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Comparing the Senate and House OBBBAs
Read moreThe Senate has passed its version of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill – the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA). The table below is a...
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Senate Reconciliation Bill Could Add Over $4 Trillion to Debt
Read moreAs it currently stands, the Senate reconciliation bill is likely to add $3.5 to $4.2 trillion to the debt through Fiscal Year (FY) 2034, based on our...
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Breaking Down the One Big Beautiful Bill
Read moreNote: (06/23/2025) Some categorizations and numbers in the Ways and Means' section of the table below have been updated to more accurately reflect the...
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What’s in the Senate’s Concurrent FY 2025 Budget?
Read moreUpdate (4/11/2025): The Senate adopted the budget described below on April 5, 2025, and the House adopted the budget on April 10, 2025, making this...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreDiscretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 will expire on March 14, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations bills...
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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 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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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 moreNote: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Updated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented...
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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...