What is budget reconciliation and how does it work?
Representative Bill Johnson (R-OH) talked about the budget reconciliation process in Congress and the rules for passing laws using this process. He explained the use of this as a lawmaking strategy and when it can be used.
Description
Representative Bill Johnson (R-OH) talked about the budget reconciliation process in Congress and the rules for passing laws using this process. He explained the use of this as a lawmaking strategy and when it can be used.
Bell Ringer Assignment
- Explain what budget reconciliation is.
- When can Congress use this process? What are advantages to using this process.
Additional Resources
- Bell Ringer: Office of Management and Budget and the Budget Process
White House Budget Director, Mick Mulvaney, discussed the Office of Management and Budget and the presidential budget process.
- Lesson Plan: Congressional Earmarks and Pork Barrel Spending
This lesson provides information about the need for the moratorium and the events after the moratorium on earmarks.
Participants
Vocabulary
- Budget
- Compliance
- Economics
- Legistlation
- Majority
- Parliamentarian
- Reconiliation
- Revenue
- Tax Reform