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Monthly Budget Review: Summary for Fiscal Year 2016
November 7, 2016In fiscal year 2016, which ended on September 30, the federal budget deficit totaled $587 billion—$148 billion more than the shortfall recorded in 2015. Measured as a share of the nation’s gross domestic product, the deficit increased to 3.2 percent in 2016, up from 2.5 percent in 2015.
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Presentation
Understanding the 2016 Budget Outlook
November 4, 2016 Presentation by Keith Hall, CBO Director, to the American Academy of Actuaries. -
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CBO’s Role in the Congressional Budget Process
November 1, 2016 Presentation by Megan Carroll, an analyst for CBO’s Budget Analysis Division, at the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business’s Fall Forum. -
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Answers to Questions for the Record Following a Hearing by the House Committee on the Budget on CBO’s Estimates of the Budgetary Effects of the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Innovation
October 28, 2016 The House Budget Committee convened a hearing at which CBO testified about its estimates of the budgetary effects of CMMI’s activities. This document provides CBO’s answers to questions submitted for the record. -
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Supplemental Appropriations: 2000—Present
October 25, 2016This table shows CBO’s estimate of the budget authority provided in supplemental appropriations acts for fiscal year 2000 to the present. The table will be updated as new supplemental appropriations are enacted.
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Report
The Effects of Increasing Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s Capital
October 20, 2016In this report, CBO analyzes a policy that would allow Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase their capital by reducing their payments to the government and discusses the effects that it would have on the budget and the mortgage market.
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Data and Technical Information
Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2016 Senate
October 18, 2016This table shows the status of discretionary appropriations for FY 2016 as of September 30, 2016.
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Data and Technical Information
Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2017 Senate
October 18, 2016This table shows the status of discretionary appropriations for FY 2017 as of October 13, 2016.
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Data and Technical Information
Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2016 House
October 18, 2016This table shows the status of discretionary appropriations for FY 2016 as of September 30, 2016.
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Data and Technical Information
Status of Discretionary Appropriations: FY 2017 House
October 18, 2016This table shows the status of discretionary appropriations for FY 2017 as of September 28, 2016.