119TH CONGRESS · UPDATED 10:23 PM ET

HOUSESTANDING COMMITTEE · SINCE 1974SINCE 1974

House Committee on the Budget

Writes the yearly budget resolution, a blueprint that sets totals for spending, taxes, deficits and debt. It does not fund programs itself, but it packages reconciliation bills and oversees the Congressional Budget Office.

Writes the yearly budget resolution that sets totals for spending, taxes and deficits. Also packages reconciliation bills.

WHAT IT DECIDES

Budget resolutionSpending and tax totalsReconciliation billsBudget process rulesCBO oversight

Hearings and markups budget.house.gov

ITS RECORD THIS CONGRESS

140 bills sent here. 16 came out.140 bills in. 16 came out.

11% CAME OUT · HOUSE AVERAGE 10%

REFERRED140

CAME OUT11%16

PASSED THE HOUSE81%13

BECAME LAW46%6

11% came out, against a House average of 10%.

REFERRED

140

THIS CONGRESS

CAME OUT

11% OF PREVIOUS

PASSED THE HOUSE

81% OF PREVIOUS

BECAME LAW

46% OF PREVIOUS

Bills can be sent to more than one committee. “Came out” means this committee voted to report it or was discharged from it, or the full House passed it.

AFTER THEY LEFT COMMITTEEON THE FLOOR

H.R. 9770 · JUL 21PASSEDContinuing Appropriations Act, 2027220–205PASSED220–205 H.R. 9770 · JUL 21AGREED TORule for Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027214–211AGREED TO214–211 H.R. 4238 · JUN 23PASSEDDLARAVOICEPASSEDVOICE H.R. 2913 · JUN 4PASSEDUkraine Support Act226–195PASSED226–195 H.R. 2913 · JUN 4AGREED TORule for Ukraine Support Act216–204AGREED TO216–204

BILLS WAITING HERE · 120

What the chair hasn’t taken up yetNot taken up yet

H.R. 10697 · SENT OCT 15 COSPONSORSH.R. 10697SENT OCT 1Allow Congress to terminate Posse Comitatus exceptionsTL;DR Federal law limits when the armed forces can be used for domestic law enforcement. The bill would let Congress end exceptions to that restriction for the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, and Space Force. The title does not specify how Congress would do so.Patrick RyanD-NY-18Patrick RyanD-NY-185 COSPONSORS H.R. 10619 · SENT SEP 280 COSPONSORSH.R. 10619SENT SEP 28Spending Safeguard ActTL;DR Some federal programs provide benefits or make other payments directly from federal funds. The bill would set spending limits for certain new or reauthorized direct-spending programs, based on estimated six-year costs, while excluding Medicare and Social Security. It would require public tracking and reports, and stop new obligations for a covered program after it reaches its limit.Virginia FoxxR-NC-5Virginia FoxxR-NC-50 COSPONSORS H.R. 10518 · SENT SEP 2112 COSPONSORSH.R. 10518SENT SEP 21Diversify ActTL;DR Preparing to teach can involve both college costs and a service requirement tied to financial assistance. The Diversify Act would raise TEACH Grant limits, allow service in high-need early childhood education programs to count, and bar monetary penalties for failing to complete the service requirement. It would also protect TEACH Grants from sequestration.Chuy GarcíaD-IL-4Chuy GarcíaD-IL-412 COSPONSORS H.R. 10462 · SENT SEP 162 COSPONSORSH.R. 10462SENT SEP 16Firefighter PFAS Injury Compensation Act of 2026TL;DR PFAS exposure and firefighters' health are the issue. The bill would create a federal program to compensate eligible firefighters for PFAS-related illnesses or deaths, with awards based on the condition, service, and special circumstances. Taxes on PFAS products and certain litigation awards would help fund compensation.Darren SotoD-FL-91 STORYDarren SotoD-FL-92 COSPONSORS1 STORY H.R. 10327 · SENT SEP 1020 COSPONSORSH.R. 10327SENT SEP 10Cost Estimates Improvement ActTL;DR Congressional cost estimates help lawmakers understand the budget effects of proposals. The bill would require CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation to include any costs of servicing the public debt in their estimates when practicable.Michael CloudR-TX-27Michael CloudR-TX-2720 COSPONSORS

MEMBERS · 37

In seniority order, so you can see who’s next in lineBy seniority, so you see who’s next in line

8 LEAVING AFTER THIS CONGRESS

DEMOCRATS16 SEATS

1Brendan F. BoylePA-2RANKING 2Lloyd DoggettTX-37RETIRING 3Bobby ScottVA-3 4Scott H. PetersCA-50 5Jimmy PanettaCA-19 6Bonnie Watson ColemanNJ-12RETIRING 7Stacey E. PlaskettVIRUNNING FOR GOV.8Veronica EscobarTX-16 9Ilhan OmarMN-5 10Becca BalintVT-AL

WHERE THEY’RE FROM22 STATES

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Darker means more members. California and Texas have the most, with 5 each.

WHAT IT HANDLES

Budget and public finance first, then government operations

POLICY AREA OF THE 140 BILLS SENT HERE

Budget and public finance5942%

Government operations1410%

Health139.3%

Education64.3%

Disasters and emergencies53.6%

Other4331%

ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSMOST COVERED

H.R. 1 · BECAME LAW959 STORIESOne Big Beautiful Bill Act H.R. 2913 · PASSED A CHAMBER8 STORIESUkraine Support Act H.R. 7148 · BECAME LAW4 STORIESConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

ITS BILLS IN THE NEWSSWIPE →

BECAME LAW959 STORIESH.R. 1: One Big Beautiful Bill Act PASSED A CHAMBER8 STORIESH.R. 2913: Ukraine Support Act BECAME LAW4 STORIESH.R. 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

HEARINGS AND MARKUPS

When it meets

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hearings this Congress

markups

A markup is where members amend a bill and vote to send it to the floor.

Nothing scheduled yet. Committees post meetings about a week ahead.

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