Appropriations
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What's in the FY 2023 Omnibus Bill?
Update (1/26/2023): The Congressional Budget Office score of both the direct spending and revenue provisions of the bill showed it would technically...
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End-of-Year Changes Need Offsets
As policymakers continue to negotiate a possible omnibus appropriations bill, there is also discussion of attaching a variety of revenue and mandatory...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
The new fiscal year (FY) began on October 1, 2022, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary spending...
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Congress Should Avoid Budget-Busting Omnibus
Congressional negotiators are apparently discussing a Fiscal Year 2023 omnibus appropriations bill of $1.65 trillion or higher, which would represent...
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Year-End Borrowing Could Worsen Deficits and Inflation
With inflation surging and debt approaching record levels, policymakers should avoid worsening the deficit and should at least pledge to add no new...
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Rules Reform – Ideas for the 118th Congress
At the beginning of each new session of Congress, the House of Representatives must agree on a new set of rules governing how business will be...
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Congress Should not Increase Health Costs in CR
Congress is currently discussing a number of policy changes to increase Medicare and other health payments. In total, these changes could cost up to...
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More Borrowing Will Hurt Competitiveness
This week, the Senate is moving forward on a compromise “chips-plus” economic competitiveness bill. Though there is not yet a score from the...
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Six Ways to Fight Inflation
Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) inflation rose by 6.3 percent over the past year and 0.6 percent last month according to new data from the...
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Appropriations 101
What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Appropriations Watch: FY 2022
Updated 7/5/22: For news on the appropriations process for the upcoming fiscal year, please see Appropriations Watch: FY 2023. The Senate passed a...
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Congress Needs to Stop Deeming and Start Budgeting
Today, the House of Representatives passed a $1.6 trillion “deeming resolution” to set the topline level for appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023. The...