Public Laws
Laws and Rules of the Congressional Budget Process
Statutes and Laws
Congressional budget law covers a lot of ground. The laws governing it take a multitude of forms, and really it’s a labyrinth where, once in, sometimes it’s difficult to get out, or even know where you are at any given moment. The laws set out below cover the essential matter of the subject, beginning with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Congressional budget law had it’s beginning long before that, of course, and this list does not, cannot, cover every aspect of the process. Looking over the Public Laws will give a broader view, but with greater comprehensiveness, greater confusion can result.
Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995
Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010
Rules of the House of Representatives
Additional Legal References
United States Constitution (Annotated)
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Reaffirmation Act of 1987
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Taking the Postal Service Off Budget)
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (Title XIX – Budget Process Provisions)
Budget Enforcement Act of 1997
Budget Counsel 