Passing the buck: Congress, the budget, and deficits

Introduction

Origins and significance of delegation of power

Reforming the reforms : a brief history of congressional budgeting

1974 Budget Act : Congress takes control

Congress attacks deficits (and itself) with Gramm-Rudman-Hollings

Old problems and new tools of self-restraint : the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990

Stop us before we spend again : the Line-Item Veto Act of 1996

Conclusions.