Budget Process and Rules
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Congress Needs to Stop Deeming and Start Budgeting
Read moreToday, the House of Representatives passed a $1.6 trillion “deeming resolution” to set the topline level for appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023. The...
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Congress Misses Budget Deadline Again
Read moreThe statutory deadline for Congress to pass a concurrent budget resolution is April 15. The following is a statement from Maya MacGuineas, president...
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Omnibus Bill Highlights Need for Spending Caps
Read morePolicymakers are currently considering an omnibus appropriations bill to fund the federal government through the remainder of the fiscal year. The...
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Coalition Calls Attention to Lack of Fiscal Responsibility
Read moreThis week’s State of the Union address comes at a time when debt as a share of the economy is on track to surpass record levels within a decade. Today...
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Bipartisan House Group Sends Letter Calling for Budget Reforms
Read moreToday, a bipartisan group of 24 members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House leadership calling for the inclusion of budget process...
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Congress Should Reject the Extenders Approach to Build Back Better
Read moreFor Immediate Release According to news reports, the White House is floating a new framework for its Build Back Better reconciliation package that...
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Better Targeting in Reconciliation
Read moreAs lawmakers negotiate the details of their reconciliation package, they will need to scale back some of their ambitions to prevent arbitrary policy...
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Reconciliation 101
Read moreWhat is reconciliation? How do reconciliation instructions work? Can a reconciliation bill add to the budget deficit? What is the “Byrd Rule”? What...
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Bipartisan House Group Sends Letter Calling for Process Reforms
Read moreA bipartisan group of ten members from the House of Representatives recently sent a letter to the Senate calling for the addition of budget process...
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Fiscal State of the Nation Introduced in the Senate and House
Read moreSenators Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ), Joni Ernst (R-IA), Angus King (I-ME), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Mike Braun (R-IN), Steve Daines (R-MT), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV...
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Kent Conrad: Congress should reinstate the 'Conrad Rule' to prevent abuse of budget reconciliation
Read moreKent Conrad is a former senator from North Dakota, a former Chairman of the Senate Budget Committee, and a member of the Committee for a Responsible...
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CRFB Launches Suite of Budget Games
Read moreToday the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget launched Budgeting for the Future, a suite of interactive games related to the federal budget and...