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  • Energy and Water Appropriations
    July 14, 2009 - Following $50.8 billion provided in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act [ARRA] of 2009 (Public Law 111-5), the fiscal year 2010 Energy and Water appropriations bill provides $33.3 billion in discretionary budget authority [BA] – an increase of $46 million (well less than 1 percent) over the s... More
  • Military Construction/Veterans Affairs Appropriations
    July 10, 2009 - The Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations bill (H.R. 3082) provides $128.6 billion in budget authority [BA] and 128.2 billion in outlays for fiscal year 2010. Of this amount, $77.9 billion is discretionary BA (see Table 1) and $50.7 billion is mandatory spending. The bill as repo... More
  • State-Foreign Operations Appropriations
    July 9, 2009 - The largest percentage increase among this year’s twelve regular appropriations bills will be considered by the House this week. It is the State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill (H.R. 3081), which provides $48.8 billion in discretionary budget authority [BA] and $47.5 billion in budget year ou... More
  • Agriculture Appropriations
    July 7, 2009 - The fiscal year 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill provides $22.9 billion in regular discretionary budget authority [BA], an amount equal to its 302(b) suballocation. This represents an increase of $2.4 billion, or 11.9 percent, over the regular 2009 enacted (scored) level, but $80 million in BA b... More
  • The Costs of 'Cap-and-Trade'
    June 26, 2009 - Hoping to advance the President’s push for a “green” 21st century economy, the House is considering legislation aimed, in part, at limiting greenhouse gas emissions by making fossil energy more expensive. It is far from clear that the measure will do much to correct the phenomenon known as “global w... More
  • Administration's Statutory PAYGO Proposal
    June 25, 2009 - Ryan Prepared Opening Statement First, I want to note that I appreciate any real effort by the Administration and Congress to get a grip on our nation’s mounting fiscal crisis. But when I look at the broader budgetary context that’s developed in the first six months of this Administration, I’m afrai... More
  • Interior, Evironment, and Related Agencies Appropriation
    June 25, 2009 - The fiscal year 2010 Interior appropriations bill provides $32.3 billion in new discretionary budget authority [BA], an increase of 17 percent ($4.6 billion) compared with 2009 enacted levels, but $25 million below the President’s request. Outlays total $34.2 billion. As reported to the House, the B... More
  • Homeland Security Appropriations
    June 24, 2009 - As reported to the House, the fiscal year 2010 Department of Homeland Security appropriations bill (H.R. 2892) provides $42.4 billion in net regular discretionary budget authority [BA], and $46.1 billion in budget-year outlays, of which $21.1 billion are outlays from prior-year appropriations. The B... More
  • Legislative Branch Appropriations
    June 18, 2009 - The Legislative Branch appropriations bill provides $3.7 billion in new fiscal year 2010 budget authority [BA], and $3.1 billion in outlays, reflecting an increase of $236 million (7 percent) from the 2009 enacted level. But the figure is $282 million below the legislative agency requests reflected ... More
  • Commerce, Justice, and Science Appropriations
    June 16, 2009 - The Commerce, Justice, and Science appropriations bill scheduled for the floor this week increases spending by 7 percent over the fiscal year 2009 enacted level (excluding emergencies) – and 12 percent above the 2009 “scored” level1 – with most of the increase due to the ramp-up for next year’s Dece... More

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