Budget Process
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Congress' December Challenges Can't Wait
Read moreFor Immediate Release As lawmakers continue to debate the Build Back Better reconciliation bill, they have a number of pressing deadlines and policy...
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No Score, No Vote
Read moreFor Immediate Release The House apparently intends to vote on the latest version of the Build Back Better Act as soon as this week, despite that fact...
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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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Reconciliation Requires Tradeoffs, Not Gimmicks
Read moreFor Immediate Release Policymakers are reportedly seeking to shrink the “Build Back Better” reconciliation plan from a proposed $3.5 trillion to...
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FY 2022 Reconciliation Tracker
Read moreLast Updated: 12/20/2021 Budget reconciliation is underway (read more about the full process here), with House and Senate lawmakers crafting a...
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No Score, No Vote: House Should Not Vote on Reconciliation Without a Score
Read moreFor Immediate Release Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) recently called for the House of Representatives to pass its reconciliation bill, the Build Back...
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreThe new fiscal year (FY) will begin on October 1, 2021, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations bills setting discretionary...
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Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021 Introduced in the Senate
Read moreRecently, Senators James Lankford (R-OK) and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) introduced the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2021 (PGSA). The bill would...
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Responsibly Raising the Debt Limit
Read moreYesterday, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned Congress that the Treasury is likely to run out of extraordinary measures in October. Without action...
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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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The Senate Should Restore the Conrad Rule
Read moreThe Senate is currently considering a budget resolution that includes reconciliation instructions to facilitate the enactment of numerous climate...