[Senate Report 118-99]
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118th Congress}                                           { Report
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                       REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES

                                 OF THE

                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

                               DURING THE

                    ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

                              PURSUANT TO

                   Paragraph 8(b) of Rule XXVI of the

               Standing Rules of the United States Senate

[GRAPHIC(S) NOT AVAILABLE IN TIFF FORMAT]


               September 20, 2023.--Ordered to be printed
               
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                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
                    ONE HUNDRED EIGHTEENTH CONGRESS

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               SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island, Chairman
PATTY MURRAY, Washington             CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
RON WYDEN, Oregon                    MIKE CRAPO, Idaho
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan            LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont             RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin
MARK R. WARNER, Virginia             MITT ROMNEY, Utah
JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon                 ROGER MARSHALL, Kansas
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  MIKE BRAUN, Indiana
CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland           JOHN KENNEDY, Louisiana
BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico            RICK SCOTT, Florida
ALEX PADILLA, California             MIKE LEE, Utah
                  Dan Dudis, Majority Staff Director 
       Kolan L. Davis, Republican Staff Director & Chief Counsel
                   Mallory B. Nersesian, Chief Clerk
                  Alexander C. Scioscia, Hearing Clerk

                        COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET
                    ONE HUNDRED SEVENTEENTH CONGRESS

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                   BERNARD SANDERS, Vermont, Chairman
PATTY MURRAY, Washington             LINDSEY O. GRAHAM, South Carolina
RON WYDEN, Oregon                    CHARLES E. GRASSLEY, Iowa
DEBBIE STABENOW, Michigan            MIKE CRAPO, Idaho
SHELDON WHITEHOUSE, Rhode Island     PATRICK TOOMEY, Pennsylvania
MARK R. WARNER, Virginia             RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin
JEFF MERKLEY, Oregon                 MIKE BRAUN, Indiana
TIM KAINE, Virginia                  RICK SCOTT, Florida
CHRIS VAN HOLLEN, Maryland           BEN SASSE, Nebraska
BEN RAY LUJAN, New Mexico            MITT ROMNEY, Utah
ALEX PADILLA, California             JOHN KENNEDY, Louisiana
                                     KEVIN CRAMER, North Dakota

                Warren Gunnels, Majority Staff Director
                 Nick Myers, Republican Staff Director
                   Katie Smith, Chief Clerk, formerly
                     Mallory Nersesian, Chief Clerk
                     Carlile Soldo, Hearing Clerk 
                         LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL

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                                       U.S. Senate,
                                   Committee on the Budget,
                                     Washington, DC, March 1, 2023.
Hon. Sonceria Ann Berry,
Secretary, U.S. Senate,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Madam Secretary: In accordance with rule XXVI of the 
Standing Rules of the United States Senate, I am transmitting 
herewith a report on the activities of the Committee on the 
Budget of the United States Congress for the 117th Congress.
            Sincerely,
                                        Sheldon Whitehouse,
                                                          Chairman.
    Enclosure.
                            
                            C O N T E N T S

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Committee Membership.............................................    II
Letter of Transmittal............................................   III
Contents.........................................................     V
Report...........................................................     1
Summary of Activities of the Senate Committee on the Budget......     1
Jurisdiction and Duties of the Senate Committee on the Budget....     2
    Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate.................     2
    Amended Committee Jurisdiction, S. Res. 445 (2004)...........     3
    Standing Order on the Referral of Budget Process Legislation.     4
    Joint Referral Resolution, S. Res. 45 (1975).................     5
    Rules of Procedure, 167 Cong. Rec. S761 (Feb. 22, 2021)......     6
        I. Meetings..............................................     7
        II. Consideration of Budget Resolutions..................     7
        III. Order of Recognition................................     8
        IV. Quorums and Voting...................................     8
        V. Proxies...............................................     9
        VI. Hearings and Hearing Procedures......................     9
        VII. Committee Reports...................................     9
        VIII. Use of Display Materials in Committee..............     9
        IX. Confirmation Standards and Procedure.................    10
Legislative Activities of the Committee During the 117th Congress 
  Concurrent Resolutions on the Budget...........................    11
        S. Con. Res. 5...........................................    11
        S. Con. Res. 14..........................................    11
    Resolution Related to Committee Funding......................    11
    Budget Resolutions Referred to the Committee.................    11
    Legislation Referred to the Committee........................    12
    Committee Hearings...........................................    13
    Nomination Hearings of the Committee.........................    15
    Publications Issued by the Committee.........................    16
    Official Communications Received by the Committee............    16


                                            
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              LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON THE
                BUDGET DURING THE 117TH CONGRESS

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               September 20, 2023.--Ordered to be printed

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           Mr. Whitehouse, from the Committee on the Budget,
                        submitted the following

                              R E P O R T

 [Pursuant to paragraph 8(b) of Rule XXVI of the Standing Rules of the 
                                Senate]

    This report reviews the legislative and oversight 
activities of the Committee on the Budget during the 117th 
Congress. These activities parallel the broad scope of 
responsibilities vested in the committee by the Congressional 
Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, as amended, the 
Standing Rules of the Senate, and additional authorizing 
resolutions.

                         SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

    The Committee on the Budget conducted a thorough oversight 
and legislative program during the 117th Congress. A total of 
twenty (20) bills, seven (7) concurrent resolutions, one (1) 
resolution, four (4) nominations, and seven (7) official 
communications were referred to the Committee for 
consideration.
    The Committee held a total of fifteen (15) public hearings 
during the 117th Congress. These hearings include ten (10) 
oversight hearings, two (2) legislative hearings, and three (3) 
nomination hearings.
    The Chairman introduced one (1) funding resolution and two 
(2) concurrent resolutions on the budget. Each concurrent 
resolution was agreed to in identical form by the House and 
Senate, and each provided directives for budget reconciliation 
legislation ultimately signed into law by the President.
    A total of four (4) nominations of three (3) individuals 
submitted by the President were referred to the Committee 
during the 117th Congress. Of the four nominations, three 
nominations of two unique individuals were favorably reported 
by the Committee. All three nominations favorably reported by 
the Committee were confirmed by the Senate. The remaining 
nomination referred to the Committee was withdrawn from 
consideration by the nominee in March of 2021.
    The Committee published twelve (12) hearing records, three 
(3) nomination records, and four (4) committee prints.
    The two budget reconciliation bills signed into law covered 
a broad range of oversight, legislative, and executive matters, 
including COVID-19 pandemic relief, poverty alleviation, 
economic stimulus, renewable energy subsidization, prescription 
drug price reduction, and more. Discussion of this legislation 
appears in the Legislative Activities section beginning on page 
11.
    The Committee's hearings covered issues such as income and 
wealth inequality, Medicare for All, Social Security expansion, 
Wall Street greed, and climate change. Discussion of these 
hearings appears in the Committee Hearings section beginning on 
page 13.
    Further information about the Committee's history, 
leadership, hearings, legislation, publications, and other 
matters is available at the official website, http://
budget.senate.gov.

                          COMMITTEE LEADERSHIP

    The Senate appointed Majority and Minority members of the 
Committee for the 117th Congress with the adoption of S. Res. 
28\1\ (Majority) and S. Res. 32\2\ (Minority) on February 3, 
2021. S. Res. 28 appointed Senator Bernard Sanders as Chairman 
of the Committee, and S. Res. 32 appointed Senator Lindsey O. 
Graham as Ranking Member.
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    \1\S. Res. 28, 117th Cong. (2021), https://www.congress.gov/117/
bills/sres28/BILLS-117sres28ats
.pdf.
    \2\S. Res. 32, 117th Cong. (2021), https://www.congress.gov/117/
bills/sres32/BILLS-117sres32ats
.pdf.
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                   COMMITTEE JURISDICTION AND DUTIES


                                Overview

    The principal duties and functions of the Senate Committee 
on the Budget were set forth in the Congressional Budget and 
Impoundment Control Act of 1974.\3\ Over the years, the 
Committee's duties and functions have been modified or 
supplemented through the enactment of amendments to the 1974 
Act, the enactment of new laws, the inclusion of procedural 
features in annual budget resolutions, and changes in Senate 
rules and other authorities.\4\ These authorities are 
identified and discussed in more detail in sections I-V below.
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    \3\See Pub. L. No. 93-344, Sec.  102, 88 Stat. 297, 300-02 (1974), 
https://www.congress.gov/93/ statute/STATUTE-88/STATUTE-88-Pg297.pdf.
    \4\S. Doc. No. 109-24, at 167 (2006), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/
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                                Rule XXV


                      STANDING RULES OF THE SENATE

    Rule XXV of the Standing Rules of the Senate establishes 
the jurisdiction and duties of the Committees of the Senate. 
Paragraph 1(e),\5\ pertaining to the rules of the Budget 
Committee, presently reads as follows:
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    \5\S. Doc. No. 113-18, at 21 (2013), https://www.rules.senate.gov/
imo/media/doc/CDOC-113sdoc
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    1. The following standing committees shall be appointed at 
the commencement of each Congress, and shall continue and have 
the power to act until their successors are appointed, with 
leave to report by bill or otherwise on matters within their 
respective jurisdictions:

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    (e)(1) Committee on the Budget, to which committee shall be 
referred all concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined 
in section 3(a)(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) and 
all other matters required to be referred to that committee 
under titles III and IV of that Act, and messages, petitions, 
memorials, and other matters relating thereto.
    (2) Such committee shall have the duty--
          (A) to report the matters required to be reported by 
        it under titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget 
        Act of 1974;
          (B) to make continuing studies of the effect on 
        budget outlays of relevant existing and proposed 
        legislation and to report the results of such studies 
        to the Senate on a recurring basis;
          (C) to request and evaluate continuing studies of tax 
        expenditures, to devise methods of coordinating tax 
        expenditures, policies, and programs with direct budget 
        outlays, and to report the results of such studies to 
        the Senate on a recurring basis; and
          (D) to review, on a continuing basis, the conduct by 
        the Congressional Budget Office of its functions and 
        duties.

                     Amended Committee Jurisdiction


     S. RES. 445, Sec. Sec.  101(D) & (E), 501, 108TH CONG. (2004)

    During consideration of S. Res. 445, Senate Budget 
Committee Chairman Don Nickles and Ranking Democratic Member 
Kent Conrad offered amendment 4027, assigning exclusive 
jurisdiction over congressional budget process legislation to 
the Senate Budget Committee. In addition, amendment 4041 
assigned shared jurisdiction with the Homeland Security and 
Government Affairs Committee over nominations to the Office of 
Management and Budget.\6\ The Senate adopted these amendments 
on October 9, 2004. Section 101(d) and 101(e) of the 
resolution, which pertain to the Budget Committee, read as 
follows:\7\
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    \6\S. Doc. No. 109-24, at 168 (2006), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/
details/CDOC-109sdoc24.
    \7\ S. Res. 445, 108th Cong., at 5-7 (2004) https://
www.congress.gov/108/bills/sres445/BILLS-108sres445ats.pdf.

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    Sec. 101(d) Jurisdiction of Budget Committee.\8\--As 
provided in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Committee 
on the Budget shall have exclusive jurisdiction over measures 
affecting the congressional budget process, which include:
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    \8\S. Doc. No. 109-24, at 182-83 (2006), https://www.govinfo.gov/
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          (1) the functions, duties, and powers of the Budget 
        Committee;
          (2) the functions, duties, and powers of the 
        Congressional Budget Office;
          (3) the process by which Congress annually 
        establishes the appropriate levels of budget authority, 
        outlays, revenues, deficits or surpluses, and public 
        debt--including subdivisions thereof--and including the 
        establishment of mandatory ceilings on spending and 
        appropriations, a floor on revenues, timetables for 
        congressional action on concurrent resolutions, on the 
        reporting of authorization bills, and on the enactment 
        of appropriation bills, and enforcement mechanisms for 
        budgetary limits and timetables;
          (4) the limiting of backdoor spending devices;
          (5) the timetables for Presidential submission of 
        appropriations and authorization requests;
          (6) the definitions of what constitutes impoundment--
        such as ``rescissions''' and ``deferrals''';
          (7) the process and determination by which 
        impoundments must be reported to and considered by 
        Congress;
          (8) the mechanisms to insure Executive compliance 
        with the provisions of the Impoundment Control Act, 
        title X--such as GAO review and lawsuits; and
          (9) the provisions which affect the content or 
        determination of amounts included in or excluded from 
        the congressional budget or the calculation of such 
        amounts, including the definition of terms provided by 
        the Budget Act.
    Sec. 101(e) OMB Nominees.--The Committee on the Budget and 
the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs 
shall have joint jurisdiction over the nominations of persons 
nominated by the President to fill the positions of Director 
and Deputy Director for Budget within the Office of Management 
and Budget, and if one committee votes to order reported such a 
nomination, the other must report within 30 calendar days 
session, or be automatically discharged.

                   Standing Order on the Referral of
                       Budget Process Legislation


                      123 CONG. REC. 26709 (1977)

    On August 4, 1977, the Senate by unanimous consent adopted 
a standing order on the joint referral of congressional budget 
process legislation to the Budget Committee and the 
Governmental Affairs Committee. In 2004 (as discussed above), 
the Senate adopted S. Res. 445, which, among other things, 
consolidated jurisdiction over legislation dealing with the 
congressional budget process under the Budget Committee.\9\ The 
adoption of S. Res. 445 effectively superseded the joint 
referral process established in the 1977 standing order.\10\ 
The 1977 standing order read as follows:
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    \9\S. Doc. No. 109-24, at 169 (2006), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/
details/CDOC-109sdoc24.
    \10\S. Res. 445, 108th Cong. (2004), https://www.congress.gov/108/
bills/sres445/BILLS-108sres
445ats.pdf.

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[L]egislation affecting the congressional budget process, as 
described below, [shall] be referred jointly to the Committees 
on the Budget and on Governmental Affairs. If one committee 
acts to report a jointly-referred measure, the other must act 
within 30 calendar days of continuous possession, or be 
automati[c]ally discharged.
    Legislative proposals affecting the congressional budget 
process to which this order applies are:
          First. The functions, duties, and powers of the 
        Budget Committee--as described in title I of the act;
          Second. The functions, duties, and powers of the 
        Congressional Budget Office--as described in title[s] 
        II and IV of the act [;]
          Third. The process by which Congress annually 
        establishes the appropriate levels of budget authority, 
        outlays, revenues, deficits or surpluses, and public 
        debt--including subdivisions thereof. That process 
        includes the establishment [of]: mandatory ceilings on 
        spending and appropriations; a floor on revenues; 
        timetables for congressional action on concurrent 
        resolutions, on the reporting of authorization bills, 
        and on the enactment of appropriation bills; and 
        enforcement mechanisms for the limits and timetables, 
        all as described in titles III and IV of the act [;]
          Fourth. The limiting of backdoor spending device[s]--
        as described in title IV of the act;
          Fifth. The timetables for Presidential submission of 
        appropriations and authorization requests--as described 
        in title VI of the act;
          Sixth. The definitions of what constitutes 
        impoundment--such as ``rescissions'' and ``deferrals,'' 
        as provided in the Impoundment Control Act, title X;
          Seventh. The process and determination by which 
        impoundments must be reported to and considered by 
        Congress--as provided in the Impoundment Control Act, 
        title X;
          Eighth. The mechanisms to insure Executive compliance 
        with the provisions of the Impoundment Control Act, 
        title X--such as GAO review and lawsuits; and
          Ninth. The provisions which affect the content or 
        determination of amounts included in or excluded from 
        the congressional budget or the calculation of such 
        amounts, including the definition of terms provided by 
        the Budget Act--as set forth in title I thereof.\11\
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    \11\123 Cong. Rec. 26,709 (Aug. 4, 1977), https://www.congress.gov/
bound-congressional-record/ 1977/08/04/senate-section.
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                       Joint Referral Resolution


                S. RES. 45, 94TH CONG., 1ST SESS. (1975)

    On January 30, 1975, the Senate reached a unanimous consent 
agreement to adopt S. Res. 45, a measure providing for joint 
referral of impoundment messages and legislation to the 
Appropriations Committee or appropriate authorizing committee. 
The Budget Committee was given referral of such matters to 
consider the ``macroeconomic implications, impact on priorities 
and aggregate spending levels, and the legality of the 
President's use of the deferral and rescission mechanism under 
title X.''\12\ As modified on April 11, 1986, the current text 
of the agreement reads as follows:\13\
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    \12\S. Doc. No. 109-24, at 13 (2006), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/
details/CDOC-109sdoc24.
    \13\S. Doc. No. 109-24, at 70 (2006), https://www.govinfo.gov/app/
details/CDOC-109sdoc24.

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    Resolved, (1) That messages received pursuant to title X of 
the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act be 
referred concurrently to the Appropriations Committee, to the 
Budget Committee, and to any other appropriate authorizing 
committee.
    (2) That bills, resolutions, and joint resolutions 
introduced with respect to rescissions and deferrals shall be 
referred to the Appropriations Committee, the Budget Committee, 
and pending implementation of section 410 of the Congressional 
Budget Impoundment Control Act and subject to section 401(d), 
to any other committee exercising jurisdiction over contract 
and borrowing authority programs as defined by section 
401(c)(2) (A) and (B). The Budget Committee and such other 
committees shall report their views, if any, to the 
Appropriations Committee within 20 days following referral of 
such messages, bills, resolutions, or joint resolutions. The 
Budget Committee's consideration shall extend only to macro-
economic implications, impact on priorities and aggregate 
spending levels, and the legality of the President's use of the 
deferral and rescission mechanism under title X. The 
Appropriations and authorizing committees shall exercise their 
normal responsibilities over programs and priorities.
    (3) If any committee to which a bill or resolution has been 
referred recommends its passage, the Appropriations Committee 
shall report that bill or resolution together with its views 
and reports of the Budget and any appropriate authorizing 
committees to the Senate within--
          (A) the time remaining under the Act in the case of 
        rescissions, or
          (B) within 20 days in the case of deferrals.
    (4) The 20 day period referred to herein means twenty 
calendar days; and for the purposes of computing the twenty 
days, recesses or adjournments of the Senate for more than 3 
days to a day certain shall not be counted; and for recesses 
and adjournments of more than 30 calendar days continuous 
duration or the sine die adjournment of a session, the 20 day 
period shall begin anew on the day following the reconvening of 
the Senate.

                           Rules of Procedure


             167 CONG. REC. S761 (DAILY ED. FEB. 22, 2021)

    Senate rule XXVI, paragraph 2, requires each committee to 
adopt rules (not inconsistent with the Rules of the Senate) for 
its internal procedure and to publish them in the Congressional 
Record by March 1 of the first year of each Congress. Further, 
any amendment to a committee's rules may not take effect until 
the amendment is published in the Congressional Record.\14\
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    On February 22, 2021, Chairman Bernard Sanders asked for 
unanimous consent that the rules of the Committee on the Budget 
for the 117th Congress be printed in the Record. There being no 
objection, the material was ordered to be printed in the 
Congressional Record, as follows:

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 Committee on the Budget U.S. Senate--Rules of Procedure for the 117th 
                                Congress


                              I. MEETINGS

    (1) The committee shall hold its regular meeting on the 
first Thursday of each month. Additional meetings may be called 
by the chair as the chair deems necessary to expedite committee 
business.
    (2) Each meeting of the committee, including meetings to 
conduct hearings, shall be open to the public, except that a 
portion or portions of any such meeting may be closed to the 
public if the committee determines by record vote in open 
session of a majority of the members of the committee present 
that the matters to be discussed or the testimony to be taken 
at such portion or portions--
          (a) will disclose matters necessary to be kept secret 
        in the interests of national defense or the 
        confidential conduct of the foreign relations of the 
        United States;
          (b) will relate solely to matters of the committee 
        staff personnel or internal staff management or 
        procedure;
          (c) will tend to charge an individual with crime or 
        misconduct, to disgrace or injure the professional 
        standing of an individual, or otherwise to expose an 
        individual to public contempt or obloquy, or will 
        represent a clearly unwarranted invasion of the privacy 
        of an individual;
          (d) will disclose the identity of any informer or law 
        enforcement agent or will disclose any information 
        relating to the investigation or prosecution of a 
        criminal offense that is required to be kept secret in 
        the interests of effective law enforcement; or
          (e) will disclose information relating to the trade 
        secrets or financial or commercial information 
        pertaining specifically to a given person if--
                  (i) an act of Congress requires the 
                information to be kept confidential by 
                Government officers and employees; or
                  (ii) the information has been obtained by the 
                Government on a confidential basis, other than 
                through an application by such person for a 
                specific Government financial or other benefit, 
                and is required to be kept secret in order to 
                prevent undue injury to the competitive 
                position of such person.
          (f) may divulge matters required to be kept 
        confidential under other provisions of law or 
        Government regulations.
    (3) Notice of, and the agenda for, any business meeting or 
markup shall be provided to each member and made available to 
the public at least 72 hours prior to such meeting or markup.

                II. CONSIDERATION OF BUDGET RESOLUTIONS

    (1) If the chair of the committee makes proposed 
legislative text of a concurrent resolution on the budget 
available to all committee members by 12:00 p.m., five days 
prior to the start of a meeting or markup to consider the 
resolution, during that meeting or markup:
          (a) it shall not be in order to consider a first 
        degree amendment unless the amendment has been 
        submitted to the chief clerk by 5:00 p.m. two days 
        prior to the start of the meeting or markup, except 
        that an amendment in the nature of a substitute offered 
        by the chair of the committee shall not be required to 
        be filed in advance, and;
          (b) it shall not be in order to consider a second 
        degree amendment unless the amendment has been 
        submitted to the chief clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the day 
        prior to the start of the meeting or markup, and;
          (c) it shall not be in order to consider a side-by-
        side amendment unless the amendment has been submitted 
        to the chief clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the day prior to the 
        start of the meeting or markup, and the amendment is 
        filed in relation to a particular first degree 
        amendment that is considered by the committee.
    (2) During consideration of a concurrent resolution on the 
budget, it shall not be in order to consider an amendment that 
would have no force or effect if adopted.

                       III. ORDER OF RECOGNITION

    Those members who are present at the start of any meeting 
of the committee including meetings to conduct hearings, shall 
be recognized in order of seniority based on time served as a 
member of the committee. Any members arriving after the start 
of the meeting shall be recognized, in order of appearance, 
after the most junior member.

                         IV. QUORUMS AND VOTING

    (1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) of this 
section, a quorum for the transaction of committee business 
shall consist of not less than one-third of the membership of 
the entire committee: Provided, that proxies shall not be 
counted in making a quorum.
    (2) A majority of the committee shall constitute a quorum 
for reporting budget resolutions, legislative measures or 
recommendations: Provided, that proxies shall not be counted in 
making a quorum.
    (3) For the purpose of taking sworn or unsworn testimony, a 
quorum of the committee shall consist of one Senator.
    (4)(a) The committee may poll--
          (i) internal committee matters including those 
        concerning the committee's staff, records, and budget;
          (ii) steps in an investigation, including issuance of 
        subpoenas, applications for immunity orders, and 
        requests for documents from agencies; and
          (iii) other committee business that the committee has 
        designated for polling at a meeting, except that the 
        committee may not vote by poll on reporting to the 
        Senate any measure, matter, or recommendation, and may 
        not vote by poll on closing a meeting or hearing to the 
        public.
    (b) To conduct a poll, the chair shall circulate polling 
sheets to each member specifying the matter being polled and 
the time limit for completion of the poll. If any member 
requests, the matter shall be held for a meeting rather than 
being polled. The chief clerk shall keep a record of polls; if 
the committee determines by record vote in open session of a 
majority of the members of the committee present that the 
polled matter is one of those enumerated in rule 1(2)(a)-(e), 
then the record of the poll shall be confidential. Any member 
may move at the committee meeting following a poll for a vote 
on the polled decision.

                               V. PROXIES

    When a record vote is taken in the committee on any bill, 
resolution, amendment, or any other question, a quorum being 
present, a member who is unable to attend the meeting may vote 
by proxy if the absent member has been informed of the matter 
on which the vote is being recorded and has affirmatively 
requested to be so recorded; except that no member may vote by 
proxy during the deliberations on Budget Resolutions unless a 
member is experiencing a health issue and the chair and ranking 
member agree to allow that member to vote by proxy on 
amendments to a Budget Resolution.

                  VI. HEARINGS AND HEARING PROCEDURES

    (1) The committee shall make public announcement of the 
date, place, time, and subject matter of any hearing to be 
conducted on any measure or matter at least 1 week in advance 
of such hearing, unless the chair and ranking member determine 
that there is good cause to begin such hearing at an earlier 
date.
    (2) At least 24 hours prior to the scheduled start time of 
the hearing, a witness appearing before the committee shall 
file a written statement of proposed testimony with the chief 
clerk who is responsible for circulating the proposed testimony 
to all members at the same time. The requirement that a witness 
submit testimony 24 hours prior to a hearing may be waived by 
the chair and the ranking member, following their determination 
that there is good cause for the failure of compliance.

                         VII. COMMITTEE REPORTS

    (1) When the committee has ordered a measure or 
recommendation reported, following final action, the report 
thereon shall be filed in the Senate at the earliest 
practicable time.
    (2) A member of the committee, who gives notice of an 
intention to file supplemental, minority, or additional views 
at the time of final committee approval of a measure or matter, 
shall be entitled to not less than 3 calendar days in which to 
file such views, in writing, with the chief clerk of the 
committee. Such views shall then be included in the committee 
report and printed in the same volume, as a part thereof, and 
their inclusions shall be noted on the cover of the report. In 
the absence of timely notice, the committee report may be filed 
and printed immediately without such views.

              VIII. USE OF DISPLAY MATERIALS IN COMMITTEE

    Committee members may use the electronic display system 
provided in the committee hearing room or physical graphic 
displays during any meetings or hearings of the committee. 
Physical graphic displays are limited to the following: Charts, 
photographs, or renderings: Size: no larger than 36 inches by 
48 inches. Where: on an easel stand next to the member's seat 
or at the rear of the committee room. When: only at the time 
the member is speaking. Number: no more than two may be 
displayed at a time.

               IX. CONFIRMATION STANDARDS AND PROCEDURES

    (1) Standards. In considering a nomination, the committee 
shall inquire into the nominee's experience, qualifications, 
suitability, and integrity to serve in the position to which he 
or she has been nominated. The committee shall recommend 
confirmation if it finds that the nominee has the necessary 
integrity and is affirmatively qualified by reason of training, 
education, or experience to carry out the functions of the 
office to which he or she was nominated.
    (2) Information Concerning the Nominee. Each nominee shall 
submit the following information to the chief clerk, who will 
distribute to the chairman and ranking member at the same time:
          (a) A detailed biographical resume which contains 
        information concerning education, employment, and 
        background which generally relates to the position to 
        which the individual is nominated, and which is to be 
        made public;
          (b) Information concerning financial and other 
        background of the nominee which is to be made public; 
        provided, that financial information that does not 
        relate to the nominee's qualifications to hold the 
        position to which the individual is nominated, tax 
        returns or reports prepared by federal agencies that 
        may be submitted by the nominee shall, after review by 
        the chair, ranking member, or any other member of the 
        committee upon request, be maintained in a manner to 
        ensure confidentiality; and,
          (c) Copies of other relevant documents and responses 
        to questions as the committee may so request, such as 
        responses to questions concerning the policies and 
        programs the nominee intends to pursue upon taking 
        office.
    (3) Report on the Nominee. After a review of all 
information pertinent to the nomination, a confidential report 
on the nominee may be prepared by the committee staff for the 
chair, the ranking member and, upon request, for any other 
member of the committee. The report shall summarize the steps 
taken and the results of the committee inquiry, including any 
unresolved matters that have been raised during the course of 
the inquiry.
    (4) Hearings. The committee shall conduct a hearing during 
which the nominee shall be called to testify under oath on all 
matters relating to his or her suitability for office, 
including the policies and programs which he or she would 
pursue while in that position. No hearing or meeting to 
consider the confirmation shall be held until at least 72 hours 
after the following events have occurred: the nominee has 
responded to the requirements set forth in subsection (2), and, 
if a report described in subsection (3) has been prepared, it 
has been presented to the chairman and ranking member, and is 
available to other members of the committee, upon request.

                          LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITY


                  Concurrent Resolutions on the Budget

    Section 301 (2 U.S.C. Sec. 632) of the 1974 Act requires 
Congress, by April 15 of each year, to complete action on a 
concurrent resolution on the budget for the fiscal year 
beginning on October 1 of that year. The central purpose of a 
budget resolution is to set a blueprint for the overall fiscal 
and budgetary policy and to establish a framework for the 
subsequent consideration of spending, revenue, and debt-limit 
legislation during the session and into the following 
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    During the 117th Congress, two (2) concurrent resolutions 
were discharged from the Committee pursuant to section 300 of 
the Congressional Budget Act, both of which passed both 
chambers of Congress and provided reconciliation instructions 
for bills signed into law by the President. A brief overview of 
these measures is as follows:

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    S. Con. Res. 5. February 2, 2021.--A concurrent resolution 
establishing the congressional budget for the Federal 
Government for fiscal year 2021, setting forth budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2022 through 2030, and providing 
reconciliation instructions for legislation that affects the 
deficit.
    The resolution was agreed to by both chambers of Congress 
on February 5, 2021, providing reconciliation directives for 
the budget reconciliation measure H.R. 1319, the ``American 
Rescue Plan Act,'' signed into law on March 11, 2021.\16\
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    S. Con. Res. 14. August 9, 2021.--A concurrent resolution 
establishing the congressional budget for the Federal 
Government for fiscal year 2022, setting forth budgetary levels 
for fiscal years 2023 through 2031, and providing 
reconciliation instructions for legislation that affects the 
deficit.
    The Senate agreed to the resolution on August 11, 2021, and 
the House agreed to the resolution on August 24, 2021. This 
resolution provided the reconciliation directives for measure 
H.R. 5376, colloquially referred to as ``The Inflation 
Reduction Act,'' signed into law on August 16, 2022.
    The Committee published S. Prt. 117-16 to accompany measure 
S. Con. Res. 14.

                Resolution Related to Committee Funding

    S. Res. 66. February 22, 2021.--An original resolution 
authorizing expenditures by the Committee on the Budget.

              Budget Resolutions Referred to the Committee

    S. Con. Res. 13. August 5, 2021.--A concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2022 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for the fiscal years 2023 through 
2031. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
    S. Con. Res. 41. June 6, 2022.--A concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2023 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2024 through 
2032. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
    S. Con. Res. 43. June 19, 2022.--A concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States 
Government for fiscal year 2023 and setting forth the 
appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2024 through 
2032. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).

                   Legislation Referred to Committee

    S. 232. February 4, 2021. Penny Plan to Enhance 
Infrastructure Act of 2021. Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY).
    S. 545. March 2, 2021. Railroad Employee Equity and 
Fairness Act. Sen. Rob Portman (R-OH).
    S. 793. March 17, 2021. CBO Show Your Work Act. Sen. Mike 
Lee (R-UT).
    S. 1174. April 15, 2021. Sustainable Budget Act of 2021. 
Sen. Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY).
    S. 1253. April 20, 2021. Maximizing America's Prosperity 
Act of 2021. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).
    S. 1392. April 27, 2021. A bill to establish the Federal 
Rainy Day Fund to control emergency spending. Sen. Mike Braun 
(R-IN).
    S. 1685. May 18, 2021. A bill to amend the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 respecting the scoring of preventive health 
savings. Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin (D-MD).
    S. 2127. June 17, 2021. Children's Budget Act. Sen. Robert 
Menendez (D-NJ).
    S. 2133. June 17, 2021. Focus on Children Act. Sen. Chris 
Van Hollen (D-MD).
    S. 2469. June 26, 2021. Make Rules Matter Act. Sen. Mike 
Braun (R-IN).
    S. 2548. July 29, 2021. Intergenerational Financial 
Obligations Reform Act. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).
    H. Con. Res. 44. July 29, 2021. Fiscal State of the Nation 
Resolution. Rep. Kathleen M. Rice (D-NY-4).
    S. Con. Res. 11. July 29, 2021. Fiscal State of the Nation 
Resolution. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ).
    S. 2723. September 13, 2021. FAIR Scoring Act. Sen. 
Elizabeth Warren (D-WA).
    S. 2744. September 14, 2021. Restraining Emergency War 
Spending Act. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).
    S. 2823. September 23, 2021. No Hearing, No Vote Act of 
2021. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).
    S. 3770. March 7, 2022. PRICE Act. Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT).
    S. 4020. April 6, 2022. Fight Inflation Through Balanced 
Budgets Act. Sen. Mike Braun (R-IN).
    S. 4115. April 28, 2022. Fairness for Crime Victims Act of 
2022. Sen. Patrick Toomey (R-PA).
    S. 4249. May 18, 2022. A bill to create a point of order 
against legislation making nondefense discretionary 
appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period 
of high inflation. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).
    S. 4250. May 18, 2022. A bill to create a point of order 
against legislation making nondefense discretionary 
appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period 
of high inflation. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).
    S. 4251. May 18, 2022. A bill to create a point of order 
against legislation making nondefense discretionary 
appropriations that would increase the deficit during a period 
of high inflation. Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL).

                           Committee Hearings


                     117TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

Why should taxpayers subsidize poverty wages at large profitable 
        corporations?

            February 25, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-29)
    Witness for Panel 1: Mr. Craig Jelinek, Chief Executive 
Officer, Costco.
    Witnesses for Panel 2: Mr. Terrence Wise, McDonald's 
worker, Kansas City, Missouri; Ms. Cynthia Murray, Walmart 
worker, Hyattsville, Maryland; Ms. Thea Lee, President, 
Economic Policy Institute; Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, 
American Action Forum; Mr. Carl Sobocinski, President, Table 
301 Restaurant Group; Mr. Jacob L. Vigdor, Ph.D., Professor of 
Public Policy & Governance, University of Washington.
    Witness for Panel 3: Ms. Cindy Brown Barnes, Director of 
Education, Workforce, and Income Security, Government 
Accountability Office.

The income and wealth inequality crisis in America

            March 17, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-33)
    Witnesses: Mr. John Lettieri, President and CEO, Innovation 
Group; Ms. Jenifer Bates, Amazon Worker, Bessemer, Alabama 
Fulfillment Center; Dr. Scott Winship, Resident Scholar and 
Director of Poverty Studies, American Enterprise Institute; Ms. 
Sarah Anderson, Global Economy Program Director, Institute for 
Policy Studies; The Honorable Robert B. Reich, Carmel P. 
Friesen's Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public 
Policy, University of California, Berkeley.

Ending a rigged tax code: The need to make the wealthiest people and 
        largest corporations pay their fair share of taxes

            March 25, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-42)
    Witnesses: Ms. Abigail E. Disney, Chief Executive Officer & 
Co-Founder, Fork Films, Chair & Co-Founder, Level Forward; Mr. 
Gabriel Zucman, Associate Professor of Economics, University of 
California, Berkeley; Ms. Amy Hanauer, Executive Director, 
Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy; Ms. Maya MacGuineas, 
President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Mr. 
Scott A. Hodge, President, Tax Foundation.

The cost of inaction on climate change

            April 15, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-44)
    Witnesses: Mr. David Wallace-Wells, Editor At Large, New 
York Magazine, Author, The Uninhabitable Earth; Dr. Robert B. 
Litterman, Chair, Climate-Related Market Risk Subcommittee, 
Commodity Futures Trading Commission; Dr. Joseph Stiglitz, 
Professor of Economics, Columbia University; Mr. George R. 
Oliver, Chairman and CEO, Johnson Controls, Chair, Business 
Roundtable Energy and Environment Committee; Mr. Richard J. 
Powell, Executive Director, ClearPath Inc.

Waste, fraud, cost overruns, and auditing at the Pentagon

            May 12, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-46)
    Witnesses: Dr. Lawrence Korb, Senior Fellow, Center for 
American Progress; Mr. William Hartung, Director, Arms and 
Security Program, Center for International Policy; Ms. Mandy 
Smithberger, Director, Center for Defense Information, Project 
on Government Oversight; Mr. Roger Zakheim, Director, Ronald 
Reagan Institute; LTG (Ret) Thomas Spoehr, Director, Center for 
National Defense, The Heritage Foundation.

The President's fiscal year 2022 budget proposal

            June 8, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-49)
    Witness: The Honorable Shalanda D. Young, Acting Director, 
Office of Management and Budget.

                     117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

Warrior Met and Wall Street greed: What corporate raiders are doing to 
        workers and consumers

            February 17, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-245)
    Witnesses for Panel 1: The Honorable Elizabeth Warren, 
United States Senator; The Honorable Tommy Tuberville, United 
States Senator.
    Witnesses for Panel 2: Mr. Cecil Roberts, International 
President, United Mine Workers of America; Mr. Braxton Wright, 
Mine Employee, Warrior Met Coal and Member, UMWA Local 2368.
    Witnesses for Panel 3: Dr. Nomi Prins, Economist and 
Author, Former Managing Director, Goldman Sachs; Mr. James 
Kwak, Research Fellow, University of Connecticut School of Law; 
Dr. Douglas Holtz-Eakin, President, American Action Forum; Mr. 
Duncan Wood, PhD, Vice President for Strategy & New 
Initiatives, The Wilson Center.

The President's fiscal year 2023 budget proposal

            March 30, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-235)
    Witness: The Honorable Shalanda D. Young, Director, Office 
of Management and Budget.

Corporate profits are soaring as prices rise: Are corporate greed and 
        profiteering fueling inflation?

            April 5, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-236)
    Witnesses: The Honorable Robert B. Reich, Carmel P. 
Friesen's Professor of Public Policy, Goldman School of Public 
Policy, University of California, Berkley; Ms. Lindsay Owens, 
Ph.D., Executive Director, Groundwork Collaborative; The 
Honorable Michael Faulkender, Ph.D., Dean's Professor of 
Finance, Robert H. Smith School of Business, University of 
Maryland.

Should taxpayer dollars go to companies that violate labor laws?

            May 5, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-259)
    Witnesses for Panel 1: Mr. Christian Smalls, President, 
Amazon Labor Union; Mr. Sean O'Brien, General President, 
International Brotherhood of Teamsters; Mr. Greg LeRoy, 
Executive Director, Good Jobs First; Ms. Rachel Greszler, 
Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Economic Freedom, The 
Heritage Foundation; Mr. Glenn Spencer, Senior Vice President, 
Employment Policy Division, U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
    Witness for Panel 2: Mr. Thomas Costa, Director, Education, 
Workforce, and Income Security, Government Accountability 
Office.

Medicare for all: Protecting health, saving lives, saving money

            May 12, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-260)
    Witnesses for Panel 1: Dr. Abdul El-Sayed, MD, DPhil, Harry 
A. and Margaret D. Towsley Foundation Policymaker in Residence, 
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, University of Michigan; 
Dr. Adam Gaffney, MD, MPH, Assistant Professor of Medicine, 
Harvard Medical School; Ms. Bonnie Castillo, RN, Executive 
Director, National Nurses United; The Honorable Charles 
Blahous, Ph.D., J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith Chair, Senior 
Research Strategist, Mercatus Center, George Mason University, 
Ms. Grace-Marie Turner, President, Galen Institute.
    Witness for Panel 2: The Honorable Phillip Swagel, Ph.D., 
Director, Congressional Budget Office.

Saving social security: Expanding benefits and demanding the wealthy 
        pay their fair share or cutting benefits and increasing 
        retirement anxiety

            June 9, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-287)
    Witnesses for Panel 1: Ms. Nancy J. Altman, President, 
Social Security Works; Mr. Robert Roach, Jr., President, 
Alliance for Retired Americans; Mr. Alex Lawson, Executive 
Director, Social Security Works; Ms. Maya MacGuineas, 
President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget; Mr. Shai 
Akabas, Director of Economic Policy, Bipartisan Policy Center.
    Witness for Panel 2: Mr. Stephen C. Goss, Chief Actuary, 
Social Security Administration.

                              Nominations


                     117TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

The nomination of Ms. Neera Tanden, of Massachusetts, to be Director of 
        the Office of Management and Budget

            February 10, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-25)
    Ms. Neera Tanden's nomination was referred jointly to the 
Committees on Budget and Homeland Security and Governmental Af 
fairs on January 20, 2021 (PN8-19); consideration of Ms. Neera 
Tanden was withdrawn by the nominee on March 2, 2021.

The nomination of Ms. Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be Deputy 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget

            March 2, 2021 (S. Hrg. 117-24)
    Ms. Shalanda Young's nomination was referred jointly to the 
Committees on Budget and Homeland Security and Governmental 
Affairs on January 20, 2021 (PN79-13). During an Executive 
Business Meeting held on March 10, 2021, the Committee voted 
favorably on the Nomination of Ms. Shalanda D. Young, of 
Louisiana, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management 
and Budget.

                     117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

The nomination of the Honorable Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, to be 
        Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
        nomination of the Honorable Nani A. Coloretti, of California, 
        to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget

            February 1, 2022 (S. Hrg. 117-232)
    Ms. Shalanda Young (PN1437) and Ms. Nani A. Coloretti's 
(PN1436) nominations were referred jointly to the Committees on 
Budget and Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on 
December 2, 2021. During an Executive Business Meeting held on 
February 9, 2022, the Committee voted favorably on the 
nominations of the Honorable Shalanda D. Young, of Louisiana, 
to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget and the 
Honorable Nani A. Coloretti, of California, to be Deputy 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget.

                         Committee Publications


                     117TH CONGRESS, FIRST SESSION

    S. Rpt. 117-16. Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for 
Fiscal Year 2022. To accompany S. Con. Res. 14.

                     117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

    S. Rpt. 117-22. Views and Estimates with Respect to the 
Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2023.
    S. Rpt. 117-23. The Congressional Budget Process.
    S. Rpt. 117-24. Tax Expenditures: Compendium of Background 
Material on Individual Provisions.

                        Official Communications


                     117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

    EC50 January 26, 2021.--An Executive Communication from the 
President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
a report relative to the designation for Overseas Contingency 
Operations/Global War on Terrorism all funding (including the 
rescission of funds) so designated by the Congress, pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the enclosed list of accounts; 
to the Committee on the Budget.
    EC1160 June 10, 2021.--An Executive Communication from the 
President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
the Budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 
2022; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 
1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the 
Committees on Appropriations; and the Budget.
    PM13 July 30, 2021.--An Executive Message from the 
President of the United States transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
report relative to the designation as emergency requirements 
all funding so designated by the Congress in the Emergency 
Security Supplemental Appropriations Act, 2021, pursuant to 
section 251(b)(2)(A) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act of 1985, for the enclosed list of accounts; 
to the Committee on the Budget.
    EC2000 September 21, 2021.--An Executive Communication from 
the Acting Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive 
Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
Seven-Day-After report for the Emergency Security Supplemental 
Act, 2021 (Public Law 117-31); to the Committee on the Budget.
    EC2054 September 23, 2021.--An Executive Communication from 
the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office 
of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
entitled ``OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and 
Congress for the Current Fiscal Year''; to the Special 
Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; 
Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban 
Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; 
Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; 
Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, 
Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on 
Intelligence; Joint Committee on Taxation; the Judiciary; Rules 
and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and 
Veterans' Affairs.

                     117TH CONGRESS, SECOND SESSION

    EC3712 April 26, 2022.--An Executive Communication from the 
Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of 
the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled 
``OMB Sequestration Report to Congress for Fiscal Year 2023''; 
to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and 
Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign 
Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland 
Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select 
Committee on Intelligence; Joint Committee on Taxation; the 
Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and 
Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.
    EC3713 April 26, 2022.--An Executive Communication from the 
President of the United States, transmitting, pursuant to law, 
the Budget of the United States Government for fiscal year 
2023; referred jointly, pursuant to the order of January 30, 
1975, as modified by the order of April 11, 1986; to the 
Committees on the Budget; and Appropriations.

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