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Budget
Chairman John Spratt

John M. Spratt, Jr. (Chairman), South Carolina
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The State has called John Spratt "a bridge-builder who can reach across party lines." National Journal featured him on its cover as "a stand-out" in Congress, comparing his legislative skills to the "best infielders in baseball."  

First elected to Congress in 1982, as Chairman of the House Budget Committee since 2007, Spratt has been a leader in shaping the federal budget. He first served on the Budget Committee from 1990-1992 and was the committee's Ranking Member from 1997-2006. One of his proudest accomplishments is the Balanced Budget Agreement of 1997, which put the federal budget in surplus for the first time in thirty years.

 

111th Congress (2009-2010) [24D-15R]
Photographs of current members

 

 

  1. John M. Spratt, Jr., SC, Chairman
  2. Allyson Y. Schwartz, PA, Vice Chair
  1. Paul Ryan, WI Ranking Member
  2. Jeb Hensarling, TX Vice Ranking Member
  • Charles K. Djou, HI, was appointed to the Committee on the Budget on May 28, 2010.
  • Robert E. Latta, OH, resigned from the Committee on the Budget on April 14, 2010.
  • Dennis Moore, KS, was appointed to the Committee on the Budget on March 10, 2010.
  • Charlie Melancon, LA, resigned from the Committee on the Budget on March 3, 2010.
  • Robert E. Latta, OH, was appointed to the Committee on the Budget on March 24, 2009.
  • K. Michael Conaway, TX, resigned from the Committee on the Budget on January 28, 2009.

All Past Members of the Committee on the Budget