Appropriations
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Build Your Own Discretionary Budget
Read moreEach year, Congress must pass a new set of appropriations bills to fund the discretionary side of the budget and avoid a government shutdown. There...
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Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2023 Introduced in the Senate
Read moreLast week, Senators James Lankford (R-OK), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), and a bipartisan group of nine additional senators reintroduced the Prevent...
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FY 2023 Omnibus Means Over $700 Billion Boost to Baseline Spending
Read moreThe recently-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package will substantially boost appropriations levels this fiscal year and into the...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2023
Read moreUpdated 1/3/2023: The President signed the FY 2023 omnibus appropriations bill on Thursday, Dec. 29. The House passed the measure by a 221-205-1 vote...
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What's in the FY 2023 Omnibus Bill?
Read moreUpdate (2/3/2023): This piece has been updated with a more complete analysis of the bill as scored by the Congressional Budget Office. Policymakers...
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End-of-Year Changes Need Offsets
Read moreAs policymakers continue to negotiate a possible omnibus appropriations bill, there is also discussion of attaching a variety of revenue and mandatory...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The new fiscal year (FY) began on October 1, 2022, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations...
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Congress Should Avoid Budget-Busting Omnibus
Read moreCongressional negotiators are apparently discussing a Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill of $1.65 trillion or higher, which would represent...
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Year-End Borrowing Could Worsen Deficits and Inflation
Read moreWith inflation surging and debt approaching record levels, policymakers should avoid worsening the deficit and should at least pledge to add no new...
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Rules Reform – Ideas for the 118th Congress
Read moreAt the beginning of each new session of Congress, the House of Representatives must agree on a new set of rules governing how business will be...
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Congress Should not Increase Health Costs in CR
Read moreCongress is currently discussing a number of policy changes to increase Medicare and other health payments. In total, these changes could cost up to...
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More Borrowing Will Hurt Competitiveness
Read moreThis week, the Senate is moving forward on a compromise “chips-plus” economic competitiveness bill. Though there is not yet a score from the...