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Union Calendar No. 512

107th Congress, 2d Session – – – – – – – – – – House Report 107–811

ACTIVITIES

AND

SUMMARY REPORT

OF THE

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

One Hundred Seventh Congress

(Pursuant to House Rule XI, Cl. 1.(d))

JANUARY 2, 2003.—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 

JIM NUSSLE, Iowa, Chairman 

JOHN E. SUNUNU, New Hampshire 

Vice Chairman 

PETER HOEKSTRA, Michigan 

Vice Chairman 

CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire 

GIL GUTKNECHT, Minnesota 

VAN HILLEARY, Tennessee 

MAC THORNBERRY, Texas 

JIM RYUN, Kansas 

MAC COLLINS, Georgia 

GARY G. MILLER, California 

PAT TOOMEY, Pennsylvania 

WES WATKINS, Oklahoma 

DOC HASTINGS, Washington 

JOHN T. DOOLITTLE, California 

ROB PORTMAN, Ohio 

RAY LAHOOD, Illinois 

KAY GRANGER, Texas 

EDWARD SCHROCK, Virginia 

JOHN CULBERSON, Texas 

HENRY E. BROWN, JR., South Carolina 

ANDER CRENSHAW, Florida 

ADAM PUTNAM, Florida 

MARK KIRK, Illinois 

[Vacant] 

JOHN M. SPRATT, JR., South Carolina, 

Ranking Minority Member 

JIM MCDERMOTT, Washington 

BENNIE G. THOMPSON, Mississippi 

KEN BENTSEN, Texas 

JIM DAVIS, Florida 

EVA M. CLAYTON, North Carolina 

DAVID E. PRICE, North Carolina 

GERALD D. KLECZKA, Wisconsin 

BOB CLEMENT, Tennessee 

JAMES P. MORAN, Virginia 

DARLENE HOOLEY, Oregon 

TAMMY BALDWIN, Wisconsin 

CAROLYN MCCARTHY, New York 

DENNIS MOORE, Kansas 

MICHAEL M. HONDA, California 

JOSEPH M. HOEFFEL III, Pennsylvania 

RUSH D. HOLT, New Jersey 

JIM MATHESON, Utah 

[Vacant] 

PROFESSIONAL STAFF

RICH MEADE, Chief of Staff 

THOMAS S. KAHN, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel 

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LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL 

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET, 

Washington, DC, January 2, 2003. 

Hon. JEFF TRANDAHL, 

Clerk of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, 

Washington, DC. 

DEAR MR. TRANDAHL:

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 107th Congress. 

Sincerely, 

JIM NUSSLE, Chairman. 

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CONTENTS 

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Letter of Transmittal ....................................................................................... III 

Jurisdiction and Functions of the Committee ................................................ 1

Summary of Committee Activities .................................................................. 3

Summary of Activities in the 107th Congress: 

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget Cycle ................................................................ 6

Other Legislative Activities ...................................................................... 7

Budget Enforcement .................................................................................. 9

Oversight Activities ................................................................................... 9

Legislative History of Measures on Which Action Was Taken ..................... 12

Bills and Resolutions Referred to Committee ................................................ 21

Committee Publications: 

Committee Reports .................................................................................... 25

Committee Hearings ................................................................................. 25

House Budget Committee Majority Caucus Publications ...................... 29

House Budget Committee Minority Caucus Publications ...................... 34

Union Calendar No. 512

107TH CONGRESS REPORT " HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ! 2d Session 107–811

ACTIVITIES AND SUMMARY REPORT OF THE COMMITTEE 

ON THE BUDGET

JANUARY 2, 2003.—Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 

of the Union and ordered to be printed 

Mr. NUSSLE of Iowa, from the Committee on the Budget, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T

JURISDICTION AND FUNCTIONS OF THE COMMITTEE

The Committee on the Budget was established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. The committee has been responsible for 

developing and reporting the annual congressional budget resolution, for assembling and reporting any reconciliation legislation required by that resolution, and working on the congressional budget 

process. In the 105th Congress, its jurisdiction was expanded to include budget process, generally. 

The main purpose of the budget resolution is to provide an overall framework and plan for congressional action on spending and 

revenue legislation. It sets ceilings on total budget authority and 

outlays and a floor on total revenues. It also allocates spending authority to the appropriations committees and among the various 

authorizing committees of the House and Senate that have jurisdiction over direct spending programs. The limits and allocations set 

by the budget resolution are enforced through points of order in the 

House and Senate. 

The budget reconciliation process is used when changes in entitlement or tax law are needed to implement the plan set out in the 

budget resolution. The process begins with the inclusion of ‘‘reconciliation instructions’’ in the budget resolution. These instructions direct the appropriate authorizing committees to report legislation revising programs under their jurisdiction to change projected spending by specified amounts. They may also direct the taxwriting committees to report legislation revising tax law to change 

revenues by specified amounts. 

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In response to reconciliation instructions, the various committees 

report their legislative recommendations to the Budget Committee. 

The Budget Committee then assembles the legislation into an omnibus legislative package—without making any substantive revisions—for consideration by the House. The Budget Committee not 

only has jurisdiction over budget resolutions and reconciliation 

bills, it has legislative jurisdiction over major elements of the budget process and various statutory controls over the Federal budget. 

When the House of Representatives adopted Rules for the 104th 

Congress (H. Res. 6) on January 5, 1995, the Budget Committee 

achieved for the first time legislative jurisdiction over major elements of the congressional budget process and various statutory 

controls over the Federal budget. In adopting the Rules of the 

House of Representatives for the 105th Congress (H. Res. 5) on 

January 7, 1997, the Budget Committee extended its legislative jurisdiction even further to cover not only the congressional budget 

process but all budget process in general. The committee’s jurisdictional statement, House Rule X, clause 1(d), now reads as follows:

(1) Concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in 

section 3(4) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), 

other matters required to be referred to the committee 

under titles III and IV of that Act, and other measures setting forth appropriate levels of budget totals for the United 

States Government. 

(2) Budget process generally. 

(3) Establishment, extension, and enforcement of special 

controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary 

treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures 

providing exemption from reduction under any order 

issued under part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

Under subparagraph (d)(1), the Budget Committee has exclusive 

jurisdiction over both budgetary levels and budgetary concepts. 

And under subparagraph (d)(2), the Budget Committee has primary jurisdiction over the budget process, as well as, secondary jurisdiction over purely procedural aspects of the congressional budget process. Finally under subparagraph (d)(3), the Budget Committee has exclusive jurisdiction over the establishment, extension, 

and enforcement of mandatory and discretionary spending limits, 

PAYGO requirements, and other special budgetary mechanisms to 

control spending, the deficit, or the Federal budgets, including the 

sequestration process. 

In addition to its legislative duties, the Budget Committee continues to have responsibilities for oversight and studies. These responsibilities include oversight of the Congressional Budget Office; 

study of the outlay effects of existing and proposed legislation; 

study of off-budget entities; study of tax expenditures; and study of 

proposals to improve and facilitate the congressional budget process. 

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SUMMARY OF ACTIVITIES

FISCAL YEAR 2002 BUDGET CYCLE

The committee began consideration of the congressional budget 

for fiscal year 2002 on March 21, 2001, with the markup of the Fiscal Year 2002 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget, H. Con. Res. 

83. Out of 30 amendments offered, only 6 were adopted. 

Mr. Clement offered an amendment to increase spending levels 

of Functions 050, 600, and 700; and increase the revenue level set 

forth in the Chairman’s Mark. Mr. Thornberry offered a second degree amendment to strike the language of the amendment offered 

by Mr. Clement and replace it with a sense of Congress that requires the Secretary of Defense to provide the Congress with a report on concurrent retirement and disability benefits. The amendment offered by Mr. Clement, as amended by the second degree 

amendment offered by Mr. Thornberry was agreed to by a voice 

vote. 

Mr. Thompson offered an amendment to include in the resolution 

a sense of the Congress that the Federal Tax Code should support 

a significant expansion of Individual Development Accounts so that 

millions of low-income, working families can save, build assets, and 

move their lives forward. The amendment offered by Mr. Thompson 

was agreed to by a voice vote. 

Mr. Moran offered an amendment expressing the sense of the 

House of Representatives that rates of compensation for civilian 

employees of the United States should be adjusted at the same 

time, and in the same proportion, as are rates of compensation for 

members of the uniformed services. The amendment offered by Mr. 

Moran was agreed to by a voice vote. 

Mr. Clement offered an amendment expressing the sense of the 

Congress that the reconciliation directive for tax cuts called for in 

the budget resolution shall include language that makes State 

sales tax deductible against Federal income taxes. Mr. Nussle offered a second degree amendment to the amendment offered by Mr. 

Clement that expressed the sense of the Congress that the Committee on Ways and Means should include language that would 

make the State sales tax deductible against Federal income taxes. 

The amendment offered by Mr. Clement, as amended by the 

amendment offered by Mr. Nussle, was agreed to by a voice vote. 

Mr. Thompson offered an amendment expressing the sense of 

Congress that the Government should support the core operations 

of the Federal Emergency Management Agency by providing needed fire grant programs to assist our firefighters and rescue personnel as they respond to more than 17 million emergency calls annually. To accomplish this task, Congress supports preservation of 

the Assistance to Firefighters grant program. Continued support of 

the Assistance to Firefighters grant program will enable local firefighters to adequately protect the lives of countless Americans put 

at risk by insufficient fire protection. The amendment offered by 

Mr. Thompson was agreed to by voice vote. 

And finally, Mr. Capuano offered an amendment expressing the 

sense of Congress that: Function 550 of the President’s budget 

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tionwide. An emphasis must be placed on the role played by community health centers in underserved rural and urban communities. An increase in funding for community health centers should 

not come at the expense of the Community Access Program. Both 

programs should be funded adequately, with the intention of doubling funding for increased capacity for community health centers 

in addition to keeping the Community Access Program operational. 

The Medicare program must emphasize such preventive medical 

services as those provided by vision rehabilitation professionals in 

saving Government funds and preserving the independence of a 

growing number of seniors in the coming years. Funding under 

Function 550 should also reflect the importance of the Ryan White 

CARE Act. The amendment offered by Mr. Capuano was agreed to 

by a voice vote. 

The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 83, 

House Report 107–26, was filed on March 23, 2001. 

On March 22, the House agreed to a unanimous consent request 

that it be in order on March 27, 2001, for a period of debate not 

to exceed 3 hours on the fiscal year 2002 budget resolution; 2 hours 

were to be confined to the congressional budget and were equally 

divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget; 1 hour of debate was to be 

on the subject of economic goals and policies and was equally divided and controlled by Mr. Saxton and Mr. Stark. After the debate, no further consideration of the budget resolution would be in 

order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House. The 

House considered the budget resolution on March 27, 2001, pursuant to the unanimous consent request. 

The Committee on Rules reported a rule (H. Res. 100, H. Rept. 

107–30) providing for the consideration of the concurrent budget 

resolution. The rule provided for 50 total minutes of general debate, considered an amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the chairman of the Budget Committee to be adopted, and 

allowed the consideration of four alternative budgets: the DeFazio/

Kucinich Progressive Caucus Substitute; the Stenholm/Moore Blue 

Dog Substitute; the Flake Republican Study Committee Substitute; 

and the Spratt Democratic Substitute. The amendment in the nature of a substitute provided a separate allocation to the Committee on Appropriations for emergencies and natural disasters instead of the reserve fund for emergencies included in the committee 

reported bill. H. Res. 100 was passed by the House on March 28, 

2001. 

Under the terms of H. Res. 100, the House considered the H. 

Con. Res. 83 on March 28, 2001. All four alternative budgets made 

in order were defeated on recorded votes; and the budget resolution 

was agreed to by a recorded vote (222–205). 

H. Con. Res. 83 passed the Senate on April 6, 2001; and on April 

24, 2001, the House agreed to a conference with the Senate on the 

budget resolution. The conference committee met on April 25, 2001, 

and Senator Domenici was elected the chairman of the conference. 

The conferees agreed to a conference report, H. Rept. 107–60. The 

House agreed to the conference report on May 9, 2001, by a recorded vote (221–207) and the Senate agreed to the conference report the next day. 

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Section 104 of the conference report set forth reconciliation instructions for the Committee on Ways and Means to propose 

changes in its laws within its jurisdiction necessary to reduce revenues by not more than $1.25 trillion through 2011. The deadline 

for the committee’s submission was May 18, 2001. 

Chairman Thomas introduced H.R. 1836 on May 15, 2001, combining the provisions of several bills reported earlier from the Committee on Ways and Means including: H.R. 3, the Economic Growth 

and Tax Relief Act; H.R. 6, the Marriage Penalty and Family Tax 

Relief Act; H.R. 8, the Death Tax Elimination Act; H.R. 10, the 

Comprehensive Retirement Security and Pension Reform Act; and 

H.R. 622, the Adoption Tax Credits Act. 

The House agreed to H.R. 1836 on May 16, 2001 by a recorded 

vote (230–197). The Senate considered the reconciliation bill on 

May 21, 22, and 23, 2001; finally agreeing to the bill on May 23 

by a recorded vote (62–38). The House agreed to a conference on 

the same day. 

The conference committee agreed to a conference report (H. Rept. 

107–84), that the House agreed to on May 26, 2001, by a recorded 

vote (240–154). The Senate agreed to the conference report on the 

same day also by a recorded vote (58–33). The bill became Public 

Law 107–16 when the President signed the bill on June 7, 2001. 

The committee planned to meet on the morning of September 11, 

2001 to consider the Social Security Protection and Debt Retirement Act of 2001. Due to terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and Shanksville, PA, the committee meeting was 

cancelled shortly before it was to have convened. 

The act would have assured that the Social Security surplus was 

made whole by reducing fiscal year 2002 discretionary spending 

such that funds available for public debt reduction were at least 

equal to the fiscal year 2001 Social Security surplus. The savings 

would have offset any loss of debt reduction that results from ‘‘onbudget’’ (commonly known as non-Social Security) spending exceeding on-budget revenues in fiscal year 2001. Savings would have 

been achieved through an across-the-board reduction (or sequestration) in discretionary spending for fiscal year 2002 that is not exempted by existing law or by this legislation. The amount of any 

reduction would have ensured outlay savings equal to the amount 

by which fiscal year 2001 on-budget spending exceeded fiscal year 

2001 on-budget revenues. 

The amount sequestered was to be given directly to the Bureau 

of Public Debt, and placed in a special account for debt reduction. 

The reductions would have been applied to most programs subject 

to annual appropriations, but all entitlement programs—such as 

Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, food stamps, veterans’ pensions and compensation, and so on—were to be exempt from reductions. This bill was ultimately not introduced. 

On October 11, 2001, the Committee on the Budget considered 

H.R. 3084, the Interim Budget Control and Enforcement Act of 

2001. The purpose of this bill was to revise two limits on Federal 

spending: the discretionary spending limits, which are set forth in 

law and are enforced through automatic spending cuts, and the levels in the budget resolution (H. Con. Res. 83) adopted by Congress 

in May and which are enforced through points of order. The bill 

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was ordered reported by voice vote without amendment. Chairman 

Nussle reported H.R. 3084 to the House on December 13, 2001. 

FISCAL YEAR 2003 BUDGET CYCLE

The congressional budget cycle commenced on March 13, 2002, 

with the markup of the Fiscal Year 2003 Concurrent Resolution on 

the Budget, H. Con. Res. 353. Out of 27 amendments offered, only 

6 were adopted. 

Mr. Putnam offered an amendment related to border security. 

The amendment expressed the sense of the House that the budget 

resolution assumes $380 million in Function 750 will be used to implement a visa tracking system in the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The amendment offered by Mr. Putnam was agreed to 

by a voice vote. 

Mr. Gutknecht offered an amendment that expressed the sense 

of the House that rural and lower-payment areas within the 

Medicare+Choice program, which receive lower reimbursements 

due to the formula used in the program, should receive any 

additional funds given to the Medicare+Choice program if a bill reforming Medicare is reported from the Ways and Means Committee. Mr. Gutknecht’s amendment was agreed to by the committee. 

Mr. Nussle offered an en bloc amendment comprised of four 

amendments: an amendment sponsored by Mr. Moran that it is the 

sense of the House that compensation for civilian employees of the 

United States should be adjusted at the same time, and in the 

same proportion, as are rates of compensation as the military; an 

amendment sponsored by Mr. Price that increased budget authority 

in Function 750 by $400 million in fiscal years 2003, 2004, and 

2005, and reduced budget authority by the same amount in Function 800 in order to increase funding for poll worker training and 

voter education and other election-related needs; an amendment 

expressing the sense of Congress on Asset Building for the Working 

Poor sponsored by Mr. Thompson to encourage the creation of Individual Development Accounts, which are savings accounts for lowincome people augmented by the Federal Government; and an 

amendment sponsored by Ms. Hooley expressing the sense of Congress that indicates the resolution assumes that the Pacific Northwest salmon recovery program, administered by Federal agencies 

on the Federal Columbia River Power System and Pacific coast, 

should be made a high-priority item for funding. The en bloc 

amendment was agreed to by voice vote. 

The report accompanying House Concurrent Resolution 353, 

House Report 107–376, was filed on March 15, 2002. 

The Committee on Rules reported a rule (H. Res. 372, H. Rept. 

107–380) providing for the consideration of the concurrent budget 

resolution. The rule provided 3 hours of general debate, with 2 

hours confined to the congressional budget equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, and 1 hour on the subject of economic goals 

and policies equally divided and controlled by Representative 

Saxton of New Jersey and Representative Stark of California or 

their designees. The rule also provided that the amendment in the 

nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee on 

Rules (H. Rept. 107–380) shall be considered as adopted in the 

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House and in the Committee of the Whole. The House passed H. 

Res. 372 on March 20, 2002. 

Under the terms of H. Res. 372, the House considered the H. 

Con. Res. 353 on March 20, 2002; and, the budget resolution was 

agreed to by a recorded vote (221–209). Although the Senate Budget Committee reported a budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 100, S. 

Rept. 107–141), the Senate never considered or agreed to a budget 

resolution for fiscal year 2003. As a result, the Congress never 

adopted the budget resolution for fiscal year 2003. 

On May 22, 2002, the House considered a special resolution, H. 

Res 428, authorizing enforcement of the House budget resolution 

levels. The House agreed to H. Res. 428 by a recorded vote (216–

209, 3 present). The resolution deemed the entire House-passed 

budget resolution to be in force, governing all spending bills that 

were brought to the House. In effect, the House adopted a final 

budget, even in the absence of Senate action. This meant that congressional budget controls under the Budget Act could be enforced. 

It was eventually deemed to be in force for the beginning of the 

108th Congress as well. 

On November 12, 2002, Chairman Nussle introduced H.R. 5708, 

a bill to reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, which was referred 

to the Committee on the Budget. On November 13, 2002, the Committee on Rules reported a rule (H. Res. 602, H. Rept. 107–775) 

providing for the consideration of H.R. 5708. After the House 

agreed to H. Res. 602 on November 14, 2002, the House considered 

and agreed to the bill by recorded vote (366–19). The Senate agreed 

to the bill by unanimous consent and the bill was signed into law 

on December 2, 2002 (Public Law 107–312). 

OTHER LEGISLATIVE ACTIVITIES

H. Res. 5, the organizing resolution 

The organizing resolution (H. Res. 5) adopted by the House on 

January 3, 2001 at the commencement of the One Hundred Seventh Congress contained several provisions related to the congressional budget process. H. Res. 5 repealed the so-called Gephardt 

Rule that provided for the automatic passage of a debt-limit bill 

upon the House passage of a conference report on the concurrent 

budget resolution. 

The resolution also contained several provisions relating to the 

enforcement of the Congressional Budget. The first provision clarified that references in section 306 of the Congressional Budget Act 

of 1974 to resolutions shall be construed in the House of Representatives as references to a joint resolution. 

The second provisions clarifies that section 303 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 applies to manager’s amendments made 

in order and deemed to be original text by operation of a special 

rules. The third provision clarifies that the establishment for a 

Federal office or position a specified or minimum level of compensation to be funded by annual discretionary appropriations shall not 

be considered as providing new entitlement authority within the 

meaning of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. 

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Commission on Federal Budget Concepts Act of 2001

On August 1, 2001, the Committee on the Budget considered 

H.R. 981, a bill to provide a biennial budget for the United States 

Government. The bill amended the Congressional Budget Act of 

1974 to revise the Federal and congressional budget processes by 

establishing a 2-year budgeting and appropriations cycle and timetable. It defined the budget biennium as the two consecutive fiscal 

years beginning on October 1 of any odd-numbered year. Chairman 

Nussle offered an amendment in the nature of a substitute that 

was agreed to by vote. The amendment would have established a 

16-member commission to review, evaluate, and make recommendations respecting the budget concepts that underlie the 

Federal budget and the Federal budget process. The committee ordered the bill reported to the House. 

On September 5, 2001, Chairman Nussle reported H.R. 981, now 

the Commission on Federal Budget Concepts Act, to the House (H. 

Rept. 107–200 Part 1). The Committee on Rules, which had secondary jurisdiction over H.R. 981, reported the bill to the House on 

November 14, 2001 (H. Rept. 107–200 Part 2).

Spending limits and budgetary allocations for fiscal year 2002

On December 20, 2001, the House agreed to the conference report on H.R. 3338, the Department of Defense appropriations bill 

for fiscal 2002. Division C of H.R. 3338 contained several amendments within the jurisdiction of the Committee on the Budget. Division C amended the discretionary spending limits in section 

251(c)(6) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act and changed the balance of direct spending and receipts legislation for fiscal years 2001 and 2002 calculated under that act to 

zero. Division C also revised the aggregates and allocation set forth 

in H. Con. Res. 83 to reflect the change in the discretionary spending limits. Finally, Division C required the President to include in 

his fiscal year 2003 budget a report identifying emergency-designated legislation related to the events of September 11, 2001.

Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 2002

On February 28, 2002, the House agreed to go to conference with 

the Senate on the Farm Security and Rural Investment Act of 

2002, H.R. 2646. Three Members of the Budget Committee were 

appointed by the Speaker as representative of the Budget Committee—Jim Nussle, John Sununu, and John M. Spratt, Jr.—for 

the consideration of section 197 of the Senate amendment. H.R. 

2646 (enacted as Public Law 107–171 on May 13, 2002) amends 

and extends the major farm income support, land conservation, 

food assistance, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, and energy programs administered by the U.S. Department 

of Agriculture. Section 197 of the Senate amendment designated 

the Emergency Agriculture Assistance provided under the Senate 

amendment as an emergency for purposes of section 252(e) of the 

Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 

U.S.C. 901(e)). The emergency designation was not included in the 

conference agreement.

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Securing America’s Future Energy Act of 2001

H.R. 4 passed the Senate on April 25, 2002. The Senate amendment contained a provision related to the contents of the President’s budget submission. As a result, when the House appointed 

conferees to the conference committee on H.R. 4, the Speaker appointed Chairman Nussle, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Moore as representatives of the Committee on the Budget. The conference committee met eight times between June 2002 and October 2002 but 

was unable to agree on a conference report.

BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

Under Chairman Nussle’s leadership, the committee worked diligently to enforce the budget in the 107th Congress. Committee 

staff monitored all legislation prepared for consideration on the 

House floor for spending and revenue implications. By working 

with authorizing and appropriations committee staff, the Rules 

Committee and House leadership, legislation that would have violated the budget was often amended to avoid conflicts with the 

budget or dropped from House floor consideration altogether. 

Chairman Nussle consistently objected to legislation brought before 

the House that violated the budget. 

An especially visible aspect of the committee’s effort to enforce 

the budget involved educating Members of Congress and their staff 

on the budgetary implications of the bills to be considered by Congress. Beginning in May 2001, majority committee staff produced 

a report called ‘‘Budget Week’’ every week the House was in session. ‘‘Budget Week’’ reported on the budgetary implications of each 

bill scheduled for consideration in a given week. A green, yellow, 

and red flag system enabled Members to quickly identify bills that 

violated the Budget Act. In the 107th Congress, the committee released 47 ‘‘Budget Weeks.’’

In addition to ‘‘Budget Week,’’ the committee also produced more 

in depth reports on appropriations and on other bills with significant budgetary implications. The committee released 44 ‘‘Appropriations Updates’’ and 9 ‘‘Legislative Updates.’’

OVERSIGHT ACTIVITIES

The Budget Committee’s oversight responsibilities are determined by both the breadth of the Federal budget and the relatively 

narrow focus of its legislative jurisdiction. 

Under clause 1(d)(1) of House Rule X, the primary responsibility 

of the Budget Committee is the development of a concurrent budget 

resolution that sets spending and revenue levels in aggregate and 

across 20 budget functions. These 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 nonbudgetary, such as the Federal Reserve. 

Although the subject matter of the budget is inherently broad, 

the committee’s formal oversight responsibility focuses on law governing the budget process and the agencies responsible for administering elements of those laws. Under clauses 1(d)(2) and (3) of 

House Rule X, the major laws falling within its oversight are the 

Budget and Accounting Act of 1920, the Congressional Budget Act 

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of 1974, and the Emergency Balanced Budget and Deficit Control 

Act of 1985. 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 

and the Congressional Budget Office. 

In addition to these general oversight responsibilities, the Budget 

Committee has the special oversight responsibility under clause 3 

of House Rule X to study the effect of budget outlays of existing 

and proposed legislation and to request and evaluate continuing 

studies of tax expenditures. 

The committee met on February 7, 2001, to organize for the 

107th Congress. In addition to adopting rules of procedure for the 

committee, the committee also adopted a written oversight plan. 

The oversight plan called for the committee to hold hearings in the 

process of developing the annual concurrent budget resolutions. 

The committee planned to receive testimony from Members of Congress, Cabinet-level and other Federal officials, State and local officials, and expert witnesses to review the President’s budget submissions and other alternatives to programs and activities. The 

committee plan called for 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 General Accounting Office and the Offices of the Inspectors General. The oversight plan specifically called on the committee to oversee the Office 

of Management and Budget’s implementation of budget submission, 

control, execution, and enforcement procedures under the Budget 

and Accounting Act of 1920, the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 

the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 

the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990, and other applicable laws. 

The oversight plan also called for the evaluation and study of direct 

spending and tax incentives policies and monetary policy and its effects on the Federal budget. 

In furtherance of the committee oversight plan, the committee 

held 35 hearings in the 107th Congress. A list of the hearings held 

and the witnesses questioned can be found under the Committee 

Publications section of this report. 

On May 2, 2002 the committee held a hearing intended to begin 

a process of reviewing the role and performance of the Congressional Budget Office [CBO], as required of the Committee on the 

Budget under House Rules. The hearing addressed several questions including: how is CBO carrying out its role as envisioned by 

the 1974 Congressional Budget Act and emerging needs of the Congress; how does the agency maintain its nonpartisan nature; and 

how does CBO strive to improve the accuracy of its economic and 

budgetary projections? Although the Budget Act calls for regular 

review of CBO’s activities and performance, the practice had not 

previously been part of the normal activities of either the House or 

Senate Budget Committee. 

On June 6 and 7, 2002 Chairman Jim Nussle hosted an International Symposium for Chairpersons of Parliamentary Budget 

Committees of Organization For Economic Co-Operation And Development Member Countries. Parliamentarians from Australia, 

Belgium, Chile, China, Denmark, Finland, France, Hungary, Israel, 

Italy, Korea, Mexico, the Netherlands, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, 

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Spain, Sweden, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Nations, and the 

European Parliament participated in the symposium. The symposium was entitled Holding the Executive Accountable: New Challenges. Mr. Nussle chaired session on: Fiscal Rules and Fiscal 

Risks; Budgeting for Emergencies; The United States General Accounting Office; Reforming Entitlement Spending; the U.S. Congressional Budget Office; Performance Budgeting; and Accrual Accounting. 

During the 107th Congress, the committee received eight General Accounting Office reports pursuant to requests made by the 

chairman: 

1. January 2001, Department of Education: Key Aspects of the 

Federal Direct Loan Program’s Cost Estimates, GAO–01–197. 

2. April 2001, Environmental Liabilities: DOD Training Range 

Cleanup Cost Estimates Are Likely Understated, GAO–01–479. 

3. June 2001, Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance 

Report, GAO–01–777. 4. July 2001, Canceled DOD Appropriations: $615 Million of Illegal or Otherwise Improper Adjustments, GAO–01–697. 

5. September 2001, National Transportation Safety Board: Weak 

Internal Control Impaired Financial Accountability, GAO–01–1032. 

6. December 2001, Environmental Liabilities: Cleanup Costs 

From Certain DOD Operations Are Not Being Reported, GAO–02–

117. 

7. June 2002, Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance 

Report, GAO–02–794. 

8. July 2002, Canceled DOD Appropriations: Improvements Made 

but More Corrective Actions Are Needed, GAO–02–747. 

Pursuant to a request made on March 14, 2001, the General Accounting Office presented a formal briefing to the staff of the Committee on the Budget. The briefing covered the use of electronic 

means of delivering Federal services. 

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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. RES. 5

Sponsor—Richard K. Armey [TX–26] 

Date Introduced—January 3, 2001

Title—Adopting rules for the One Hundred Seventh Congress. 

January 3, 2001—Considered as privileged matter. 

January 3, 2001—On ordering the previous question Agreed to 

by voice vote. 

January 3, 2001—Mr. Moakley moved to commit with instructions to Rules. 

January 3, 2001—The previous question on the motion to commit 

with instructions was ordered without objection. 

January 3, 2001—On motion to commit with instructions Failed 

by the Yeas and Nays: 199–213. 

January 3, 2001—On agreeing to the resolution Agreed to by the 

Yeas and Nays: 215–206. 

January 3, 2001—Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed 

to without objection. 

H. RES. 428

Sponsor—Pete Sessions [TX] 

Date introduced—May 22, 2002. 

Title—Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4775) making 

supplemental appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2002, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2002—The House Committee on Rules reported an original measure, H. Rept. 107–484, by Mr. Sessions, providing for the 

consideration of H.R. 4775 and providing that House Concurrent 

Resolution 353, as adopted by the House, shall have force and effect as though adopted by Congress. 

May 22, 2002—Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 164. 

May 22, 2002—Considered as privileged matter. 

May 22, 2002—The House agreed to the resolution by the yeas 

and nays: 216–209, 3 present (Roll No. 194). 

H. CON. RES. 83

Sponsor—Jim Nussle [IA–2]. 

Title—Establishing the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional 

budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, 

and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal 

years 2003 through 2011.

March 23, 2001—The House Committee on the Budget reported 

an original measure, H. Rept. 107–26, by Mr. Nussle. 

March 23, 2001—Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 

17. 

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March 27, 2001—Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 100 reported to House. The rule provides for the consideration of H. Con. 

Res. 83. 

March 28, 2001—H. Res. 100 passed House. 

March 28, 2001—Mr. Nussle asked unanimous consent, that during consideration of H. Con. Res. 83 pursuant to H. Res. 100; the 

further amendment that he had placed at the desk be considered 

as adopted in the House. The request was agreed to without objection. 

March 28, 2001—H. Con. Res. 83 was considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 100. 

March 28, 2001—The House agreed to the resolution by the yeas 

and nays: 222–205 (Roll No. 70). 

March 28, 2001—Received in the Senate and referred to the 

Committee on the Budget. 

April 2, 2001—Senate Committee on the Budget discharged. 

April 2, 2001—Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 25. 

April 2, 2001—Motion to proceed to consideration of measure 

agreed to in Senate by unanimous consent. 

April 3, 2001—Considered by Senate. 

April 4, 2001—Considered by Senate. 

April 5, 2001—Considered by Senate. 

April 6, 2001—Considered by Senate. 

April 6, 2001—Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by yea-nay vote: 65–35. Record vote No.: 86. 

April 23, 2001—Senate insists on its amendment, asks for a conference, appoints conferees Domenici, Grassley, Nickles, Gramm, 

Bond, Conrad, Hollings, Sarbanes and Murray. 

April 24, 2001—Message on Senate action sent to the House. 

April 24, 2001—Mr. Nussle asked unanimous consent that the 

House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. 

April 24, 2001—On motion that the House disagree to the Senate 

amendment, and agree to a conference agreed to without objection. 

April 24, 2001—Motion to instruct conferees: Mr. Spratt moved 

that the managers on the part of the House at the conference on 

the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the Senate amendment 

to the concurrent resolution be instructed. The motion failed by the 

yeas and nays: 200–207 (Roll No. 85). 

April 24, 2001—The Speaker appointed conferees: Nussle, 

Sununu, and Spratt. 

April 25, 2001—Conference held. 

May 3, 2001—Conference report H. Rept. 107–55 filed. 

May 8, 2001—House recommitted the conference report pursuant 

to H. Res. 134. 

May 8, 2001—Conference report H. Rept. 107–60 filed. 

May 8, 2001—Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 136 reported 

to House. The resolution provides for consideration of the conference report to H. Con. Res. 83. 

May 9, 2001—Rule H. Res. 136 passed House. 

May 9, 2001—Mr. Nussle brought up conference report H. Rept. 

107–60 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 136. 

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May 9, 2001—The House agreed to the conference report by the 

yeas and nays: 221–207 (Roll No. 104). 

May 9, 2001—Conference report considered in Senate. 

May 10, 2001—Conference report considered in Senate. 

May 10, 2001—The Senate agreed to conference report by yeanay vote: 53–47. Record vote No.: 98. 

H. CON. RES. 353

Sponsor—Jim Nussle [IA–2]. 

Title—Establishing the congressional budget for the United States 

Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth appropriate 

budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007.

March 15, 2002—The House Committee on the Budget reported 

an original measure, H. Rept. 107–376, by Mr. Nussle. 

March 15, 2002—Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 

218. 

March 20, 2002—Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 372 reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H. 

Con. Res. 353. 

March 20, 2002—Rule H. Res. 372 passed House. 

March 20, 2002—Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 

372. 

March 20, 2002—The House agreed to the resolution by the yeas 

and nays: 221–209 (Roll No. 79). 

March 21, 2002—Received in the Senate and referred to the 

Committee on the Budget. 

H.R. 4

Sponsor—W.J. Tauzin [LA–3]. 

Date introduced—July 27, 2001. 

Title—To enhance energy conservation, research and development 

and to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply 

for the American people, and for other purposes.

July 27, 2001—Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, Ways and 

Means, Resources, Education and the Workforce, Transportation 

and Infrastructure, 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. 

July 25, 2001—Hearing held by House Energy and Commerce 

Committee Subcommittee on Energy and Air Quality. 

August 1, 2001—Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 216 reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 

4. 

August 1, 2001—Rule H. Res. 216 passed House. 

August 1, 2001—Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 

216. 

August 2, 2001—The House passed the bill by recorded vote: 

240–189 (Roll No. 320). 

August 2, 2001—Received in the Senate. 

August 3, 2001—Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. 

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September 4, 2001—Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 145. 

April 25, 2002—Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 

April 25, 2002—Senate struck all after the enacting clause and 

substituted the language of S. 517 amended. 

April 25, 2002 Passed Senate in lieu of S.517 with an amendment by yea-nay vote: 88–11. Record vote No.: 94. 

April 25, 2002—Senate insisted on its amendment, requested a 

conference. 

May 1, 2002—Senate appointed conferee(s) Bingaman; Hollings; 

Baucus; Kerry; Rockefeller; Breaux; Reid; Jeffords; Lieberman; 

Murkowski; Domenici; Grassley; Nickles; Lott; Craig; Campbell; 

Thomas. 

June 12, 2002—Mr. Barton asked unanimous consent that the 

House disagree to the Senate amendment, and agree to a conference. 

June 12, 2002—On motion that the House disagree to the Senate 

amendment, and agree to a conference agreed to without objection. 

June 12, 2002—Mr. Markey moved that the House instruct conferees. 

June 12, 2002—On motion that the House instruct conferees 

agreed to by the yeas and nays: 412–1, 2 present (Roll No. 223). 

June 12, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees: from the Committee on Energy and Commerce—Tauzin, Bilirakis, Barton, 

Upton, Stearns, Gillmor, Burr, Dingell, Waxman, Markey, Boucher, 

Gordon, and Rush; from the Committee on Agriculture—Combest, 

Lucas (OK), and Stenholm; from the Committee on Armed Services—Stump, Weldon (PA), and Skelton; from the Committee on the 

Budget—Nussle, Gutknecht, and Moore; from the Committee on 

Education and the Workforce—McKeon, Norwood, and Miller, 

George; from the Committee on Financial Services—Oxley, Roukema, and LaFalce; from the Committee on the Judiciary—Sensenbrenner, Smith (TX), and Conyers; from the Committee on Resources—Hansen, Cubin, Rahall, and Miller, George; from the 

Committee on Science—Boehlert, Bartlett, Hall, Costello, and 

Woolsey; from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure—Young (AK), Petri, Oberstar, Costello, Borski, and DeFazio; 

from the Committee on Ways and Means—Thomas, McCrery, and 

Rangel; and DeLay. 

June 27, 2002—Conference held. 

July 25, 2002—Conference held. 

September 12, 2002—Conference held. 

September 19, 2002—Conference held. 

September 25, 2002—Conference held. 

September 26, 2002—Conference held. 

October 2, 2002—Conference held. 

October 3, 2002—The Speaker appointed a conferee in addition 

to the appointment from the Committee on Resources, for consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Cubin. 

October 3, 2002—Conference held. 

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H.R. 981

Sponsor—Charles Bass [NH–2]. 

Date introduced—March 13, 2001. 

Title—To provide a biennial budget for the United States Government.

March 13, 2001—Referred to the Committee on the Budget for a 

period ending not later than April 13, 2001, and in addition to the 

Committee on Rules and the Committee on Government Reform, 

for a period to be determined subsequently by the Speaker, in each 

case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

April 4, 2001—House Committee on the Budget granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than September 

5, 2001. 

August 1, 2001—Committee on the Budget considered and ordered the bill reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute (entitled ‘‘Commission on Federal Budget Concepts Act of 

2001’’) by voice vote. 

September 5, 2001—Reported (amended) by the Committee on 

the Budget. H. Rept. 107–200, Part I. 

September 5, 2001—House Committees on Rules and on Government Reform granted extensions for further consideration ending 

not later than November 2, 2001. 

November 1, 2001—Committee on Rules considered and ordered 

the bill reported with an amendment by voice vote. 

November 2, 2001—House Committees on Rules and on Government Reform granted extensions for further consideration ending 

not later than November 9, 2001. 

November 9, 2001—House Committees on Rules and on Government Reform granted extensions for further consideration ending 

not later than November 14, 2001. 

November 14, 2001—Reported (amended) by the Committee on 

Rules. H. Rept. 107–200, Part II. 

November 14, 2001—Committee on Government Reform discharged. 

November 14, 2001—Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar 

No. 176. 

H.R. 2646

Sponsor—Larry Combest [TX–19]. 

Date introduced—July 26, 2001. 

Title—To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs 

through fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. 

July 26, 2001—Referred to the House Committee on Agriculture. 

July 26, 2001—Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session 

Held. 

July 27, 2001—Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session 

Held. 

July 27, 2001—Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by voice vote. 

August 2, 2001—Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Agriculture. H. Rept. 107–191, Part I. 

August 2, 2001—Referred sequentially to the House Committee 

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tember 7, 2001 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 

amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(j), rule X. 

September 6, 2001—Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. (Markup report: National Journal, CQ). 

September 6, 2001—Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by voice 

vote. 

August 31, 2001—Supplemental report filed by the Committee on 

Agriculture, H. Rept. 107–191, Part II. 

September 7, 2001—House Committee on International Relations 

Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later 

than September 10, 2001. 

September 10, 2001—Reported (Amended) by the Committee on 

International Relations. H. Rept. 107–191, Part III. 

October 3, 2001—Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 

248. 

October 5, 2001—The House adopted the amendment in the nature of a substitute as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole 

House on the State of the Union. 

October 5, 2001—On passage Passed by yea-nays vote: 291–120. 

October 9, 2001—Received in the Senate. 

February 13, 2002—Measure laid before Senate by unanimous 

consent. 

February 13, 2002—Senate struck all after the Enacting Clause 

and substituted the language of S. 1731 as amended. 

February 13, 2002—Passed Senate in lieu of S. 1731 with an 

amendment by yea-nay vote: 58–40. Record vote No. 30. 

February 13, 2002—Senate insisted on its amendment, requested 

a conference. 

February 15, 2002—Senate appointed conferee(s) Harkin; Leahy; 

Conrad; Daschle; Lugar; Helms; Cochran. 

February 28, 2002—On motion that the House disagree to the 

Senate amendment, and agree to a conference Agreed to without 

objection. 

February 28, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the 

Committee on Agriculture for consideration of the House bill and 

the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 

Combest, Boehner, Goodlatte, Pombo, Everett, Lucas (OK), 

Chambliss, Moran (KS), Stenholm, Condit, Peterson (MN), Dooley, 

Clayton, and Holden. 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on the Budget for consideration of section 197 of the Senate 

amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Nussle, 

Sununu, and Spratt. 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees—from the 

Committee on Education and the Workforce for consideration of 

sections 453–5, 457–9, 460–1, and 464 of the Senate amendment, 

and modifications committed to conference: Castle, Osborne, and 

Kildee. 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on Energy and Commerce for consideration of sections 213, 

605, 627, 648, 652, 902, 1041, and 1079E of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Tauzin, Barton, 

and Dingell. 

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March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on Financial Services for consideration of sections 335 and 

601 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Oxley, Bachus, and LaFalce. 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on International Relations for consideration of title III of the 

House bill and title III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hyde, Smith (NJ), and Lantos. 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary for consideration of sections 940–1 of the 

House bill and sections 602, 1028–9, 1033–5, 1046, 1049, 1052–3, 

1058, 1068–9, 1070–1, 1098, and 1098A of the Senate amendment, 

and modifications committed to conference: Sensenbrenner, Green 

(WI), and Baldwin. 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on Resources for consideration of sections 201, 203, 211, 

213, 215–7, 262, 721, 786, 806, 810, 817–8, 1069, 1070, and 1076 

of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Hansen, Young (AK), and Kind (WI). 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees from the Committee on Science for consideration of sections 808, 811, 902–3, and 

1079 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 

conference: Boehlert, Ballenger, and Hall (TX). 

March 7, 2002—The Speaker appointed conferees—from the 

Committee on Ways and Means for consideration of sections 127 

and 146 of the House bill and sections 144, 1024, 1038, and 1070 

of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Thomas, Herger, and Rangel. 

May 1, 2002—Conference report H. Rept. 107–424 filed. 

May 2, 2002—Mr. Combest brought up conference report H. 

Rept. 107–424 for consideration under the provisions of H. Res. 

403. 

May 2, 2002—On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by 

the yea-nays: 280–141 (Roll No. 123). 

May 7, 2002—Conference report considered in Senate. 

May 8, 2002—Conference report considered in Senate. 

May 8, 2002—Senate agreed to conference report by yea-nay 

vote: 64–35. 

May 10, 2002—Presented to President. 

May 13, 2002—Signed by President. 

May 13, 2002—Became Public Law No: 107–171. 

H.R. 3084

Sponsor—Jim Nussle [IA–2]. 

Date introduced—October 11, 2001. 

Title—To revise the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 

2002 set forth in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 

Control Act of 1985 and to make conforming changes respecting the appropriate section 302(a) allocation for fiscal year 

2002 established pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes.

October 11, 2001—Referred to the House Committee on the 

Budget. 

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October 11, 2001—Committee on the Budget considered and ordered reported the bill by voice vote. 

December 13, 2001—Reported by the Committee on the Budget. 

H. Rept. 107–338. 

December 13, 2001—Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar 

No. 203. 

H.R. 5708

Sponsor—Jim Nussle [IA–2]. 

Date introduced—November 12, 2002. 

Title—To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes.

November 12, 2002—Referred to the House Committee on the 

Budget. 

November 13, 2002—Rules Committee resolution H. Res. 602 reported to House. The resolution provides for consideration of H.J. 

Res. 124 and H.R. 5708. 

November 13, 2002—Rule H. Res. 602 passed House. 

November 14, 2002—Considered under the provisions of H. Res. 

602. 

November 14, 2002—The House the bill by recorded vote: 366–

19 (Roll No. 482). 

November 14, 2002—Received in the Senate, read twice. 

November 15, 2002—Passed Senate without amendment by 

unanimous consent. 

November 21, 2002—Presented to President. 

December 2, 2002—Signed by President, became Public Law No. 

107–312. 

S. 2578

Sponsor—Thomas A. Daschle [SD]. 

Date introduced—June 4, 2002. 

Title—A bill to amend title 31 of the United States Code to increase the public debt limit.

June 4, 2002—Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. 

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. 

June 5, 2002—Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 407. 

June 10, 2002—Motion to proceed to consideration of measure 

made in Senate. 

June 10, 2002—Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the 

measure presented in Senate. 

June 10, 2002—Motion to proceed to consideration of measure 

withdrawn in Senate. 

June 11, 2002—Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. 

June 11, 2002—Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the 

measure was vitiated when the measure was laid down by unanimous consent. 

June 11, 2002—Passed Senate without amendment by yea-nay 

vote: 68–29. Record vote No.: 148. 

June 11, 2002—Held at the Speaker’s Desk. 

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June 27, 2002—Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 

462. 

June 27, 2002—The House passed by recorded vote: 215–214, 1 

present (Roll No. 279). 

June 28, 2002—Presented to President. 

June 28, 2002—Signed by President, became Public Law No. 

107–199.

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The following is a complete list of the measures, which were referred to the Committee on the Budget during the 107th Congress.

Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee 

Resolution Sponsor Bill Title 

H. Con. Res. 19 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS–3] Expressing the sense of the Congress that future budget resolutions should maintain our commitment to fiscal responsibility 

by using agreed-upon surplus, tax, and spending figures. 

H. Con. Res. 55 Hon. Ellen O. Tauscher [CA–10] To express the sense of Congress regarding the use of a safety 

mechanism to link long-term Federal budget surplus reductions with actual budgetary outcomes. 

H. Con. Res. 83 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA–2] Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2002, revising the congressional 

budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2001, 

and setting forth appropriate budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2003 through 2011. 

H. Con. Res. 328 Hon. Carolyn C. Kilpatrick [MI–15] Expressing the sense of the Congress with respect to coverage 

of outpatient prescription drugs under the Medicare Program 

and with respect to providing for appropriate new budget authority for such coverage. 

H. Con. Res. 353 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA–2] Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2003 and setting forth appropriate 

budgetary levels for each of fiscal years 2004 through 2007. 

H. Res. 23 Hon. Baron P. Hill [IN–9] Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that any 

portion of the Federal budget surplus attributable to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund should be used 

exclusively for the financing of the military retirement and 

survivor benefit programs of the Department of Defense. 

H.J. RES. 111 Hon. C. W. Bill Young [FL–10] Making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 2003, and 

for other purposes. 

H.J. RES. 122 Hon. C. W. Bill Young [FL–10] Making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 

2003, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 2 Hon. Wally Herger [CA–2] To establish a procedure to safeguard the surpluses of the Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds. 

H.R. 4 Hon. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin [LA–3] To enhance energy conservation, research and development and 

to provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for 

the American people, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 97 Hon. Ralph M. Hall [TX–4] To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who 

attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either 

lump sum payments over 4 years totalling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule 

governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 

1977, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 120 Hon. Rush D. Holt [NJ–12] To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to preserve all 

budget surpluses until legislation is enacted significantly extending the solvency of the Social Security and Medicare trust 

funds. 

H.R. 129 Hon. Bill Luther [MN–6] To provide for a biennial budget process and a biennial appropriations process and to enhance oversight and the performance of the Federal Government. 

H.R. 181 Hon. Bud Shuster [PA–9] To provide off-budget treatment for the Inland Waterways Trust 

Fund and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund. 

H.R. 373 Hon. Mike Rogers [MI–8] To amend the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 

2001 to protect Social Security surpluses. 

H.R. 560 Hon. Mike Ross [AR–4] To establish an off-budget lockbox to strengthen Social Security 

and Medicare. 

H.R. 572 Hon. Michael Bilirakis [FL–9] To amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil 

Service Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the 

budget of the United States Government. 

H.R. 701 Hon. Don Young [AK] To use royalties from Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas production to establish a fund to meet the outdoor conservation 

and recreation needs of the American people, and for other 

purposes. 

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Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee—Continued

Resolution Sponsor Bill Title 

H.R. 816 Hon. Robert E. Andrews [NJ–1] To protect the Social Security System and to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-thirds vote for 

legislation that changes the discretionary spending limits or 

the pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the budget for the 

current year (or immediately preceding year) was not in surplus. 

H.R. 853 Hon. Robert Wexler [FL–19] To amend title II of the Social Security Act to allow workers who 

attain age 65 after 1981 and before 1992 to choose either 

lump sum payments over 4 years totaling $5,000 or an improved benefit computation formula under a new 10-year rule 

governing the transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security Amendments of 

1977, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 879 Hon. Barney Frank [MA–4] To restore veterans tobacco-related illness benefits as in effect 

before the enactment of the Transportation Equity Act for the 

21st Century. 

H.R. 927 Hon. David R. Obey [WI–7] To provide for a tax reduction in the case of low economic 

growth. 

H.R. 981 Hon. Charles F. Bass [NH–2] To provide a biennial budget for the United States Government. 

H.R. 1065 Hon. Robert E. Andrews [NJ–1] To protect the Social Security system and to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a two-thirds vote for 

legislation that changes the discretionary spending limits or 

the pay-as-you-go provisions of the Balanced Budget and 

Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 if the budget for the 

current year (or immediately preceding year) was not in surplus. 

H.R. 1204 Hon. Adam Smith [WA–9] To encourage Members of Congress and the executive branch to 

be honest with the public about true on-budget circumstances, to exclude the Social Security trust funds and 

the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund from the annual 

Federal budget baseline, to prohibit Social Security and Medicare hospital insurance trust funds surpluses to be used as 

offsets for tax cuts or spending increases, and to exclude the 

Social Security trust funds and the Medicare hospital insurance trust fund from official budget surplus/deficit pronouncements. 

H.R. 1207 Hon. Roscoe G. Bartlett [MD–6] To remove the Medicare Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund 

from the budget of the United States Government and to remove Social Security and Medicare from budget pronouncements. 

H.R. 1257 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS–3] To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to make the 

budget process more transparent. 

H.R. 1322 Hon. John F. Tierney [MA–6] To amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 

of 1974 to provide emergency protection for retiree health 

benefits. 

H.R. 1369 Hon. Adam B. Schiff [CA–27] To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require a 

three-fifths majority vote in the House of Representatives or 

Senate to waive the point of order against considering spending or revenue legislation for a fiscal year before a concurrent 

resolution on the budget is in place for that fiscal year, and 

for other purposes. 

H.R. 1521 Hon. Nick Smith [MI–7] To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 to provide for sequestration of Federal spending 

in excess of 18 percent of gross domestic product. 

H.R. 1564 Hon. Dennis J. Kucinich [OH–10] To fund capital projects of State and local governments, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 1888 Hon. Robert E. Andrews [NJ–1] To eliminate corporate welfare. 

H.R. 1949 Hon. John R. Thune [SD] To amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to establish the conservation security program. 

H.R. 2307 Hon. George P. Radanovich [CA–19] To establish the National Commission on Budget Concepts. 

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Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee—Continued

Resolution Sponsor Bill Title 

H.R. 2514 Hon. Thomas H. Allen [ME–1] To provide for burden-sharing contributions from allied and other 

friendly foreign countries for the costs of deployment of any 

United States missile defense system that is designed to protect those countries from ballistic missile attack. 

H.R. 2587 Hon. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin [LA–3] To enhance energy conservation, provide for security and diversity in the energy supply for the American people, and for 

other purposes. 

H.R. 2865 Hon. Mike Rogers [MI–8] To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 to require a sequestration of discretionary nondefense spending for fiscal year 2002 equal to the size of any 

on-budget deficit for fiscal year 2001. 

H.R. 2888 Hon. Young, C. W. Bill [FL–10] Making emergency supplemental appropriations for the fiscal 

year 2001 for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, and for assistance in the recovery from the 

tragedy that occurred on September 11, 2001, and for other 

purposes. 

H.R. 2926 Hon. Don Young [AK] To preserve the continued viability of the United States air 

transportation system. 

H.R. 2939 Hon. Joseph M. Hoeffel [PA–13] To review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 

Federal payments, benefits, services, and tax advantages. 

H.R. 3084 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA–2] To revise the discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 2002 

set forth in the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and to make conforming changes respecting 

the appropriate section 302(a) allocation for fiscal year 2002 

established pursuant to the concurrent resolution on the 

budget for fiscal year 2002, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3150 Hon. Don Young [AK] To improve aviation security, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3210 Hon. Michael G. Oxley [OH–4] To ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide 

coverage for risks from terrorism. 

H.R. 3256 Hon. Tammy Baldwin [WI–2] To establish a National Center for Military Deployment Health 

Research in the Department of Health and Human Services to 

provide an independent means for the conduct and coordination of research into issues relating to the deployment of 

members of the Armed Forces overseas, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3347 Hon. John L. Mica [FL–7] To provide economic relief to general aviation entities that have 

suffered substantial economic injury as a result of the terrorist attacks perpetrated against the United States on September 11, 2001. 

H.R. 3357 Hon. Richard K. Armey [TX–26] To ensure the continued financial capacity of insurers to provide 

coverage for risks from terrorism, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3484 Hon. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin [LA–3] To resolve administrative disputes regarding certain spectrum licenses, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3529 Hon. William M. Thomas [CA–21] To provide tax incentives for economic recovery and assistance 

to displaced workers. 

H.R. 3682 Hon. Barbara Lee [CA–9] To establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for all peoples in 

the United States and its territories, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3841 Hon. William M. Thomas [CA–21] To provide assistance to displaced workers by extending unemployment benefits and by providing a credit for health insurance costs, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 3900 Hon. C. W. Bill Young [FL–10] To provide that certain adjustments made by the Director of the 

Office of Management and Budget under the Balanced Budget 

and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to align highway 

spending with revenues have no force or effect. 

H.R. 3981 Hon. Patrick J. Toomey [PA–15] To amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to protect Social Security beneficiaries against any reduction in benefits. 

H.R. 4593 Hon. Baron P. Hill [IN–9] To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend the discretionary spending caps and the pay-as-you-go 

requirement, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 4594 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS–3] To increase the statutory debt limit and to require a Presidential 

plan to restore balanced budgets and protect Social Security. 

H.R. 4630 Hon. Richard A. Gephardt [MO–3] To review, reform, and terminate unnecessary and inequitable 

Federal subsidies. 

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Bills and Resolutions Referred to the Budget Committee—Continued

Resolution Sponsor Bill Title 

H.R. 4758 Hon. Dennis Moore [KS–3] To provide a responsible increase in the debt limit, restore fiscal 

discipline, and safeguard Social Security. 

H.R. 4767 Hon. Patrick J. Toomey [PA–15] To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 to extend the discretionary spending limits 

through fiscal year 2007. 

H.R. 5252 Hon. Henry A. Waxman [CA–29] To protect the Social Security trust funds by ensuring that the 

Government repays its debts to the trust funds. 

H.R. 5259 Hon. Paul Ryan [WI–1] To reform Federal budget procedures to restrain congressional 

spending, foster greater oversight of the budget, account for 

accurate Government agency costs, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 5383 Hon. Barbara Cubin [WY] To provide emergency disaster assistance to agricultural producers. 

H.R. 5502 Hon. John M. Spratt Jr. [SC–5] To amend the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 

Act of 1985 to extend the pay-as-you-go provisions through 

fiscal year 2007, and for other purposes. 

H.R. 5602 Hon. Lee Terry [NE–2] To create a Rural Issues Advisory Board within the Federal Communications Commission, to assist the Federal Communications Commission in developing policies and procedures, and 

to ensure that the Commission takes into account the size 

and resources of affected parties in rural America. 

H.R. 5638 Hon. Fred Upton [MI–6] To amend the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to facilitate the reallocation of 

spectrum from governmental to commercial users. 

H.R. 5645 Hon. Donald A. Manzullo [IL–16] To improve the calculation of the subsidy rate with respect to 

certain small business loans and certain development company debentures. 

H.R. 5672 Hon. Paul E. Kanjorski [PA–11] To direct the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 

to reduce preexisting balances on the PAYGO scorecard for 

fiscal years 2002 and 2003 to zero and to extend the statutory budget disciplines through fiscal year 2007. 

H.R. 5688 Hon. Mark Udall [CO–2] To promote and coordinate global change research, and for other 

purposes. 

H.R. 5708 Hon. Jim Nussle [IA–2] To reduce preexisting PAYGO balances, and for other purposes. 

H. Amdt. 17 to H. 

Con. Res. 83

House Budget An amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 

original text, and considered as adopted pursuant to H. Res. 

100. 

S. 3172 Hon. Christopher S. Bond [MO] A bill to improve the calculation of the Federal subsidy rate with 

respect to certain small business loans, and for other purposes. 

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COMMITTEE PUBLICATIONS

The following section lists all of the Committee Reports filed with 

the House by the Committee on the Budget as well as all of the 

hearings held by the Committee.

Committee Reports 

Report No. Bill No. Date Title 

107–200 H.R. 981 3/13/2001 To Provide a Biennial Budget for the United States Government 

107–26 H. Con. Res. 83 3/23/2001 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget-Fiscal Year 2002

107–60 H. Con. Res. 83 5/8/2001 Conference Report: Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2002

107–338 H.R. 3084 12/13/2001 Interim Budget Control and Enforcement Act of 2001

107–376 H. Con. Res. 353 3/15/2002 Concurrent Resolution on the Budget-Fiscal Year 2003

Budget Committee Hearings and Briefings of the 107th Congress 

Date Serial No. Hearing Title Witnesses 

2/7/2001 107–1 Freshman Members’ Day Honorable Edward Schrock (R–VA); Resident Commissioner 

Acevedo-Vila (Puerto Rico); Honorable Henry E. Brown, 

Jr. (R–SC); Honorable Jeff Flake (R–AZ); Honorable 

Adam H. Putnam (R–FL); Honorable Steve Israel (D–

NY); Honorable Rick Larsen (D–WA); Honorable Adam 

Schiff (D–CA); Honorable Todd Akin (R–MO); Honorable 

James Langevin (D–RI). 

2/14/2001 N/A General Accounting Office’s 

Long-Term Budget Issues 

Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General, General 

Accounting Office 

3/1/2001 107–2 The President’s Budget For 

Fiscal Year 2002

Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Director, Office of Management and Budget. 

3/1/2001 107–3 Department of the Treasury 

Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2002

Honorable Paul H. O’Neill, Secretary, Department of the 

Treasury 

3/2/2001 107–4 Current Fiscal Issues Honorable Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve System 

3/7/2001 107–5 Department of Health and 

Human Services Fiscal 

Year 2002 Budget Priorities 

Panel I: Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. Panel II: Robert Rector, the Heritage Foundation; Wendell Primus, 

Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. Panel III: Gail 

R. Wilensky, Ph.D., Chair, Medicare Payment Advisory 

Commission; Thomas R. Saving, Ph.D., Medicare Trustee; Marilyn Moon, Senior Fellow, the Urban Institute. 

3/8/2001 107–6 Perspectives on the Economic Outlook Robert Greenstein, Executive Director, Center on Budget 

and Policy Priorities; William G. Gale, Senior Fellow, the 

Brookings Institution; Bruce Bartlett, Senior Fellow, National Center for Policy Analysis; Daniel J. Mitchell, 

Senior Fellow, the Heritage Foundation. 

3/8/2001 107–7 Members’ Day Honorable George W. Gekas (R–PA); Honorable Thomas H. 

Allen (D–ME); Honorable Bob Goodlatte (R–VA); Honorable Robert A. Underwood (D–Guam); Honorable Steny 

H. Hoyer (D–MD); Honorable Brian Baird (D–WA); Honorable Bob Clement (D–TN); Honorable Michael N. Castle (R–DE); Honorable Bill Pascrell Jr. (D–NJ); Honorable James P. McGovern (D–MA); Honorable Charles A. 

Gonzalez (D–TX); Honorable Rosa L. DeLauro (D–CT); 

Honorable Nancy Pelosi (D–CA); Honorable Gregory W. 

Meeks (D–NY); Honorable Curt Weldon (R–PA). 

3/13/2001 107–8 Department of Education 

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget 

Priorities 

Panel I: Honorable Roderick R. Paige, Secretary, Department of Education. Panel II: Chester E. Finn Jr., President, Thomas B. Fordham Foundation; Lisa Graham 

Keegan, Superintendent of Public Instruction, State of 

Arizona; Honorable George Miller (D–CA), ranking minority member, Education and the Workforce Committee. 

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Budget Committee Hearings and Briefings of the 107th Congress—Continued

Date Serial No. Hearing Title Witnesses 

3/14/2001 107–9 Department of Agriculture 

Fiscal Year 2002 Budget 

Priorities 

Panel I: Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture. Panel II: Honorable Charles W. 

Stenholm (D–TX); Bruce L. Gardner, Ph.D., Chairman, 

Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics, 

University of Maryland. 

3/15/2001 107–10 Department of State Fiscal 

Year 2002 Budget Priorities 

Panel I: Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary, Department 

of State. Panel II: Warren B. Rudman, Co-Chairman, 

U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century; Lee 

H. Hamilton, member, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century. 

6/20/2001 107–11 Economic and Budgetary Effects on National Energy 

Policy 

Panel I: Francis S. Blake, Deputy Secretary, Department of 

Energy; R. Glenn Hubbard, Ph.D. Panel II: Honorable 

Bob Filner (D–CA); John Hanger, President, Citizens for 

Pennsylvania’s Future: Sandy Liddy Bourne, American 

Legislative Exchange Council. Panel III: Justin D. Bradley, Energy Project Manager, Silicon Valley Manufacturing Association; William W. Beach, Director, Center 

for Data Analysis, Heritage Foundation; David Bradley, 

Executive Director, National Community Action Foundation. 

6/27/2001 107–12 Forthcoming Extension/Modification of the Budget Enforcement Act 

Panel I: Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, Office 

of Management and Budget. Panel II: Dan L. Crippen, 

Director, Congressional Budget Office. Panel III: Honorable Martin Sabo, former chairman, House Budget 

Committee; Honorable Leon Panetta, former chairman, 

House Budget Committee; Kevin A. Hassett, Ph.D., 

Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Carol 

Cox Wait, President, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. 

7/11/2001 107–13 Defense Department Budget 

Priorities for Fiscal Year 

2002

Honorable Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense. 

7/19/2001 107–14 Federal Budget Process 

Structural Reform 

Panel I: Honorable Bill Frenzel, former ranking member, 

House Budget Committee; Honorable Robert L. Livingston, former chairman, House Appropriations Committee; Robert D. Reischauer, President, Urban Institute, former director, Congressional Budget Office. 

Panel II: Honorable Christopher Cox (R–CA), Republican 

Policy Committee Chairman; Honorable David R. Obey 

(D–WI), ranking member, House Appropriations Committee. Panel III: Barry B. Anderson, Deputy Director, 

Congressional Budget Office; Honorable Christopher 

Cox (R–CA); Susan J. Irving, Director for Federal Budget Analysis, General Accounting Office. 

7/25/2001 107–15 Medicare: The Need for Reform Panel I: Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General, 

General Accounting Office. Panel II: Honorable Frank 

Pallone Jr. (D–NJ), co-Chair, Democratic Task Force on 

Health Care Reform; Ruben Jose King-Shaw, Deputy 

Administrator, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; William J. Scanlon, Director-Health Care Issues, 

U.S. General Accounting Office. Panel III: Gary S. 

Kaplan, MD, CMPE, chairman, Board of Directors, Medical Group Management Association; James R. Bean, 

MD, Neurosurgical Associates, Lexington, KY; Marilyn 

Moon, Ph.D., Senior Fellow, the Urban Institute. 

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Budget Committee Hearings and Briefings of the 107th Congress—Continued

Date Serial No. Hearing Title Witnesses 

8/1/2001 107–16 Making Ends Meet: Challenges Facing Working 

Families in America 

Panel I: Honorable Ben L. Cardin (D–MD), ranking member, Subcommittee on Human Resources, House Committee on Ways and Means; Marian Wright Edelman, 

President, Children’s Defense Fund; Ron Haskins, Ph.D., 

Senior Fellow, Brookings Institution. Panel II: Sharon 

Daly, Vice President for Social Policy, Catholic Charities 

USA; Ms. LaVerne Hewlett, working mother, Emmitsburg, MD; Robert Rector, Senior Research Fellow, Heritage Foundation. 

9/5/2001 107–17 Mid-Session Review and Update of the Budget and 

Economic Outlook 

Panel I: Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., Director, Office 

of Management and Budget. Panel II: Dan L. Crippen, 

Director, Congressional Budget Office 

10/7/2001 107–18 Ensuring Domestic Security: 

Issue and Potential Costs 

Panel I: Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General, 

General Accounting Office. Panel II: Honorable Newt 

Gingrich, former Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st Century; Honorable Lee H. Hamilton, former Member of 

Congress, U.S. Commission on National Security/21st 

Century. 

12/5/2001 107–19 Restructuring Government for 

Homeland Security: Nuclear, Biological, Chemical 

Threats 

Scott R. Lillibridge, M.D., Special Assistant to the Secretary for Bioterrorism, Department of Health and 

Human Services; Joseph S. Mahaley, Director, Office of 

Security Affairs, Department of Energy; Kenneth E. 

Baker, Principal Deputy Administrator for Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation, National Nuclear Security Administration, Department of Energy. 

1/23/2002 107–20 Congressional Budget Office 

Projections 

Dan L. Crippen, Director, Congressional Budget Office 

2/5/2002 107–21 The President’s Budget for 

Fiscal Year 2003

Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr., Director, Office of Management and Budget 

2/6/2002 107–22 Treasury Department Fiscal 

Year 2003 Budget 

Honorable Paul H. O’Neill, Secretary, Department of the 

Treasury 

2/12/2002 107–23 Department of Defense Fiscal Year 2003 Budget Priorities 

Honorable Paul D. Wolfowitz, Deputy Secretary, Department of Defense 

2/14/2002 107–24 Members’ Day Honorable Steny H. Hoyer (D–MD); Honorable Ike Skelton 

(D–MO); Honorable Jim McDermott (D–WA); Honorable 

Barney Frank (D–MA); Honorable Thomas H. Allen (D–

ME); Honorable Tom Udal (D–NM); Honorable Tom 

Osborne (R–NE); Honorable Dennis J. Kucinich (D–OH); 

Honorable George W. Gekas (R–PA); Honorable Bill 

Pascrell, Jr. (D–NJ); Honorable Mike Pence (R–IN); Honorable Mark R. Kennedy (R–MN); Honorable George Miller (D–CA); Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers (R–MI); Honorable Donna M. Christensen (D–Virgin Islands); Honorable Michael Bilirakis (R–FL); Honorable Duncan Hunter 

(R–CA). 

2/28/2002 107–25 Department of Health and 

Human Services Fiscal 

Year 2003 Budget Priorities 

Panel I: Honorable Tommy G. Thompson, Secretary, Department of Health and Human Services. Panel II: Tara 

O’Toole, M.D., M.P.H., Director, Johns Hopkins Center for 

Civilian Biodefense Strategies; Gail R. Wilensky, Ph.D., 

Senior Fellow, Project HOPE; Dan L. Crippen, Director, 

Congressional Budget Office. 

3/6/2002 107–26 Department of Agriculture 

Budget Priorities for Fiscal Year 2003

Honorable Ann M. Veneman, Secretary, Department of Agriculture 

3/7/2002 107–27 Department of State Budget 

Priorities for Fiscal Year 

2003

Honorable Colin L. Powell, Secretary, Department of Agriculture 

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Budget Committee Hearings and Briefings of the 107th Congress—Continued

Date Serial No. Hearing Title Witnesses 

4/25/2002 107–28 Predictablility and Control: 

Twin Reasons for Restoring Budget Disciplines 

Panel I: Thomas J. Donohue, President and CEO, U.S. 

Chamber of Commerce; Honorable Bill Frenzel, former 

ranking member, House Budget Committee. Panel II: 

Susan J. Irving, Director for Federal Budget Analysis, 

U.S. General Accounting Office; Barry B. Anderson, 

Deputy Director, Congressional Budget Office; Richard 

Kogan, Senior Fellow, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities. 

5/2/2002 107–29 CBO Role and Performance: 

Enhancing Accuracy, Reliability and Responsiveness in Budget and Economic Estimates 

Panel I: Dan L. Crippen, Director, Congressional Budget 

Office. Panel II: Rudolph G. Penner, Senior Fellow, 

Urban Institute; Kevin A. Hassett, Resident Scholar, 

American Enterprise Institute; William G. Gale, Senior 

Fellow, Brookings Institution. 

5/8/2002 107–30 Medicare and the Federal 

Budget 

Thomas R. Saving, Ph.D., Director, Private Enterprise Research Center; Joseph R. Antos, Ph.D., Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute; Judy Feder, Ph.D., 

Dean of Public Policy, Public Policy Institute, Georgetown University. 

6/5/2002 107–31 International Perspectives on 

Common Fiscal Issues 

Phil Bowen, Australia, General Manager, Budget Group, 

Department of Finance and Administration; Peter 

Saurers, Switzerland, Deputy Director, Administration of 

Federal Finances; Mats Odell, Sweden, Vice Chairman, 

Finance Committee, Swedish Parliament. 

6/19/2002 107–32 Social Security: The LongTerm Budget Implications Panel I: Honorable David M. Walker, Comptroller General, 

U.S. General Accounting Office. Panel II: C. Eugene 

Steuerle, Senior Fellow, Urban Institute; Maya C. 

MacGuineas, Senior Fellow, New America Foundation; 

Honorable Barbara B. Kennelly, President, National 

Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare. 

Panel III: Dan L. Crippen, Director, Congressional Budget Office. 

7/16/2002 107–33 Mid-Session Review Honorable Mitchell E. Daniels Jr., Director, Office of Management and Budget 

9/12/2002 107–34 Economic Outlook and Federal Budget Honorable Alan Greenspan, Chairman, Board of Governors 

of the Federal Reserve System. 

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HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE MAJORITY CAUCUS PUBLICATIONS

The following publications were prepared by the staff of the Majority Caucus of the Committee on the Budget. These publications 

were not approved by the Membership of the Committee. 

FIRST SESSION

Budget Week 

Date Issue Date Issue 

7/9/2001 Week of 9 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 1) 10/9/2001 Week of 9 October 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 10) 

7/16/2001 Week of 16 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 2) 10/16/2001 Week of 16 October 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 11) 

7/23/2001 Week of 23 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 10/30/2001 Week of 30 October 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 12

7/30/2001 Week of 30 July 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 11/6/2001 Week of 6 November 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 13) 

9/3/2001 Week of 4 September 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 11/13/2001 Week of 13 November 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 14) 

9/20/2001 Week of 19 September 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 11/27/2001 Week of 27 November 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 15) 

9/24/2001 Week of 24 September 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 12/4/2001 Week of 4 December 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 16) 

10/2/2001 Week of 2 October 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 12/11/2001 Week of 11 December 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 17) 

Legislative Update 

Date Issue 

6/26/2001 H.R. 2213–The Crop Year 2001 Agricultural Economic Assistance Act (Volume 1, No. 1) 

9/20/2001 H.R. 2586–The Fiscal Year 2002 National Defense Authorization Act (Volume 1, No. 2) 

9/21/2001 Amendment to H.R. 2891: The Airline Transportation System Stabilization Act (Volume 1, No. 3) 

10/31/2001 H.R. 3150–The Secure Transportation for America Act of 2001 (Volume 1, No. 4) 

11/27/2001 H.R. 3210–The Terrorism Risk Protection Act (Volume 1, No. 5) 

Budget Monitor 

Date Issue 

2/14/2001 The Limits of Debt Reduction: Why Government Can’t Pay it All Off (Vol. 1 No. 1) 

2/27/2001 ‘‘Why It’s Called a Tax Surplus’’ (Vol. 1 No. 2) 

3/7/2001 Yes, There is a Budget After All: Tax Reduction Complies with Existing Resolution (Vol. 1 No. 3) 

3/15/2001 The President’s Truly New Approach to Budgeting for Defense (Vol. 1 No. 4) 

3/27/2001 The (Mis)management of Medicare (Vol. 1 No. 5) 

10/30/2001 Actual Surplus Results for Fiscal Year 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 6) 

11/2/2001 CBO’s Slow-Growth Report: Its Meaning and Implications (Vol. 1 No. 7) 

12/13/2001 Education Reform: More Funds—And a Change of Direction (Vol. 1 No. 8) 

1/9/2002 Most of Surplus Went to Terrorism, Economy (Vol. 2 No. 1) 

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Appropriations Update 

Date Issue 

6/26/2001 Transportation Appropriations Bill—Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 2) 

6/27/2001 Energy and Water Appropriations Bill—Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 3) 

6/28/2001 Agriculture Appropriations Bill—Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 4) 

7/16/2001 Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations Bill—Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 5) 

7/17/2001 Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Bill—Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 

1 No. 6) 

7/20/2001 Supplemental Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2001 (Vol. 1 No. 7) 

7/25/2001 Treasury, Postal Service and General Government Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 8) 

7/26/2001 VA, HUD and Independent Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 9) 

7/31/2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 10) 

8/14/2001 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations in Response to Terrorist Attacks on the United States (H.R. 

2888) (Vol. 1 No. 11) 

8/21/2001 Military Construction Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 12) 

8/25/2001 District of Columbia Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (Vol. 1 No. 13) 

8/28/2001 Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 (H.J. Res. 65) (Vol. 1 No. 14) 

10/10/2001 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 

2002 Conference Report (H.R. 3061) (Vol. 1 No. 15) 

10/16/2001 The Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 2217) 

(Vol. 1 No. 16) 

10/31/2001 Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 2590) (Vol. 1 No. 17) 

11/1/2001 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (Vol. 1 No. 18) 

11/1/2001 Energy and Water Development Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 2311) (Vol. 1 

No. 19) 

11/7/2001 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 2620) 

(Vol. 1 No. 20) 

11/13/2001 Agriculture Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 2330) (Vol. 1 No. 21) 

11/14/2001 Commerce, Justice, State, and Judiciary Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 

2500) (Vol. 1 No. 22) 

11/28/2001 Department of Defense Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (H.R. 3338) (Vol. 1 No. 23) 

12/6/2001 District of Columbia Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2002 Conference Report (H.R. 2944) (Vol. 1 No. 25) 

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SECOND SESSION

Budget Week 

Date Issue Date Issue 

1/21/2002 Week of 21 January 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 1) 6/10/2002 Week of 10 June 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 17) 

1/28/2002 Week of 28 January 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 2) 6/17/2002 Week of 17 June 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 18) 

2/4/2002 Week of 4 February 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 3) 6/24/2002 Week of 24 June 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 19) 

2/11/2002 Week of 11 February 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 4) 7/8/2002 Week of 8 July 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 20) 

2/25/2002 Week of 25 February 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 7/15/2002 Week of 15 July 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 21) 

3/4/2002 Week of 4 March 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 6) 7/22/2002 Week of 22 July 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 22) 

3/12/2002 Week of 12 March 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 7) 9/3/2002 Week of 3 September 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 23) 

3/18/2002 Week of 18 March 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 8) 9/9/2002 Week of 9 September 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 24) 

4/9/2002 Week of 9 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 9) 9/16/2002 Week of 16 September 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 25) 

4/15/2002 Week of 15 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 10) 9/23/2002 Week of 23 September 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 26) 

4/22/2002 Week of 22 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 11) 9/30/2002 Week of 30 September 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 27) 

4/29/2002 Week of 29 April 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 12) 10/7/2002 Week of 7 October 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 28) 

5/7/2002 Week of 7 May 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 13) 10/15/2002 Week of 15 October 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 29) 

5/13/2002 Week of 13 May 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 14) 11/12/2002 Week of 11 November 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 30) 

5/20/2002 Week of 20 May 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 15) 11/13/2002 Week of 13 November 2002 (Update) (Vol. 2 No. 30) 

6/3/2002 Week of 3 June 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 16) 

Economic Update 

Date Issue 

4/10/2002 Growing Evidence of Economic Rebound (Vol. 1 No. 1) 

4/19/2002 Recession Effects in Labor Markets Vary Across the Nation (Special Analysis) 

6/14/2002 Moderate Growth Projected: Jobs Show Modest Increase (Vol. 1 No. 2) 

7/11/2002 Data Still Point to Moderate Economic Growth (Vol. 1 No. 3) 

8/14/2002 Recovery Slows—Fed Stays on Sidelines (Vol. 1 No. 4) 

9/10/2002 Slow Recovery Expected to Continue (Vol. 1 No. 5) 

10/10/2002 Strong Third Quarter GDP Growth Expected (Vol. 1 No. 6) 

11/18/2002 Economy Working Through ‘‘Current Soft Spot’’ (Vol. 1 No. 7) 

12/11/2002 Soft Labor Market Persists in Moderate Recovery (Vol. 1 No. 8) 

Economic Monitor 

Date Issue 

5/15/2002 Promoting Job Growth and Economic Expansion: How Recent Policies are Helping (Vol. 1 No. 1) 

7/31/2002 What the New Economic Figures Mean: A Review of the Commerce Department’s Latest Estimates, and 

Their Policy Implications (Vol. 1 No. 2) 

11/1/2002 Recent Data Shows Moderate Growth, Amid Uncertainty (Vol. 1 No. 3) 

Legislative Update 

Date Issue 

4/17/2002 H.R. 586—Tax Relief Guarantee Act of 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 1) 

5/8/2002 H.R. 4546—The Fiscal Year 2003 National Defense Authorization Act (Vol. 2 No. 3) 

5/14/2002 H.R. 4700—Reauthorization of the 1996 Welfare Reform Law (Vol. 2 No. 4) 

6/27/2002 H.R. 4954—The Medicare Modernization and Prescription Drug Act of 2002 (Vol. 2 No. 5) 

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Budget Monitor 

Date Issue 

1/9/2002 CBO Confirms Effect of Terrorism, Recession on Budget Surpluses (Vol. 2 No. 2) 

4/23/2002 Despite Similarities, House and Senate Budgets Contain Major Policy Differences (Vol. 2 No. 3) 

6/11/2002 How ‘‘Deeming’’ Enforces Budgeting (Vol. 2 No. 4) 

6/18/2002 IDEA Full Funding: A Moving Target (Vol. 2 No. 5) 

6/19/2002 Measuring the Costs of the War Against Terrorism (Vol. 2 No. 6) 

6/26/2002 Comparison of Appropriations Subcommittee Allocations (Vol. 2 No. 7) 

10/10/2002 Providing Drought Relief (Vol. 2 No. 8) 

11/12/2002 Less Than It Appears (Vol. 2 No. 9) 

Appropriations Update 

Date Issue 

1/29/2002 Fiscal Year 2002 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (Vol. 2 No. 1) 

4/16/2002 Fiscal Year 2002 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (Vol. 2 No. 2) 

5/22/2002 Fiscal Year 2002 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (Vol. 2 No. 3) 

6/26/2002 Defense Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5010) (Vol. 2 No. 4) 

6/26/2002 Military Construction Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2002 (H.R. 5011) (Vol. 2 No. 5) 

7/11/2002 Comparison of Fiscal Year 2002 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations (H.R. 4775) (Vol. 2 No. 6) 

7/15/2002 Interior Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5093) (Vol. 2 No. 7) 

7/16/2002 Treasury, Postal Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5120) (Vol. 2 No. 8) 

7/18/2002 Legislative Branch Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5121) (Vol. 2 No. 9) 

7/23/2002 Fiscal Year 2002 Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Conference Report (H.R. 4775) (Vol. 2 No. 10) 

9/4/2002 Senate Labor, HHS, Education Appropriations Bill: Exceeding the Senate’s own Limits (Vol. 2 No. 11) 

9/26/2002 Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.J. RES. 111) (Vol. 2 No. 12) 

9/30/2002 Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5320) 

(Vol. 2 No. 13) 

10/3/2002 Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.J. RES. 112) (Vol. 2 No. 14) 

10/11/2002 Fiscal Year 2003 Defense Appropriations Bill Conference Report (Vol. 2 No. 15) 

10/15/2002 Fiscal Year 2003 Military Construction Conference Report (Vol. 2 No. 16) 

10/17/2002 Further Continuing Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2003 (Vol. 2 No. 17) 

12/12/2002 Agriculture Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5263) (Vol. 2 No. 18) 

12/12/2002 Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5410) (Vol. 2 No. 19) 

12/12/2002 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5431) (Vol. 2 No. 20) 

12/12/2002 District of Columbia Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2003 (H.R. 5521) (Vol. 2 No. 21) 

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Additional Majority Caucus Publications 

Date Title 

Securing America’s Future 

[The House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2003]

March 2002 Securing the Future for America’s Children 

March 2002 Securing the Future for Low-Income Americans 

March 2002 Securing the Future for America’s Minorities 

March 2002 Securing the Future for Women in America 

March 2002 Securing the Future for Farmers and Rural America 

March 2002 Keeping Our Promise to Military Families 

March 2002 Retirement Security for Seniors and Future Retirees 

March 2002 Continuing Our Commitment to Veterans

What This Budget Does . . . 

[The House Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2003]

March 2002 Securing America’s Personal Security 

March 2002 Permanently Securing America’s Homeland 

March 2002 Securing a Quality Education for All Americans 

March 2002 Securing Agriculture in America 

March 2002 Securing America’s Energy Needs 

March 2002 Strengthening America’s Healthcare Safety Net 

March 2002 Securing America’s Economic Security 

March 2002 Securing Our National Defense and Winning the War 

March 2002 Keeping Our Promise to Veterans: Concurrent Receipt 

March 2002 Securing America’s Infrastructure 

March 2002 Securing America’s Natural Resources and Environment 

March 2002 Securing Medicare’s Future

Reports and Analyses

February 2001 Basics of the Budget Process: A Briefing Paper 

13 February 2002 The President’s Budget for Fiscal Year 2003: A Briefing Book for Members, United States House of 

Representatives

Charts and Graphics

5 February 2002 Committee Charts for Hearing on Presidents Fiscal Year 2003 Budget 

13 March 2002 Budget Committee Charts and Graphs Used During Markup of Fiscal Year 2003 Budget 

16 July 2002 Budget Committee Charts and Graphs Used in Mid-Session Review Hearing 

27 August 2002 Budget Committee Charts and Graphs on CBO Mid-Session Review 

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HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE MINORITY CAUCUS PUBLICATIONS

The following publications were prepared by the staff of the Minority Caucus of the Committee on the Budget. These publications 

were not approved by the Membership of the Committee. 

FIRST SESSION

Miscellaneous Releases 

Date Title 

2/12/01 Guide to the Major Budget Issues 

2/23/01 Bush’s Education Increase: Smaller Than It Appears 

2/27/01 Bush on Defense Spending: Can He Afford to Keep His Word? 

3/6/01 The Bush Budget: Big Tax Cuts and Fuzzy Math 

3/6/01 Bush Budget Diverts Social Security and Medicare Surpluses 

3/9/01 Bush’s Medicare Trust Fund Illusion 

3/12/01 Ten-Year Budget Surplus Estimates Are Unreliable 

3/13/01 Stealth Budget: The Real Cuts in the Bush Plan 

5/3/01 Vote ’No’ on the Budget Conference Agreement 

5/7/01 The Missing Budget 

5/8/01 The Bush Bu-g-t: What Else is Missing? 

5/15/01 Phased-in Tax Cuts: Costs are Timed to Explode 

5/17/01 The Education Bill: Where Are the Resources? 

5/21/01 Congressional Budget Office Confirms that Bush Budget Spends the Medicare Surplus 

5/24/01 Long-Term Budget Estimates Are Unreliable 

6/6/01 Bush Tax Cut Leaves Nothing for Defense, Social Security Reform, Prescription Drugs, or Education 

6/22/01 Republican ‘‘Contingency Fund’’ is a Shell 

6/27/01 Bush Tax Cut and Defense Request Spend Medicare Surplus 

7/12/01 Budget Chickens Come Home to Roost 

7/17/01 Bush Tax Cuts Reduced the Surplus 

7/17/01 Do Republicans Support Protecting the Medicare Surplus? 

7/18/01 President Bush to Charities: We Gave at the Tax Cut 

7/19/01 Fuzzy Budget Math and the Facts 

7/30/01 Republicans and the Medicare Surplus: Who’s in Charge? 

7/30/01 Running on Empty: How Did This Happen? 

8/17/01 Bush Efforts to Shift Blame onto Prior Spending Don’t Wash 

8/17/01 Cooking the Books: Social Security and Budget Gimmicks 

8/22/01 New White House Forecast Confirms Bush Tax Cut Wipes Out Surplus 

8/27/01 CBO Update Confirms that Bush Tax Cut Taps Social Security and Medicare Surpluses 

9/25/01 Long-run Budget Outlook Must Be Considered in Anti-Terror and Economic Recovery Proposals 

10/4/01 Revised Budgetary Outlook and Principles for Economic Stimulus (Joint Dear Colleague with Budget Committee Chairman Jim Nussle) 

10/25/01 Republican Stimulus Bill Provides Neither Security Nor Recovery 

10/30/01 The $40 Billion Emergency Supplemental: Where the Disaster Assistance is Going 

11/27/01 The $40 Billion Supplemental: An Update 

11/29/01 What Happened to the Surplus? 

12/13/01 Republican Stimulus Proposals Make a Bad Situation Worse 

12/13/01 The Real Cost of the Republican Tax Cuts 

12/20/01 Republican Tax Cuts Mean Higher Long-Term Interest Rates 

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SECOND SESSION

Budget Issue Briefs 

Date Title 

3/5/02 The President’s 2003 Health Budget 

3/8/02 The President’s 2003 Budget and Rural America 

3/8/02 Fuzzy Math in the President’s Education Budget 

3/11/02 The President’s Environmental Budget: Same Failures, New Excuses 

Budget Watchdog 

Date Title 

6/19/02 Budget Watchdog #1: H.R. 4931 Shows Inadequacy of the Republican Budget 

7/09/02 Budget Watchdog #2: Administration’s Foreign Assistance Proposals 

7/23/02 Budget Watchdog #3: Holding the Line on Spending? The Supplemental Appropriations Bill Costs More Than 

Advertised 

7/25/02 Budget Watchdog #4: Bill to Create New Homeland Security Department Another Reminder of Inadequate 

Republican Budgeting 

9/4/02 Budget Watchdog #5: Republicans Divert $6 Billion More of the Social Security Surplus 

9/20/02 Budget Watchdog #6: Appropriations Stalemate Is Further Evidence of Flawed Republican Budget 

10/16/02 Budget Watchdog #7: When It Comes to Tax Cuts, Republicans’ Budget Resolution Is the Gift That Keeps 

on Giving 

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Additional Documents 

Date Title 

1/10/02 The Expiration of Budget Rules: What Happens Next? 

1/23/02 New Budget Forecast: Deficits are Back 

1/24/02 The $40 Billion Supplemental: A Second Update 

1/30/02 Raising the Debt Limit 

1/31/02 Broken Social Security and Medicare Lockboxes 

1/31/02 Comparing the Cost of the Tax Cut with the Cost of Responding to September 11

3/4/02 Return to Red Ink: Back to Budget Deficits, A Summary & Analysis of the President’s Fiscal Year 2003 

Budget 

3/4/02 Republicans Reverse Course on Debt Reduction 

3/7/02 ‘‘Off-the-Books’’ Accounting Means the President’s Budget Spends the Entire Social Security Surplus 

3/28/02 Background Materials on the 2003 House Republican Budget 

4/17/02 Republicans’ Push to Make the Tax Cut Permanent Shows They Have No Real Budget, 

4/24/02 Running Up Debt on the Nation’s Credit Card: Why the Tax Cut Raids Social Security 

4/29/02 Americans Trust Democrats—Not Republicans—on Education Issues 

4/30/02 Deficits Expected to Grow Larger 

5/9/02 Significant Downward Revisions of the Ten-Year Surplus Won’t Surprise Democrats 

6/4/02 Permanent Estate Tax Repeal Digs the Social Security Deficit Hole Deeper 

6/27/02 The Truth About Social Security Privatization 

6/27/02 Dear Colleague on the Bill to Raise the Debt Ceiling 

7/08/02 Republicans Underfund the Securities and Exchange Commission 

7/16/02 Broken Budget: The Administration’s Mid-Session Review 

7/17/02 Twin Deficits Compound Burden on Future Workers 

7/18/02 Wall Street Assesses the Administration’s Latest Budget Projections 

7/22/02 Dynamic Scoring: The Old Supply-Side Alchemy 

7/24/02 Frequently Asked Questions About the Federal Budget 

7/25/02 Squandered Surpluses, Broken Promises: Members’ Budget Packet for the District Work Period 

7/26/02 The Administration’s Approach to Homelessness: Significant Rhetoric, Insignificant Resources 

8/27/02 CBO’s Budget and Economic Update: Republican Policies Cause $1.3 Trillion More Debt Than White House 

Acknowledges 

9/6/02 CBO Confirms Republican Tax Cuts—Not September 11—Are Primarily Responsible for Deficits 

9/18/02 Greenspan Validates Several Key Democratic Budget Positions 

9/26/02 Assessing the Cost of Military Action Against Iraq 

10/2/02 Renewed Stock Market Weakness Could Make Budget Deficit Even Larger 

10/16/02 Long-term Continuing Resolution Harms Programs and Policy 

10/17/02 ‘‘Jobless Recovery’’ Would Have a Severe Impact on Budget Outlook 

10/21/02 President’s 2003 Housing Budget: Lip Service For Affordable Housing 

10/24/02 Veterans Groups Decry ‘‘Damage’’ of Continuing Resolution 

10/25/02 More Evidence of Republicans’ Broken Economic and Budget Strategy 

10/25/02 Republican Budget Slashes Domestic Priorities and Spends Social Security Surplus 

10/30/02 The Republican Debt Party 

11/01/02 Today’s Higher Unemployment Rate Reflects Weakened Economy 

12/4/02 House Republicans Turn Their Backs on Unemployed Workers 

12/6/02 Bush Administration Awards Bonuses to Political Appointees While Shortchanging Federal Employees 

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