2025 Reconciliation
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Interest Costs Could Explode from High Rates and More Debt
Read moreInterest costs are projected to approach $1 trillion this year, nearly triple 2020 levels. In light of current interest rates and the ongoing...
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Reconciliation Bill Sets up $4.8 Trillion Fiscal Cliff in 2028
Read moreAs written, the reconciliation bill being considered in the House of Representatives is set to increase the debt by $3.3 trillion between 2025 and...
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House Reconciliation Bill Would Massively Increase Near-Term Deficits
Read moreThe House is continuing to mark up its reconciliation legislation, which we estimate would add $3.3 trillion to the debt including interest or $5.2...
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Adding Up the House Reconciliation Bill
Read moreUpdate (5/21/2025): CBO released a score of all titles but not a full cost estimate with interactions; our analysis of that score is here . The...
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Permanent Ways & Means Bill Could Add $5.3 Trillion to Deficits
Read moreThe House Ways & Means Committee is set to mark up its title of the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill on Tuesday. The Joint Committee on...
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Energy & Commerce Draft Would Help Limit Medicaid Gaming
Read moreThe House Energy & Commerce (E&C) Committee recently released its proposed reconciliation legislation, which is expected to save over $900 billion...
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Ways & Means Draft Could Add $5 Trillion to Deficits
Read moreUpdate (5/10/2025): This piece was published prior to the Joint Committee on Taxation's revenue estimate , which totals $4.9 trillion for the bill as...
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Options for Reducing Energy-Related Tax Breaks
Read moreUpdate: The offset options below were estimated prior to enactment of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) and have not been updated. OBBBA phased...
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Reconciliation Could Increase Spending Under Senate Instructions
Read moreThe Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 concurrent budget resolution reconciliation instructions would allow the House to add up to $2.8 trillion to primary...
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Ways & Means Has Plenty of Deficit Reduction Options
Read moreThe Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over nearly $50 trillion of spending and tax breaks that can be tapped for reconciliation, including...
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Energy & Commerce Has Plenty of Options
Read moreUnder the House's reconciliation instructions, the Energy & Commerce Committee is tasked with identifying at least $880 billion of net deficit...
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Extending TCJA is as Big as Doubling Social Security’s Shortfall
Read morePolicymakers are considering an extension of expiring parts of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) as part of a reconciliation bill, which could reduce...