RL30499: Budget FY2001: A Chronology with Internet Access

Pearl Thomas

Senior Research Librarian
Information Research Division

Updated November 14, 2000

CONTENTS

• Summary
• Status
• Where Can I Find ... on the Internet?
• Appropriations
• Budget, Financial Statements, and Debt
• Cost Estimates of Legislation (CBO)
• Glossaries of Appropriations and Budget Terms
• Pie Charts, Graphs, and Tables
• Statements of Administration Policy (SAPs)
• White House
• Executive Agency Budget Sites
• Addresses and Phone Numbers
• Selected CRS Products

Summary

This is a select chronology of, and a finding guide for information on, congressional and presidential actions and documents related to major budget events in calendar year 2000, covering the FY2001 budget (October 1, 2000--September 30, 2001). Brief information is provided which identifies the President's budget actions, congressional budget resolutions, appropriations measures (regular, continuing, supplementals, and rescissions), budget reconciliation, House and Senate votes, publications, testimony, charts, and tables.

Examples of Internet connections to full-text material found in this report include CRS products, when they become available, on the budget process, reconciliation, and each of the 13 appropriation bills, pie charts such as "The Federal Dollar--Where the Money Comes From and Where it Goes," Congressional Budget Office (CBO) publications including the Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010, and General Accounting Office (GAO) reports such as Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions.

Other Internet links provide data tables and charts on the budget and debt, selected congressional testimony, and bills, reports, and public laws for FY1997-FY2001 appropriations legislation.

If Internet access is not available, addresses and phone numbers are listed for congressional committees and executive branch agencies mentioned in this report, and the sources of other publications are given. This chronology will be updated as needed.

Status

The federal budget cycle for fiscal year 2001 began in July 1999 when the Office of Management and Budget issued Circular No. A11 to the heads of all executive departments and establishments, giving instructions on preparing FY2001 budget requests. After review, analysis, and negotiation of these budget requests, the President's budget is prepared and submitted to Congress. (See CRS Report 98-721 (pdf), Introduction to the Federal Budget Process, for information on the congressional budget process timetable). Federal agency Internet sites are provided on p. 16 of this report.

Note: The President does not sign congressional budget resolutions.

01/25-26/00, 02/1-4, 8-11/00 -- Senate Budget Committee series of hearings surrounding the fiscal year 2001 budget.

01/26/00 -- CBO testimony presented to the Senate Budget Committee on the budget and economic outlook for fiscal years 2001-2010 based on the newly released report, The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010. Statement of Dan L. Crippen, Director. http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=1822&type=1

01/26/00 -- CBO releases The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010. Total federal revenues exceeded spending by $124 billion in fiscal year 1999, producing a surplus in the total budget for the second consecutive year. CBO estimates that without legislative changes, that surplus will rise to $176 billion in 2000. If current policies remain in place, the surplus will continue to increase after 2000; however, the size of that increase depends on the amount of discretionary spending assumed. http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=1820&type=1

02/3/00 -- OMB issues a letter to the chairmen and ranking members of both House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and on the Budget, as well as the Director of the CBO and the Comptroller General of the United States, on the significant presentation and technical changes in the FY2001 Budget. Included in the FY2001 Budget is a Report on the Government-wide Rescissions in the Consolidated Appropriations Act, P.L. 106-113. This report is published as chapter 21 of the Analytical Perspectives volume.

02/4/00 -- CBO releases corrected tables 1-6 of The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Year 2001-2010.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1820&sequence=0&from=1

02/4/00 -- CBO releases The Standardized Budget: Details of the Projections, supplement to The Budget and Economic Outlook: Fiscal Years 2001-2010.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=1826&type=1

02/4/00 -- CBO releases Sequestration Preview Report for FY 2001. This is the first of three sequestration reports that are mandated by law.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=1827&type=1

02/7/00 -- President's FY2001 Budget released. For a description of and access to the budget documents, supporting documents, and spreadsheet files, go to: http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2001/maindown.html; to search across budget documents: http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2001/fy2001_srch.html

Printed copies of budget documents are sold by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Prepaid orders are accepted by phone (202-512-1800) or fax (202-512-2250) with the following credit cards: Discover/NOVUS, MasterCard, or VISA. Prepaid written orders are also accepted at: Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C. 20402. These are the 2001 documents:

Analytical Perspectives, FY2001 S/N 041-001-00535-8, $54

Budget of the U.S. Government--Appendix FY2001 S/N 041-001-00534-0, $72

Budget of the U.S. Government, FY2001 S/N 041-001-00533-1, $38

Budget System and Concepts, FY2001 S/N 041-001-00538-2, $3.25

Budget on CD-ROM, Fiscal Year 2001 S/N 041-001-00539-1, $17

Citizen's Guide to the Federal Budget, FY2001 S/N 041-001-00537-4, $3.75

Historical Tables, FY2001 S/N 041-001-00536-6, $28

Budget Information for States, FY2001 available in May 2000

Economic Report of the President, 2000 S/N 040-000-00728-8, $25

02/7/00 -- Senate Budget Committee Analysis of President Clinton's FY2001 Budget.

http://www.senate.gov/~budget/republican/analysis/2000/FY2001IA.htm

02/8/00 -- Senate Finance Committee hearings on President Clinton's fiscal year 2001 budget and tax proposals.

02/8/00 -- House Budget Committee hearings on fiscal year 2001 budget review.

02/9/00 -- House Ways and Means Committee hearings on tax and budget proposals.

02/10/00 -- The Economic Report of the President, 2000 released. This report "traces the dramatic changes that have occurred in the U.S. economy over the last century with discussions of macroeconomics." http://w3.access.gpo.gov/eop/

02/11/00 -- CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, February 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1836&sequence=0&from=7

02/16-17/00 -- House Budget Committee hearings on the President's fiscal year 2001 Budget.

03/3/00 -- Senate Finance Committee releases letter to the chairman of the Senate Budget Committee on the Finance Committee's fiscal year 2001 views and estimates. Submission of this document is pursuant to Section 310(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. http://www.senate.gov/~finance/106-328.htm

03/9/00 -- CBO releases An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001: A Preliminary Report.

http://www.cbo.gov/byclasscat.cfm?class=0&cat=1

03/10/00 -- CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, March 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1882&sequence=0&from=7

03/10 /00 -- CBO releases Budget Options, March 2000, intended to help inform policymakers about options for the federal budget. The report has two main components. First, it discusses major proposals to increase spending and/or cut taxes that have been prompted by the emergence of large budget surpluses. Second, it presents some 250 specific policy options which could be used to offset the cost of new initiatives, maintain budgetary discipline, reorder priorities, or accomplish other goals. http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1845&sequence=0&from=7

03/13/00 -- House Budget Committee, Democratic Caucus, releases Preliminary Analysis of the GOP Budget Agreement, Briefing Paper.

http://www.house.gov/budget_democrats/papers.htm

03/20/00 -- House Budget Committee, Democratic Caucus, releases A Summary and Analysis of the House Republican Budget Resolution for Fiscal Year 2001, Briefing Paper. http://www.house.gov/budget_democrats/papers.htm

03/23/00 -- House Budget Committee, Democratic Caucus, releases Highlights of the Democratic Alternative Budget, Briefing Paper.

http://www.house.gov/budget_democrats/papers.htm

03/24/00 -- CBO letter to Honorable John R. Kasich, House Budget Committee Chairman, regarding CBO's analysis of the President's budget for FY 2001.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1923&sequence=0&from=7

03/28/00 -- Senate Budget Committee releases the Chairman's Mark. The Chairman's Mark for the FY2001 Concurrent Budget Resolution represents a fiscal blueprint for the next 5 years.
http://www.senate.gov/~budget/republican/analysis/2000/mark/markcontents.htm

03/30/00 -- CBO releases An Analysis of the President's Budgetary Proposals for Fiscal Year 2001. http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=1908&type=1

04/01/00 -- GAO releases Compendium of Budget Accounts, Fiscal Year 2001.

http://www.gao.gov/

04/10/00 -- CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, April 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1931&sequence=0&from=7

04/13/00 -- House passes the conference report, H.Rpt. 106-577, on the FY2001 Budget Resolution, H. Con. Res. 290, by a vote of 220-208. CR, p. H2258.

04/13/00 -- Senate passes the conference report, H.Rpt. 106-577, on the FY2001 Budget Resolution, by a vote of 50-48. CR, p. S2696.

05/01/00 - House Budget Committee releases Compilation of Laws and Rules Relating to the Congressional Budget Process as Amended Through March 23, 2000. http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/house/house04cp106.html

05/04/00 -- House Budget Committee, Democratic Caucus, releases The Republican Budget Resolution: Conference Agreement, Detailed Summary, Briefing Paper. http://www.house.gov/budget_democrats/papers.htm

05/12/00 -- CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, May 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2024&sequence=0&from=7

05/31/00 -- GAO releases Budget Issues: Budget Enforcement Compliance Report. http://www.gao.gov/

06/13/00 -- CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, June 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2094&sequence=0&from=7

06/25/00 -- CBO releases The Standardized Budget: Revised Historical Estimates. This report "presents revised historical estimates of CBO's measures of fiscal policy --the standardized budget." Revisions are based on adjustments for special factors that were not addressed in previously published calculations.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=2124&type=1

06/26/00 -- OMB releases Mid-Session Review. This update of the President's FY2001 Budget contains revised estimates of the budget surplus, receipts, outlays, budget authority for fiscal years 2000 through 2010, and other summary information required by statute. http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/

06/28/00 -- House Budget Committee, Democratic Caucus, releases President Clinton's Revised Budget for Fiscal Year 2001, Briefing Paper.

http://www.house.gov/budget_democrats/papers.htm

07/11/00 - CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, July 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2220&sequence=0&from=1

07/13/00 - President signs the Military Construction Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-246. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

07/18/00 - CBO releases The Budget and Economic Outlook: An Update, July 2000. As a result of the continuous growth of the U.S. economy, the Congressional Budget Office projects that the total budget surplus in fiscal year 2000 will reach $232 billion in the absence of legislation that would affect spending or tax receipts this year.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=2241&type=1

07/26/00 - GAO releases July 2000 Update of Long-Term Fiscal Simulations. Since 1992, GAO has provided the Congress with a long-term perspective on alternative fiscal policy paths. This perspective provides a framework for broad fiscal policy as well as for budget decisions on individual programs.

http://www.gao.gov/

07/28/00 - CBO releases An Analysis of the President's Mid-Session Review of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2001.

http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdoc.cfm?index=2301&type=1

08/09/00 - President signs the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-259. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

08/10/00 - CBO releases the Monthly Budget Review, August 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2327&sequence=0&from=1

08/15/00 - CBO releases Sequestration Update Report for Fiscal Year 2001.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2334&sequence=0&from=1

08/15/00 - CBO releases Standardized Budget: Details of the Projections, August 2000. http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2350&from=4&sequence=0

09/06/00 - CBO releases An Analysis of the President's Mid-Session Review of the Budget for Fiscal Year 2001, Corrected September 6, 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2301&from=4&sequence=0

09/13/00 - CBO releases Monthly Budget Review, September 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2400&sequence=0&from=1

09/27/00 - Remarks by the President on New Budget Surplus and Debt Estimates. http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi: //oma.eop.gov.us/2000/9/27/6.text.1

09/27/00 - White House Fact Sheet on the Largest Surplus in History. http:// www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/2000/9/27/5.text.1

09/29/00 - President signs 1^st Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-275. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/01/00 - CBO releases Long-Term Budget Outlook, October 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2517&sequence=0&from=1

10/06/00 - President signs 2^nd Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-282. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/07/00 - President vetoes Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001, H.R. 4733. [http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?

urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/2000/10/11/15.text.1]

10/11/00 - House votes to override the President's veto of the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001.

http://143.231.123.93/cgi-bin/vote.exe?year=2000&rollnumber=523

10/11/00 - CBO releases Monthly Budget Review, October 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2552&sequence=0&from=7

10/11/00 - President signs the Department of Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-291.

http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/13/00 - President signs 3^rd Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-306. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/20/00 - President signs 4^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-344. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/23/00 - President signs the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-346.

http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/25/00 - President signs 5^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-358. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/26/00 - President signs 6^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-359. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/27/00 - President signs the Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, which contain the Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-377. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/27/00 - President signs 7^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-381. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/28/00 - President signs the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2001, P.L. 106-387.

http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/28/00 - President signs 8^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-388. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/29/00 - President signs 9^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-389. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/30/00 - President signs 10^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-401. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

10/30/00 - President vetoes the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2001, H.R. 4516. http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop. gov.us/2000/10/31/5.text.1

10/30/00 - President vetoes the Treasury and General Government Appropriations Act, 2001, H.R. 4871. http://www.pub.whitehouse.gov/ uri-res/I2R?urn:pdi://oma.eop.gov.us/2000/10/31/5.text.1

10/31/00 - President signs 11^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-403. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

11/01/00 - President signs 12^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-416. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

11/02/00 - President signs 13^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-426. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

11/04/00 - President signs 14^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-427. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

11/04/00 - President signs 15^th Continuing Appropriations for FY 2001 Act, P.L. 106-428. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

11/06/00 - President signs Foreign Operations FY 2001, Appropriations Act, P.L. 106-429. http://www.congress.gov/billsumm/106browse.html

11/13/00 - CBO releases Monthly Budget Review, November 2000.

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=2685&sequence=0&from=7

Where Can I Find ... on the Internet?

Links to other useful sources on the Internet not previously cited in this report.

Appropriations

Full-text FY2001, FY2000, FY1999, and FY1998 Appropriation Bills, Reports, Laws: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/legislation/appro01.html

http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/legislation/appro00.html

http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/legislation/99appro.html

http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/legislation/98appro.html

http://www.house.gov/appropriations/97bills.htm

House and Senate Appropriations Committees Home Pages

http://www.house.gov/appropriations/ and http://www.senate.gov/~appropriations/

Appropriations 7-Day-After Reports on appropriations legislation within seven days of enactment. http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/legislative/7day/index.html

Discretionary Appropriations (CBO). Estimates of discretionary appropriations budget authority and outlays. (Located at the bottom of the CBO Home Page under "Data Highlights.") http://www.cbo.gov/

Unauthorized Appropriations and Expiring Authorizations (CBO). "The purpose of the report is to help the Congress adopt authorizing legislation that should be in place before it considers the 13 regular appropriation bills for fiscal year 2001, which begins October 1, 2000."

http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index=1812&sequence=0&from=1

Public: Use THOMAS. http://thomas.loc.gov/

Library of Congress (LOC) Home Page http://www.loc.gov/

Budget, Financial Statements, and Debt

Budget

Budget and Supporting Documents

http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2001/buddocs.html#support

Budget Time Line

http://www.senate.gov/~budget/republican/reference/cliff_notes/cliffape.htm

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) http://www.cbo.gov/

Congressional Committees

House and Senate Budget Committees Home Pages

http://www.house.gov/budget/ and http://www.senate.gov/~budget/

Senate Budget Committee Majority Home Page, Budget Bulletins

http://www.senate.gov/~budget/republican/index.html

House Ways and Means Committee Home Page

http://www.house.gov/ways_means/

Senate Finance Committee Home Page http://www.senate.gov/~finance/

Monthly Budget Review

Access to the Monthly Budget Review (CBO). Go to the end of the CBO Home Page to "Data Highlights." http://www.cbo.gov/

Financial Statements

Financial Management Service (U.S. Treasury)

Access to the Monthly Treasury Statement, Treasury Bulletin, Financial Report of the United States Government, and Annual Report of the U.S. Government.

http://www.fms.treas.gov/fmsnews.html

Financial Statements of the U.S. Government

Access to federal financial statements:

http://www.financenet.gov/docsstmt/ and http://fms.treas.gov/cfs/

General Accounting Office (GAO) http://www.gao.gov/

Office of Management and Budget (OMB) http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/

Debt

"Debt to the Penny." The Bureau of the Debt provides daily and historical data:

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm

The gross federal debt as of 11/10/2000 was $5,672,552,063,911.28.

The debt as of 9/30/00, the end of FY2000, was $5,674,178,209,886.86.

The debt as of 9/30/99, the end of FY1999, was $5,656,270,901,615.43.

Debt Per Capita

To find the debt per capita, divide the debt by the population, using these two sites:

http://www.publicdebt.treas.gov/opd/opdpenny.htm

http://www.census.gov/cgi-bin/popclock

The National Debt: Who Bears Its Burden? CRS Report RS30520 includes a statistical overview for 1980-2004 showing federal outlays and receipts, deficits or surpluses, and the debt and interest on the debt in billions of dollars and as a percent of GDP.

Changes in Federal Debt, 1996-1999, CRS Report RS20645 (pdf), provides statistics on both components (debt held by the public and debt held by government accounts) of total federal debt from fiscal years 1996 through 1999.

Federal Debt: Answers to Frequently Asked Questions--An Update (GAO) is an " ... attempt to provide the information in a clear, concise and easily understandable manner for a nontechnical audience." GAO/OCG-99-27, 5/28/99.

http://www.access.gpo.gov/su_docs/aces/aces160.shtml

(Type "OCG-99-27" in Report Number Box.)

What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences, CRS Report RL30614 (pdf).

Cost Estimates of Legislation (CBO)

"CBO prepares cost estimates and mandates statements for all bills ordered reported by a full committee of the Congress ... Unless listed separately, intergovernmental and private-sector mandates statements for each bill are included in the cost estimate." Search by bill number, word or phrase, committee, or budget function. http://www.cbo.gov/cost.shtml

Glossaries of Appropriations and Budget Terms

http://www.senate.gov/~budget/republican/reference/cliff_notes/cliffapi.htm

Pie Charts, Graphs, and Tables

The Federal Dollar--Where It Comes From and Where It Goes

Includes charts and tables covering budget, deficit, debt, and economic data

http://w3.access.gpo.gov/usbudget/fy2001/guide02.html

Financial Report to the Citizens. Released by the Financial Management Service, Department of the Treasury, 4/3/00. Includes an "easy-to-understand report on Federal finances ..." Contains charts and graphs presenting budgetary and economic data. http://www.fms.treas.gov/citizensreport/index.html

Statements of Administration Policy (SAPs)

Statements and veto indicators on appropriations and non-appropriations legislation scheduled for House or Senate floor action. Covers the 105^th and 106^th Congresses and can be searched by bill number, by appropriations legislation, or by Appropriation subcommittees.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/OMB/legislative/sap/index.html

White House

White House Virtual Library http://www.whitehouse.gov/library/index.html

Executive Agency Budget Sites

Budgets of the cabinet departments and agencies can be found at the sites listed below. Agency performance plans required by the Government Performance and Results Act of 1993 (P.L. 103-62), if not included at these sites, may be found at:

http://www.govexec.com/reinvent/results/plans.htm.

Agriculture http://www.usda.gov/agency/obpa/Budget-Summary/2001/text.htm

Commerce http://www.doc.gov/bmi/budget/bgtindex.htm

Defense http://www.dtic.mil/comptroller/fy2001budget/

Education http://www.ed.gov/offices/OUS/Budget01/

Energy http://www.cfo.doe.gov/budget/01budget/index.htm

Health and Human Services

http://www.hhs.gov/progorg/asmb/budget/fy2001.html

Housing and Urban Development http://www.hud.gov/budget.html

Interior http://www.doi.gov/budget/2001/index_for_2001.html

Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/02organizations/02_3txt.html

Labor http://www.dol.gov/dol/_sec/public/budget/main.htm

State http://www.state.gov/www/budget/fy2001/bib/index.html

Transportation http://ostpxweb.dot.gov/budget/4budget.htm

Treasury http://www.ustreas.gov/budget/whatnew.htm

Veterans Affairs http://www.va.gov/budget/summary/

Addresses and Phone Numbers

Appropriations Committee, House, (202) 225-2771, H-218 The Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20515-6015

Appropriations Committee, Senate, (202) 224-3471, S-128 The Capitol, Washington, D.C. 20510-6025

Budget Committee, House, (202) 226-7270, 309 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-6065

Budget Committee, Senate, (202) 224-0642, 621 Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510-6100

Bureau of the Census, Publications: (301) 457-4100, Federal Center, Suitland, MD 20233

Bureau of the Public Debt, (202) 695-3502, 999 E Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20239-0001

Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Publications: (202) 226-2809, 410 Ford House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515

Federal Reserve, Publications: (202) 452-3245, 20^th and Constitution Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20551

General Accounting Office (GAO), Publications: Congressional offices: (202) 512-4400

Public: (202) 512-6000, P.O. Box 6015, Gaithersburg, MD 20884-6015

Government Printing Office (GPO), Publications: Congressional offices: (202) 512-1808

Public: (202) 512-1800, Superintendent of Documents, P.O. Box 371954, Pittsburgh, PA 15250-7954

Joint Committee on Taxation, (202) 225-3621, 1015 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515-6453

Office of Management and Budget (OMB), (202) 395-3000, Old Executive Office Building, 17^th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20503

Treasury Department, Publications: (202) 622-2970, 1500 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20220

White House, Publications: (202) 395-7332, 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, D.C. 20505

Selected CRS Products

CRS Issue Briefs.

CRS Issue Brief IB10052, The Budget for Fiscal Year 2001, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Issue Brief IB10017, The Budget for Fiscal Year 2000, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Issue Brief IB93054, The Debt Limit, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Reports.

CRS Report RS20568, Annual Appropriations Acts Vetoed by the President: FY1977-2000, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RL30500, Appropriations for FY2001: An Overview, by Mary Frances Bley.

CRS Report RS20168, Biennial Budgeting: Background and Legislative History in the 106^th Congress, by James V. Saturno.

CRS Report RL30458 (pdf), The Budget Reconciliation Process: Timing of Legislative Action, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RS20398 (pdf), Budget Sequesters: FY1986-2000, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RS20467, Budget Surplus Projections: FY2000-FY2010, by Mary Frances Bley.

CRS Report 98-346, Budget Surpluses: Economic and Budget Effects of Using Them for Debt Repayment, Tax Cuts, or Spending, by William Cox.

CRS Report RS20317 (pdf), CBO and JCT Estimates of the Effect of H.R. 2488 on Budget Surpluses: A Fact Sheet, by Sylvia Morrison.

CRS Report RS20645 (pdf), Changes in Federal Debt, 1996-1999, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Report 97-684 (pdf), Congressional Appropriations Process: An Introduction, by Sandy Streeter.

CRS Report RS20078 (pdf), Congressional Budget Office: Appointment and Tenure of the Director, by Robert Keith and Mary Frances Bley.

CRS Report RS20095 (pdf), The Congressional Budget Process: A Brief Overview, by James V. Saturno.

CRS Report RS20480 (pdf), Congressional Budget Resolutions: Motions to Instruct Conferees, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RS20541 (pdf), Congressional Budget Resolutions: Reporting Deadline in the Senate, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RL30297 (pdf), Congressional Budget Resolutions: Selected Statistics and Information Guide, by Bill Heniff, Jr.

CRS Report RL30343, Continuing Appropriations Acts: Brief Overview of Recent Practices, by Sandy Streeter.

CRS Report RL30002 (pdf), Defense Budget Primer, by Mary T. Tyszkiewicz and Stephen Daggett.

CRS Report RL30239 (pdf), Economic Forecasts and the Budget, by Brian W. Cashell.

CRS Report RL30583 (pdf), The Economics of the Federal Budget Surplus, by Brian W. Cashell.

CRS Report RS20455 (pdf), The Effect of Surpluses on the Federal Budget, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Report RL30619 (pdf), Examples of Legislative Provisions in Omnibus Appropriations Acts, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RL30466 (pdf), Federal Outlays (FY 1990-1999) by Department and Agency and by Budget Function, Philip D. Winters.

CRS Report RS20591 (pdf), The Fiscal Year 2001 Congressional Budget Resolution and CBO Baselines, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Report 98-512 (pdf), Formulation and Content of the Budget Resolution, by Bill Heniff.

CRS Report RS20403, FY2000 Consolidated Appropriations Act: Reference Guide, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RL30236, H.R. 853, The Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act: Summary of Provisions, by James V. Saturno.

CRS Report 98-721 (pdf), Introduction to the Federal Budget Process, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report 98-720, Manual on the Federal Budget Process, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RL30520 (pdf), The National Debt: Who Bears Its Burden? by Gail E. Makinen.

CRS Report RS20350 (pdf), Off-Budget Status of Federal Entities: Background and Current Proposals, by Bill Heniff.

CRS Report RS20302 (pdf), Paying Down the Federal Debt: A Discussion of Methods, by James M. Bickley.

CRS Report RL30223 (pdf), Presidential Rescission Authority: Efforts to Modify the 1974 Framework, by Virginia A. McMurtry.

CRS Report RL30339, Preventing Federal Government Shutdowns: Proposals for an Automatic Continuing Resolution, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RS20034 (pdf), Proposed and Actual Budget Totals for the Fiscal Years 1980 Through 1999, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Report RS20595, Public Debt Reduction Payment Account, by Louis Alan Talley.

CRS Report RL30363 (pdf), The Sequestration Process and Across-the-Board Spending Cuts for FY2000, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report 98-422, Social Security and the Federal Budget: What Does Social Security's Being "Off Budget" Mean?, by David Stuart Koitz.

CRS Report RS20165, The Social Security "Lock Box," by David Stuart Koitz.

CRS Report 95-206, Social Security's Treatment Under the Federal Budget: A Summary, by David Stuart Koitz.

CRS Report RS20065 (pdf), Surpluses and Federal Debt, by Philip D. Winters.

CRS Report RS20182 (pdf), Suspension of Budget Enforcement Procedures During Hostilities Abroad, by Robert Keith.

CRS Report RL30614 (pdf), What If the National Debt Were Eliminated? Some Economic Consequences, by Marc LaBonte.

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