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The Congressional Budget Process Timetable (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date July 17, 2003
Report Number 98-472GOV
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
Summary:

The Congressional Budget Act (CBA) of 1974 (Titles I-IX of P.L. 93-344, 88 Stat. 297-332) established the congressional budget process, which coordinates the legislative activities on the budget resolution, appropriations bills, reconciliation legislation, revenue measures, and other budgetary legislation. Section 300 of this act provides a timetable (see Table 1) so that Congress may complete its work on the budget by the start of the fiscal year on October 1.