Budget Committee

Summary

Budget is a standing committee of the U.S. Senate with 20 members. It has 55 bills before it this session and has held 3 hearings.

Chair

Chair: Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI). Ranking Member: Sen. Jeff Merkley (D-OR). Online at www.budget.senate.gov.

Budget has 55 bills, 15 meetings and 0 reports on the record this session.

Members

20 members sit on Budget, 10 in the majority and 10 in the minority; Ron Johnson is Chair and Jeff Merkley is Ranking Member.

🟥 Majority 10🟦 Minority 10

Ron Johnson

Ron Johnson

R–WI · Chair

Chuck Grassley

Chuck Grassley

R–IA · Member

Mike Crapo

Mike Crapo

R–ID · Member

Roger Marshall

Roger Marshall

R–KS · Member

John Cornyn

John Cornyn

R–TX · Member

Mike Lee

Mike Lee

R–UT · Member

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Bills

55 bills have been referred to Budget this session, and 51 of them are still in committee.

Meetings

Budget has 12 meetings on the calendar.

Communications

6 executive communications, petitions and memorials have been referred to Budget this Congress.

EC 4391Executive CommunicationThe abstract lands with tonight's harvest.Referred Sep 14, 2026EC 1789Executive CommunicationA communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Mid-Session Review of the Budget of the U.S. Government for Fiscal Year 2026"; to the…Referred Sep 11, 2025EC 1598Executive CommunicationA communication from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to discretionary appropriations legislation within seven calendar days of enactme…Referred Sep 3, 2025EC 658Executive CommunicationA communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to discretionary appropriations legislation within seven calendar days of enactment (ex…Referred Mar 26, 2025PM 16Presidential MessageA message from the President of the United States transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the designation as emergency requirements 16 appropriations (including the transfer and repurposing of funds) so designated by the Congre…Referred Mar 24, 2025

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Lobbying

292 clients and 222 firms named 16 of the bills referred to Budget in 713 quarterly filings under the Lobbying Disclosure Act.

Registrants filing on those bills, and the bills they named most.

The bills most often named.

History

The committee has carried 1 name since Jul 12, 1974, established by 93 HR 7130.