The timetable with respect to the congressional budget process for any fiscal year is as follows:
On or before: | Action to be completed: |
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First Monday in February | President submits his budget. |
February 15 | Congressional Budget Office submits report to Budget Committees. |
Not later than 6 weeks after President submits budget | Committees submit views and estimates to Budget Committees. |
April 1 | Senate Budget Committee reports concurrent resolution on the budget. |
April 15 | Congress completes action on concurrent resolution on the budget. |
May 15 | Annual appropriation bills may be considered in the House. |
June 10 | House Appropriations Committee reports last annual appropriation bill. |
June 15 | Congress completes action on reconciliation legislation. |
June 30 | House completes action on annual appropriation bills. |
October 1 | Fiscal year begins. |
(Pub. L. 93–344, title III, §300, July 12, 1974, 88 Stat. 306; Pub. L. 99–177, title II, §201(b), Dec. 12, 1985, 99 Stat. 1040; Pub. L. 101–508, title XIII, §13112(a)(4), Nov. 5, 1990, 104 Stat. 1388–608; Pub. L. 105–33, title X, §10104(a), Aug. 5, 1997, 111 Stat. 679.)
Section was formerly classified to section 1321 of Title 31 prior to the general revision and enactment of Title 31, Money and Finance, by Pub. L. 97–258, §1, Sept. 13, 1982, 96 Stat. 877.
1997—Pub. L. 105–33 substituted “Not later than 6 weeks after President submits budget” for “February 25”.
1990—Pub. L. 101–508 substituted “First Monday in February” for “First Monday after January 3”.
1985—Pub. L. 99–177 amended section generally. Prior to the amendment the timetable was on or before: November 10—President submits current services budget; 15th day after Congress meets—President submits his budget; March 15—Committees and joint committees submit reports to Budget Committees; April 1—Congressional Budget Office submits reports to Budget Committees; April 15—Budget Committees report first concurrent resolution on the budget to their Houses; May 15—Committees report bills and resolutions authorizing new budget authority; May 15—Congress completes action on first concurrent resolution on the budget; 7th day after Labor Day—Congress completes action on bills and resolutions providing new budget authority and new spending authority; September 15—Congress completes action on second required concurrent resolution on the budget; September 25—Congress completes action on reconciliation bill or resolution, or both, implementing second required concurrent resolution; October 1—Fiscal year begins.
Amendment by Pub. L. 99–177 effective Dec. 12, 1985, and applicable with respect to fiscal years beginning after Sept. 30, 1985, see section 275(a)(1) of Pub. L. 99–177, set out as an Effective and Termination Dates note under section 900 of this title.
Subchapter applicable with respect to the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 1976, and succeeding fiscal years, except as section 906 of Pub. L. 93–344, formerly set out as a note under section 632 of this title, makes provision for possible application of this section to the fiscal year beginning July 1, 1975, see section 905(c) of Pub. L. 93–344, formerly set out as an Effective Date note under section 621 of this title.