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2025 Reconciliation Resources
The 119th Congress is expected to use the reconciliation process to pass legislation with a significant fiscal impact, such as extending the expiring...
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Breaking Down the One Big Beautiful Bill
The House of Representatives’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill – titled the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025 (OBBBA) – would add $2.5...
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CBO's First Score of House Reconciliation Bill
The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released its first comprehensive estimate of the House’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 reconciliation bill – the One Big...
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Further SALT Cap Relief Only Benefits High Earners
Raising the current $10,000 cap on the State and Local Tax (SALT) deduction would primarily benefit high earners . Further increasing the cap above...
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Senate Unanimously Agrees to Another Tax Giveaway
Yesterday, the Senate passed by unanimous consent the No Tax on Tips Act, a bill that would create a federal income tax deduction of up to $25,000 a...
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Stop Making Reconciliation Worse
As lawmakers continue to negotiate new policies and adjustments to the House’s reconciliation bill, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” the list of...
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2025 Reconciliation Tracker
Updated 5/19/25: On May 18 , the House Budget Committee held a second markup of the reconciliation package, advancing the measure by a vote of 17 to...
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Changes Move Reconciliation Bill in the Wrong Fiscal Direction
The House of Representatives may vote on the reconciliation package, or the “One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA), this week. House leadership...
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House Bill Would Put 3% Deficit Far Out of Reach
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has frequently discussed the importance of reducing annual deficits to 3 percent of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) –...
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Interest Costs Could Explode from High Rates and More Debt
Interest costs are projected to approach $1 trillion this year, nearly triple 2020 levels. In light of current interest rates and the ongoing...
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Reconciliation Bill Sets up $4.8 Trillion Fiscal Cliff in 2028
As written, the reconciliation bill being considered in the House of Representatives is set to increase the debt by $3.3 trillion between 2025 and...
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America’s Truss Moment?
As the House considers a reconciliation package that is shaping up to add $3.3 trillion to the debt over a decade as written – or $5.2 trillion if...