[20080423]RS20541_国会预算决议：参议院报告截止日期.pdf

1 The congressional budget process is discussed in more detail in CRS Report 98-721,Introduction to the Federal Budget Process, by Robert Keith. See also CRS Report RL30297,Congressional Budget Resolutions: Selected Statistics and Information Guide, by Bill Heniff Jr.and Justin Murray.Order Code RS20541Updated April 23, 2008Congressional Budget Resolutions:Reporting Deadline in the SenateRobert KeithSpecialist in American National GovernmentGovernment and Finance DivisionSummaryThe House and Senate are required under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974to complete action each year on a budget resolution before spending, revenue, and debt-limit legislation can be considered. In order to facilitate timeliness in the congressionalbudget process, Section 300 of the 1974 act establishes a timetable that requires theSenate Budget Committee to report a budget resolution by April 1 and the House andSenate to reach final agreement on a budget resolution by April 15. (Prior to FY1987,the deadline for reporting the budget resolution was April 15 and the deadline for itsfinal adoption was May 15.)During the 34 years that the congressional budget process has been in effect, theSenate Budget Com