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Governance

Administration Again Illegally Impounds Federal Funds

October 7, 2026 | Sam Berger , Jacob Leibenluft and Devin O’Connor

Report

Federal Budget

An Automatic Continuing Resolution Is Not a Good Solution for Government Shutdowns

June 18, 2026 | Richard Kogan and Sam Berger

Report

Federal Budget

Tight 2026 Non-Defense Funding Rejects Trump’s Proposed Deep Cuts, But Congress Will Need to Continue to Guard Against Administration Abuses

April 9, 2026 | Joel Friedman , Sonali Master , Brendan Duke , Joe Carlile and Richard Kogan

Technical Note

Federal Budget

How CBPP Analyzes Non-Defense Discretionary Funding

April 9, 2026

Report

Federal Budget

Trump Administration’s Five-State Funding Freeze Is Unlawful, Harmful, and a Major Threat to People in Every State

January 23, 2026 | Nick Gwyn

Report

Governance

Administration’s Abuse of Layoff Powers Shows Need for Congressional Action

December 15, 2025 | Jacob Leibenluft , Devin O’Connor and Sam Berger

Testimony

Federal Budget

A Balanced Budget Amendment Doesn’t Change the Math

December 3, 2025 | Brendan Duke

Statement

Federal Budget

Congress Must Block Administration’s Illegal Cuts, Protect Affordable Health Care

October 1, 2025 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Federal Budget

Administration Plans for Mass Firings in a Shutdown Not Justified by Law or Prudent Management

September 29, 2025 | Sam Berger

Statement

Federal Budget

Republicans Must Negotiate to Prevent Health Care Cost Spikes, Protect Funding Laws

September 26, 2025 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Governance

New Data Show Trump Administration’s Illegal, Targeted Withholding of Funds

September 26, 2025 | Joe Carlile and Devin O’Connor

Report

Federal Budget

New Proposal Shows Congress Can Enact Guardrails to Ensure a Deal Is a Deal for 2026 Funding

September 25, 2025 | Sam Berger and Devin O’Connor

Report

Federal Budget

Understanding the Legal Framework Governing a Shutdown

September 17, 2025 | Sam Berger

Statement

Federal Budget

“Regular Order” Means Bipartisan Negotiations and a Deal That Sticks

September 17, 2025 | Sharon Parrott

Report

Governance

Trump Administration Abused Spending Safeguards to Advance Its Agenda — and Illegally Hid Its Actions

September 5, 2025 | Devin O’Connor and Joe Carlile

Issue Brief

Federal Budget

What Is a Legal Deferral Under the Impoundment Control Act?

August 7, 2025

Report

Federal Budget

Deferral Requests Would Be Another Tactic in the Trump Administration’s Illegal Strategy to Withhold Congressionally Approved Funding

August 5, 2025 | Devin O’Connor and Jacob Leibenluft

Report

Governance

“Pocket Rescissions” Are Illegal

July 30, 2025 | David Super and Sam Berger

Report

Federal Budget

Trump Rescission Proposal Builds on Illegal Impoundments, Would Undermine Future Funding Deals

July 10, 2025 | Devin O’Connor , Sam Berger and Jacob Leibenluft

Report

Federal Budget

DOGE Interference in Federal Grantmaking Adds Burden, Uncertainty, and Risk

May 28, 2025 | Cristin Dorgelo and Jacob Leibenluft

Report

Federal Budget

Under House Budget Plan, Debt Limit Would Likely Be Reached by Fall 2026 Despite Increase

February 27, 2025 | Richard Kogan

Report

Governance

Many Trump Administration Fiscal and Regulatory Actions Are Unlawful

February 11, 2025 | David Super

Report

Federal Budget

Congressional Budget Will Offer Clues to Republican Priorities, Potential Threats to Programs, as Soon as Early January

December 19, 2024 | Richard Kogan and Joel Friedman

Report

Federal Budget

Hitting the Debt Limit: 3 Things to Know

December 17, 2024 | Joel Friedman and Richard Kogan

FAQ

Federal Budget

FAQs on Impoundment: Presidential Actions Are Constrained by Long-Standing Constitutional Restrictions

November 21, 2024 | Richard Kogan

Policy Basics

Federal Budget

Introduction to the Federal Budget Process

October 28, 2024

Report

Federal Budget

Non-Defense Funding Will Continue to Erode Under Current Funding Caps

May 16, 2024 | David Reich

Report

Federal Budget

Debt Ceiling Deal Squeezes Non-Defense Appropriations, Even With Agreed-Upon Adjustments

June 21, 2023 | David Reich

Blog

Federal Budget

Roundup: Analyzing House Republicans’ Harmful Debt-Ceiling-and-Cuts Bill

May 9, 2023 | CBPP

Report

Federal Budget

McCarthy Bill Uses Debt Ceiling to Force Harmful Policies, Deep Cuts

April 24, 2023 | Sharon Parrott , Samantha Jacoby , Allison Orris , LaDonna Pavetti, Ph.D. , David Reich and Dottie Rosenbaum

Report

Federal Budget

Debt Limit Default Is Default, Even Under a “Prioritization” Scheme

February 16, 2023 | Richard Kogan

Blog

Federal Budget

Debt Limit Threats Would Put the Global Economy at Risk

October 24, 2022 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Introduction to Budget “Reconciliation”

May 6, 2022 | Richard Kogan and David Reich

Blog

Failing to Suspend or Raise Debt Limit Would Have Wide-Ranging Effects

September 27, 2021 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Congress Must Suspend or Raise the Debt Limit

September 21, 2021 | Paul N. Van de Water

Blog

Federal Budget

Enzi-Whitehouse Would Threaten Medicare and Medicaid

December 12, 2019 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Enzi-Whitehouse Budget Process Bill Includes Harmful Provision for Automatic Reconciliation

December 11, 2019 | Richard Kogan and Joel Friedman

Report

Federal Budget

Portman Proposal for Automatic Continuing Resolution Not a Good Solution for Government Shutdowns

November 18, 2019 | Paul N. Van de Water and Richard Kogan

Policy Basics

Federal Budget

The “Pay-As-You-Go” Budget Rule

August 12, 2019

Report

Federal Budget

House Appropriations Actions Set Stage for Battle Over 2020 Funding Levels and Priorities

July 2, 2019 | Richard Kogan

Blog

Federal Budget

5 Reasons to Reject Any Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment

April 29, 2019 | Richard Kogan

Statement

Federal Budget

Greenstein: President Trump’s Fiscal 2020 Budget Proposal a Troubling Vision for the Nation

March 11, 2019 | Robert Greenstein

Report

Federal Budget

New Budget Deal Needed to Avert Cuts, Invest in National Priorities

March 1, 2019 | Sharon Parrott , Richard Kogan and Roderick Taylor

Report

Federal Budget

Automatic Continuing Resolutions Not a Good Solution for Government Shutdowns

January 30, 2019 | Richard Kogan and Paul N. Van de Water

Commentary

Federal Budget

House PAYGO Rule Could Help Advance Progressive Goals

December 3, 2018 | Robert Greenstein

Report

Federal Budget

Balanced Budget Amendment Could Lead to Extreme Budget Cuts

April 11, 2018 | Richard Kogan

Blog

Federal Budget

5 Reasons Why the House Balanced Budget Amendment Is a Bad Idea

April 11, 2018 | Richard Kogan

Blog

Federal Budget

Why a Balanced Budget Amendment Would Harm Social Security and Federal Deposit Insurance

April 9, 2018 | Paul N. Van de Water

Report

Federal Budget

Constitutional Balanced Budget Amendment Poses Serious Risks

March 16, 2018 | Richard Kogan

Report

Federal Budget

Restricting Use of "CHIMP" Savings Would Backtrack on Bipartisan Budget Deal, Shortchange Non-Defense Programs

March 5, 2018 | David Reich