| House Appropriations Committee: The House committee responsible for writing each of the 13 annual federal appropriations (spending) bills. |
| House Budget Committee: The House committee responsible for writing the overall budget plan for the year. This document helps guide the spending and tax committees in their work. |
| House Budget Committee: Democrats: Web page of the House Budget Committee Democrats. |
| House Ways and Means Committee: House committee charged with writing tax legislation and bills affecting Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlement programs. |
| Joint Committee on Taxation: Advisory committee charged with monitoring federal tax policy and estimating the impact of proposed changes to tax policy. |
| Senate Appropriations Committee: The Senate committee responsible for writing each of the 13 annual federal appropriations (spending) bills. |
| Senate Budget Committee: The Senate committee responsible for writing the overall budget plan for the year. This document helps guide the spending and tax committees in their work. |
| Senate Finance Committee: Senate committee charged with writing tax legislation and bills affecting Social Security, Medicare, and other entitlement programs. |