Papers
View our recurring reports, which summarize and analyze the most important regular federal budget releases and reports.
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Report: Analysis of the President’s FY 2016 Budget
Today, the President released his FY 2016 budget, laying out his priorities and proposals for the coming year. The budget includes policies and...
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Report: CBO's January 2015 Budget and Economic Outlook
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its Budget and Economic Outlook today, showing their budget and economic forecasts through 2025. After...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Improving Focus on the Long Term
For additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. The budget...
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CRFB Budget Resolution Principles
One of the first and most important priorities Congress should be agreeing to a budget resolution conference report that lays out a framework for...
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Fiscal Speed Bumps: Challenges, Risks, and Opportunities
In the coming months and years, lawmakers will face a number of important budget-related deadlines, or Fiscal Speed Bumps, that will require...
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The PREP Plan: Paying for Reform and Extension Policies
In the coming months, Congress and the President will face a number of important decisions with significant fiscal implications. Specifically, they...
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Report: Deficit Falls to $483 Billion, but Debt Continues to Rise
This paper has been updated for FY 2015 and is now located here. Original October 8th: the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projected the FY 2014...
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Report: Analysis of CBO's Updated Budget and Economic Forecast
Today, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released updated budget and economic projections for the coming decade, showing today’s record-high debt...
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Report: Analysis of the 2014 Social Security Trustees' Report
See our followup blog series for additional information on the Trustees Report not included in the analysis below. The Social Security and Medicare...