The House Republican leadership plans to bring a budget resolution to the floor this week in what marks an early step in a lengthy process that Republicans hope to use to pass much of President ...

Pending tax and spending legislation is putting additional upward pressure on the U.S. national debt. Much like the broader U.S. budget process, a legislative procedure currently being used to advance ...

What is reconciliation, and how is it used in Congress? Reconciliation is a legislative process originally intended to reduce federal budget deficits. In 1974, lawmakers decided they had to deal with ...

Republicans in Congress plan to use a tool of the budget process, known as reconciliation, to pass portions of President Trump's agenda without the need for votes from Democrats in the Senate. (Zayrha ...