Number: RS20541
Title: Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate
Authors: Robert Keith, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: The House and Senate are required under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 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 congressional budget process, Section 300 of the 1974 act establishes a timetable that requires the Senate Budget Committee to report a budget resolution by April 1 and the House and Senate 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 its final adoption was May 15.)
Pages: 6
Date: April 23, 2008