Committee on the Budget

21 members · 0 upcoming meetings · 21 referred bills

Leadership

• Chair: Lindsey Graham
• Ranking member: Jeff Merkley

Upcoming and recent meetings

• Business meeting to consider S.Con.Res.33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. Scheduled · May 20, 2026, 1:30 PM
• Hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 2027 budget proposal. Scheduled · Apr 16, 2026, 2:00 PM
• Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the facts and the path forward. Scheduled · Mar 25, 2026, 2:00 PM
• Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order. Scheduled · Mar 10, 2026, 2:00 PM
• Business meeting to consider the nomination of James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Scheduled · Mar 12, 2025, 6:00 PM
• Hearings to examine the nomination of James Bishop, of North Carolina, to be Deputy Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Scheduled · Mar 5, 2025, 3:00 PM
• Business meeting to markup an original concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2025 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2026 through 2034. Scheduled · Feb 12, 2025, 3:00 PM
• Business meeting to consider the nomination of Russell Vought, of Virginia, to be Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Scheduled · Jan 30, 2025, 5:00 PM

Referred bills

• S 2 · Secure America Act Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 52 - 47. Record Vote Number: 163. · Jun 5, 2026
• SCONRES 33 · A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. Committee on the Budget. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · May 20, 2026
• S 4455 · Public Lands Integrity Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. · Apr 30, 2026
• S 4372 · No Bias in the Baseline Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. · Apr 22, 2026
• S 4173 · Dollar-for-Dollar Deficit Reduction Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1582-1583) · Mar 24, 2026
• SRES 654 · A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the United States should reduce and maintain the Federal unified budget deficit at or below 3 percent of gross domestic product. Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S1444) · Mar 20, 2026
• S 3951 · Balanced Budget Responsibility Act of 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. · Feb 26, 2026
• S 3204 · Preventive Health Savings Act Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. · Nov 19, 2025
• SRES 458 · A resolution extending the enforcement of certain budgetary points of order in the Senate. Referred to the Committee on the Budget. (text: CR S7188) · Oct 21, 2025
• SCONRES 22 · A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure rejected in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 36 - 62. Record Vote Number: 521. (CR S6635-6637) · Sep 16, 2025
• S 2749 · A bill to exempt Medicare from any sequestration under Statutory PAYGO that is caused by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. · Sep 9, 2025
• S 2067 · Rescissions Act of 2025 Star Print ordered on the bill. · Sep 2, 2025