United States Senate Committee on the Budget facts for kids

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Senate Budget Committee

Standing committee
Active United States Senate 116th Congress
History
Formed	1974
Leadership
Chair	Mike Enzi (R) Since January 3, 2015
Ranking member	Bernie Sanders (D) Since January 3, 2015
Structure
Seats	21
Political parties	Majority (11)      Republican (11) Minority (10)      Democratic (10)
Jurisdiction
Policy areas	Government spending
House counterpart	House Budget Committee

The United States Senate Committee on the Budget was created by the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. It is responsible for drafting Congress's annual budget plan and creating an action on the budget for the Federal Government.

The committee has power over the Congressional Budget Office. The committee briefly operated as a special committee from 1919 to 1920 during the 66th Congress, before being made a standing committee in 1974.

Members, 116th Congress

Main page: 116th United States Congress

Majority	Minority
Mike Enzi, Wyoming, Chairman Chuck Grassley, Iowa Mike Crapo, Idaho Lindsey Graham, South Carolina Pat Toomey, Pennsylvania Ron Johnson, Wisconsin David Perdue, Georgia Mike Braun, Indiana Rick Scott, Florida John Neely Kennedy, Louisiana Kevin Cramer, North Dakota	Bernie Sanders, Vermont, Ranking Member Patty Murray, Washington Ron Wyden, Oregon Debbie Stabenow, Michigan Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Mark Warner, Virginia Jeff Merkley, Oregon Tim Kaine, Virginia Chris Van Hollen, Maryland Kamala Harris, California

Related pages

• Committees of the United States Senate
• United States House Committee on the Budget