Pending Budget Process Legislation Biennial Budgeting Summary of arguments for and against two year budgeting Status of Legislation [HOUSE] [SENATE] Washington Post editorial Other materials on two year budgeting Taking Medicare Off Budget - Senate Action in 2001 View summary of Conrad lockbox amendment View summary of Republican lockbox amendment View side-by-side comparison Press release on Senate action Taking Medicare Off Budget - Senate Action in 2000 Overview of Medicare lockbox amendments to FY 2001 Labor/HHS appropriations bill Summary of Democratic amendment Section by section outline of Democratic amendment Text of the Democratic amendment Text of the Ashcroft amendment Roll call votes on amendments [DEMOCRATIC AMENDMENT] [ASHCROFT AMENDMENT] Budget Calendar Review Bills referred to the Senate Budget Committee (via THOMAS) Other Budget Process Reform Legislation Proposed Budget Process Reforms in the Senate - CRS (PDF) Line Item Veto and Expanded Impoundment Proposals - CRS (PDF) Preventing Federal Government Shutdowns: Proposals for an Automatic Continuing Resolution - CRS