Budget Process
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Senate Current Policy Gimmick Masks $4.2 Trillion of Borrowing
Read moreOn Saturday, the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) released a score of the proposed Finance Committee title of the Senate reconciliation bill...
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2025 Reconciliation Tracker
Read moreUpdated 5/22/25: The House passed the reconciliation package, officially titled the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," on May 22 by a vote of 215 to 214...
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Keith Hall: Congress’ Scorekeeper Is Under Attack. It Deserves Our Trust.
Read moreKeith Hall is a former director of the Congressional Budget Office, former Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and former chief economist...
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Fiscal Commission Act Reintroduced in the House
Read moreRepresentatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum, recently reintroduced the Fiscal Commission...
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Maya MacGuineas on CNBC's "Squawk Box"
Read moreCommittee president Maya MacGuineas recently appeared on CNBC's "Squawk Box" with hosts Joe Kernen and Andrew Ross Sorkin to discuss the House budget...
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Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Read moreUpdated 3/28/2025: The President signed a continuing resolution (H.R. 1968) on March 15, 2025, that runs through September 30, 2025. Our analysis of...
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Stop Making Reconciliation Worse
Read moreAs lawmakers continue to negotiate new policies and adjustments to the House’s reconciliation bill, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the list of...
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Moody’s Downgrade Highlights Seriousness of Fiscal Situation
Read moreThe credit rating agency Moody’s downgraded the credit rating of the US government from “Aaa” to “Aa1,” specifically noting that they “do not believe...
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Fiscal Commission Would Be Step In the Right Direction
Read moreRepresentatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Scott Peters (D-CA), Co-Chairs of the Bipartisan Fiscal Forum , this week introduced bipartisan legislation...
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CRFB Reacts to Ongoing Reconciliation Deliberations
Read moreThirty-two Members of the House of Representatives sent a letter to House leadership today laying out their conditions for supporting a reconciliation...
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Ways & Means Has Plenty of Deficit Reduction Options
Read moreThe Ways and Means Committee has jurisdiction over nearly $50 trillion of spending and tax breaks that can be tapped for reconciliation, including...
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Budget 101
Read moreKey Resources to Get You Started or Refresh Your Understanding of Fiscal Topics The Budget 101 resources page offers a collection of materials...