SenateSSBU

Senate Committee on the Budget

The Senate Committee on the Budget is responsible for drafting a concurrent resolution on the budget for congressional action on spending, revenue, and debt-limit legislation. The Budget Resolution must be jointly agreed to by both the House and the Senate, but does not need to be signed by the President. The Committee is also responsible for enforcing the Budget Resolution by informing senators of violations to the budget, and by working with other committees, such as the Committee on Appropriations, to prevent potential violations.

21 members4 hearingsOfficial Website

Leadership

Jeff Merkley

Ranking MemberDemocraticOR

Lindsey Graham

ChairmanRepublicanSC

Industry Funding Concentration

PAC funding by industry vs. Senate average

ProConcordia Exclusive

$2.1M classified PAC funding15 members with finance data11 industries above 1.5x Senate average

Gun Rights

IDL · $5K from 1 member

5.1x

Very High

Committee avg: $333/memberSenate avg: $66/member

Gun Control

IDL · $3K from 1 member

5.1x

Very High

Committee avg: $167/memberSenate avg: $33/member

Reproductive Rights

IDL · $3K from 1 member

5.1x

Very High

Committee avg: $167/memberSenate avg: $33/member

Accounting & Tax Services

FIN · $60K from 5 members

2.5x

High

Committee avg: $4K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Beer, Wine & Liquor

AGR · $51K from 5 members

2.0x

Elevated

Committee avg: $3K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Health Insurance

HLT · $20K from 3 members

1.9x

Elevated

Committee avg: $1K/memberSenate avg: $704/member

Airlines & Aerospace

TRN · $30K from 3 members

1.7x

Elevated

Committee avg: $2K/memberSenate avg: $1K/member

Nuclear

ENR · $10K from 1 member

1.7x

Elevated

Committee avg: $667/memberSenate avg: $395/member

Physicians & Medical Professionals

HLT · $40K from 3 members

1.6x

Elevated

Committee avg: $3K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Telecommunications

COM · $38K from 3 members

1.5x

Elevated

Committee avg: $3K/memberSenate avg: $2K/member

Members

Majority (10)

Hearing Activity

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Open Business Meeting

Business meeting to consider S.Con.Res.33, setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

May 20, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine the President's fiscal year 2027 budget proposal.

April 16, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine Social Security, focusing on a discussion on the facts and the path forward.

March 25, 2026

Meeting

Hearings to examine sanctuary cities, focusing on law and order.

March 10, 2026

Bills Discussed in Committee

SCONRES 33

A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035.

introduced

Source: unitedstates/congress-legislators (public domain), Congress.gov Committee Meeting API, FEC campaign finance data