Budget Process
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Budget Act at 40: BPC Hosts Panel Discussion
Read moreThe Bipartisan Policy Center held an event Tuesday commemorating the 40th anniversary of the Congressional Budget Act, which became law on July 12...
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Kent Conrad and Judd Gregg: The Two Budgeteers: All for One in Effort to Update Budget Act
Read moreKent Conrad, a former Democratic senator from North Dakota, and Judd Gregg, a former Republican senator from New Hampshire, are both former chairmen...
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CRFB Examines the Budget Process At Age 40
Read moreYesterday, the Commmittee for a Responsible Federal Budget released a paper detailing the problems with the federal budget process. In light of the...
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The Budget Act at 40: Time for a Tune Up?
Read moreFor additional budget process resources including specific options for reform, visit our Better Budget Process Initiative home page. Forty years ago...
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Congress Must Abide by PAYGO for Upcoming Legislation
Read moreCongress returns from its July 4th recess this week, and it will have plenty of work to do. Most pressing is the looming insolvency of the Highway...
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Why Lawmakers Should Fix the Budgetary Treatment of the Highway Trust Fund
Read moreContinuing our series of transportation-focused blogs, this blog discusses the budgetary treatment of the Highway Trust Fund (HTF). While most of the...
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Alternatives for Measuring the Federal Deficit
Read moreOne of the wonkier fiscal debates that arises from time to time concerns the accounting method used to measure the size of the budget deficit. This...
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The IMF Looks at Budget Institutions in G-20 Countries
Read moreThe International Monetary Fund recently published a study on budget institutions in G-20 countries. The study takes stock of these countries'...
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Repatriation Tax Holiday Doesn't Work As a Highway Trust Fund Offset
Read moreWith the Highway Trust Fund (HTF) running low and the threat of disrupting highway construction later this summer, lawmakers are scrambling to come up...
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The Budgetary Effect of Credit Programs
Read moreCredit programs involving loans and loan guarantees are accounted for differently than most other programs in the federal budget. Whereas other...
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The Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act of 2014
Read moreCongressman Jim Renacci (R-OH) introduced the The Federal Financial Statement Transparency Act of 2014 today. This legislation would make major...
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Want to Understand The Appropriations Process? This 101 Will Tell You Everything You Need to Know
Read moreAppropriations season is in full swing. The House has already passed the Legislative Branch and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs bills, while...