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Appropriations Watch: FY 2027
Read moreThe appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The...
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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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Defense Funding Put in Context
Read morePresident Trump has requested $1.5 trillion of defense spending in his Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget request, including $1.15 trillion of base funding...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2026
Read moreNote: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 5/1/26: On April 30, the House passed a Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill...
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A $1.5 Trillion Defense Budget Could Mean Nearly $7 Trillion in Higher Debt
Read morePresident Trump is expected to release his Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 budget later this week, which may include a proposal to increase the defense budget...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreFiscal Year (FY) 2026 began with the longest government shutdown in modern history, lasting from October 1, 2025 through November 12, 2025. On...
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Assessing FY 2026 Appropriations
Read moreWithout further appropriations, the federal government faces a partial government shutdown on January 30 as the continuing resolution (CR) funding...
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$1.5 Trillion Military Budget Would Add $5.8 Trillion to Debt Over Decade
Read moreNote: An update to this blog to incorporate an additional year of the budget window as well as higher interest rates can be found here. In a post on...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreNote: This paper has been updated here. What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreFiscal Year (FY) 2025 will end on September 30, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations bills to fund the government...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
Read moreNote: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 7/31/25: On July 24, President Trump signed a recissions package which rescinds $9 billion in...
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What's In the One Big Beautiful Bill Act?
Read moreNote: This blog was updated on 8/4/25 to reflect CBO's newly-released estimates of the permanent cost of certain expiring tax provisions in OBBBA. The...