Links to Agency-Related Budget Information and Budget Analysis - Developments and The Process
Current events that affect agency budgets or help to understand what may be the outcomes of the appropriations process, and information on the budget and appropriations process. This page has links for Hearings Schedules and Status of Legislation, Current Budget Developments Information, Official Views of the Process, Non Governmental Perspectives on Budget Matters.
Hearings Schedules, Status of Legislation |
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| Status of all bills and acts | Best single
source for this information, by the Library of
Congress (LOC). The pages on appropriations list each appropriation and its status, with links to reports. This page is very useful in researching the details of each bill as they make their way through the steps of the process; links take you to other LOC pages. Updates are generally timely, but may lag by more than a day from the actual events. No weekend updates. |
See note on the House and Senate sites. |
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| House Committee on Appropriations | The most useful part of this site is the page on press releases - it usually states what the House actions have been, with a summary of what the numbers are at that point. As the steps in the process change, information on upcoming hearings is also available. |
| Senate Committee on Appropriations | This is a well organized page, with links to sub-committees and other relevant information. Unfortunately, most of the links lead to pages that are only place holders at the web site. |
| House appropriations hearings schedule | Provides hearings dates and places by week or by sub-committee. |
| House Budget Committee | A site clearly controlled by the Majority. |
| Senate Budget Committee | This page gives access to the Majority's web site. |
| Thomas | Status of appropriations bills, as well as other legislation and many other government matters. (It is best if you start searching with a bill or public law number in hand. You can get this information from the LOC appropriations status page or the appropriations committee sites.) |
| Note: The House and Senate appropriations sites are mixed sources of information. Whether or not the information is useful depends on the steps of the process that Congress is engaged in. You have to look for what may be relevant at any one time. The two sites have a different structure, with different information. During the hearings and reviews of the budget request, the more useful information can be found in the sub-committee pages, which can be reached from the main pages. | |
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Current Budget Developments Information |
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| Washington Post special report on major budget issues. | The Post's special reports concentrate on specific matters of interest, such as budget or social security. The budget deficit/surplus is well explained here. Major articles related to the budget (many carried on the front page) are later linked to this page. (Daily developments related to appropriations are not linked to this page. They are buried in the inside pages; for these, search the other sections of the paper, through the next link.) |
| Washington Post | The Post covers Federal government activities, including budget and appropriations developments. For daily developments related to quickly changing events, check the Nation or Politics sections. |
| Government Executive | Articles on timely issues that affect Federal government operations, including budget issues. Updated daily. |
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Official Views of the Process |
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| The Budget Process in the Senate | Access to a detailed explanation of how the budget process laws and rules apply in the Senate, and rules applicable to the Senate only. |
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Non Governmental Perspectives on Budget Matters |
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| OMB Watch | Generally does not deal with up to date budget developments, but may address budget issues. Has links to other sites that deal with budget matters. |
| National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) | Has information relevant to budget issues that affect states, such as the unfunded mandates issue on how Federal requirements affect state resource requirements. |
| Center on Budget and Policy Priorities | The Center is a good source of an alternative view of what the overall budget numbers mean. In its own words, the Center does "research and analysis on a range of government policies and programs, with an emphasis on those affecting low- and moderate-income people." |
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