Policy Priorities;
John Taylor, Ph.D.,
Professor of Economics,
Stanford University, and
Senior Fellow, Hoover
Institution.
1/15/20............... Why Federal Tracy Gordon, Senior
Investments Matter: Fellow, Urban-Brookings
Stability from Tax Policy Center;
Congress to State Jeanne Lambrew,
Capitals. Commissioner, Department
of Health and Human
Services, State of
Maine; The Honorable
Mark Poloncarz, County
Executive, Erie County,
New York; The Honorable
Larry Walther, Chief
Fiscal Officer, and
Director, Department of
Finance and
Administration, State of
Arkansas; Kim Murnieks,
Director, Office of
Budget and Management,
State of Ohio.
1/29/20............... The Congressional The Honorable Phillip
Budget Office's Swagel, Ph.D., Director,
Budget and Economic Congressional Budget
Outlook. Office.
2/12/20............... The President's Russell Vought, Acting
Fiscal Year 2021 Director, Office of
Budget. Management and Budget.
2/27/20............... Budget Priorities: Members of the 116th
Members' Day.. Congress.
3/4/20................ Department of Health The Honorable Eric D.
and Human Services Hargan, Deputy
Fiscal Year Budget. Secretary, Department of
Health and Human
Services.
3/10/20............... Department of Defense The Honorable David L.
Fiscal Year Budget. Norquist, Deputy
Secretary of Defense,
Department of Defense.
3/11/20............... Protecting Congress' Thomas H. Armstrong,
Power of the Purse General Counsel, U.S.
and the Rule of Law. Government
Accountability Office;
Josh Chafetz, Professor
of Law, Cornell Law
School, and Visiting
Professor at The
University of Texas at
Austin School of Law;
Eloise Pasachoff,
Associate Dean and Agnes
N. Williams Research
Professor, Georgetown
Law; Dr. Philip G.
Joyce, Professor of
Public Policy and Senior
Associate Dean,
University of Maryland,
School of Public Policy.
6/3/20................ Addressing the Douglas Elmendorf, Ph.D.,
Economic Impacts of Dean of Harvard Kennedy
COVID-19: Views from School; and Douglas
Two Former CBO Holtz-Eakin, Ph.D.,
Directors (Virtual President of American
Hearing). Action Forum.
6/23/20............... Health and Wealth Sir Angus Deaton, Ph.D.,
Inequality in Senior Scholar,
America: How COVID- Princeton University
19 Makes Clear the Woodrow Wilson School,
Need for Change Presidential Professor
(Virtual Hearing). of Economics at the
University of Southern
California; Patrice
Harris, M.D., M.A.,
Immediate Past
President, American
Medical Association;
Damon Jones, Ph.D.,
Associate Pro fessor,
University of Chicago
Harris School; and Avik
Roy, President,
Foundation for Research
on Equal Opportunity.
7/8/20................ Fueling American Sudip Parikh, Ph.D., CEO,
Innovation and American Association for
Recovery: The the Advancement of
Federal Role in Science; Paul Romer,
Research and Ph.D., Professor in
Development (Virtual Economics, NYU; The Hon.
Hearing). Deborah Wince-Smith,
President and CEO,
Council on
Competitiveness; Willy
Shih, Ph.D., Professor
of Management Practice,
Harvard Business School.
7/15/20............... Software Update Teresa Gerton, President
Required: COVID-19 and CEO, National
Exposes Need for Academy of Public
Federal Investments Administration; Jennifer
in Technology Pahlka, Founder, Code
(Virtual Hearing). for America, and Co-
Founder, U.S. Digital
Response; Rebecca Dixon,
Executive Director,
National Employment Law
Project; Robert Wah, MD,
Physician Leader in
Healthcare and
Technology.
9/10/20............... Machines, Artificial Susan Athey, Ph.D.,
Intelligence, & the Economics of Technology
Workforce: Professor, Stanford
Recovering & Graduate School of
Readying Our Economy Business, and Associate
for the Future Director, Stanford
(Virtual Hearing). Institute for Human-
Centered Artificial
Intelligence (HAI);
Daron Acemoglu, Ph.D.,
Institute Professor of
Economics, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology;
Darrell West, Ph.D.,
Vice President and
Director of Governance
Studies, Brookings
Institution; and Jason
Matheny, Ph.D., Founding
Director, Center for
Security and Emerging
Technology at Georgetown
University, and
Commissioner, National
Security Commission on
Artificial Intelligence.
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COMMITTEE REPORTS
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Date Report No. Bill No. Bill title
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4/5/19 116-35 H.R. 2021 Investing for the
People Act of
2019.
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PUBLICATIONS OF THE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
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Date Title
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1/31/19................................ These Are Our Numbers--The
Importance of the 2020 Census
2/4/19................................. Hearing: Investing in America's
Economic and National Security
2/4/19................................. A Visit to the Grocery Store:
How the U.S. Government
Impacts a Routine Trip to the
Market
2/5/19................................. CBO Confirms GOP Tax Law
Contributes to Darkening
Fiscal Future
2/19/19................................ Congress Must Act Now to Raise
the Caps
2/21/19................................ The GOP tax law showers
benefits on the wealthy and
large corporations while
abandoning middle-class
Americans and Main Street
businesses
3/6/19................................. Real-World Effects Prove the
GOP Tax Law was the Wrong
Policy at the Wrong Time
3/11/19................................ Trump Budget: An Irresponsible
and Cynical Vision for our
Nation
3/22/19................................ President Trump's Dishonest
Defense Budget
3/22/19................................ Hearing: Department of Health
and Human Services 2020 Budget
3/22/19................................ President Trump's Budget Hurts
Veterans Through Extreme Cuts
to Crucial Programs
3/22/19................................ President Trump's Myopic 2020
Budget: States and Localities
Lose Again
3/22/19................................ President Trump's 2020 Budget:
A Dangerous Exercise in
Ignoring the Reality and
Threat of Climate Change
4/2/19................................. Report: Investing for the
People Act of 2019
4/2/19................................. Issue Brief: The Devastating
Consequences of the 2020 and
2021 Budget Caps
4/2/19................................. Issue Brief: The Investing for
the People Act Moves our
Country Forward
4/2/19................................. Section-by-Section Description:
Investing for the People Act
of 2019
4/8/19................................. Investing for the People Act
Moves our Country Forward
4/15/19................................ The First Tax Filing Season
Under the GOP Tax Law Shows
the Rich and Big Corporations
Benefitted the Most
5/10/19................................ Hearing: Keeping Our Promise to
America's Seniors--Retirement
Security in the 21st Century
5/24/19................................ Congress Must Act to Strengthen
Americans' Retirement Security
6/6/19................................. Hearing: The Costs of Climate
Change--Risks to the U.S.
Economy and the Federal Budget
6/20/19................................ Hearing: Building A More
Dynamic Economy--The Benefits
of Immigration
7/10/19................................ Congress Must Act on
Comprehensive Immigration
Reform
7/19/19................................ Hearing: The Costs of Climate
Change--From Coasts to
Heartland, Health to Security
7/22/19................................ The Budget Agreement to Raise
the Caps Supports Critical
Investments for the American
People
8/6/19................................. The Steep Costs of Climate
Change Call for Congressional
Action
8/21/19............................... 2018 Tax Returns and Latest
Economic Data Continue to Show
the GOP Tax Law Mostly
Benefited the Rich and Big
Corporations
9/5/19................................. A Visit to the Doctor's Office:
How the U.S. Government Keeps
Americans Safe and Healthy
9/12/19................................ Hearing: Solutions to Rising
Economic Inequality
9/23/19................................ Hearing: America's
Infrastructure--Today's Gaps,
Tomorrow's Opportunities, and
the Need for Federal
Investment
10/8/19................................ Hearing: Strengthening Our
Fiscal Toolkit--Policy Options
to Improve Economic Resiliency
10/8/19................................ Congress Must Act to Reduce
Inequality for Working
Families
10/22/19............................... Strong Infrastructure and a
Healthy Economy Require
Federal Investment
10/23/19............................... The Impoundment Control Act of
1974: What Is It? Why Does It
Matter?
10/28/19............................... Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Results
Highlight the Urgent Need for
Smart Fiscal Policies that
Help All Americans, Not Just
the Rich
10/30/19............................... Congress Must Strengthen Our
Recession-Fighting Toolkit
11/15/19............................... Hearing: Reexamining the
Economic Costs of Debt--Fears
of an imminent debt crisis are
misplaced
12/2/19................................ House Budget Committee Outlines
OMB's Abuse of Apportionment
Process
12/3/19................................ Frequently Asked Questions
about the Federal Budget
12/6/19................................ The Economic Outlook: The View
from the Fed
1/8/20................................. Reexamining the Costs of Debt
in an Era of Low Interest
Rates
1/8/20................................. Hearing: Why Federal
Investments Matter--Stability
from Congress to State
Capitals
1/27/20................................ Strengthening the Federal-State-
Local Government Partnership
2/5/20................................. Congress Has Agreed to a Budget
for 2021
2/10/20................................ The Destructive and Irrational
Trump Budget
2/11/20................................ Charts & Graphs
2/11/20................................ Trump Budget Priorities: Pad
Tax Cuts for Corporations and
Stiff the Middle Class
2/13/20................................ Trump's Vision for a More
Dangerous and Polluted Future
2/13/20................................ The President's 2021 Health and
Human Services Budget
2/13/20................................ Trump Budget Priorities:
Vulnerable Families and
Communities Sacrificed to
Extend Tax Cuts for the
Wealthy
2/13/20................................ Trump's Irrational Budget
Undercuts Our National
Security
2/13/20................................ President Trump's Extreme
Budget Cuts Hurt Veterans
2/13/20................................ States and Localities Power the
Economy, but the Trump Budget
Pulls the Plug
2/13/20................................ Trump Budget Devastates Rural
America
2/25/20................................ The Fiscal Outlook Has
Deteriorated Under President
Trump
2/27/20................................ A GOP Budget Decoder
3/6/20................................. Hearing: Protecting Congress'
Power of the Purse and the
Rule of Law
3/27/20................................ FAQs on Sequester: An Update
for 2020
4/2/20................................. Protecting Congress' Power of
the Purse and the Rule of Law
4/22/20................................ Continuing COVID-19 Relief for
Workers and Families
4/27/20................................ The Response to COVID-19
Requires a Stronger Federal,
State, and Local Partnership
4/29/20................................ Section-by-Section Analysis:
Congressional Power of the
Purse Act
5/1/20................................. Our COVID-19 Response Must Be
Dictated By What America
Needs, Not Unfounded Fears
About Debt
5/14/20................................ Targeted Relief to Americans
and Businesses Hurting from
the COVID-19 Crisis Is Needed
Now--Not More Tax Cuts for the
Rich
6/17/20................................ Health and Wealth Inequality in
America: How COVID-19 Makes
Clear the Need for Change
6/30/20................................ The Economy Needs More Fiscal
Support, Now
7/6/20................................. Hearing: Fueling American
Innovation and Recovery--The
Federal Role in Research and
Development
7/7/20................................. A Turning Point for Our Nation:
COVID-19 Exposes Urgent Need
for Health Equity & Economic
Inclusivity
7/13/20................................ FAQs on PAYGO
7/13/20................................ Software Update Required: COVID-
19 Exposes Need for Federal
Investments in Technology
8/4/20................................. Enhanced UI Saves Lives,
Livelihoods, and the Economy
8/19/20................................ State and Local Governments are
in Dire Need of Federal Relief
8/31/20................................ Federal Research and
Development Fuels Our Economic
Growth, National Capabilities,
and Societal Progress
9/3/20................................. Federal IT Investments are
Necessary to Deliver Critical
Relief and Services to
Families
9/8/20................................. Machines, Artificial
Intelligence, & the Workforce:
Recovering & Readying Our
Economy for the Future
10/1/20................................ Funding the IRS Pays Off:
Preventing Tax Dodging by
Wealthy Filers Is the First
Step to Fixing Our Tax Code
10/15/20............................... Experts Agree: We Cannot Allow
Debt Fearmongering to Derail
Our COVID Recovery
10/28/20............................... Budget Reconciliation: The
Basics
10/29/20............................... President Trump Has Failed the
American Economy
11/12/20............................... With Smart Federal Policies and
Investments, Artificial
Intelligence Can Transform Our
Economy and Workforce to the
Benefit of All
11/17/20............................... Three Ways Republicans Distort
Medicaid Data
11/20/20............................... House Budget Committee
Investigation Exposes Trump
Administration's Systemic
Abuse of Executive Spending
Authority
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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. 21, CONSOLIDATED APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
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1/3/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
1/3/19................................. 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.
1/3/19................................. Committees on Appropriations
and Budget discharged.
1/3/19................................. Passed/agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 241-190 (Roll No.
11).
1/4/19................................. Received in the Senate. Read
the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
1/8/19................................. Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 5.
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H.R. 259, MEDICAID EXTENDERS ACT OF 2019
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1/4/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Frank
Pallone, Jr.).
1/4/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, 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.
1/8/19................................. Considered under suspension of
the rules.
1/8/19................................. On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by voice vote.
1/17/19................................ Passed Senate without amendment
by voice vote.
1/23/19................................ Presented to the President.
1/24/19................................ Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-3.
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H.R. 268, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
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1/8/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
1/8/19................................. 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.
1/15/19................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 43 Reported to House.
1/16/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 237-187 (Roll No.
39).
1/17/19................................ Received in the Senate.
1/19/19................................ Read the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
1/22/19................................ Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 15.
1/22/19................................ Motion to proceed to
consideration of measure
agreed to in the Senate by
voice vote.
1/22/19................................ Measure laid before Senate by
motion.
3/14/19................................ Motion to proceed to
consideration of measure made
in the Senate.
3/26/19................................ Cloture on the motion to
proceed to the measure invoked
in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote: 90-
10 (Record Vote No. 53).
3/28/19................................ Motion to proceed to
consideration of measure
agreed to in Senate by voice
vote.
3/28/19................................ Measure laid before Senate by
motion.
4/1/19................................. Cloture not invoked in Senate
by Yea-Nay Vote: 46-48. Record
Vote No: 56.
4/1/19................................. Motion by Senator McConnell to
reconsider the vote by which
cloture on H.R. 268 was not
invoked (Record Vote No. 56)
entered in Senate.
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H.R. 648, SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2019
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1/17/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
1/17/19................................ 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.
1/22/19................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 61 Reported to House.
1/23/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 234-180 (Roll No.
49).
1/24/19................................ Received in the Senate. Read
the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
1/28/19................................ Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 16.
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H.R. 987, STRENGTHENING HEALTH CARE AND LOWERING PRESCRIPTION DRUG COSTS
ACT
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2/6/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Lisa
Blunt Rochester).
2/6/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Energy and Commerce, 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.
2/7/19................................. Referred to the Subcommittee on
Health.
3/27/19................................ Subcommittee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
3/27/19................................ Forwarded by Subcommittee to
Full Committee by voice vote.
4/3/19................................. Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
4/3/19................................. Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by the Yeas and
Nays: 30-22.
5/10/19................................ Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Energy and
Commerce. H. Rept. 116-53,
Part I.
5/10/19................................ Committee on the Budget
discharged.
5/10/19................................ Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 31.
5/14/19................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 377 Reported to House.
5/16/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 234-183 (Roll No.
214).
5/20/19................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Health,
Education, Labor, and
Pensions.
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H.R. 1132, SAN FRANCISCO BAY RESTORATION ACT
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2/8/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep.
Jackie Speier).
2/8/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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.
2/8/19................................. Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water Resources and
Environment.
9/19/19................................ Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment discharged.
9/19/19................................ Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
9/19/19................................ Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by voice vote.
11/20/19............................... Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure. H. Rept.
116-304, Part I.
11/20/19............................... Committee on the Budget
discharged.
11/20/19............................... Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 245.
2/5/20................................. Considered under suspension of
the rules.
2/5/20................................. On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by voice vote.
2/10/20................................ Received in the Senate.
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H.R. 1568, SAVE RIGHT WHALES ACT
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3/6/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Seth
Moulton).
3/6/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, 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.
3/22/19................................ Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
3/26/19................................ Subcommittee Hearings Held.
5/1/19................................. Subcommittee on Water, Oceans,
and Wildlife discharged.
5/1/19................................. Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
5/1/19................................. Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by the Yeas and
Nays: 23-13.
10/18/19............................... Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Natural
Resources. H. Rept. 116-244,
Part I.
10/18/19............................... Committee on the Budget
discharged.
10/18/19............................... Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 194.
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H.R. 1582, ELECTRONIC MESSAGE PRESERVATION ACT
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3/7/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep.
Elijah E. Cummings).
3/7/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Reform, 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.
3/12/19................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
3/12/19................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill Agreed to by
voice vote.
3/13/19................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
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H.R. 1608, FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE ACT AMENDMENTS OF 2019
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3/7/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Wm.
Lacy Clay).
3/7/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Reform, in
addition to the Committees on
Ways and Means, 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.
3/12/19................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
3/12/19................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill Agreed to by
voice vote.
3/13/19................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
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H.R. 1654, FEDERAL REGISTER MODERNIZATION ACT
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3/8/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Mark
Meadows).
3/8/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Reform, 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.
3/12/19................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
3/12/19................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3 required): 426-1
(Roll No. 123).
3/13/19................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
5/15/19................................ Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
Ordered to be reported without
amendment favorably.
7/15/19................................ Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs.
Reported by Senator Johnson
without amendment favorably.
With written Report No. 116-
57.
7/15/19................................ Placed on Senate Legislative
Calendar under General Orders.
Calendar No. 149.
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H.R. 1856, ENDING HOMELESSNESS ACT OF 2019
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3/25/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep.
Maxine Waters).
3/25/19................................ Referred to the Committee on
Financial Services, 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.
3/26/19................................ Committee consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
3/27/19................................ Committee consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
3/28/19................................ Committee consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
3/28/19................................ Ordered to be Reported by the
Yeas and Nays: 32-26.
7/5/19................................. Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Financial
Services. H. Rept. 116-137,
Part I.
7/5/19................................. Committee on the Budget
discharged.
7/5/19................................. Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 101.
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H.R. 2021, INVESTING FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2019
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4/2/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. John
A. Yarmuth).
4/2/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
the Budget, 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.
4/3/19................................. Committee consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
4/3/19................................. Ordered to be Reported by the
Yeas and Nays: 19-17.
4/5/19................................. Reported by the Committee on
the Budget. H. Rept. 116-35,
Part I.
4/5/19................................. Committee on Rules discharged.
4/5/19................................. Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 16.
4/9/19................................. Rule H. Res. 294 passed House.
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H.R. 2051, SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2019
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4/3/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep.
Daniel Lipinski).
4/3/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Science, Space, and
Technology, 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.
10/17/19............................... Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
10/17/19............................... Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by voice vote.
11/26/19............................... Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Science, Space,
and Technology.
11/26/19............................... Committee on the Budget
discharged.
11/26/19............................... Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 253.
12/9/19................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
12/9/19................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended,
Agreed to by voice vote.
12/10/19............................... Received in the Senate, read
twice, and referred to the
Committee on Commerce,
Science, and Transportation.
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H. Res. 293, PROVIDING FOR BUDGET ENFORCEMENT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2020
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4/8/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. John
A. Yarmuth).
4/8/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
the Budget, 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.
5/10/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
Pursuant to the provisions of
H. Res. 294, H. Res. 293 is
considered passed House.
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H.R. 2157, ADDITIONAL SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF
ACT, 2019
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4/9/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
4/9/19................................. 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.
5/7/19................................. Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 357 Reported to House.
5/10/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 257-150 (Roll No.
202).
5/14/19................................ Received in the Senate. Read
the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
5/15/19................................ Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 91.
5/23/19................................ Motion to proceed to
consideration of measure
agreed to in Senate by
unanimous consent.
5/23/19................................ Measure laid before Senate by
motion.
5/23/19................................ Motion to waive all applicable
budgetary discipline with
respect to the measure agreed
to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
84-9 (Record Vote No. 128).
5/23/19................................ Passed Senate with an amendment
by Yea-Nay Vote. 85-8. (Record
Vote No. 129).
6/3/19................................. On motion that the House
suspend the rules and agree to
the Senate amendment Agreed to
by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3
required): 354-58 (Roll No.
232).
6/5/19................................. Presented to the President.
6/6/19................................. Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-20.
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H.R. 2440, FULL UTILIZATION OF THE HARBOR MAINTENANCE TRUST FUND ACT
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5/1/19................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Peter
A. DeFazio).
5/1/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Transportation and
Infrastructure, 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.
5/2/19................................. Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water Resources and
Environment.
5/8/19................................. Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment discharged.
5/8/19................................. Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
5/8/19................................. Ordered to be Reported by voice
vote.
7/2/19................................. Reported by the Committee on
Transportation and
Infrastructure. H. Rept. 116-
136, Part I.
7/2/19................................. Committee on the Budget
discharged.
7/2/19................................. Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 100.
10/28/19............................... Considered under suspension of
the rules.
10/28/19............................... On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3 required): 296-109
(Roll No. 585).
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H.R. 3151, TAXPAYER FIRST ACT
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6/6/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep. John
Lewis).
6/6/19................................. Referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, in addition to
the Committees on the Budget
and Financial Services, for a
period to be subsequently
determined by the Speaker, in
each case for consideration of
such provisions as fall within
the jurisdiction of the
committee concerned.
6/10/19................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
6/10/19................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, Agreed to
by voice vote.
6/11/19................................ Received in the Senate, read
twice.
6/24/19................................ Presented to the President.
7/1/19................................. Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-25.
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H.R. 3401, EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR HUMANITARIAN
ASSISTANCE AND SECURITY AT THE SOUTHERN BORDER ACT, 2019
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6/21/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
6/21/19................................ 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.
6/25/19................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 462 Reported to House.
6/25/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 230-195 (Roll No.
414).
6/26/19................................ Received in the Senate, read
twice.
6/26/19................................ Measure laid before Senate by
unanimous consent.
6/26/19................................ Under the order of 06/26/19,
not having achieved 60 votes
in the affirmative, H.R. 3401
failed of passage in Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 37-55 (Record
Vote No. 182).
6/26/19................................ Under the order of 06/26/19,
having achieved 60 votes in
the affirmative, with an
amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-
8. (Record Vote No. 85).
6/27/19................................ On motion the House agree to
the Senate amendment Agreed to
by recorded vote: 305-102
(Roll No. 429).
6/28/19................................ Presented to the President.
7/1/19................................. Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-26.
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H.R. 3742, RECOVERING AMERICA'S WILDLIFE ACT OF 2019
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7/12/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep.
Debbie Dingell).
7/12/19................................ Referred to the Committee on
Natural Resources, 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.
7/29/19................................ Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
10/17/19............................... Subcommittee Hearings Held.
12/5/19................................ Subcommittee on Water, Oceans,
and Wildlife discharged.
12/5/19................................ Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
12/5/19................................ Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by the Yeas and
Nays: 26-6.
12/24/20............................... Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Natural
Resources. H. Rept. 116-685,
Part I.
12/24/20............................... Committee on the Budget
discharged.
12/24/20............................... Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 568.
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H.R. 3877, BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2019
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7/23/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep. John
A. Yarmuth).
7/23/19................................ Referred to the Committee on
the Budget, 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.
7/24/19................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 519 Reported to House.
The resolution provided for
consideration of H.R. 3877 and
H.R. 549 under closed rules.
It also waived clause 6(a) of
Rule XIII, requiring a two-
thirds vote waiver to consider
a rule on the same day it is
reported from the Rules
Committee against any
resolution reported through
the legislative day of July
26, 2019.
7/25/19................................ The House proceeded with 1 hour
of debate on H.R. 3877.
7/25/19................................ At the conclusion of debate on
H.R. 3877, the Speaker pro
tempore put the question on
passage and by voice vote
announced that the ayes had
prevailed. Chairman Yarmuth
demanded a recorded vote, and
the Speaker pro tempore
postponed further proceedings
on passage of the bill until
later in the legislative day.
7/25/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 284-149 (Roll No.
511).
7/25/19................................ Consideration of amendment,
A001 offered by Rep. Massie to
amend the bill title.
7/25/19................................ On agreeing to the Massie
amendment to the title Failed
by the Yeas and Nays: 47-384
(Roll No. 512).
7/29/19................................ Received in the Senate, read
twice. Ordered Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 165, pursuant to the order
of July 25, 2019.
7/29/19................................ Motion to proceed to
consideration of measure made
in Senate.
7/29/19................................ Cloture motion on the motion to
proceed to the measure
presented in Senate.
7/30/19................................ Cloture motion on the motion to
proceed to the measure
withdrawn by unanimous consent
in Senate.
8/1/19................................. Measure laid before Senate by
unanimous consent.
8/1/19................................. Cloture motion on the measure
presented in Senate.
8/1/19................................. Amendment SA 932 proposed by
Senator Paul in the nature of
a substitute.
8/1/19................................. Under the order of 7/30/19, SA
932, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, was
not agreed to in Senate by Yea-
Nay Vote. 23-70. (Record Vote
No. 260).
8/1/19................................. Cloture on the measure invoked
in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 67-
27. (Record Vote No. 261).
8/1/19................................. Passed Senate without amendment
by Yea-Nay Vote. 67-28.
(Record Vote No. 262).
8/1/19................................. Presented to the President.
8/2/19................................. Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-37.
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H.R. 4378, CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020, AND HEALTH EXTENDERS ACT
OF 2019
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9/18/19................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
9/18/19................................ 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.
9/19/19................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 564 Reported to House.
9/19/19................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 301-123 (Roll No.
538).
9/19/19................................ Received in the Senate. Read
the first time, Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
9/23/19................................ Read the Second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 213.
9/26/19................................ Measure laid before Senate by
unanimous consent.
9/26/19................................ Passed Senate without amendment
by Yea-Nay Vote. 81-16 (Record
Vote No. 311).
9/27/19................................ Presented to the President.
9/27/19................................ Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-59.
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H.R. 4894, CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET JUSTIFICATION TRANSPARENCY ACT OF 2019
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10/29/19............................... Introduced in House (Rep. Mike
Quigley).
10/29/19............................... Referred to the Committee on
Oversight and Reform, 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.
3/4/20................................. Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
3/4/20................................. Ordered to be Reported
(Amended) by voice vote.
9/14/20................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
9/14/20................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3 required): 402-1
(Roll No. 183).
9/15/20................................ Received in the Senate. Read
twice. Placed on Senate
Legislative Calendar under
General Orders. Calendar No.
533.
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H.R. 5430, UNITED STATES-MEXICO-CANADA AGREEMENT IMPLEMENTATION ACT
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12/13/19............................... Introduced in House (Rep. Steny
H. Hoyer).
12/13/19............................... Referred to the Committee on
Ways and Means, and in
addition to the Committees on
Education and Labor, Natural
Resources, Foreign Affairs,
the Judiciary, the Budget,
Transportation and
Infrastructure, Financial
Services, Agriculture, Energy
and Commerce, and Oversight
and Reform, 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.
12/14/19............................... Referred to the Subcommittee on
Aviation.
12/14/19............................... Referred to the Subcommittee on
Coast Guard and Maritime
Transportation.
12/14/19............................... Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Development, Public
Buildings, and Emergency
Management.
12/14/19............................... Referred to the Subcommittee on
Highways and Transit.
12/14/19............................... Referred to the Subcommittee on
Railroads, Pipelines, and
Hazardous Materials.
12/14/19............................... Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water Resources and
Environment.
12/16/19.............................. Referred to the Subcommittee on
Consumer Protection and
Commerce.
12/16/19............................... Order of Procedure. Agreed to
without objection.
12/17/19............................... Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
12/17/19............................... Ordered to be Reported by voice
vote.
12/19/19............................... Reported by the Committee on
Ways and Means. H. Rept. 116-
358, Part I.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Education and
Labor discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Natural Resources
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Foreign Affairs
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on the Judiciary
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on the Budget
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Transportation
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Financial Services
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Agriculture
discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Energy and
Commerce discharged.
12/19/19............................... Committee on Oversight and
Reform discharged.
12/19/19............................... Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 284.
12/19/19............................... Considered under previous Order
of Procedure of the House.
12/19/19............................... Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 385-41 (Roll No.
701).
1/3/20................................. Received in the Senate, read
twice, and referred jointly to
the Committee on Finance;
Health, Education, Labor, and
Pensions; Environment and
Public Works; Appropriations;
Foreign Relations; Commerce,
Science, and Transportation;
and the Budget.
1/7/20................................. Committee on Finance. Ordered
to be reported without
amendment favorably.
1/14/20................................ Committee on the Budget.
Ordered to be reported without
amendment favorably.
1/15/20................................ Committee on Foreign Relations.
Ordered to be reported without
amendment favorably.
1/15/20................................ Committee on Commerce, Science,
and Transportation. Ordered to
be reported without amendment
favorably.
1/15/20................................ Committee on Health, Education,
Labor, and Pensions. Ordered
to be reported without
amendment favorably.
1/15/20................................ Committee on Appropriations.
Ordered to be reported without
amendment favorably.
1/15/20................................ Committee on Finance; Health,
Education, Labor, and
Pensions; Environment and
Public Works, Appropriations;
Foreign Relations; Commerce,
Science, and Transportation;
the Budget. Jointly reported
to Senate by Senator Grassley
without amendment. Without
written report.
1/15/20................................ Placed on Senate Legislative
Calendar under General Order.
Calendar No. 406.
1/15/20................................ Motion to Proceed to
consideration of measure
agreed to in Senate by voice
vote.
1/15/20................................ Measure laid before Senate by
motion.
1/16/20................................ Considered by Senate.
1/16/20................................ Point of order that an
emergency designation within
the measure violates the CBA
raised in the Senate.
1/16/20................................ Motion to waive all applicable
budgetary discipline with
respect to the measure agreed
to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
78-21 (Record Vote No. 13).
1/16/20................................ Passed Senate without amendment
by Yea-Nay Vote. 89-10 (Record
Vote No. 14).
1/22/20................................ Presented to the President.
1/29/20................................ Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-113.
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H.R. 5687, EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR DISASTER RELIEF AND
PUERTO RICO DISASTER TAX RELIEF ACT, 2020
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1/28/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
1/28/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, in addition to
the Committee 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.
2/5/20................................. Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 833 Reported to House.
2/7/20................................. Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 237-161 (Roll No.
54).
2/10/20................................ Received in the Senate. Read
the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
2/11/20................................ Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 416.
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H.R. 6074, CORONAVIRUS PREPAREDNESS AND RESPONSE SUPPLEMENTAL
APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2020
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3/4/20................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
3/4/20................................. 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.
3/4/20................................. Considered under suspension of
the rules.
3/4/20................................. On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill Agreed to by
the Yeas and Nays: (2/3
required): 415-2 (Roll No.
86).
3/4/20................................. Received in the Senate, read
twice.
3/5/20................................. Measure laid before Senate by
unanimous consent.
3/5/20................................. Amendment SA 1506 proposed by
Senator Paul.
3/5/20................................. Motion to table SA 1506 agreed
to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
81-15 (Record Vote No. 65).
3/5/20................................. Passed Senate without amendment
by Yea-Nay Vote. 96-1 (Record
Vote No. 66).
3/5/20................................. Presented to the President.
3/6/20................................. Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-123.
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H.R. 6201, FAMILIES FIRST CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE ACT
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3/11/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
3/11/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, in addition to
the Committee 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.
3/14/20................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
3/14/20................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3 required): 363-40,
1 Present (Roll No. 102).
3/17/20................................ Received in the Senate, read
twice.
3/18/20............................... Measure laid before Senate by
unanimous consent.
3/18/20................................ Amendment SA 1556 proposed by
Senator Paul. Amendment SA
1556 under the order of 3/18/
20, not having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative, was
not agreed to in the Senate by
Yea-Nay Vote. 3-95. (Record
Vote No. 73).
3/18/20................................ Amendment SA 1559 proposed by
Senator Murray.
3/18/20................................ Amendment SA 1558 proposed by
Senator Johnson.
3/18/20................................ Amendment SA 1559 under the
order of 3/18/20, not having
achieved 60 votes in the
affirmative, was not agreed to
in the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
47-51. (Record Vote No. 74).
3/18/20................................ Amendment SA 1558 under the
order of 3/18/20, not having
achieved 60 votes in the
affirmative, was not agreed to
in the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote.
50-48. (Record Vote No. 75).
3/18/20................................ Passed Senate under the order
of 3/18/20, having achieved 60
votes in the affirmative,
without amendment by Yea Nay
Vote. 90-8. (Record Vote No.
76).
3/18/20................................ Presented to the President.
3/18/20................................ Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-127.
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H.R. 6800, HEROES ACT
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5/12/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
5/12/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, in addition to
Committee 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.
5/14/20................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 967 Reported to House.
5/15/20................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 208-199 (Roll No.
109).
5/20/20................................ Received in the Senate.
5/21/20................................ Read the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
6/1/20................................. Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders. Calendar
No. 455.
7/23/20................................ Committee on Small Business and
Entrepreneurship. Hearings
held.
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H.R. 7027, CHILD CARE IS ESSENTIAL ACT
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5/27/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Rosa
L. DeLauro).
5/27/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, in addition to
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.
7/20/20................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 1053 Reported to House.
7/29/20................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 249-163 (Roll No.
171).
7/30/20................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
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H.R. 7105, JOHNNY ISAKSON AND DAVID P. ROE, M.D. VETERANS HEALTH CARE
AND BENEFITS IMPROVEMENT ACT OF 2020
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6/4/20................................. Introduced in House (Rep. Mike
Levin).
6/4/20................................. Referred to the Committee on
Veterans' Affairs, in addition
to 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.
7/13/20................................ Referred to the Subcommittee on
Economic Opportunity.
9/23/20................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
9/23/20................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended.
Agreed to by voice vote.
9/24/20................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Veterans'
Affairs.
12/9/20................................ Senate Committee on Veterans'
Affairs discharged by
unanimous consent.
12/9/20................................ Measure laid before Senate by
unanimous consent.
12/9/20................................ Passed Senate with an amendment
by unanimous consent.
12/16/20............................... On motion that the House
suspend the rules and agree to
the Senate amendment Agreed to
by voice vote.
12/24/20............................... Presented to the President.
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H.R. 7327, CHILD CARE FOR ECONOMIC RECOVERY ACT
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6/25/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
6/25/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
Appropriations, in addition to
Committee 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.
7/20/20................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 1053 Reported to House.
7/29/20................................ Passed/Agreed to in the House:
On passage Passed by the Yeas
and Nays: 250-161 (Roll No.
172).
7/30/20................................ Received in the Senate and Read
twice and referred to the
Committee on Appropriations.
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H.R. 7575, WATER RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT ACT OF 2020
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7/13/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Peter
A. DeFazio).
7/13/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
Transportation and
Infrastructure, and in
addition to 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.
7/14/20................................ Referred to the Subcommittee on
Water Resources and
Environment.
7/15/20................................ Subcommittee on Water Resources
and Environment discharged.
7/15/20................................ Committee Consideration and
Mark-Up Session Held.
7/24/20................................ Reported (Amended) by the
Committee on Transportation
and Infrastructure. H. Rept.
116-560, Part I.
7/24/20................................ Committee on the Budget
discharged.
7/24/20................................ Placed on the Union Calendar,
Calendar No. 369.
7/29/20................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
7/29/20................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended.
Agreed to by voice vote.
7/30/20................................ Received in the Senate.
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H.R. 8089, EMERGENCY STOPGAP USCIS STABILIZATION ACT
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8/22/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Zoe
Lofgren).
8/22/20................................ Referred to the Committee on
the Judiciary, and in addition
to 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.
8/22/20................................ Committee on the Judiciary
discharged.
8/22/20................................ Committee on the Budget
discharged.
8/22/20................................ Considered by unanimous
consent.
8/22/20................................ On passage Passed without
objection.
9/8/20................................. Received in the Senate.
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H.R. 8319, CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 AND OTHER EXTENSIONS ACT
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9/21/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Zoe
Lofgren).
9/21/20................................ 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.
9/21/20................................ Rules Committee Resolution H.
Res. 1129 Reported to House.
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H.R. 8337, CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021 AND OTHER EXTENSIONS ACT
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9/22/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
9/22/20................................ 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.
9/22/20................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
9/22/20................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3 required): 359-57,
1 Present (Roll No. 198).
9/22/20................................ Received in the Senate. Read
the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
9/23/20................................ Read the second time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under General Orders.
9/24/20................................ Motion to proceed to
consideration of measure
agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay
Vote. 93-2 (Record Vote No.
195).
9/24/20................................ Measure laid before Senate by
motion.
9/30/20................................ Passed Senate without an
amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 84-
10 (Record Vote No. 197).
9/30/20................................ Presented to the President.
10/1/20................................ Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-159.
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H.R. 8900, FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 2021, AND OTHER
EXTENSIONS ACT
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12/8/20................................ Introduced in House (Rep. Nita
M. Lowey).
12/8/20................................ 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.
12/9/20................................ Considered under suspension of
the rules.
12/9/20................................ On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill, as amended
Agreed to by the Yeas and
Nays: (2/3 required): 343-67
(Roll No. 240).
12/9/20................................ Received in the Senate, read
twice.
12/11/20............................... Passed Senate without amendment
by voice vote.
12/11/20............................... Presented to the President.
12/11/20............................... Signed by the President. Became
Public Law No. 116-215.
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H.R. 9051, CASH ACT OF 2020
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12/28/20............................... Introduced in House (Rep.
Richard E. Neal).
12/28/20............................... 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.
12/28/20............................... Considered under suspension of
the rules.
12/28/20............................... On motion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill Agreed to by
the Yeas and Nays: (2/3
required): 275-134 (Roll No.
252).
12/29/20............................... Received in the Senate. Read
the first time. Placed on
Senate Legislative Calendar
under Read the First Time.
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APPENDIX 1: Adjustments And Current Level Reports
Accounts identified for advance appropriations
Date--January 8, 2019
Congressional Record--H280
Adjustment to committee allocation for fiscal year 2019
Bill Number--H.J. Res. 31
Title--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2019
Date--February 14, 2019
Congressional Record--H2026
Updated status report on the current spending levels of on-budget
spending and revenues for fiscal year 2019 and for the 10-year
period of fiscal year 2019 through fiscal year 2028
Date--March 5, 2019
Congressional Record--H2361-H2364
Aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for fiscal year
2020
Date--May 3, 2019
Congressional Record--H3445-H3446
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 2740
Title--Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2020
Bill Number--H.R. 2745
Title--Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Date--May 15, 2019
Congressional Record--H3839
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 1500
Title--Consumers First Act
Date--May 21, 2019
Congressional Record--H4061
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 2839
Title--Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related
Programs Appropriations Act, 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 2968
Title--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 3052
Title--Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 3055
Title--Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies
Appropriations Act, 2020
Date--June 4, 2019
Congressional Record--H4310
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 3351
Title--Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
Act, 2020
Date--June 21, 2019
Congressional Record--H5034
Updated status report on the current spending levels of on-budget
spending and revenues for fiscal year 2019
Date--July 9, 2019
Congressional Record--H5293-H5296
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2020
Date--July 9, 2019
Congressional Record--H5296-H5298
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 3931
Title--Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020
Date--September 9, 2019
Congressional Record--H7557
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2019
Date--October 16, 2019
Congressional Record--H8190-H8193
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2020
Date--October 16, 2019
Congressional Record--H8193-H8196
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 1158
Title--Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2020
Date--December 17, 2019
Congressional Record--H10606-H10607
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2020
Date--January 15, 2020
Congressional Record--H295-H298
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2020
Bill Number--H.R. 2339
Title--Protecting American Lungs and Reversing the Youth
Tobacco Epidemic Act of 2020
Date--February 28, 2020
Congressional Record--H1420-H1421
Aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for fiscal year
2021
Date--May 1, 2020
Congressional Record--H1968-H1969
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2020
Date--June 11, 2020
Congressional Record--H2380-H2382
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2021
Date--June 11, 2020
Congressional Record--H2382-H2384
Revision to the aggregates, allocations, and other budgetary levels for
fiscal year 2021
Bill Number--H.R. 7612
Title--Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related
Agencies Appropriations Act, 2021
Bill Number--H.R. 7614
Title--Department of Labor, Health and Human Services, and
Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act,
2021
Bill Number--H.R. 7617
Title--Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2021
Bill Number--H.R. 7668
Title--Financial Services and General Government Appropriations
Act, 2021
Bill Number--H.R. 7669
Title--Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2021
Date--July 22, 2020
Congressional Record--H3691
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2020
Date--October 16, 2020
Congressional Record--H5685-H5688
Status report on the current spending levels of on-budget spending and
revenues for fiscal year 2021
Date--October 16, 2020
Congressional Record--H5688-H5690
APPENDIX 2: Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation
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Bill number Date Bill title Congressional Record
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H.R. 56.................................. 1/28/19 Financial Technology H1241
Protection Act.
H.R. 450................................. 2/7/19 Preventing Crimes Against H1457
Veterans Act of 2019.
H.R. 995................................. 2/11/19 Settlement Agreement H1515
Information Database Act of
2019.
H.R. 1063................................ 2/11/19 Presidential Library H1515
Donation Reform Act.
H.R. 1064................................ 2/11/19 To amend title 5, United H1515
States Code, to allow
whistleblowers to disclose
information to certain
recipients.
H.R. 1079................................ 2/11/19 Creating Advanced H1515
Streamlined Electronic
Services for Constituents
Act of 2019.
H.R. 758................................. 3/11/19 Cooperate with Law H2646
Enforcement Agencies and
Watch Act of 2019.
H.R. 974................................. 3/11/19 Federal Reserve Supervision H2646
Testimony Clarification Act.
H.R. 1582................................ 3/12/19 Electronic Message H2678
Preservation Act.
H.R. 1608................................ 3/12/19 Federal Advisory Committee H2678
Act Amendments of 2019.
H.R. 1477................................ 3/25/19 Russian-Venezuelan Threat H2793
Mitigation Act.
H.R. 1839................................ 3/25/19 Medicaid Services Investment H2793
and Accountability Act of
2019.
H.R. 1957................................ 4/9/19 Taxpayer First Act of 2019.. H3214
H.R. 1222................................ 4/29/19 Target Practice and H3301
Marksmanship Training
Support Act.
H.R. 1328................................ 5/8/19 ACCESS BROADBAND Act........ H3498
H.R. 299................................. 5/14/19 Blue Water Navy Vietnam H3785-H3786
Veterans Act of 2019.
H.R. 1060................................ 5/14/19 BUILD Act................... H3786
H.R. 1313................................ 5/14/19 Transit Security Grant H3786
Program Flexibility Act.
H.R. 987................................. 5/16/19 Strengthening Health Care H3921
and Lowering Prescription
Drugs Costs Act.
H.R. 1947................................ 5/21/19 To amend title 38, United H4062
States Code, to exempt
transfers of funds from
Federal agencies to the
Department of Veterans
Affairs for nonprofit
corporations established
under subchapter IV of
chapter 73 of such title
from certain provisions of
the Economy Act, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 559................................. 6/3/19 Northern Mariana Islands H4214
Long-Term Legal Residents
Relief Act.
H.R. 1921................................ 6/5/19 Ocean Acidification H4339
Innovation Act of 2019.
H.R. 3151................................ 6/10/19 Taxpayer First Act.......... H4387
H.R. 3253................................ 6/18/19 Empowering Beneficiaries, H4768
Ensuring Access, and
Strengthening
Accountability Act of 2019.
H.R. 1988................................ 7/9/19 Protect Affordable Mortgages H5300
for Veterans Act of 2019.
H.R. 526................................. 7/15/19 Cambodia Democracy Act...... H5823
H.R. 2037................................ 7/15/19 Saudi Arabia Human Rights H5823
and Accountability Act of
2019.
H.R. 2615................................ 7/15/19 United States-Northern H5824
Triangle Enhancement
Engagement Act.
H.R. 736................................. 7/17/19 Access to Congressionally H5996
Mandated Reports Act.
H.R. 34.................................. 7/23/19 Energy and Water Research H7237
Integration Act of 2019.
H.R. 549................................. 7/23/19 Venezuela TPS Act of 2019... H7237
H.R. 1837................................ 7/23/19 United States-Israel H7237
Cooperation Enhancement and
Regional Security Act.
H.R. 1850................................ 7/23/19 Palestinian International H7237
Terrorism Support
Prevention Act of 2019.
H.R. 2938................................ 7/23/19 HAVEN Act................... H7237
H.R. 3304................................ 7/23/19 National Guard and H7237
Reservists Debt Relief
Extension Act of 2019.
H.R. 3311................................ 7/23/19 Small Business Reorganizing H7237
Act of 2019.
H.R. 3504................................ 7/23/19 Ryan Kules Specially H7238
Adaptive Housing
Improvement Act of 2019.
H.R. 1365................................ 7/24/19 To make technical H7374
corrections to the Guam
World War II Loyalty
Recognition Act.
H.R. 693................................. 7/24/19 PAST Act.................... H7374
H.R. 3299................................ 7/24/19 PRIDE Act of 2019........... H7374
H.R. 3352................................ 7/24/19 Department of State H7375
Authorization Act of 2019.
H.R. 3375................................ 7/24/19 Stopping Bad Robocalls Act.. H7375
H.R. 3409................................ 7/24/19 Coast Guard Authorization H7375
Act of 2019.
H.R. 2336................................ 7/25/19 Family Farmer Relief Act of H7461
2019.
H.R. 1420................................ 9/9/19 Energy Efficient Government H7557
Technology Act.
H.R. 241................................. 9/10/19 Bank Service Company H7594
Examination Coordination
Act of 2019.
H.R. 1941................................ 9/11/19 Coastal and Marine Economies H7662-H7663
Protection Act.
H.R. 205................................. 9/11/19 Protecting and Securing H7662
Florida's Coastline Act of
2019.
H.R. 1146................................ 9/12/19 Arctic Cultural and Coastal H7702
Plain Protection Act.
H.R. 2486................................ 9/17/19 FUTURE Act.................. H7751
H.R. 550................................. 9/19/19 Merchant Mariners of World H7832
War II Congressional Gold
Medal Act of 2019.
H.R. 1396................................ 9/19/19 Hidden Figures Congressional H7832
Gold Medal Act.
H.R. 1830................................ 9/19/19 National Purple Heart Hall H7832
of Honor Commemorative Coin
Act.
H.R. 2290............................... 9/19/19 Shutdown Guidance for H7832
Financial Institutions Act.
H.R. 3589................................ 9/19/19 Greg LeMond Congressional H7832
Gold Medal Act.
H.R. 3619................................ 9/19/19 Appraisal Reform Act of 2019 H7832
H.R. 3625................................ 9/19/19 PCAOB Whistleblower H7832
Protection Act of 2019.
H.R. 2229................................ 9/24/19 First Responders Passport H7898
Act of 2019.
H.R. 3190................................ 9/24/19 BURMA Act of 2019........... H7898-H7899
H.R. 1595................................ 9/25/19 SAFE Banking Act of 2019.... H7987
H.R. 3289................................ 10/15/19 Hong Kong Human Rights and H8141
Democracy Act of 2019.
H.R. 4270................................ 10/15/19 PROTECT Hong Kong Act....... H8141
H.R. 1496................................ 10/16/19 Presidential Allowance H8196
Modernization Act of 2019.
H.R. 4406................................ 10/21/19 Small Business Development H8296
Centers Improvement Act of
2019.
H.R. 598................................. 10/22/19 Georgia Support Act......... H8384
H.R. 724................................. 10/22/19 PACT Act.................... H8384
H.R. 835................................. 10/22/19 Rodchenkov Anti-Doping Act H8384
of 2019.
H.R. 1865................................ 10/28/19 National Law Enforcement H8536
Museum Commemorative Coin
Act.
H.R. 2423................................ 10/28/19 Women's Suffrage Centennial H8536
Commemorative Coin Act.
H.R. 2514................................ 10/28/19 COUNTER Act of 2019......... H8536
H.R. 3942................................ 10/28/19 Preventing Online Sales of E- H8536
Cigarettes to Children Act.
H.R. 4067................................ 10/28/19 Financial Inclusion in H8536-H8537
Banking Act of 2019.
H.R. 2181................................ 10/30/19 Chaco Cultural Heritage Area H8676
Protection Act of 2019.
H.R. 823................................. 10/30/19 Colorado Outdoor Recreation H8676
and Economy Act.
H.R. 4625................................ 11/12/19 Protect the GI Bill Act..... H8781
H.R. 4162................................ 11/12/19 GI Bill Planning Act of 2019 H8781
H.R. 1615................................ 11/13/19 VA-SBA Act.................. H8824
H.R. 1773................................ 11/13/19 Rosie the Riveter H8824
Congressional Gold Medal
Act of 2019.
H.R. 3661................................ 11/13/19 Patriotic Employer H8824
Protection Act of 2019.
H.R. 4344................................ 11/18/19 Investor Protection and H8956
Capital Markets Fairness
Act.
H.R. 4634................................ 11/18/19 Terrorism Risk Insurance H8956
Program Reauthorization Act
of 2019.
H.R. 255................................. 11/20/19 Big Bear Land Exchange Act.. H9119
H.R. 737................................. 11/20/19 Shark Fin Sales Elimination H9119
Act of 2019.
H.R. 1466................................ 11/20/19 Multinational Species H9119
Conservation Funds
Semipostal Stamp
Reauthorization Act of 2019.
H.R. 565................................. 12/3/19 AMIGOS Act.................. H9219
H.R. 4018................................ 12/3/19 To provide that the amount H9219
of time that an elderly
offender must serve before
being eligible for
placement in home detention
is to be reduced by the
amount of good time credits
earned by the prisoner, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 4803................................ 12/3/19 Citizenship for Children of H9219
Military Members and Civil
Servants Act.
H.R. 453................................. 12/16/19 Eastern Band of Cherokee H10305
Historic Lands
Reacquisition Act.
H.R. 4227................................ 12/16/19 MAPS Act.................... H10305
H.R. 4779................................ 12/16/19 To extend the Undertaking H10305
Spam, Spyware, And Fraud
Enforcement With Enforcers
beyond Borders Act of 2006,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 4998................................ 12/16/19 Secure and Trusted H10305
Communications Networks Act
of 2019.
H.R. 5146................................ 1/8/20 Unlocking Opportunities for H61
Small Business Act of 2019.
H.R. 4458................................ 1/13/20 Cybersecurity and Financial H205-H206
System Resilience Act of
2019.
H.R. 4841................................ 1/13/20 Prudential Regulatory H206
Oversight Act.
H.R. 4331................................ 1/28/20 Tibetan Policy and Support H631
Act of 2019.
H.R. 3830................................ 2/5/20 Taxpayers Right-to-Know Act. H845
H.R. 35.................................. 2/26/20 Emmett Till Antilynching Act H1223
H.R. 473................................. 2/26/20 To authorize the Every Word H1223
We Utter Monument to
establish a commemorative
work in the District of
Columbia and its environs,
and for other purposes.
H.R. 560................................. 2/26/20 Northern Mariana Islands H1223
Residents Relief Act.
H.R. 2819................................ 2/26/20 Gold Star Mothers Families H1223
National Monument Extension
Act.
H.R. 5003................................ 3/2/20 Fair Debt Collection H1435
Practices for
Servicemembers Act.
H.R. 6509................................ 5/27/20 Public Safety Officer H2320
Pandemic Response Act of
2020.
H.R. 3504................................ 7/20/20 Ryan Kules and Paul Benne H3584-H3585
Specially Adaptive Housing
Improvement Act of 2019.
H.R. 7573................................ 7/22/20 To direct the Architect of H3691-H3692
the Capitol to replace the
bust of Roger Brooke Taney
in the Old Supreme Court
Chamber of the United
States Capitol with a bust
of Thurgood Marshall to be
obtained by the Joint
Committee on the Library
and to remove certain
statues from areas of the
United States Capitol which
are accessible to the
public, to remove all
statues of individuals who
voluntarily served the
Confederate States of
America from display in the
United States Capitol, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 4686................................ 7/29/20 Sami's Law.................. H3976
H.R. 7575................................ 7/29/20 Water Resources Development H3976-H3977
Act of 2020.
H.R. 4894................................ 9/14/20 Congressional Budget H4379
Justification Transparency
Act of 2020.
H.R. 451................................. 9/21/20 Don't Break Up the T-Band H4639
Act of 2020.
H.R. 1418................................ 9/21/20 Competitive Health Insurance H4639
Reform Act of 2020.
H.R. 3349................................ 9/21/20 Republic of Texas Legation H4639
Memorial Act.
H.R. 3465................................ 9/21/20 Fallen Journalists Memorial H4639
Act.
H.R. 5309................................ 9/21/20 CROWN Act of 2020........... H4639
H.R. 5322................................ 9/21/20 Ensuring Diversity in H4639
Community Banking Act.
H.R. 5663................................ 9/21/20 Safeguarding Therapeutics H4639
Act.
H.R. 6100................................ 9/21/20 STOP FGM Act of 2020........ H4639
H.R. 6735................................ 9/21/20 COVID-19 Fraud Prevention H4639
Act.
H.R. 991................................. 9/22/20 Extension of the Caribbean H4713
Basin Economic Recovery Act.
H.R. 1923................................ 9/22/20 Circulating Collectible Coin H4713-H4714
Redesign Act of 2020.
H.R. 4104................................ 9//22/20 Negro Leagues Baseball H4714
Centennial Commemorative
Coin Act.
H.R. 6192................................ 9/22/20 1921 Silver Dollar Coin H4714
Anniversary Act.
H.R. 6210................................ 9/22/20 Uyghur Forced Labor H4714
Prevention Act.
H.R. 5245................................ 9/23/20 SHIELD for Veterans Act..... H4882
H.R. 7105................................ 9/23/20 DELIVER Act................. H4882
H.R. 4996................................ 9/29/20 Helping MOMS Act of 2020.... H5050
H.R. 5068................................ 9/30/20 Women Who Worked on the Home H5103
Front World War II Memorial
Act.
H.R. 5126................................ 9/30/20 DESCEND Act of 2020......... H5103
H.R. 5139................................ 9/30/20 Stop Sexual Assault and H5103
Harassment in
Transportation Act.
H.R. 7340................................ 9/30/20 Chai Suthammanont H5103
Remembrance Act of 2020.
H.R. 7496................................ 9/30/20 COVID PREPARE Act of 2020... H5103
H.R. 7718................................ 9/30/20 Protecting the Health and H5103
Wellness of Babies and
Pregnant Women in Custody
Act.
H.R. 8225................................ 9/30/20 Fight Notario Fraud Act of H5104
2020.
H.R. 2281................................ 11/17/20 Easy MAT for Opioid H5865
Addiction Act.
H.R. 2610................................ 11/17/20 Fraud and Scam Reduction Act H5865
H.R. 2914................................ 11/17/20 Housing Survivors of Major H5865
Disasters Act of 2020.
H.R. 3878................................ 11/17/20 Block, Report, And Suspend H5865
Suspicious Shipments Act of
2020.
H.R. 4806................................ 11/17/20 DEBAR Act of 2020........... H5865
H.R. 4812................................ 11/17/20 Ensuring Compliance Against H5865
Drug Diversion Act of 2019.
H.R. 5919................................ 11/17/20 National Children's Museum H5865
Act.
H.R. 5953................................ 11/17/20 Preventing Disaster H5866
Revictimization Act.
H.R. 6435................................ 11/17/20 Combating Pandemic Scams Act H5866
of 2020.
H.R. 4644................................ 11/18/20 Libya Stabilization Act..... H5930
H.R. 5408................................ 11/18/20 Ukraine Religious Freedom H5930-H5931
Support Act.
H.R. 8438................................ 11/18/20 Belarus Democracy, Human H5931
Rights, and Sovereignty Act
of 2020.
H.R. 7995................................ 12/2/20 Coin Metal Modification H6043
Authorization and Cost
Savings Act of 2020.
H.R. 1380................................ 12/3/20 Big Cat Public Safety Act... H6138
H.R. 3682................................ 12/3/20 Land Grant-Mercedes H6138
Traditional Use Recognition
and Consultation Act.
H.R. 8199................................ 12/3/20 504 Credit Risk Management H6138
Improvement Act of 2020.
H.R. 8428................................ 12/7/20 Hong Kong People's Freedom H6902
and Choice Act of 2020.
H.R. 631................................. 12/8/20 For the relief of Arpita H7042
Kurdekar, Girish Kurdekar,
and Vandana Kurdekar.
H.R. 1375................................ 12/8/20 PAID Act.................... H7042
H.R. 4225................................ 12/8/20 For the relief of Maria H7043
Isabel Bueso Barrera,
Alberto Bueso Mendoza,
Karla Maria Barrera De
Bueso, and Ana Lucia Bueso
Barrera.
H.R. 7572................................ 12/8/20 For the relief of Median El- H7043
Moustrah.
H.R. 2477................................ 12/8/20 BENES Act of 2020........... H7043
H.R. 8235................................ 12/8/20 Open Courts Act of 2020..... H7043
H.R. 1570................................ 12/9/20 Removing Barriers to H7107
Colorectal Cancer Screening
Act of 2020.
H.R. 3797................................ 12/9/20 Medical Marijuana Research H7107
Act.
H.R. 7146................................ 12/9/20 For the relief of Victoria H7108
Galindo Lopez.
H.R. 7489................................ 12/9/20 Long Bridge Act of 2020..... H7108
H.R. 6535................................ 12/17/20 To deem an urban Indian H7257
organization and employees
thereof to be a part of the
Public Health Service for
the purposes of certain
claims for personal injury,
and for other purposes.
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APPENDIX 3: CBO and Executive Branch Communications
CBO COMMUNICATIONS
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1/4/19................................. Letter to CBO requesting a
delay in the Expired and
Expiring Authorizations of
Appropriations report so that
it fully reflected funding in
all 12 annual appropriations
bills for 2019.
1/8/19................................. Letter to CBO requesting a
report on the design
considerations for
establishing a single-payer
system of health care.
1/11/19................................ Letter to CBO requesting a
delay in final sequestration
report so that it fully
reflected funding provided in
all 12 appropriations bills.
1/22/19................................ Letter to CBO requesting a
report on the macroeconomic
effects of the prolonged
partial government shutdown.
1/30/19................................ Letter to CBO requesting a
report discussing how the
agency analyzes both the short-
term and long-term effects of
legislative proposals for
preventative health care
services.
7/17/19................................ Letter to CBO requesting CBO to
further study the VA's
guaranteed home loan program.
10/22/19............................... Letter to CBO requesting
analysis on the costs of base
operations support (BOS) costs
to sustain hundreds of
military installations, both
in the United States and
abroad.
12/10/19............................... Letter to CBO requesting a
brief document providing an
overview of basic facts about
the foreign-born population,
their role in the economy, and
the impact that they have on
the Federal budget.
1/8/20................................. Letter to CBO requesting they
delay their report on Expired
and Expiring Authorizations of
Appropriations until Feb. 5,
2020 to allow sufficient time
to incorporate the recently
enacted full-year funding
bills.
1/16/20................................ Letter to CBO requesting a
report on the effect of work
requirements and work supports
in Medicaid, SNAP, and TANF on
program participation,
employment, and other
outcomes.
1/22/20................................ Letter to CBO requesting a
report describing the
characteristics of those who
do not have health insurance
coverage, options for
obtaining coverage, the cost
of those coverage options, and
how long they remain without
coverage.
4/1/20................................. Letter to CBO from Chairman
Yarmuth, Representative Craig,
Representative Fletcher and
Representative Wild asking for
a report exploring proposals
to build on the ACA to achieve
universal health care
coverage.
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3/8/19........................ To:.............. OMB Acting Director
Russell Vought
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey,
Rep. Mike Quigley, &
Rep. Lucille Roybal-
Allard
Re:.............. Requesting
information and
documents detailing
how the Trump
Administration plans
to raid previously
appropriated funds
for the President's
national emergency
declaration and
border wall.
8/19/19....................... To:.............. OMB Director Mick
Mulvaney
Cosigned:........ Senator Bernard
Sanders
Re:.............. Expressing concerns
over a reported plan
to cancel $4 billion
in previously
appropriated funding
without
congressional
approval, as that
plan would violate
our nation's
separation of powers
and run afoul of the
Impoundment Control
Act as detailed in a
2018 GAO legal
decision.
9/18/19....................... To:.............. Acting Chief of Staff
Mick Mulvaney & OMB
Acting Director
Russell Vought
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Re:.............. Expressing deep
concerns about OMB's
escalating abuse of
its Presidentially
delegated
apportionment
authorities by
impeding agencies'
abilities to use
enacted
appropriations
before they expire
by withholding
funding, including
funding provided for
the Ukraine Security
Assistance
Initiative.
9/27/19....................... To:.............. Acting Chief of Staff
Mick Mulvaney & OMB
Acting Director
Russell Vought
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
Re:.............. Requesting documents
and answers
regarding OMB's
involvement in the
withholding of
foreign aid,
including nearly
$400 million in
crucial assistance
funding for Ukraine.
4/7/20........................ To:.............. OMB Acting Director
Russell Vought
Cosigned:........ n/a
Re:.............. Requesting detail on
how OMB plans to
implement the
bipartisan CARES
Act.
6/22/20....................... To:.............. OMB Acting Director
Russell Vought
Cosigned:........ n/a
Re:.............. Requesting written
confirmation that
OMB will adhere to
the requirements of
the Impoundment
Control Act, not
submit a special
message requesting
rescissions late in
the fiscal year, and
not attempt to
hinder agencies'
implementation of
their expiring
appropriations by
withholding funds
from agencies
through the
apportionment
process or otherwise
in their final
fiscal quarter of
availability.
6/29/20....................... To:.............. OMB Acting Director
Russell Vought
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
and Rep. Carolyn B.
Maloney
Re:.............. Requesting written
confirmation that
OMB will cooperate
with all inquiries
from GAO related to
funding to the World
Health Organization
(WHO).
6/29/20....................... To:.............. Secretary Alex M.
Azar II, U.S.
Department of Health
and Human Services
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
and Rep. Carolyn B.
Maloney
Re:.............. Requesting written
confirmation that
the Department will
cooperate with all
inquiries from GAO
related to funding
to the WHO.
6/29/20....................... To:.............. Hon. Andrew Wheeler,
Administrator for
U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
and Rep. Carolyn B.
Maloney
Re:.............. Requesting written
confirmation that
the Agency will
cooperate with all
inquir ies from GAO
related to funding
to the WHO.
6/29/20....................... To:.............. Hon. John Barsa,
Acting Administrator
for U.S. Agency for
International
Development
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
and Rep. Carolyn B.
Maloney
Re:.............. Requesting written
confirmation that
the Agency will
cooperate with all
inquiries from GAO
related to funding
to the WHO.
6/29/20....................... To:.............. Secretary Michael R.
Pompeo, U.S.
Department of State
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
and Rep. Carolyn B.
Maloney
Re:.............. Requesting written
confirmation that
the Department will
cooperate with all
inquires from GAO
related to funding
to the WHO.
8/11/20....................... To:.............. OMB Director Russell
Vought
Cosigned:........ Rep. Nita M. Lowey
and Rep. Carolyn B.
Maloney
Re:.............. Requesting
documentation on the
apportionment of
appropriations in
the remaining weeks
of this Fiscal Year
after the Director
failed to assure the
House leaders that
OMB would not abuse
the apportionment
process.
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APPENDIX 4: Additional Bills and Resolutions
REFERRED TO THE COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
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Bill/Res. Sponsor Title
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H.R. 12............... Rep. Kevin McCarthy.... CTF Act
H.R. 14............... Rep. Richard Hudson.... Commitment to Defeat
the Virus and Keep
America Healthy Act
H.R. 27............... Rep. Louie Gohmert..... Zero-Baseline Budget
Act of 2019
H.R. 86............... Rep. Andy Biggs........ Budget Process
Accountability Act
H.R. 242.............. Rep. Pramila Jayapal... To repeal the Statutory
Pay-As-You-Go Act of
2010.
H.R. 260.............. Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr. Medicaid Provisions and
TANF Extenders Act of
2019
H.R. 300.............. Rep. Virginia Foxx..... Unfunded Mandates
Information and
Transparency Act of
2019
H.R. 638.............. Rep. Michael Cloud..... Cost Estimates
Improvement Act
H.R. 765.............. Rep. Mike Gallagher.... Serve the People, Not
the Swamp Act
H.R. 850.............. Rep. Gary J. Palmer.... Agency Accountability
Act of 2019
H.R. 1026............. Rep. Michael K. Simpson LAND Act
H.R. 1059............. Rep. Jodey C. Arrington No Budget, No Recess
Act
H.R. 1077............. Rep. Warren Davidson... CBO Show Your Work Act
H.R. 1084............. Rep. Mike Kelly........ Family Savings Act of
2019
H.R. 1128............. Rep. Betty McCollum.... Indian Programs
Advanced
Appropriations Act
H.R. 1135............. Rep. Don Young......... Indian Health Service
Advance Appropriations
Act of 2019
H.R. 1172............. Rep. Daniel T. Kildee.. Ensure Washington Funds
Government
Responsibility Act
H.R. 1205............. Rep. Stephanie N. Keep Congress Working
Murphy. Act
H.R. 1280............. Rep. Ed Perlmutter..... No More Shutdowns Act
H.R. 1332............. Rep. Bruce Westerman... Fair Care Act of 2019
H.R. 1338............. Rep. Mo Brooks......... End Federal Shutdowns
Act of 2019
H.R. 1428............. Rep. Maxine Waters..... Transportation
Infrastructure for Job
Creation Act
H.R. 1429............. Rep. Maxine Waters..... Drinking Water
Infrastructure for Job
Creation Act
H.R. 1536............. Rep. Paul Mitchell..... Protecting Our
Children's Future Act
of 2019
H.R. 1707............. Rep. Joe Courtney...... Bank on Students
Emergency Loan
Refinancing Act
H.R. 1917............. Rep. Mike Gallagher.... Billion Dollar
Boondoggle Act of 2019
H.R. 1946............. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard..... Securing America's
Elections Act of 2019
H.R. 1982............. Rep. Joseph D. Morelle. National Women's Hall
of Fame Commemorative
Coin Act
H.R. 2051............. Rep. Daniel Lipinski... Sustainable Chemistry
Research and
Development Act of
2019
H.R. 2110............. Rep. Adam Smith........ Relief from
Sequestration Act of
2019
H.R. 2396............. Rep. Peter A. DeFazio.. Full Utilization of the
Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund Act
H.R. 2400............. Rep. Bill Foster....... American Innovation Act
H.R. 2401............. Rep. Lauren Underwood.. American Cures Act
H.R. 2505............. Rep. Cathy McMorris Unauthorized Spending
Rodgers. Accountability Act of
2019
H.R. 2516............. Rep. Virginia Foxx..... Spending Safeguard Act
H.R. 2526............. Rep. Nydia M. Velazquez United States
Territorial Relief Act
of 2019
H.R. 2536............. Rep. Bill Flores....... To repeal the Patient
Protection and
Affordable Care Act
and health care-
related provisions in
the Health Care and
Education
Reconciliation Act of
2010, and for other
purposes.
H.R. 2576............. Rep. Eleanor Holmes Federal Government
Norton. Advertising Equity
Accountability Act
H.R. 2584............. Rep. Diana DeGette..... To amend the
Congressional Budget
Act of 1974 re
specting the scoring
of preventive health
savings.
H.R. 2697............. Rep. Josh Harder....... Corporal Ronil Singh
and Fallen Heroes
Scholarship Act
H.R. 2699............. Rep. Jerry McNerney.... Nuclear Waste Policy
Amendments Act of 2019
H.R. 2735............. Rep. Peter Welch....... Intelligence Budget
Transparency Act of
2019
H.R. 2922............. Rep. Ann M. Kuster..... Respond NOW Act
H.R. 3056............. Rep. Mike D. Rogers.... Border Crisis
Supplemental
Appropriations Act,
2019
H.R. 3217............. Rep. Mark Walker....... Budgeting for Disasters
Act
H.R. 3908............. Rep. Adam Kinzinger.... Truth in Spending Act
of 2019
H.R. 3930............. Rep. Kevin Brady....... Maximizing America's
Prosperity Act of 2019
H.R. 3945............. Rep. Al Lawson, Jr..... Flood Water Relief Act
of 2019
H.R. 3962............. Rep. Peter Welch....... Energy Savings and
Industrial
Competitiveness Act of
2019
H.R. 3972............. Rep. James F. Regulations from the
Sensenbrenner, Jr.. Executive in Need of
Scrutiny Act of 2019
H.R. 3979............. Rep. Daniel Meuser..... BASIC Act
H.R. 3982............. Rep. Bill Flores....... STEWARD Act
H.R. 4033............. Rep. Daniel T. Kildee.. Water Justice Act
H.R. 4035............. Rep. Derek Kilmer...... Pension and Budget
Integrity Act of 2019
H.R. 4066............. Rep. Kurt Schrader..... No Adding, No Padding
Act
H.R. 4071............. Rep. William R. Timmons To amend the
IV. Congressional Budget
and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to
provide that
concurrent resolutions
on the budget include
the recommended ratio
of the public debt to
the estimated gross
domestic product for
each Fiscal Year
covered by the
resolution.
H.R. 4088............. Rep. Earl Blumenauer... Superfund Reinvestment
Act
H.R. 4115............. Rep. Bill Johnson...... To amend the
Congressional Budget
and Impoundment
Control Act of 1974 to
establish a point of
order against long-
term direct spending,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 4248............. Rep. Matt Cartwright... Surface Mining Control
and Reclamation Act
Amend ments of 2019
H.R. 4303............. Rep. Frederica S. Bahamas TPS Act of 2019
Wilson.
H.R. 4365............. Rep. Mark Meadows...... Duplication Scoring Act
of 2019
H.R. 4631............. Rep. Max Rose.......... Excise Narcotics
Distribution in the
Epidemic Act of 2019
H.R. 4714............. Rep. Cheri Bustos...... America Grows Act of
2019
H.R. 4757............. Rep. Bill Foster....... American Innovation Act
H.R. 4907............. Rep. Mike Gallagher.... (TRUST) TRUST Act
H.R. 4959............. Rep. Kevin Hern........ Pro-Growth Budgeting
Act
H.R. 5055............. Rep. Brad Sherman...... Homebuyer Protection
Act of 2019
H.R. 5083............. Rep. David Schweikert.. Debt Ceiling
Alternative Act
H.R. 5085............. Rep. Andy Biggs........ Budget Process
Enhancement Act
H.R. 5150............. Rep. Mike Quigley...... Transparency in
Government Act of 2019
H.R. 5178............. Rep. Tim Burchett...... RAFT Act of 2019
H.R. 5210............. Rep. Zoe Lofgren....... Refugee Protection Act
of 2019
H.R. 5211............. Rep. Ed Case........... Sustainable Budget Act
of 2019
H.R. 5220............. Rep. Ralph Norman...... A Fast-Tracked
Executive Rescission
Review (AFTER) of
Appropriations Act of
2019
H.R. 5264............. Rep. Michael R. Turner. It's About Time Act
H.R. 5278............. Rep. Jack Bergman...... GI Bill Planning Act of
2019
H.R. 5350............. Rep. Jesus G. ``Chuy'' Diversify Act
Garcia.
H.R. 5400............. Rep. Yvette D. Clarke.. National Biomedical
Research Act
H.R. 5490............. Rep. Chris Stewart..... 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 of the
public debt.
H.R. 5538............. Rep. Bradley Byrne..... Mandatory Spending
Control and
Accountability Act
H.R. 5609............. Rep. Josh Harder....... Homelessness Emergency
Declaration Act
H.R. 5652............. Rep. Jodey C. Arrington Estate Tax Rate
Reduction Act
H.R. 5723............. Rep. Rosa L. DeLauro... Public Health Emergency
Fund Act
H.R. 5798............. Rep. Steven Horsford... For the relief of Cesar
Carlos Silva
Rodriguez.
H.R. 6022............. Rep. Anthony G. Brown.. Buffalo Soldiers
Congressional Gold
Medal Act of 2020
H.R. 6229............. Rep. Don Bacon......... Air Force Budget
Transparency Act of
2020
H.R. 6305............. Rep. Debbie Dingell.... Coronavirus Relief for
Seniors and People
with Disabilities Act
of 2020
H.R. 6379............. Rep. Nita M. Lowey..... Take Responsibility for
Workers and Families
Act
H.R. 6422............. Rep. Danny K. Davis.... National Infrastructure
Bank Act of 2020
H.R. 6425............. Rep. Joe Neguse........ Protect Our Post
Offices Act
H.R. 6445............. Rep. Jahana Hayes...... Food Assistance for
Kids and Families
During COVID-19 Act of
2020
H.R. 6487............. Rep. Janice D. ACCESS Act
Schakowsky.
H.R. 6580............. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher... To appropriate funds
for the SPR Petroleum
Account.
H.R. 6611............. Rep. Austin Scott...... Making supplemental
appropriations for
Fiscal Year 2020 for
the Department of
Agriculture to respond
to the COVID-19
pandemic, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 6637............. Rep. Jesus G. ``Chuy'' Health Equity and
Garcia. Accountability Act of
2020
H.R. 6650............. Rep. Janice D. Health Heroes 2020 Act
Schakowsky.
H.R. 6687............. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Pandemic Disaster
Cortez. Assistance Act of 2020
H.R. 6719............. Rep. Ro Khanna......... Emergency Medical
Supplies Procurement
Act
H.R. 6729............. Rep. David Scott....... COVID-19 Homeowner
Assistance Fund Act of
2020
H.R. 6748............. Rep. Antonio Delgado... Direct Support for
Communities Act
H.R. 6757............. Rep. Marcia L. Fudge... Farm to Food Bank
Enhancement Act of
2020
H.R. 6808............. Rep. Jason Crow........ Health Force and
Resilience Force Act
of 2020
H.R. 6838............. Rep. Kim Schrier....... Emergency Funding for
Child Protection Act
H.R. 6869............. Rep. Al Green.......... Minority Business
Resiliency Act of 2020
H.R. 6887............. Rep. John R. Curtis.... Deal with the Debt
Today Act
H.R. 6900............. Rep. Madeleine Dean.... Emergency GRACE Act
H.R. 6904............. Rep. Jahana Hayes...... Increasing Access to
SNAP Delivery During
COVID-19 Act of 2020
H.R. 6914............. Rep. Christopher H. New Jersey, New York,
Smith. and Highly Impacted
States COVID-19 Relief
Fund Act
H.R. 6915............. Rep. Christopher H. Global COVID-19 Truth,
Smith. Transparency, and
Accountability Act
H.R. 6949............. Rep. Ayanna Pressley... Saving Our Street Act
H.R. 6996............. Rep. Harley Rouda...... Fiscal Responsibility
and Long-Term Economic
Security Act
H.R. 6999............. Rep. Tim Ryan.......... Coronavirus Mental
Health and Addiction
Assistance Act of 2020
H.R. 7015............. Rep. Carolyn B. Maloney Postal Preservation Act
H.R. 7047............. Rep. Tom Emmer......... To provide for
expedited additional
support under the farm
and ranch stress
assistance network,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 7092............. Rep. Joe Cunningham.... Great American Outdoors
Act
H.R. 7197............. Rep. Earl Blumenauer... RESTAURANTS Act of 2020
H.R. 7210............. Rep. Josh Harder....... Budget Transparency Act
H.R. 7249............. Rep. Mark E. Green..... Our Money in China
Transparency Act
H.R. 7264............. Rep. Joe Neguse........ 21st Century
Conservation Corps for
Our Health and Our
Jobs Act
H.R. 7278............. Rep. Pete Stauber...... JUSTICE Act
H.R. 7298............. Rep. Robert C. To extend the period
``Bobby'' Scott. for obligations or
expenditures for
amounts obligated for
the National Disaster
Resilience
competition.
H.R. 7332............. Rep. Virginia Foxx..... Unfunded Mandates
Accountability and
Transparency Act
H.R. 7438............. Rep. Paul A. Gosar..... Duplication Scoring Act
of 2020
H.R. 7451............. Rep. Dwight Evans...... HEAL Act
H.R. 7458............. Rep. Jim Hagedorn...... U.S. Pork Producer
Assistance Act of 2020
H.R. 7483............. Rep. Vicky Hartzler.... Flexible Financing for
Rural America Act of
2020
H.R. 7486............. Rep. Andy Levin........ Library Stabilization
Fund Act of 2020
H.R. 7505............. Rep. Vern Buchanan..... American Innovation Act
of 2020
H.R. 7508............. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver... To provide supplemental
appropriations to U.S.
Citizenship and
Immigration Services,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 7578............. Rep. Brendan F. Boyle.. Lieutenant Colonel
Alexander Vindman
Congressional Gold
Medal Act
H.R. 7642............. Rep. Darin LaHood...... Coronavirus Economic
Relief for
Transportation
Services Act
H.R. 7709............. Rep. Gregory W. Meeks.. Jobs and Neighborhood
Investment Act
H.R. 7728............. Rep. David P. Roe...... COVID-19 Benefits for
Active Duty
Servicemembers, the
Reserve Components,
and their Survivors
Act of 2020
H.R. 7734............. Rep. Jodey C. Arrington Building Businesses
Back Act of 2020
H.R. 7760............. Rep. Abigail Davis To make a supplemental
Spanberger. appropriation for the
COVID-19 Telehealth
Program of the Federal
Communications
Commission for the
Fiscal Year ending
September 30, 2020.
H.R. 7836............. Rep. Ro Khanna......... Masks for All Act of
2020
H.R. 7952............. Rep. Mike Bost......... Veteran Benefits
Enhancement and
Expansion Act of 2020
H.R. 7958............. Rep. Angie Craig....... Suppress COVID-19 Act
of 2020
H.R. 7991............. Rep. Juan Vargas....... Border Water Quality
Restoration and
Protection Act of 2020
H.R. 8019............. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio- Climate Equity Act of
Cortez. 2020
H.R. 8026............. Rep. David J. Trone.... Strengthening Social
Connections Act of
2020
H.R. 8086............. Rep. Michael C. Burgess To provide additional
appropriations for the
public health and
social services
emergency fund, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 8087............. Rep. Steve Chabot...... To amend the Small
Business Act and the
CARES Act to establish
a program for second
draw loans and make
other modifications to
the paycheck
protection program,
and for other
purposes.
H.R. 8088............. Rep. Pete Stauber...... To provide funding to
law enforcement
agencies, and for
other purposes.
H.R. 8123............. Rep. Anthony Gonzalez.. Postal Service
Emergency Assistance
Act
H.R. 8192............. Rep. Barbara Lee....... COVID Community Care
Act
H.R. 8200............. Rep. Robin L. Kelly.... EHDC Act of 2020
H.R. 8271............. Rep. Debra A. Haaland.. Environmental Justice
Legacy Pollution
Cleanup Act of 2020
H.R. 8352............. Rep. Karen Bass........ To advance black
families in the 21st
Century.
H.R. 8387............. Rep. Gwen Moore........ To amend the Social
Security Act to
provide for a Family
Crisis Cash Assistance
Act
H.R. 8406............. Rep. Nita M. Lowey..... The Heroes Act
H.R. 8483............. Rep. Joe Cunningham.... Pandemic Assistance for
Student Veterans Act
of 2020
H.R. 8485............. Rep. Brian K. Health and Fitness
Fitzpatrick. Recovery Act of 2020
H.R. 8487............. Rep. Kevin Hern........ Energy Poverty
Prevention and
Accountability Act
H.R. 8504............. Rep. Peter A. DeFazio.. Payroll Support Program
Extension Act
H.R. 8523............. Rep. Adam B. Schiff.... Supporting Children
with Disabilities
During COVID-19 Act
H.R. 8527............. Rep. Bruce Westerman... Fair Care Act of 2020
H.R. 9029............. Rep. Pramila Jayapal... To improve the anti-
corruption and public
integrity laws, and
for other purposes.
H.R. 9047............. Rep. Richard E. Neal... To amend section 6428A
of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986
to increase recovery
rebate amounts to
$2,000 for
individuals.
H.R. 9055............. Rep. Adam Smith........ To authorize the
Secretary of Housing
and Urban Devel opment
to provide funding to
public housing
agencies for the
purpose of providing
tenant-based
assistance to
individuals
experiencing an
economic crisis or
natural disaster, and
for other purposes.
H. Res. 149........... Rep. Andy Biggs........ Recognizing the
national debt as a
threat to national
security.
H. Res. 429........... Rep. Barbara Lee....... Affirming the right of
all renters to a safe,
affordable, and decent
home.
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MINORITY VIEWS
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Summary Report
Since taking the House Majority in the 116th Congress,
House Democrats have failed to govern and failed to do their
job--to write and pass a budget resolution, the primary
responsibility of the Budget Committee. Instead of fulfilling
its chief responsibility for two consecutive years, Committee
Democrats focused Committee business on partisan policy
hearings (that more appropriately should have been conducted by
the relevant authorizing committees of jurisdiction) and
completely neglected to address the Nation's fiscal challenges.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic attacked the Nation, the
Federal Government was on a fiscally unsustainable path; the
deficit for Fiscal Year 2019 was an overwhelming $1 trillion.
Today the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is projecting the
deficit for Fiscal Year 2020 to be $3.1 trillion, more than
triple last year's deficit and by far the highest in American
history. Public debt is projected to be larger than the size of
the entire economy in Fiscal Year 2021--104 percent of gross
domestic product (GDP)--and will continue to increase to more
than $33 trillion by Fiscal Year 2030 (109 percent of GDP).
Given the dire fiscal trajectory we face, it is disconcerting
that, as of the writing of the Minority views, there is still
no budget resolution in place for the current fiscal year.
Legislation
H.R. 2021, INVESTING FOR THE PEOPLE ACT OF 2019
In April 2019, the Democratic Majority decided to curtail
the budget process by introducing and marking up H.R. 2021--
legislation to increase the discretionary spending limits for
Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal Year 2021--rather than writing a
budget resolution. H.R. 2021 failed to address 10-year
discretionary spending, mandatory spending, and revenues, in
addition to other key budget resolution requirements that
establish a fiscal framework for subsequent spending and
revenue legislation. Budget Committee Republicans offered a
motion to postpone the markup of H.R. 2021 to provide the
Democratic Majority additional time to write a budget
resolution. The Democratic Majority rejected this motion.
Republicans offered several amendments including ones to align
the Fiscal Year 2020 discretionary spending limits with the
President's Fiscal Year 2020 budget request; require offsets in
mandatory spending for the increases made to the discretionary
spending limits; and extend the discretionary spending limits
beyond Fiscal Year 2021. All amendments offered by the
Republican Minority were rejected.
Unlike past legislation to increase the discretionary
spending limits, H.R. 2021 lacked bipartisan input and
participation by the Administration. The House ultimately never
considered H.R. 2021.
H.R. 3877, BIPARTISAN BUDGET ACT OF 2019
In July 2019, the House of Representatives considered H.R.
3877, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2019, which increased the
discretionary spending limits for Fiscal Year 2020 and Fiscal
Year 2021. Congressional leaders and the Administration
negotiated H.R. 3877, which passed the House on July 25, 2019,
with a bipartisan vote of 284 yeas and 149 nays. House Budget
Committee Chairman John Yarmuth (D-KY) and Ranking Member Steve
Womack (R-AR) each managed bill debate on the House floor.
President Trump signed H.R. 3877 into law on August 2, 2019.
BUDGET PROCESS REFORM LEGISLATION
The congressional budget process is broken. Fiscal Year
1995 was the last time Congress adhered to the budget timetable
and deadlines--as defined in statute--by adopting a conferenced
budget resolution followed by individual appropriations bills
to fund the Federal Government before the start of the fiscal
year. Since then, the Federal Government has been routinely
operating via ad hoc budget procedures including continuing
resolutions and omnibus appropriations bills. Clearly, the
budget process established in the Congressional Budget Act of
1974 needs to be reformed to ensure we have a process that not
only works, but also one which can successfully correct the
current fiscal trajectory.
Instead of focusing on budget process reform legislation to
fix the broken congressional budget process through bipartisan
solutions, Committee Democrats took a partisan approach by
introducing H.R. 6628, the Congressional Power of the Purse
Act. H.R. 6628 was limited in scope and focused solely on
authority over congressional spending and the separation of
powers. It ultimately failed to address the more pressing
budget challenges including continuously missed deadlines in
adopting a budget resolution and funding the government. Most
of the reforms proposed in H.R. 6628 were in response to
actions taken by the Trump Administration. H.R. 6628
established an expiration date for any Presidential declaration
of a national emergency, created burdensome requirements for
making various executive branch agency documents and
information publicly available, among other reforms targeted at
the executive branch.
Budget Committee Republicans repeatedly expressed interest
in budget process reform and a majority of Republican Members
introduced pieces of bipartisan reform legislation. In the
116th Congress, Budget Committee Republicans introduced several
bills focused on reforming the broken budget process. These
include:
H.R. 3982, STEWARD Act, sponsored by
Representative Bill Flores (TX-17), established
procedures for Congress to set limits on discretionary
spending.
H.R. 4071, sponsored by Representative
William Timmons (SC-4),\1\ required the budget
resolution to include a recommended ratio of the public
debt to estimated GDP for each fiscal year covered by
the budget resolution.
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\1\Representative William Timmons is a former Member of the House
Budget Committee in the 116th Congress, before being appointed to the
House Financial Services Committee.
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H.R. 5178, sponsored by Representative Tim
Burchett (TN-2), established a debt-to-GDP ratio in the
budget resolution and expedited procedures to recommend
changes in law to meet these debt-to-GDP ratios.
H.R. 4959, Pro-Growth Budgeting Act,
sponsored by Representative Kevin Hern (OK-1), required
estimates of major legislation prepared by the
Congressional Budget Office or Joint Committee on
Taxation to include macroeconomic effects.
H.R. 4115, sponsored by Representative Bill
Johnson (OH-6), established a point of order
prohibiting the consideration of legislation that
increased long-term direct spending by more than $5
billion in any of the four decades after the budget
window.
H.R. 3979, BASIC Act, sponsored by
Representative Dan Meuser (PA-9), required estimates of
legislation prepared by the Congressional Budget Office
or Joint Committee on Taxation to include the costs of
servicing the public debt.
H.R. 4559, End-of-Year Fiscal Responsibility
Act, sponsored by Representative Dan Crenshaw (TX-2),
prohibited executive branch agencies from spending more
in each of the last 2 months of a fiscal year than the
agency's average monthly spending for the previous 10
months.
H.R. 5490, sponsored by Representative Chris
Stewart (UT-2), required the President's annual budget
submission to include an estimate of the cost per
taxpayer of the deficit and the public debt.
H.R. 5220, AFTER Appropriations Act,
sponsored by Representative Ralph Norman (SC-5),
provided for a legislative line-item veto to expedite
the consideration of rescissions and cancellation of
new direct spending and limited tax benefits.
Publications of the Committee on the Budget Republican Conference
The following publications were prepared by the Republican
staff of the Committee on the Budget. Only the most recent
version of the publications is listed. The publications were
not approved by the full membership of the Committee.
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Date Title
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Jan. 3, 2019....................... Womack to Serve as Budget Ranking
Member in 116th Congress
Jan. 4, 2019....................... ICYMI: Ranking Member Womack Speaks
in Opposition to H. Res. 6 Budget
Provisions
Jan. 8, 2019....................... Budget Digest: House Budget
Republicans 116th Congress
Priorities
Jan. 14, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Mechanics of a
Government Shutdown
Jan. 17, 2019...................... Budget Buster: For the People Act
Jan. 22, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Macroeconomic
Scoring
Jan. 23, 2019...................... House Budget Committee Republicans
Announce Members for 116th
Congress
Jan. 28, 2019...................... Budget Digest: CBO Budget and
Economic Outlook
Jan. 28, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook
Jan. 29, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack: ``What is
Your Plan?''
Jan. 29, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Opening
Remarks for Budget Committee
Organizational Meeting
Jan. 29, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Opening
Remarks for CBO Budget and
Economic Outlook Hearing
Feb. 5, 2019....................... Budget Digest: BCA Budget Caps
Feb. 7, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack on
Introduction of No Budget, No
Recess Act
Feb. 7, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack: ``Budgeting
is About Setting the Priorities of
a Nation''
Feb. 7, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack Opening
Remarks for Hearing Entitled:
Investing in America's Economic
and National Security
Feb. 12, 2019...................... Budget Digest: BCA Budget Caps
Hearing
Feb. 15, 2019...................... Budget Buster: For the People Act--
Pt. 2
Feb. 22, 2019...................... Womack, Davis Send Letter to CBO
Director Hall Requesting Score on
H.R. 1
Feb. 25, 2019...................... Budget Digest: The Tax Cuts and
Jobs Act
Feb. 26, 2019...................... They Said It! CBO Director Explains
Consequences of Efforts to Reverse
2017 Tax Cuts
Feb. 27, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack on the
Introduction of Fiscally
Irresponsible Health Care
Legislation
Feb. 27, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Opening
Remarks for Hearing Entitled: 2017
Tax Law: Impact on the Budget and
American Families
Feb. 27, 2019...................... Main Street Job Creator Explains
Real-World Benefits of the Tax
Cuts and Jobs Act
Mar. 1, 2019....................... ICYMI: Green New Deal Too Costly
for America
Mar. 4, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack on H.R. 1 CBO
Score
Mar. 5, 2019....................... Budget Digest: Members' Day: A
Forum for Budget Insights
Mar. 5, 2019....................... Budget Buster: The Green New Deal
Mar. 6, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack Opening
Remarks for Hearing Entitled:
Fiscal Year 2020 Budget: Members'
Day
Mar. 6, 2019....................... At Members' Day, Lawmakers Lay Out
Consequences of Out-of-Control
Spending
Mar. 8, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack on House Vote
on H.R. 1
Mar. 11, 2019...................... Budget Digest: The President's
Fiscal Year 2020 Budget Request
Mar. 11, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
President's Fiscal Year 2020
Budget Request
Mar. 12, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on the
President's Fiscal Year 2020
Budget
Mar. 12, 2019...................... Members Discuss Need to Address Out-
of-Control Mandatory Spending, Fix
Broken Budget Process
Mar. 13, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack on Hill TV:
``The Time to Act is Now''
Mar. 14, 2019...................... Womack Offers Words of Budget
Wisdom as New Committee Works to
Modernize Congress
Mar. 15, 2019...................... Budget Buster: The Green New Deal,
Part II
Mar. 21, 2019...................... Get Smart for Budget Season
Mar. 22, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
Senate Budget Committee's Release
of a Budget Resolution for Fiscal
Year 2020
Mar. 22, 2019...................... ICYMI: President Reagan's Economic
Advisor Warns of Debt Crisis
Mar. 25, 2019...................... Budget Digest: HHS and DOD Budget
Hearing
Mar. 26, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on the
President's HHS Budget Request
Mar. 26, 2019...................... Legislators Discuss Need to Reform
Mandatory Spending, Preserve
Health Care Programs
Mar. 27, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on the
President's DOD Budget Request
Mar. 28, 2019...................... Budget Buster: The Green New Deal,
Part III
Mar. 28, 2019...................... Defense Department Highlights
Dangers of Funding Instability,
Massive Spending Cuts
Apr. 1, 2019....................... Budget Digest: The Chief
Responsibility of the Budget
Committee
Apr. 1, 2019....................... ICYMI: House Democrats Likely to
Skip a Budget
Apr. 1, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
Announcement of Discretionary
Spending Caps Markup
Apr. 2, 2019....................... ICYMI: House Democrats Will Not
Advance Fiscal Year 2020 Budget
Apr. 3, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
Committee Democrats' Approval of
Caps Bill
Apr. 3, 2019....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Markup of H.R.
2021, Investing for the People Act
of 2019
Apr. 8, 2019....................... Budget Digest: House Democrats'
Caps Bill
Apr. 8, 2019....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Statement on H.R. 2021 at the
House Rules Committee
Apr. 9, 2019....................... The Problems with House Democrats'
Caps Bill
Apr. 9, 2019....................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
House Democrats' Failed Caps Bill
Apr. 10, 2019...................... ICYMI: House Democrats Punt on
Budget & Caps Backup Bill
Apr. 12, 2019...................... #100DaysofDems: Hundreds of
Trillions of Dollars in New
Spending Proposals
Apr. 22, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
2019 Social Security and Medicare
Trustees Report
Apr. 25, 2019...................... Democrats' Health Care Plan: Upend
Your Health Care & Bust Our
Nation's Budget
Apr. 29, 2019...................... Budget Digest: The Nation's Federal
Debt
Apr. 30, 2019...................... What's the M4A Plan?
May 1, 2019........................ We're Gonna Pay: The Cost of
#MedicareForAll
May 1, 2019........................ Womack Statement on CBO Report
Examining Single-Payer Health Care
May 1, 2019........................ 10 Risks of Establishing a One-Size-
Fits-All Health Care System Based
on CBO Report
May 7, 2019........................ Budget Digest: Modern Monetary
Theory
May 9, 2019........................ Raising Concerns About Nation's
Growing Debt, Committee
Republicans Request Hearing on
Modern Monetary Theory
May 14, 2019....................... Budget Digest: Historical
Perspective on the National Debt
May 15, 2019....................... Fixing Social Security Must Be
Bipartisan
May 15, 2019....................... Womack Statement on Appointment of
New CBO Director
May 15, 2019....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on
Strengthening Retirement Security
May 17, 2019....................... Side Effects of Medicare-for-All
May 20, 2019....................... Budget Digest: Congressional Budget
Office Report on Establishing
Single-Payer Systems like Medicare-
for-All
May 21, 2019....................... Medicare-For-All: The Price We'll
Pay
May 22, 2019....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on One-
Size-Fits-All Health Care Systems
May 22, 2019....................... CBO Reaffirms Dangers of Single-
Payer Health Care System
May 23, 2019....................... Budget Buster: The Cost of ``Free''
College
Jun. 4, 2019....................... Budget Digest: GAO 2019 Annual
Report on Fragmentation, Overlap,
and Duplication in Government
Programs
Jun. 7, 2019....................... GND: A Bad Deal for Workers,
Families, and the Federal Budget
Jun. 10, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Solutions for
Addressing Climate Change
Jun. 11, 2019...................... Vice Ranking Member Bill Johnson (R-
OH) Opening Remarks at Hearing on
Climate Change
Jun. 12, 2019...................... Medicare-For-All: Americans Will
Pay the Price
Jun. 18, 2019...................... Budget Digest: The United States-
Mexico-Canada Agreement
Jun. 19, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on
Lifting Americans Out of Poverty
Jun. 24, 2019...................... Budget Digest: CBO Report on
Federal Spending for Anti-Poverty
Programs
Jun. 25, 2019...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
CBO's 2019 Long-Term Budget
Outlook
Jun. 26, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing on the
Economic and Budgetary Effects of
Immigration
Jun. 27, 2019...................... Mayor Details Humanitarian Crisis
in Border Communities, Asks
Congress for Support
Jun. 28, 2019...................... Democrat Proposals Don't Come Cheap
Jul. 8, 2019....................... Womack Statement on CBO Report on
federally Mandated Minimum Wage
Jul. 10, 2019...................... Budget Digest: CBO Report on
Effects on Employment and Family
Income of Increasing the Federal
Minimum Wage
Jul. 15, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Budget Control Act
Cap Adjustments
Jul. 16, 2019...................... Democrats' #RaiseTheWage Act:
American Families, Workers, and
Job Creators Pay the Price
Jul. 24, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: The Costs of Climate
Change: From Coasts to Heartland,
Health to Security
Jul. 31, 2019...................... Budget Digest: SNAP Reform
Proposals
Jul. 31, 2019...................... Womack on Enzi Budget Process
Reform Proposals
Aug. 1, 2019....................... Budget Buster: Unaffordable Housing
2.0
Sep. 5, 2019....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack on Rep.
Bill Flores' Retirement
Sep. 9, 2019....................... Budget Digest: An Update to the CBO
Budget and Economic Outlook
Sep. 13, 2019...................... Democrats' Plan for America: Raise
Taxes and Hand Out Cash
Sep. 17, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Census Report on
Income and Poverty in the U.S.
Sep. 19, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Testimony Before the Select
Committee on the Modernization of
Congress
Sep. 19, 2019...................... Vice Ranking Member Bill Johnson (R-
OH) Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Solutions to Rising
Economic Inequality
Sep. 24, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Highway Trust Fund
101
Sep. 25, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: America's
Infrastructure: Today's Gaps,
Tomorrow's Opportunities, and the
Need for Federal Investment
Sep. 27, 2019...................... Budget Buster: Debt Forgiveness
Oct. 11, 2019...................... Democrats Claim a Recession is
Imminent, But the Facts Don't
Agree
Oct. 15, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Automatic
Stabilizers
Oct. 16, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Strengthening Our Fiscal
Toolkit: Policy Options to Improve
Economic Resiliency
Oct. 22, 2019...................... Budget Digest: PAYGO 101
Oct. 28, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Harbor Maintenance
Trust Fund
Oct. 28, 2019...................... Joint Statement from Chairman Enzi
and Ranking Member Womack Opposing
H.R. 2440
Oct. 31, 2019...................... Budget Buster: Making College
Unaffordable
Nov. 4, 2019....................... Womack, Thornberry, Granger Warn of
Damage to the Military Under a
Full-Year CR
Nov. 6, 2019....................... Womack on Senate Budget Process
Reform Legislation
Nov. 12, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Continuing
Resolutions and National Defense
Nov. 14, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: The Economic Outlook:
The View from the Federal Reserve
Nov. 15, 2019...................... Womack Requests Budget Committee
Hearing on Harmful Impacts of
Continuing Resolutions on the
Military
Nov. 18, 2019...................... Budget Digest: Why the Debt Matters
Nov. 19, 2019...................... Womack: Short-Term CR Has Negative
Budgetary Impact
Nov. 19, 2019...................... The Problems with Modern Monetary
Theory
Nov. 20, 2019...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Reexamining the Economic
Costs of Debt
Nov. 21, 2019...................... Budget Buster: A Bad Deal for
Housing
Dec. 3, 2019....................... Budget Digest: Improper Payments
Dec. 5, 2019....................... House Budget Committee Republicans
to Chairman Yarmuth: Focus on
Partisan Impeachment Resulted in
Failure to Deliver on Committee
Responsibilities
Dec. 9, 2019....................... Budget Digest: SNAP Reform
Dec. 20, 2019...................... The Problems with Medicare-for-All:
CBO Reaffirms Numerous Pitfalls
Dec. 20, 2019...................... Budget Buster: Universal Basic
Income
Jan. 7, 2020....................... Budget Digest: What is Budget
Season?
Jan. 7, 2020....................... Womack Announces New Budget
Committee Republican Staff
Director
Jan. 13, 2020...................... Budget Digest: Federalism and the
Federal Budget
Jan. 15, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Why Federal Investments
Matter: Stability from Congress to
State Capitals
Jan. 16, 2020...................... Budget Buster: Earned Income Tax
Credit Expansion
Jan. 28, 2020...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
CBO's Budget and Economic Outlook
Jan. 29, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: The Congressional Budget
Office's Budget and Economic
Outlook
Jan. 29, 2020...................... Budget Digest: CBO Budget and
Economic Outlook
Feb. 4, 2020....................... Budget Digest: The United States-
Mexico-Canada Agreement
Feb. 10, 2020...................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
President Trump's Fiscal Year 2021
Budget Request
Feb. 11, 2020...................... Budget Digest: The President's
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget Request
Feb. 12, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: The President's Fiscal
Year 2021 Budget Request
Feb. 13, 2020...................... Budget Buster: A Partisan
Infrastructure Plan
Feb. 25, 2020...................... Budget Digest: Members' Day Hearing
Feb. 27, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Budget Priorities:
Members' Day
Mar. 2, 2020....................... Budget Digest: Fiscal Year 2021 HHS
Budget Request
Mar. 4, 2020....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Department of Health and
Human Services Fiscal Year 2021
Budget
Mar. 9, 2020....................... Budget Digest: Fiscal Year 2021 DOD
Budget Request
Mar. 10, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Department of Defense
Fiscal Year 2021 Budget
Mar. 11, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Protecting Congress'
Power of the Purse and the Rule of
Law
Jul. 8, 2020....................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Fueling American
Innovation and Recovery: The
Federal Role in Research and
Development
Jul. 15, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Software Update
Required: COVID-19 Exposes Need
for Federal Investments in
Technology
Jul. 20, 2020...................... Womack Statement on Confirmation of
OMB Director
Jul. 21, 2020...................... Budget Digest: Status of Fiscal
Year 2021 Appropriations Bills
Jul. 28, 2020...................... Budget Digest: Update: Status of
Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations
Bills
Sep. 2, 2020....................... Ranking Member Womack Statement on
CBO's Update to the Budget Outlook
and Outlook for Major Federal
Trust Funds
Sep. 3, 2020....................... Budget Digest: Update to the CBO
Budget Outlook: 2020-2030
Sep. 10, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack (R-AR)
Opening Remarks at Hearing
Entitled: Machines, Artificial
Intelligence, & the Workforce:
Recovering and Readying Our
Economy for the Future
Sep. 15, 2020...................... Budget Digest: CBO Major Federal
Trust Funds Outlook: 2020-2030
Sep. 21, 2020...................... Budget Digest: CBO 2020 Long-Term
Budget Outlook
Sep. 21, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack
Statement on CBO's 2020 Long-Term
Budget Outlook
Sep. 24, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack
Statement on Modernization of
Congress Budget and Appropriations
Reform Recommendations
Dec. 10, 2020...................... Ranking Member Steve Womack
Statement on CBO's Working Paper
on the Cost of Proposals for
Single-Payer Health Care Systems
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Rob Woodall.
Bill Johnson.
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George Holding.
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Ralph Norman.
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