News

Budget Conferees Named, Negotiations to Begin Next Week

This week, House leadership named five Republicans and three Democrats to the budget conference panel. Senate leaders appointed the entire membership of the Senate Budget Committee as conferees on the FY 2016 budget resolution, 12 Republicans, eight Democrats and two Independents.

Chairman Price and Senate Budget Chairman Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) have been meeting since last week to try to lay the foundation for a conference agreement. The official start of the conference negotiating will begin next week.

For more information, please contact Brian Lenihan at lenihanb@agc.org or (202) 547-4733. Return to Top