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 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.