Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines
Updated 2/14/2019: Congress is expected to vote this week on full appropriations for the remaining seven appropriations bills for the rest of fiscal...
Budget Process and Rules
Maya MacGuineas: How to Keep the Government Running When Lawmakers Fail To Do Their Job
Maya MacGuineas is president of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget and head of the Campaign to Fix the Debt. She recently wrote an ...
Ernst, Lankford, and Perdue Introduce The "No Budget, No Recess" Act
Senator Joni Ernst (R-IA), along with Senators Lankford (R-OK) and Perdue (R-GA), today introduced the "No Budget, No Recess" Act." The legislation...
Budget Changes in Proposed House Rules
House Democrats are proposing a package of rules to govern the House of Representatives in the 116th Congress. The package contains many...
JSC Markup Amendment Tracker
November 30 Note: The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform was unable to advance its legislation out of committee...
JSC Failure is Disappointing
For Immediate Release
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) today failed to report its proposed legislation....
CRFB Statement on Joint Select Committee Markup
For Immediate Release
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) today released a ‘co-chairs mark’ and announced...
OMB and Congress Propose New Way to Budget for Federal Buildings
Both lawmakers and administration officials have recently begun advocating for a different approach to funding long-term physical federal investments...
Budgeting for the Next Generation: Options to Improve Budgeting for Children
Children 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...
Co-Chair Lowey Proposes Reforms to the JSC
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform (JSC) continues to work on its recommendations, which are due at the end of...