Budget Process
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreDiscretionary funding for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 will expire on September 30, and Congress has so far enacted zero of the 12 full-year appropriations...
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Keep Government Open Without More Debt
Read moreFiscal Year (FY) 2024 will end on September 30, 2024, and zero of the 12 appropriations bills to fund the government have been signed into law. The...
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Congress Should Strengthen Administrative PAYGO
Read moreThe Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA) of 2023 re-established Administrative PAYGO (Pay-As-You-Go) – a rule requiring the executive branch to offset...
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Reconciliation for Deficit Reduction
Read moreNext year, Members of Congress may choose to use a mechanism known as reconciliation to fast-track the enactment of tax or spending changes. The...
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Bipartisan Fiscal Forum Leaders Letter Calls to Address Debt
Read moreBipartisan Fiscal Forum co-chairs Rep. Scott Peters (D-CA) and Rep. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) recently led a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA)...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Read moreUpdated 5/17/2024: The President signed a multi-year Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization on May 16, following House passage on May 15 and...
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Strengthening Administrative PAYGO Act Would Encourage Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreHouse Budget Committee Chairman Jodey Arrington (R-TX) and Representative Jack Bergman (R-MI) introduced the Strengthening Administrative PAYGO (SAP)...
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Fix the Debt Awards 2024 Fiscal Heroes
Read moreWe are pleased to recognize the Fiscal Heroes of the 118th Congress. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president of the Committee for...
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What’s In the House Budget Committee’s FY 2025 Budget Resolution?
Read moreThe House Budget Committee (HBC) recently released, marked up, and approved its Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget resolution. In our press release, the...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThe third continuing resolution (CR) for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 expires in two tranches, the first of which funds 4 of the 12 appropriations bills and...
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Fiscal Commission Act: Just the FAQs
Read moreThe House Budget Committee recently reported the Fiscal Commission Act (FCA), sponsored by Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA) on a...