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Appropriations Watch: FY 2024
Read moreUpdated 11/17/2023: On Thursday, the President signed a second continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year 2024 that is "laddered," or consists of two...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThe first continuing resolution (CR) for fiscal year (FY) 2024 expires on November 17, 2023, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12...
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NDAA Includes $150 Billion Deficit-Increasing Program
Read moreThe Senate-passed National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 (NDAA) would increase the deficit by $153 billion over a decade...
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Government Shutdowns Q&A: Everything You Should Know
Read moreThis paper has been updated here . The new fiscal year (FY) begins on October 1, 2023, and Congress has so far enacted none of the 12 appropriations...
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Rep. Grothman Introduces Bill to Enforce FY 2026-2029 Spending Caps
Read moreRepresentative Glenn Grothman (R-WI) recently introduced the Enforce the Caps Act in the House, along with nearly a dozen co-sponsors . The...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreWhat are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate appropriations? How are...
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FY 2023 Omnibus Means Over $700 Billion Boost to Baseline Spending
Read moreThe recently-passed Fiscal Year (FY) 2023 omnibus appropriations package will substantially boost appropriations levels this fiscal year and into the...
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Congress Approved $113 Billion of Aid to Ukraine in 2022
Read moreSince Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine less than one year ago, Congress has approved more than $113 billion of aid and military assistance to...
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Appropriations 101
Read moreThis paper has been updated here . What are appropriations? How does Congress determine the total level of appropriations? How does Congress allocate...
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Representatives Lee and Pocan Introduce Defense Spending Cuts Legislation
Read moreEarlier this week, Defense Spending Reduction Caucus Co-Chairs Congresswoman Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI) introduced the...
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Adding Up Aid to Ukraine from the U.S. and the Rest of the World
Read morePolicymakers are currently considering an additional aid package to Ukraine , with $41 billion of support split roughly evenly between military aid...
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What's in the FY 2022 Omnibus Bill?
Read moreLast week, Congress passed the Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 omnibus appropriations bill , which sets appropriations levels and allocations for the remainder...