United States Senate Committee on the Budget

The United States Senate Committee on the Budget is a standing committee of the Senate of the United States , which since the adoption of the Congressional Budget and impoundment control act jointly with the House Committee on the Budget for the definition and control of the budget of the US government responsible is. The committee also oversees the work of the Congressional Budget Office .

Members of the 115th Congress

Mike Enzi, current chairman of the committee

Committee Chairman since 2015, the Republican Mike Enzi of Wyoming , " ranking member " is the independent Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont .

Democrats
Surname		Country
	Bernie Sanders , Ranking Member	Vermont
	Patty Murray	Washington
	Ron Wyden	Oregon
	Debbie Stabenow	Michigan
	Sheldon Whitehouse	Rhode Island
	Mark Warner	Virginia
	Jeff Merkley	Oregon
	Tim Kaine	Virginia
	Chris Van Hollen	Maryland
	Kamala Harris	California
	Angus King	Maine

Committee members in a previous session of Congress

Since 1975, nine different senators have chaired the committee.

	Political party	State	Term of office
Edmund Muskie	Democrats	Maine	1975-1980
Fritz Hollings	Democrats	South carolina	1980-1981
Pete Domenici	republican	New Mexico	1981-1987
Lawton of Chile	Democrats	Florida	1987-1989
Jim Sasser	Democrats	Tennessee	1989-1995
Pete Domenici	republican	New Mexico	1995 - January 3, 2001
Kent Conrad	Democrats	North Dakota	January 3, 2001 - January 20, 2001
Pete Domenici	republican	New Mexico	January 20, 2001 - June 21, 2001
Kent Conrad	Democrats	North Dakota	June 21, 2001 - 2003
Don Nickles	republican	Oklahoma	2003-2005
Judd Gregg	republican	New Hampshire	2005 - 2007
Kent Conrad	Democrats	North Dakota	2007-2013
Patty Murray	Democrats	Washington	2013-2015