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Subcommittee on the Legislative & Budget Process

  Deborah Pryce, Chairman
Lincoln Diaz-Balart, Vice Chairman
Porter Goss
Doc Hastings
David Dreier
  Louise Slaughter,Ranking Minority Member
Martin Frost
According to the Committee rules, this Subcommittee has general responsibility for measures or matters related to relations between the Congress and the Executive Branch.

The principal law within the Subcommittee's purview is the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Also, the Subcommittee enjoys jurisdiction over budget process related provisions found in Part C of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990. The Subcommittee also exercises oversight of the congressional budget process.

In previous Congresses, the subcommittee has played primary roles in the drafting and passage of the line item veto, conducted extensive oversight of the budget process resulting in numerous reform recommendations and examined the impact of executive orders on the legislative process.


Hearings of the
Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process

March 11 & 23, 2004 Assessing the effectiveness of the current budget process and consider new reform and enforcement proposals
May 2, 2002 Assessing the Accuracy of Federal Budget Estimating
July 25, 2001 Biennial Budgeting
October 27, 1999 The Impact of Executive Orders on the Legislative Process: Executive Lawmaking?
July 30, 1999 The Rescissions Process After the Line Item Veto: Tools for Controlling Spending
May 12 & 13, 1999 H.R. 853, The Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999