Appropriations
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2025
The appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 has begun, with action in both the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Fiscal...
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Appropriations 101
What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Updated 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?
The 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
The 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?
Earlier 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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Senate Set to Consider $118 Billion National Security & Border Package
The Senate is set this week to consider the National Security and Supplemental Appropriations Act that combines aid to Ukraine and Israel with border...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
This 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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Budget Agreement Should Pave Way for Appropriations
House and Senate leadership announced a topline agreement yesterday on appropriations levels for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The agreement would maintain...
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OMB & CBO Release Memos on FY 2024 Discretionary Spending Limits
The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) recently released a Frequently Asked Questions document and the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) published...
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Potential Tax Deal Could Cost $830 Billion
UPDATE (January 2024): We have published an updated analysis of this tax deal. You can find the updated analysis here . As Congress nears important...
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Lawmakers Are Mulling Up to $2.3 Trillion in Borrowing
So far, this year, lawmakers have enacted $1.3 trillion of ten-year debt reduction (see our debt thermometer) – the most since 2011. But policies...