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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
Read moreUpdated 12/23/24: In the evening of December 20, the House and Senate passed a continuing resolution to fund the government through March 14, 2025...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreDiscretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 will expire on September 30, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Leaders Letter Calls to Address Debt
Read moreBipartisan Fiscal Forum co-chairs Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) recently led a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Congressionally Approved Ukraine Aid Totals $175 Billion
Read moreWith the recent passage of the national security supplementals, Congress has now approved nearly $175 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Read moreUpdated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented bills passed by the House on Saturday, April 20...
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What's in the Latest House National Security Supplementals?
Read moreThe House of Representatives is set to soon vote on a series of national security-related supplemental appropriations bills. Three of the bills...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThe third continuing resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4 of the 12 appropriations bills and...
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What's in the Senate-Passed National Security Supplemental?
Read moreEarlier this week, the Senate passed the National Security Act that combines aid to Ukraine and Israel with other defense-related priorities. Based on...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The second continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4...
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CBO Scores National Security and Border Bill at $113 Billion
Read moreThe Senate will soon consider a bill combining President Biden's national security supplemental funding request with border security measures. The...
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Vivek Ramaswamy's Proposal to Increase Defense Spending
Read moreVivek Ramaswamy, businessman and current GOP presidential candidate, has proposed increasing spending on national defense to at least 4 percent of...