Budget Congressional Committees

Question 1

What is getting sent to the 3 congressional committees

Answer 1

The budget

Question 2

What are the 3 congressional committees

Answer 2

Tax Committees
Authorization Committees
Appropriation Committees

Question 3

The tax committee is split up into what 2 subcommittees

Answer 3

The house ways and means
Senate finance committee

Question 4

All tax bills start in what committee and subcommittee

Answer 4

Tax Committee: House ways and means

Question 5

All tax laws are written and sent to full house in what committee and subcommittee

Answer 5

Tax Committee: House ways and means

Question 6

Can only amend bills in passed in house

Answer 6

Tax Committee: Senate finance committee

Question 7

Multiple Committees in both houses

Answer 7

Authorization and Appropriation Committee

Question 8

The Authorization Committee decides what?

Answer 8

What they will spend money on

Question 9

The Appropriation Committee decides what in their house committees

Answer 9

How much and if to spend the money for what has already been authorized

Question 10

How many appropriation bills are enacted each year

Answer 10

13

Question 11

All spending is what type of process

Answer 11

A 2 step process