Archives: Budget Digests

Budget Digest

Oct 26th, 2015

The Debt Limit

Daily payments coming due can reach as high as $60 billion, which could leave the Treasury unable to make some payments unless the debt limit is increased.

Budget Digest

Oct 26th, 2015

The Debt Limit

Budget Digest

Oct 20th, 2015

Reconciliation Part - 2

Budget Digest

Oct 19th, 2015

Reconciliation – Part 2

After passage, the Senate would then either consider the House-passed reconciliation bill or its own reconciliation bill. If the Senate considers its own...

Budget Digest

Oct 5th, 2015

Reconciliation

The fiscal year 2016 budget resolution includes reconciliation instructions to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Energy and Commerce...

Budget Digest

Oct 5th, 2015

Reconciliation

Budget Digest

Sep 28th, 2015

Explaining the Effect of Sequester on Discretionary Spending

...a sequester on discretionary programs can only be ordered if appropriations exceed the spending caps set within the Budget Control Act of 2011. If a...

Budget Digest

Sep 14th, 2015

Discretionary Spending and the CR

Congress may pass a continuing resolution or “CR” to keep discretionary programs operating when the new fiscal year begins on October 1, 2015...

Oct 26th, 2015

The Debt Limit

Daily payments coming due can reach as high as $60 billion, which could leave the Treasury unable to make some payments unless the debt limit is increased.