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- The “Fiscal Cliff” and the American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012
- This report provides a brief overview of the major tax and spending policies that comprised the "fiscal cliff".
- The "Fiscal Cliff": Macroeconomic Consequences of Tax Increases and Spending Cuts
- Report regarding the fiscal cliff, which is a set of tax increases and spending cuts that would substantially reduce the deficit in 2013.
- The “Fiscal Cliff”: Macroeconomic Consequences of Tax Increases and Spending Cuts
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- The “Fiscal Cliff”: Macroeconomic Consequences of Tax Increases and Spending Cuts
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- Fiscal Impacts of the Foreign-Born Population
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- "Fiscal Space" and the Federal Budget
- This report discusses plans for the federal budget and the concept of "fiscal space," or the amount of room available for additional government borrowing.
- "Fiscal Space" and the Federal Budget
- This report discusses plans for the federal budget and the concept of "fiscal space," or the amount of room available for additional government borrowing.
- Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions
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- Fiscal Year 1998 Continuing Resolutions
- Congress annually considers 13 regular appropriations bills providing funding for agency operations. If any of these bills are not enacted by the start of the fiscal year (October 1), the nonessential activities of the agencies funded in the outstanding bills must cease. In those years in which all 13 bills are not enacted by the deadline, Congress adopts measures continuing funding until the regular bills are enacted. This report discusses these measures, which are referred to as continuing resolutions.
- Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight
- This report summarizes key provisions of the FY2005 program guidance, with special attention to differences from the FY2003 and FY2004 editions. This report also discusses issues regarding methods used to allocate federal homeland security assistance and authorized expenditures of homeland security assistance programs, and it analyzes options Congress may wish to consider for resolving those issues.
- Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight
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- Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight
- The Office for Domestic Preparedness, within the Department of Homeland Security, is responsible for directing and supervising federal terrorism preparedness grants for states and localities. Prior to FY2005, the Office for Domestic Preparedness offered that assistance through six separate grant programs. Some state and local officials, however, criticized the fragmentation of homeland security assistance and recommended streamlining the grant process. Subsequently, the Office for Domestic Preparedness recommended and — pursuant to Section 872 of the Homeland Security Act (P.L. 107-296), which authorizes the Department of Homeland Security Secretary “to allocate, reallocate, and consolidate functions and organization units within the Department” — former Department of Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge approved consolidating the separate programs into a single Homeland Security Grant Program. Within the consolidated program, however, the six types of assistance continue to have their separate identities and funding allocations as “sub-grants.” As a whole, the Homeland Security Grant The program provides assistance for a wide range of eligible activities, among which are planning, training, equipment acquisition, and exercises. To fund the program, Congress appropriated approximately $2.5 billion for FY2005, roughly $600,000 less than for the programs in FY2004.
- Fiscal Year 2005 Homeland Security Grant Program: State Allocations and Issues for Congressional Oversight
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- Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program and H.R. 1: Description and Analysis
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- Fiscal Year 2007 Homeland Security Grant Program, H.R. 1, and S. 4: Description and Analysis
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- Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities
- This report provides overview information on the proposed FY2011 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs that provide assistance to state and local governments. These programs are primarily used by first responders -- including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency managers, and law enforcement officers -- to provide assistance for training, exercises, the purchase of equipment, and other support for terrorism and disaster preparedness and response activities.
- Fiscal Year 2011 Department of Homeland Security Assistance to States and Localities
- This report provides overview information on the proposed FY2011 budget request for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) programs that provide assistance to state and local governments. These programs are primarily used by first responders -- including firefighters, emergency medical personnel, emergency managers, and law enforcement officers -- to provide assistance for training, exercises, the purchase of equipment, and other support for terrorism and disaster preparedness and response activities.
- Fiscal Year 2017 Agriculture and Related Agencies Appropriations: In Brief
- This report outlines the fiscal year 2017 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture which were enacted on May 5, 2017 as a part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act. The discretionary total of the enacted appropriation is $20.877 billion, which is $623 million less than enacted in FY2016 (-2.9%). The appropriation also carries mandatory spending--largely determined in separate authorizing laws--that totaled about $132.5 billion. The overall total therefore exceeded $153 billion (Table 1). The discretionary caps were set so as not to trigger sequestration under limits established by the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 (P.L. 114-74).The White House released its FY2017 budget request on February 9, 2016, along with the detailed justification from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). The new Administration released an outline for FY2018 appropriations on March 16, 2017.
- Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice
- This report provides a an overview of the 2017 fiscal year appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) divided by department. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) appropriates $28.962 billion for DOJ, an amount that is 0.4% less than the FY2016 appropriation and 2.9% less than what the Obama Administration requested.
- Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations for the Department of Justice Grant Programs
- This report outlines the 2017 fiscal year appropriations for the five Department of Justice (DOJ) grant programs which assist communities with various criminal justice related issues. Congress provided a total of $2.320 billion for DOJ's five grant accounts, an amount that is 6.7% less than the FY2016 appropriation and 1.8% less than the Administration's request. Funding for three of the five grant accounts decreased for FY2017, the exceptions being Violence Against Women Programs (+$2 million) and the Community Oriented Policing Services (+$10 million). However, the increase in funding for the Community Oriented Policing Services account is largely attributable to Congress moving funding for the Regional Information Sharing System from the Research, Evaluation, and Statistics account to the Community Oriented Policing Services account.
- Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations for the Department of Justice
- This report discusses proposed appropriations for the Department of Justice (DOJ) for the 2018 fiscal year divided into each department of the DOJ. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2017 (P.L. 115-31) appropriated $28.962 billion for DOJ while President Trump's proposed 2018 budget requests $28.205 billion for DOJ which amounts to 2.6% less than the FY2017-enacted appropriation.
- Fiscal Year 2018 Appropriations Overview: Census Bureau and Bureau of Economic Analysis
- This report discusses FY2018 appropriations (discretionary budget authority) for the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) and Bureau of the Census (Census Bureau), historic components of the Economics and Statistics Administration (ESA) in the U.S. Department of Commerce. This report will be updated as legislative developments warran
- Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability
- This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Publishing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices for obtaining print copies of these publications. It also explains how to find the locations of government depository libraries, which can provide both printed copies for reference use and Internet access to the online versions. This report will be updated as events warrant.
- Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Appropriations Act: An Overview
- This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2018 Defense Appropriations Act.
- Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution
- This report discusses defense spending rates and funding for programs under the FY2018 interim continuing resolution.
- Fiscal Year 2018 Defense Spending Under an Interim Continuing Resolution
- This report discusses defense spending for FY2018 under an interim continuing resolution and effects that this has on spending levels and types.
- Fiscal Year 2018 Military Construction Authorizations and Appropriations
- This report explains the Trump Administration's military construction budget, breaking down the budget authorizations and appropriations by military department.
- Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
- This report discusses the FY2018 defense budget request and provides a summary of congressional action on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The annual NDAA authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related nuclear energy programs of the Department of Energy and typically includes provisions affecting DOD policies or organization. Unlike an appropriations bill, the NDAA does not provide budget authority for government activities.
- Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act
- This report discusses the FY2018 defense budget request and provides a summary of congressional action on the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for fiscal year (FY) 2018. The annual NDAA authorizes appropriations for the Department of Defense (DOD) and defense-related nuclear energy programs of the Department of Energy and typically includes provisions affecting DOD policies or organization. Unlike an appropriations bill, the NDAA does not provide budget authority for government activities.
- Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues
- This report discusses military personnel issues considered during deliberations on H.R. 2810 and S. 1519 which were passed on July 14, 2017 as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018. A brief synopsis of sections in each bill that pertain to selected personnel policies such as military end-strengths, pay and benefits, and other major policy issues are provided.
- Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues
- This report provides a brief synopsis of selected sections in the National Defense Authorization Act for FY2018 (H.R. 2810), as passed by the House on July 14, 2017, and the Senate on September 18, 2017. The FY2018 NDAA Conference report was passed by the House on November 14, 2017, and the Senate on November 16, 2017. Issues include military endstrengths, pay and benefits, and other personnel policy issues.
- Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy
- This report discusses the appropriations budget for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), funding proposed in the request, and key changes .
- Fiscal Year 2019 Appropriations for the Department of Energy
- This report discusses the President's FY2019 budget request for the Department of Energy (DOE), funding proposed in the request, funding proposed by the conference committee, and key changes.
- Fiscal Year 2019 Budget Documents: Internet and GPO Availability
- This report provides brief descriptions of the FY2019 budget volumes and related documents, together with internet addresses, Government Publishing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices for obtaining print copies of these publications. It also explains how to find the locations of government depository libraries, which can provide both printed copies for reference use and internet access to the online versions.
- Fiscal Year 2019 Budget: Government Reorganization and Federal Workforce Reform
- This report discusses the proposed FY2019 general U.S. budget and its plans for government reorganization and federal workforce reform.
- Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill: An Overview of Housepassed H.R. 6157
- This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill, such as proposed funding cuts and increases.
- Fiscal Year 2019 Defense Appropriations Bill: An Overview of S. 3159, as Reported
- This report provides an overview of the appropriations and provisions of the FY2019 Defense Appropriations Bill.
- Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: An Overview of H.R. 5515
- This report discusses the fiscal year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) which would authorize $708.1 billion in discretionary appropriations for national defense-related activities of the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) and other agencies. The bill (H.R. 5515) would authorize $16 billion (2.3%) more than the amount authorized by the FY2018 NDAA (P.L. 115-91) and match the amount requested by the Administration.
- Fiscal Year 2019 National Defense Authorization Act: Selected Military Personnel Issues
- This report highlights selected personnel-related issues that may generate high levels of congressional and constituent interest.
- Fischer-Tropsch Fuels from Coal, Natural Gas, and Biomass: Background and Policy
- This report provides background information and policy analysis regarding the ways to develop that directly and indirectly convert coal into liquid fuel.
- Fish and Wildlife: Activities in the 92nd Congress
- This report discusses passed and proposed legislation in the 92nd Congress related to fish and wildlife regulation and funding of the Fish and Wildlife Department.
- Fish and Wildlife Service: Compensation to Local Governments
- The Refuge Revenue Sharing Fund (RRSF) was enacted in response to the concern of local governments regarding losses to their tax base due to the presence of federally owned land under the jurisdiction of the Fish and Wildlife Service. This report outlines recent history of RRSF payment levels. It examines the RRSF and describes how the fund differs in its treatment of reserved and acquired lands under the jurisdiction of FWS. The report also examines the Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILT) program in detail.
- Fish and Wildlife Service: Compensation to Local Governments
- This report describes the key features of NRWF: the lands under FWS jurisdiction, the eligibility of most of those lands for NRWF payments, the source of revenue for the fund, the payment formula for calculating an individual county's payments, the PILT payments available for certain FWS lands, some exceptions to normal authorized payment calculations, changing authorization levels, and falling annual appropriations. It concludes with a review of options for changes in the program.
- Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2012 Appropriations and Policy
- The annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriation funds agencies and program in three federal departments, as well as numerous related agencies and bureaus. Among the more controversial agencies represented in the bill is the Fish and Wildlife Service, in the Department of the Interior. This report analyzes the Fish and Wildlife Services funding levels contained in the FY2012 appropriations bill.
- Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2013 Appropriations and Policy
- The annual Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies appropriation funds agencies and program in three federal departments, as well as numerous related agencies and bureaus. Among the more controversial agencies represented in the bill is the Fish and Wildlife Service, in the Department of the Interior. This report analyzes the Fish and Wildlife Services funding levels contained in the FY2013 appropriations bill.
- Fish and Wildlife Service: FY2015 Appropriations and Policy
- This report contains the appropriations and policy during the Fiscal Year 2015 on fish and wildlife service.
- Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
- This report gives an overview of Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
- Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
- This report gives an overview of Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
- Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
- This report provides the information related to the fishery, aquaculture, and marine mammal issues in the 111th Congress
- Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress
- This report gives an overview of Fishery, Aquaculture, and Marine Mammal Issues in the 111th Congress