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  2. Government budget - Wikipedia

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    A government budget is a projection of the government's revenues and expenditure for a particular period, often referred to as a financial or fiscal year, ...

  3. United States federal budget - Wikipedia

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    The United States budget comprises the spending and revenues of the U.S. federal government. The budget is the financial representation of the priorities of the government, reflecting historical debates and competing economic philosophies. The government primarily spends on healthcare, retirement, and defense programs.

  4. Mandatory spending - Wikipedia

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    Medicare is a government administered health insurance program for senior citizens. [9] In the 10 years following the creation of Medicare, mandatory spending increased from 30 percent to over 50 percent of the federal budget. The graph to the right shows the larger share of the Federal Budget that mandatory spending has taken up over time.

  5. Government spending in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The US government's Bureau of Economic Analysis as of Q3 2023 estimates $10,007.7 billion in annual total government expenditure and $27,610.1 billion annual total GDP which is 36.2%. [1] This government total excludes spending by "government enterprises" which sell goods and services "to households and businesses in a market transaction."

  6. Omnibus spending bill - Wikipedia

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    According to Walter J. Oleszek, a political science professor and "senior specialist in American national government at the Congressional Research Service", [3] omnibus bills have become more popular since the 1980s because "party and committee leaders can package or bury controversial provisions in one massive bill to be voted up or down."

  7. United States budget process - Wikipedia

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    The United States budget process is the framework used by Congress and the President of the United States to formulate and create the United States federal budget.The process was established by the Budget and Accounting Act of 1921, [1] the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974, [2] and additional budget legislation.

  8. Impoundment of appropriated funds - Wikipedia

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    The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 was passed in response to the abuse of power under President Nixon. [1] The Act removed that power, and Train v. City of New York (whose facts predate the 1974 Act, but which was argued before the U.S. Supreme Court after its passage), closed potential loopholes in the 1974 Act. The ...

  9. Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974

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    In response, the budget reconciliation acts of 1985, 1986, and 1990 adopted the "Byrd Rule" (Section 313 of the Budget Act). [1] The Byrd Rule allows Senators to raise points of order (which can be waived by a three-fifths majority of Senators [ 2 ] ) against provisions in the reconciliation bills that are "extraneous".