Budget Process and Rules

Updated 11/20/25: After 43 days, the latest government shutdown ended on November 12 with a funding measure that provides full-year Agriculture...

“Pay-As-You-Go” or PAYGO rules and laws require offsets for new tax cuts and mandatory spending so they do not add to the debt. 1 Too often these...

Updated 7/11/25: On July 1, 2025, the Senate passed its version of the OBBBA by a narrow 51–50 vote —Vice President JD Vance casting the tie-breaker...

Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, recently reintroduced the Fiscal Commission...

Key Resources to Get You Started or Refresh Your Understanding of Fiscal Topics The Budget 101 resources page offers a collection of materials...

As Congress continues to discuss a compromise budget resolution between the House and Senate, setting the stage for reconciliation, the choice of...

Update (4/11/2025): The Senate adopted the budget described below on April 5, 2025, and the House adopted the budget on April 10, 2025, making this...

Update: JCT issued a response to the letter confirming the default approach to scoring tax legislation is using a current law baseline as established...

As the House and Senate work to land on a concurrent budget resolution, Congress may consider trying to measure their reconciliation bills relative to...

The debt ceiling was reinstated on January 2, 2025. Lawmakers should lift it as soon as possible rather than relying on extraordinary measures and...

On February 6, Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Bill Huizenga (R-MI), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, along with Representatives...