Other Spending

With the recent passage of the national security supplementals, Congress has now approved nearly $175 billion of aid and military assistance to...

We recently estimated the President’s new student debt cancellation plan would cost between $250 billion and $750 billion over a decade, and have...

Including the Biden Administration’s new student debt cancellation plan, we estimate all recent student debt cancellation policies will cost a...

Updated 4/24/2024: On Tuesday, April 23, the Senate passed a package of national security-oriented bills passed by the House on Saturday, April 20...

The House of Representatives is set to soon vote on a series of national security-related supplemental appropriations bills. Three of the bills...

The Biden Administration recently announced a new plan to cancel student debt for up to 30 million borrowers and released a preliminary rule this...

Overview Student debt cancellation has gained attention in recent years as a policy proposal to address rising student debt levels in the United...

The Senate is expected to vote this week on a bill ( S.3853) to dramatically expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act (RECA) created to...

UPDATE: On May 10, 2024, the Congressional Budget Office estimated the College Cost Reduction Act would save $185 billion over a decade, including...

The cost of the Pell Grant program already exceeds its funding. A recently announced change from the Department of Education, made due to an error in...