The Budget Reconciliation Process: Motions to Instruct Conferees (CRS Report for Congress)
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| Release Date |
July 20, 2009 |
| Report Number |
R40686 |
| Report Type |
Report |
| Authors |
Robert Keith, Specialist in American National Government |
| Source Agency |
Congressional Research Service |
Summary:
The first use of the reconciliation process by the House and Senate occurred in 1980 for theFY1981 budget cycle. This report focuses on the 29-year time frame encompassing the FY1981through FY2009 budget cycles. During this period, the reconciliation process was initiated in 19different years. For the remaining 10 years, the process was not used (in four of those years therewas no final agreement on the budget resolution).The practices of the House and Senate regarding motions to instruct reconciliation confereesduring this period were similar in some regards but also differed in key respects. Some of thesimilarities and differences are discussed below in terms of the number and frequency of motions,their success rates, timing and the prerogative to offer them, and their content.
