Assignment Questions: Collaboration Process

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Assignment Paper #2 1. What three roles/purposes does the President’s budget request serve? -The President’s budget request is developed in a collaborative process that is made between the federal agencies and the President’s office of management and budget. The President’s budget request plays three important roles. The first role, is that it tells Congress the recommendations of the President for the federal fiscal policy. The second role, is that the President’s budget request lays out priorities for federal programs. Lastly, the President’s budget request third role, is indicating to Congress the recommendations from the President for the spending, and the changes of the tax policy. In the first role, it talks about how much the federal…show more content…
What is the first step generally taken by Congress when the President’s budget request is received? -When the President’s budget request is received the Congress holds hearings to question the administration officials about the request. After questioning the administration officials it will create its own budget plan. This budget plan is called budget resolution. In the budget resolution, the House and the Senate work on enrolling and enforcing the budget resolution. Once the budget plan is passed by the budget committees it goes to the House and the Senate floors where there it can be edited. The budget resolution does not need the President’s signature, it only needs a majority of votes to pass. 3. What are the differences between “budget authority” and…show more content…
If any member of the House or the Senate raises a point of order this may block such legislation to occur. In the Senate, if such requirements are not met, a senator can raise a point of order against the bill. Which means that it will be helpless to the budget point of order that requires the 60 votes that need to be waive. On the other hand, in the House, if a member raises a point of order, it has not been important, because it can be waived by a majority vote on the budget resolution. Similarity #1: Federal Budget Process: -“Budget resolution is a congressional resolution, not an ordinary bill” (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2014). Congress is supposed to pass the budget resolution by a certain date. This date is by April 15 (Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, 2014). In the budget resolution it represents the spending and revenue of the deficit that is expected for each year. California’s Budget Process: -State Constitution requires the governor to submit a budget to the legislature by a certain date. This date is by January 10 (California’s Budget Process, 2012). This provides for a balance budget in that if the expenditures for the budget exceed the estimated revenues, the “governor is required to recommend sources for the additional funding” (California’s Budget Process,
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