Hearing Recap: Fixing a Broken Budget and Spending Process – Perspectives of Two Former Chairmen
The Senate Budget Committee began a series of hearings on reforming the budget process on May 15. The first hearing, “Fixing a Broken Budget and...
Budget Process and Rules
WATCH: Conrad and Gregg Testify Before Senate Budget Committee
Two former Senate Budget chairmen are testifying today before the Senate Budget Committee on the failures of the current budget process and the...
Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 5/10/2019: The next two years will include several predictable fiscal policy deadlines that will force congressional action. Many of...
Last Year Was the Only Where Congress Did Not Vote On a Budget
Last year was a historically bad year for the Congressional budget process. Since 1976, it was the first time that neither the Senate or House voted...
Maya MacGuineas: How to Keep the Government Running When Lawmakers Fail To Do Their Job
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an ...
Ernst, Lankford, and Perdue Introduce The "No Budget, No Recess" Act
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Lankford (R-OK) and Perdue (R-GA), today introduced the "No Budget, No Recess" Act." The legislation...
Budget Changes in Proposed House Rules
House Democrats are proposing a package of rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress. The package contains many...
JSC Markup Amendment Tracker
November 30 Note: The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform was unable to advance its legislation out of committee...
JSC Failure is Disappointing
For Immediate Release
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) today failed to report its proposed legislation....
CRFB Statement on Joint Select Committee Markup
For Immediate Release
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) today released a ‘co-chairs mark’ and announced...