President’s budget Submitted to Congress

1. President’s budget Submitted to Congress House Budget Committee formulates budget resolution Senate Budget Committee formulates budget resolution House floor vote Senate floor vote Budget conference committee reports out the concurrent resolution on the budget House floor vote Senate floor vote Concurrent resolution is non- Statutory/not signed by president Spending Allocations and reconciliation instructions (optional) sent to committee to jurisdiction House authorizing committees report changes in law to comply with the budget resolution (budget reconciliation) House Appropriations Committee report appropriations measures to comply with the budget resolution (allocations) Senate Appropriations Committee report appropriations measures to comply with the budget resolution (allocations) Senate authorizing committees report changes in law to comply with the budget resolution (budget reconciliation) House authorizing committees recommendations to the Senate Budget Committee House: 13 separate Appropriations bills Senate: 13 separate Appropriations bills Senate authorizing committees recommendations to the Senate Budget Committee 13 House votes 13 Senate votes 13 Conference Meetings House vote on reconciliation Senate vote on reconciliation House Vote on conference report Senate Vote on conference report The President may sign or veto the 13 bills Budget reconciliation conference committee sub-conferences are held by authorizing committees House vote on Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act House vote on Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act The President may sign or veto act