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Updated 4/16/25: On April 10, following action in the Senate, the House adopted a final concurrent budget resolution setting the stage for work on a...

The concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, adopted by the House last week and the Senate the week prior, includes reconciliation...

The 119th Congress is expected to use the reconciliation process to pass legislation with a significant fiscal impact, such as extending the expiring...

Congress’ concurrent budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions to allow lawmakers to pass a bill that adds a net $5.8 trillion to primary...

On April 3 rd, the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget hosted its Third Annual Health Solutions Summit at the Royal Sonesta, Capitol Hill. The...

Committee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on Bloomberg TV's "Balance of Power" with hosts Joe Mathieu and Kailey Leinz to discuss the...

The reconciliation instructions in the Senate-adopted concurrent budget resolution for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 would allow for a $4 to $5 trillion debt...

In a recent long-term analysis, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) found that extending the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) would not only...

The federal government has borrowed $2.1 trillion over the past year – April 2024 to March 2025 – based on estimates from the Congressional Budget...

On April 2, the Trump Administration announced a series of so-called " reciprocal tariffs” applied to nearly every country with which the United...

The Senate’s proposed concurrent Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution would allow policymakers to add $5.8 trillion to primary deficits through...

The Senate’s proposed concurrent budget resolution would allow lawmakers to add $5.8 trillion to deficits through 2034. We estimate that enacting...