Congressional Budget Reform: Impact on the Appropriations Committees

The congressional budget process has undergone several major reforms in the last twenty years: the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and 1987 (Gramm‐Rudman‐Hollings I and II) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990...

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Published in:Public budgeting & finance 1997-09, Vol.17 (3), p.62-73
Main Author: Thurber, James A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Appropriations
Balanced Budget & Emergency Deficit Control Act
Balanced Budget & Emergency Deficit Control Act 1985-US
Budgeting
Congressional committees
Decision making
Economic conditions
Enforcement
Federal budget
Federal legislation
Fiscal years
Impact analysis
Impoundment of appropriated funds
Legislation
OBRA 1990-US
Policy making
Reconciliation
Reforms
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Summary:The congressional budget process has undergone several major reforms in the last twenty years: the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and 1987 (Gramm‐Rudman‐Hollings I and II) and the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 (BEA) that have had a direct impact on the Appropriations Committees and the appropriations process. This article evaluates that impact on the decision‐making capacity and power of the Appropriations Committees.
ISSN:0275-1100
1540-5850
DOI:10.1111/1540-5850.01109