United States Senate Committee on the Budget

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
Website
budget.senate.gov

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.^[1]

1. ↑ Walter Stubbs (1985), Congressional Committees, 1789–1982: A Checklist, Greenwood Press, pp. 16–17