Legislative and Budget Process

The Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process is a specialized panel within the House Committee on Rules that focuses on how Congress manages its budget and legislative operations. As a subdivision of the Rules Committee, this subcommittee holds initial hearings and reviews legislation related to the budget process and congressional procedures before matters advance to the full committee. The subcommittee has general responsibility for measures and matters within the Rules Committee's jurisdiction related to relations between Congress and the Executive Branch, most notably the budget process. Its jurisdiction includes resolutions and bills referred at the Chair's discretion, as well as budget process-related provisions found in major budget-related statutes such as the Congressional Budget Act. Chair Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-NY) leads the subcommittee, with Ranking Member Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) representing the minority. In the past, this subcommittee has held hearings on earmarks and biennial budgeting, examining how Congress allocates funds and structures its fiscal year planning. The subcommittee exists to provide focused expertise on the procedural and budgetary mechanisms that govern how the House conducts its legislative business and manages federal finances.