Congressional Caucus Rules Can Promote Better Budgeting
The rules establishing each party’s self-governance within Congress can affect federal budget practices.
Budget Process and Rules
Better Budget Process Initiative: Automatic CRs Can Improve the Appropriations Process
A government shutdown could occur at the end of this month.
Pairing Debt Limit Reform with Budget Goals
The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget has long called for Congress to establish fiscal targets and reform the debt limit...
Explaining the TRUST Act: Just the FAQs
Updated on 4/15/2021 to reflect reintroduction of the TRUST Act in the House and Senate.
Growing Support for Bipartisan Budget Reform
A bipartisan group of 60 legislators led by Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX), released a letter to House leadership in...
Representative Rouda Introduces Fiscal Responsibility & Long-Term Economic Security Act
While short-term borrowing and large deficits are necessary to fight the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, policymakers will...
Correcting the Record on the Enzi-Whitehouse Budget Reforms
Prior to the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, the Senate Budget Committee approved the Bipartisan Congressional Budget Reform Act....
PAYGO Tracker: FY 2020
The first rule of getting out of a hole is to stop digging it deeper.
House Members Promote a Bipartisan Framework for Budget Reforms
A bipartisan group of 60 lawmakers, led by Representatives Scott Peters (D-CA) and Jodey Arrington (R-TX), released a letter to House leadership this...