Appropriations

This year was an eventful one for the federal budget. To explain the year's events, CRFB wrote 427 blogs, 17 papers, and created more than a hundred...

The eagerly awaited $1.1 trillion "CRomnibus" bill was released yesterday, and given its far-reaching nature, many aspects are being scrutinized. From...

As expected, the Obama Administration today issued amendments to its FY 2015 war spending (Overseas Contingency Operations) request, adding $5.6...

The White House this week requested an additional $6.18 billion in discretionary appropriations for the current fiscal year to cover the costs...

With the 2014 midterm elections mostly in the books, the current Congress will return from weeks of campaigning to finish some remaining items before...

The calendar turns over for the federal government today as FY 2015 is underway. Unlike last year, which started with the government being shut down...

The resolution setting next year's budget continues this year's levels of war spending, despite the fact that the federal government was supposed to...

Note: For the latest fiscal year, click here . Final FY2015 funding was settled through the " CROmnibus" bill in December 2014 and March 2015 Homeland...

In response to the recent VA scandal and hospital backlogs, Senate Veterans Affairs Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) has proposed legislation...

Strict limits on discretionary spending have made it difficult for policymakers to fund everything they want. Yet instead of making hard choices and...

The White House issued a statement Monday saying that the President's senior advisers would recommend vetoing H.R. 4435, the annual defense...