Number: RL30458
Title: The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing for Legislative Action
Authors: Robert Keith, Government and Finance Division 
Abstract: The budget reconciliation process is one of the chief tools used by Congress during the past two decades to implement major changes in budget policy. This report is an overview of the budget reconciliation process. It provides information on the timing of House and Senate action on reconciliation measures.
Pages: 15
Date: November 14, 2008