The Omnibus Spent More than Either Side Asked For
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 (BBA) increased this year's discretionary spending caps by a whopping $143 billion, paving the way for a 13 percent...
Appropriations
Omnibus Spends $110 Billion Above New Budget Caps
Last week's omnibus spending bill enacted a 13 percent increase in base appropriations, spending virtually all of the additional $143 billion allowed...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2018
Last updated 3/23/2018. Congress has completed action on omnibus appropriations legislation. The House and Senate passed the omnibus bill, and...
Where Does the Higher Spending in the Omnibus Go?
Policymakers recently announced an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the government for the remaining six months of Fiscal Year 2018. The bill...
Maya MacGuineas: Federal Budget Increasingly Tilted Against Investment in Children
Maya MacGuineas is president of the nonpartisan Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently...
Trillion-Dollar Deficits Could Return Next Year, But A Deal Could Make Them Worse
Trillion-dollar deficits will return next year, and a budget deal in the coming weeks could make them much worse. The continuing resolution (CR) that...
Three-Week Funding Deal Includes $30 Billion in Tax Cuts
Lawmakers came to a bipartisan agreement to end the federal government shutdown yesterday, but it came with a very high price. The continuing...
House and Senate Move Forward on FY 2018 Appropriations
The appropriations season is moving forward before Congress has passed a budget. Below, we explain how that can happen.
Typically, Congress is...
Appropriations Watch: FY 2017
Here is a link to the Appropriations Watch for FY 2018.
Last updated 5/4/17. Both the House (by a 309-118 vote) and the Senate (by a 79-18 vote)...
The Wall Should Be Paid For
Congress is expecting a request from the Trump Administration for $12 to $15 billion in supplemental appropriations to fund the construction of a...