This individual's job is to help marshall majority forces in support of party strategy and legislation. Marking Up a Bill - Going through the contents of a piece of legislation in committee or subcommittee to, for example, consider its provisions, act on amendments to provisions and proposed revisions to the language, and insert new sections and phraseology. If the bill is extensively amended, the committee's version may be introduced as a separate bill, with a new number, before being considered by the full House or Senate. Minority Leader - Floor leader for the minority part in each chamber. Outlays - Actual spending that flows from the liquidation of budget authority.
Appropriations bills provide budget authority - the authority to spend money.
OMB's numbers govern when it comes to determining whether legislation exceeds spending caps. While budget authority is analogous to putting money n a checking account, outlays are when the check is actually written. Outlays in a given fiscal year may result from budget authority provided in the current year or in previous years. If the president disapproves a bill and sends it back to Congress with his objections, Congress may try to override the president's veto. The override of a veto requires a recorded vote with a two-thirds majority of those present and voting in each chamber.