Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
The Better Budget Process Initiative: Strengthening the Budget Resolution
One of the key elements of the Congressional Budget Control and Impoundment Act of 1974 (Budget Act) was the provision to adopt a budget resolution...
Adding Up Senator Sanders's Campaign Proposals So Far
NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: https:/...
CBO’s Analysis of the President’s FY 2017 Budget
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its estimate of the President’s FY 2017 budget, using its own economic and technical assumptions to...
Adding Up Senator Cruz's Campaign Proposals So Far
Update, 3/8/16: Since this analysis was posted, the Tax Policy Center added an additional policy of Sen. Cruz’s tax plan to their analysis that...
Adding Up Donald Trump's Campaign Proposals So Far
NOTE: This is an archive version of this analysis and contains out-of-date estimates. The most up-to-date analysis can be found here: https:/...
Analysis of the President’s FY 2017 Budget
The President has released his final budget today, laying out his priorities and proposals for fiscal year 2017 and years to come. The budget includes...
Report: Analysis of CBO’s January 2016 Budget and Economic Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its January Budget and Economic Outlook, today, adding more detail to a brief summary released on...