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Special Analysis 09-01 Inventory of State Matching and MOE Requirements, October 16, 2009
Budget Brief 09-07 FY 2010 Appropriations: August Recess Update, August 24, 2009
Issue Brief 09-26 Does OMB’s Assessment Rating Tool Affect Funding? August 6, 2009
Budget Brief 09-06 President’s FY 2010 Budget: Change That May Happen, May 15, 2009
The VIP Series, Vol. 9, No. 2 (May 2009 )
Issue Brief 09-16 Putting Subaward Transparency Requirements to Test in ARRA, April 9, 2009
The VIP Series, Vol. 9, No. 1 (March 2009 )
Budget Brief 09-05 Congress Passes FY 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill, March 17, 2009
Budget Brief 09-04 The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Becomes Law, February 23, 2009
Changes to Funding Levels for Major Programs in Senate Recovery Package
Final Senate Revisions to State Fiscal Stabilization Fund
Budget Brief 09-03 Senate Weighs in on Economic Stimulus, February 5, 2009
Budget Brief 09-02 How Would the House Economic Stimulus Bill Affect States? January 28, 2009
Budget Brief 09-01 Budget Timing; Federal Fiscal Data; Disaster Relief Title XX Allotments, January 21, 2009
Special Analysis 08-01 Existing Grants Offer Quick, Effective Stimulus Options, December 15, 2008
Issue Brief 08-58 Federal Transparency Act: Much Still Unknown, November 5, 2008
Issue Brief 08-55 2009 Tax and Bond Cap Inflation Adjustments, October 20, 2008
The VIP Series, Vol. 8, No. 2 (October 2008 ) (PDF format)
Budget Brief 08-11 FY 2009 Continuing Resolution Marches to Enactment, October 1, 2008
Budget Brief 08-10 August Recess Appropriations Update, August 19, 2008
Budget Brief 08-09 FY 2009 Mid-Session Review Released, July 30, 2008
Budget Brief 08-08 FY 2009 Budget Resolution, FY 2008 Supplemental Appropriations, July 3, 2008
Budget Brief 08-04 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations, March 20, 2008
Budget Brief 08-03 Federal Budget: Concepts and Process, March 19, 2008
Budget Brief 08-02 President’s FY 2009 Budget: The Song Remains the Same, February 8, 2008
The VIP Series, Vol. 8, No. 1 (February 2008 ) (PDF format)
Budget Brief 08-01 State Grants Proposed as Part of Economic Stimulus Package, January 29, 2008
Budget Brief 07-12 FY 2998 Budget Enacted Via Omnibus Appropriations, December 12, 2007
The VIP Series, Vol. 7, No. 2 (December 2007 ) (PDF format)
Budget Brief 07-11 House, Senate Pass Labor-HHS Bills for First Time in Long Time, November 1, 2007
Budget Brief 07-10 Final Financial Report for Federal Fiscal Year 2007, October 17, 2007
Budget Brief 07-09 Happy New Year! Where’s the Budget? October 4, 2007
Major Programs Updated Table Reflecting Funding Amounts in Current Appropriations Bills
The VIP Series, Vol. 7, No. 1 (February 2007 )
Budget Brief 07-08 August Recess Appropriations Update, August 28, 2007 The Year of Living Dangerously. The Federal Budget and the States. NCSL Annual Meeting, August 2007, Power Point Presentation Budget Brief 07-07 OMB Releases Mid-Session Review of the FY 2008 Budget, July 17, 2007Budget Brief 07-06 Earmarks: Will a Party Change Make a Difference? June 21, 2007Budget Brief 07-05 FY 2007 Supplemental Appropriations Affect State Funding, May 30, 2007Budget Brief 07-04 FY 2008 Budget Resolution: Reasserting the Congressional Process, May 23, 2007Budget Brief 07-03 Fiscal Year 2007 Appropriations Update, March 20, 2007VIP Series, Volume 7, No. 1 FY 2008 president's budget Federal Budget Update: Education, April 2007, Power Point Presentation Issue Brief 07-06 Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations, February 2, 2007Budget Brief 07-02 President’s FY 2008 Budget: Summary of Major Proposals, February 9, 2007Budget Brief 07-01 Discretionary Funding Trends: Fiscal Years 2002-2007, January 2, 2007
Budget Brief 06-10 Final Budget Actions of the 109th Congress, December 13, 2006VIP Series, Volume 6, No. 2 FY 2007 Continuing Resolution budgetIssue Brief 06-47 Inventory of State Matching Requirements, November 21, 2006Issue Brief 06-46 CY 2007 Tax and Bond Cap Inflation Adjustments, November 17, 2006Issue Brief 06-44 Who Wins and Who Loses in the Relationship with the Federal Government? October 25, 2006Budget Brief 06-09 Final Financial Report for Federal FY 2006, October 17, 2006Budget Brief 06-08 Homeland Security Spending Bill Passes in Time for FY 2007, October 13, 2006Special Analysis 06-02 Line-Item Veto Redux: The Prospect of Budget Reforms, September 14, 2006Budget Brief 06-07 Continuing Resolution Provides Part-Year Funding for Most Programs, October 4, 2006Budget Brief 06-06 August Recess Appropriations Update: Another Year of Slow Progress, August 17, 2006Budget Brief 06-05 House Makes Progress on FY 2007 Appropriation Bills, June 26, 2006Budget Brief 06-04 Congress Reaches Agreement on Emergency Supplemental, June 14, 2006Budget Brief 06-03 FY 2007 Budget Update: A Lack of Resolution, May 23, 2006Special Analysis 06-01 Federal Lands Payments to States, April 5, 2006Budget Brief 06-02 President's FY 2007 Budget: Some New Twists on Old Themes, February 10, 2006Budget Brief 06-01 Emergency Supplemental Funding for Disaster Relief and Pandemic Flu, January 11, 2006VIP Series, Volume 6, No. 1 FY 2007 president's budget
Budget Brief 05-16 Budget Reconciliation, Defense and Labor-HHS Update, December 22, 2005 Budget Brief 05-15 Appropriations and Reconciliation Update, December 5, 2005 Budget Brief 05-14 President's Katrina Proposals Funded by Transfers, Rescissions, November 15, 2005Budget Brief 05-13 Continuing Irresolution, October 31, 2005
Budget Brief 05-12 House to Revise Budget Resolution, October 17, 2005
Issue Brief 05-11 Congress Passes Homeland Security Spending Bill, October 17, 2005 Budget Brief 05-10 Federal Assistance in the Wake of Katrina, September 21, 2005 Budget Brief 05-09 Senate Makes Progress on Appropriations, July 27, 2005 Budget Brief 05-08 FY 2006 Appropriations Update: A Tale of Two Chambers, July 8, 2005 Budget Brief 05-07 Appropriations Update: Labor-HHS, 302(b) Allocations and Other Items, June 21, 2005 Budget Brief 05-06 House Passes Homeland Security Spending Measure, May 25, 2005 Budget Brief 05-05 FY 2006 Budget Resolution: The Start of Something Big, May 10, 2005 Budget Brief 05-04 Summary of Congressional Budget Resolutions for FY 2006, April 6, 2005
Summary of Hurricane Relief Measures FFIS has compiled a comprehensive list of hurricane relief measures enacted or proposed by the federal government. Issue Brief 05-12 Driver's License Requirements: A Mandate in the Wings? March 24, 2005 Special Analysis 05-02 New Appropriations Subcommittee Structure, March 15, 2005 Issue Brief 05-09 Update on Medicaid Fiscal Relief Spending and Baseline Projections, March 9, 2005 Budget Brief 05-03 President's FY 2006 Budget: Will the Third Time be the Charm? February 11, 2005 VIP Series, Volume 5, No. 2 FY 2006 enacted amountsVIP Series, Volume 5, No. 1 FY 2006 president's budgetBudget Brief 05-02 Lots of Loose Ends for the 109th Congress, February 3, 2005 Budget Brief 05-01 FY 2006 Budget: What Will the President Propose? January 26, 2005
FYs 2003-2005 Earmark Rankings Using data from Citizens Against Government Waste, FFIS has compiled rankings for per capita earmark appropriations in FYs 2003-2005.
FY 2005 Appropriations Status of the FY 2005 Appropriations bills Budget Brief 04-09 FY 2005 Budget: 108th Congress Passes Omnibus Appropriations, December 9, 2004 Issue Brief 04-49 Formula Changes and Mandates Included in Intelligence Bills, October 28, 2004Budget Brief 04-08 Appropriations Update: Last-Minute Progress, October 13, 2004 Budget Brief 04-07 FY 2005 is Here, A Budget is Not, October 7, 2004 FY 2005 Subcommittee Allocations Table outlining the FY 2005 House and Senate Subcommittee Allocations Budget Brief 04-06 August Recess Update: Going Nowhere Fast, August 20, 2004 Issue Brief 04-30 Update on Fiscal Relief Grants to States, August 10, 2004 Budget Brief 04-05 Appropriations Update; Homeland Security Bill Moves, July 6, 2004 Budget Brief 04-04 2005 Budget: Are States at Risk?, July 1, 2004 Budget Brief 04-03 President's FY 2005 Budget: What's Old is New, February 9, 2004 Budget Brief 04-02 FY 2004 Appropriations: Restoring Order, January 29, 2004 VIP Series, Volume 4, No. 3 FY 2005 enacted amountsVIP Series, Volume 4, No. 2 FY 2005 president's budgetVIP Series, Volume 4, No. 1 FY 2004 enacted amountsBudget Brief 04-01 What if Congress Passes a CR Instead of a Budget?, January 16, 2004 Labor-HHS Passes Subcommittee The House Appropriations subcommittee on Labor, HHS and Education has released a comprehensive table showing its recommendations for the FY 2004 appropriations process.
Issue Brief 04-30 Update on Fiscal Relief Grants to States, August 10, 2004
Issue Brief 03-33 Fourth Update on Fiscal Relief, June 16, 2003 Issue Brief 03-30 Additional Information on Flexible Fiscal Relief, June 4, 2003 Per Capita Federal Spending FFIS and State Policy Reports have made available a 50-state table showing per capita spending. Issue Brief 03-28 Some Questions and Answers on Fiscal Relief, May 30, 2003 Issue Brief 03-24 States to Receive Fiscal Relief from Federal Government, May 23, 2003Issue Brief 03-23 Senate Passes State Fiscal Relief, May 16, 2003 Issue Brief 03-20 Defense and Entitlements Squeeze Other Federal Spending, April 29, 2003
Issue Brief 03-03 Perspectives on Government Receipts and Expenditures in the 1990s, January 13, 2003
Issue Brief 02-43 Senate Approves Temporary Fiscal Relief Amendment, July 31, 2002Issue Brief 02-04 Who Wins and Loses in the Relationship with the Federal Government? January 7, 2002Federal Expenditures per Tax Dollar FFIS and State Policy Reports have made available a 50-state table showing federal expenditures per tax dollar.