Budget Process and Rules
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A New Approach to Federal Lending Program Accounting
A new paper by Donald Marron of the Urban Institute brings a new idea to the table in the debate over accounting methods for federal lending programs...
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Is Fair-Value Accounting Fairer?
Few topics elicit more yawns than a deep dive into accounting standards. Yet, there may be good reasons to grab a cup of coffee and pay attention to...
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The Story of Supplementals Since 2000
The use of supplemental appropriations got some press last month as the Obama Administration requested $4.3 billion to address the Central American...
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Budget Act at 40: BPC Hosts Panel Discussion
The Bipartisan Policy Center held an event Tuesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Congressional Budget Act, which became law on July 12...
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Kent Conrad and Judd Gregg: The Two Budgeteers: All for One in Effort to Update Budget Act
Kent Conrad, a former Democratic senator from North Dakota, and Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, are both former chairmen...
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CRFB Examines the Budget Process At Age 40
Yesterday, the Commmittee for a Responsible Federal Budget released a paper detailing the problems with the federal budget process. In light of the...
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Why Lawmakers Should Fix the Budgetary Treatment of the Highway Trust Fund
Continuing our series of transportation-focused blogs, this blog discusses the budgetary treatment of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). While most of the...
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Alternatives for Measuring the Federal Deficit
One of the wonkier fiscal debates that arises from time to time concerns the accounting method used to measure the size of the budget deficit. This...
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The IMF Looks at Budget Institutions in G-20 Countries
The International Monetary Fund recently published a study on budget institutions in G-20 countries. The study takes stock of these countries'...
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The Budgetary Effect of Credit Programs
Credit programs involving loans and loan guarantees are accounted for differently than most other programs in the federal budget. Whereas other...
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The Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act of 2014
Congressman Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced the The Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act of 2014 today. This legislation would make major...
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Want to Understand The Appropriations Process? This 101 Will Tell You Everything You Need to Know
Appropriations season is in full swing. The House has already passed the Legislative Branch and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills, while...