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39 Congressional Research Service reports and publications

Statutory PAYGO and Budget Reconciliation Legislation
2025-06-12 · Posts · IN12564 · HTML available · PDF available
Continuing Resolutions: Overview of Components and Practices
2025-03-27 · Reports · R46595 · HTML available · PDF available
FY2025 Appropriations Status: In Brief
2025-03-25 · Reports · R48176 · HTML available · PDF available
Appropriations Subcommittee Structure: History of Changes from 1920 to 2025
2025-03-18 · Reports · RL31572 · HTML available · PDF available
The Impoundment Control Act of 1974: Background and Congressional Consideration of Rescissions
2025-02-25 · Reports · R48432 · HTML available · PDF available
Points of Order Limiting the Contents of Reconciliation Legislation: In Brief
2025-02-18 · Reports · R43885 · HTML available · PDF available
Defense Primer: Defense Appropriations Process
2024-12-06 · Resources · IF10514 · HTML available · PDF available
The Origination Clause of the U.S. Constitution: Interpretation and Enforcement
2024-10-01 · Reports · R46558 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Rules and Practices Concerning User Fees and Other Nonrevenue Collections in the Federal Budget
2024-10-01 · Reports · R47292 · HTML available · PDF available
Blue-Slipping: Enforcing the Origination Clause in the House of Representatives
2024-10-01 · Reports · R46556 · HTML available · PDF available
Discretionary Spending: Setting a Topline Amount for FY2025 Appropriations
2024-05-01 · Posts · IN12353 · HTML available · PDF available
Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process
2024-01-08 · Reports · R47413 · HTML available · PDF available
Congressional Rules Pertaining to Changes in Mandatory Program Spending in Appropriations Bills (CHIMPs)
2023-09-21 · Reports · R47705 · HTML available · PDF available
Federal Funding Gaps: A Brief Overview
2023-09-07 · Reports · RS20348 · HTML available · PDF available
The Appropriations Process: A Brief Overview
2023-05-17 · Reports · R47106 · HTML available · PDF available
Authorizations and the Appropriations Process
2023-05-16 · Reports · R46497 · HTML available · PDF available
Limitations in Appropriations Measures: An Overview of Procedural Issues
2023-05-16 · Reports · R41634 · HTML available · PDF available
Changes to House Rules Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 5 (118th Congress)
2023-01-12 · Reports · R47384 · HTML available · PDF available
A Brief Overview of the Congressional Budget Process
2023-01-10 · Reports · R46468 · HTML available · PDF available
The Holman Rule (House Rule XXI, Clause 2(b))
2023-01-10 · Reports · R44736 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to the Federal Budget Process
2023-01-10 · Reports · R46240 · HTML available · PDF available
Budget Process Reform: In Brief
2022-12-15 · Reports · R47338 · HTML available · PDF available
Introduction to Budget Authority
2022-05-13 · Resources · IF12105 · HTML available · PDF available
S.Con.Res. 5: The Budget Resolution for FY2021
2021-02-08 · Reports · R46675 · HTML available · PDF available
The Budget Reconciliation Process: Stages of Consideration
2021-01-25 · Reports · R44058 · HTML available · PDF available
Changes to House Rules Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 8 (117th Congress)
2021-01-21 · Reports · R46659 · HTML available · PDF available
A Balanced Budget Constitutional Amendment: Background and Congressional Options
2019-08-22 · Reports · R41907 · HTML available · PDF available
The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform
2019-03-26 · Reports · R45111 · HTML available · PDF available
Changes to House Rules Affecting the Congressional Budget Process Included in H.Res. 6 (116th Congress)
2019-03-04 · Reports · R45552 · HTML available · PDF available
House Offset Amendments to Appropriations Bills: Procedural Considerations
2019-02-06 · Reports · RL31055 · HTML available · PDF available
Privileged Business on the House Floor
2017-01-23 · Reports · 98-315 · HTML available
Considering Measures in the House Under the OneHour Rule
2017-01-23 · Reports · 98-427 · HTML available
Omnibus Appropriations Acts: Overview of Recent Practices
2016-01-14 · Reports · RL32473 · HTML available
Points of Order in the Congressional Budget Process
2015-10-20 · Reports · 97-865 · HTML available
Altering House Ethics Committee Sanction Recommendations on the Floor: Past Precedent and Options for Action
2015-09-25 · Reports · R44213 · HTML available
Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the Senate
2015-09-24 · Reports · 98-737 · HTML available
Queen-of-the-Hill Rules in the House of Representatives
2015-09-24 · Reports · RS20313 · HTML available
Amendments Between the Houses: A Brief Overview
2011-02-25 · Reports · 98-812 · HTML available
Floor Consideration of Conference Reports in the House
2004-11-05 · Reports · 98-736 · HTML available