Number: R40085 Title: Consideration of Budgetary Legislation During Presidential Transition Years: A Brief Overview Authors: Robert Keith, Specialist in American National Government; Momoko Soltis, Analyst on the Congress and the Legislative Process Abstract: This report examines the timing of presidential budget submissions during the past five transition years-including submissions by Presidents Jimmy Carter in 1977, Ronald Reagan in 1981, George H.W. Bush in 1989, Bill Clinton in 1993, and George W. Bush in 2001-and the timeliness of House and Senate actions in those years regarding the consideration of budgetary measures. Pages: 25 Date: December 24, 2008