Budget Process
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Q&A: Everything You Should Know About Government Shutdowns
Read moreThis paper has been updated here. The fiscal year began on September 30, has only passed 5 of 12 appropriations bills setting spending levels. If...
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Budgeting for the Next Generation: Options to Improve Budgeting for Children
Read moreChildren have less ability to meet their needs in the short term and more potential in the long term than other age groups, but federal policy does...
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Co-Chair Lowey Proposes Reforms to the JSC
Read moreThe Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) continues to work on its recommendations, which are due at the end of...
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We Need Functional, Not Budget-Busting, Bipartisanship
Read moreThe House and Senate appear to be moving through the appropriations process better and faster than any time in at least the last nine years. Congress...
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Taking a Look at CBO's New Transparency Efforts
Read moreThe Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has worked hard to improve transparency and accessibility of its data and analysis. Over the past two years, CBO...
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Three Measures We Hope the JSC Will Consider
Read moreThe Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) has an important opportunity to improve our broken budget process. Recent...
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Panetta Recommends Budget Reform to JSC
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chair Leon Panetta testified before the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process...
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Leon Panetta's Testimony on Budget and Appropriations Process Reforms
Read moreOn July 12, 2018, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget Co-Chair Leon Panetta testified before the Joint Select Committee on Budget and...
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WATCH: Leon Panetta Testifies Before Budget Process Committee
Read moreCommittee for a Responsible Federal Budget co-chair Leon Panetta testifies before the Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process...
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Budget Process Changes in the FY 2019 House Budget
Read moreThe Fiscal Year 2019 House budget resolution contains a number of interesting budget process proposals. The budget passed out of committee last month...
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CBO is Pretty Good at Estimating Spending
Read moreIn March 2016, CBO estimated the federal government would spend $4.06 trillion for fiscal year (FY) 2017 – a number that would increase to $4.08...
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The Better Budget Process Initiative: Recommendations for the JSC
Read moreThe Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) has the opportunity to make important improvements to the budget process...