Budget Laws and Process

Issues: Budget Process, Conference Committee

Budget Laws & Process

Introduction to the Federal Budget Process, CRS Report for Congress (98-721), December 3, 2012 (PDF)
Congressional Budget Process: A Brief Overview, CRS Report for Congress (RS20095), August 11, 2011 (PDF)
Compilation of Budget Laws and Rules Relating to the Congressional Budget Process, August 2012

PAYGO - Statutory Pay-As-You-Go

A Glossary of Terms Used in the Federal Budget Process, U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO), September 2005, GAO-05-734SP (PDF)
The Congressional Budget Process Timetable, CRS Report for Congress (98-472), Updated March 20, 2008, (PDF)

Budget Points of Order

House Committee on the Budget

Jurisdiction of the House Budget Committee (excerpt from House Rule X)