Biennial budgeting : options and considerations for Congress and the federal government / Carolyn Douglas, editor.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Douglas, Carolyn, editor.

Series:

Congressional policies, practices and procedures series.

Congressional Policies, Practices and Procedures

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Budget process--United States.

Budget process.

Budget--United States.

Budget.

United States--Appropriations and expenditures.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 p.)

Place of Publication:

New York, [New York] : Nova Publishers, 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Biennial budgeting is a concept that may involve several variations, including two-year budget resolutions, two-year appropriations, and other changes in the timing of legislation related to revenue or spending. Biennial budgeting proposals may focus on enacting budgetary legislation for either a two-year period or two succeeding one-year periods in a single measure. This book discusses options, issues and previous Congressional action in biennial budgeting. The book provides background information on the annual character of the current process and a history of proposals to convert to multiyea

Contents:

BIENNIAL BUDGETING: OPTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONGRESS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; BIENNIAL BUDGETING: OPTIONS AND CONSIDERATIONS FOR CONGRESS AND THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data; CONTENTS; PREFACE; Chapter 1: BIENNIAL BUDGETING: OPTIONS, ISSUES, AND PREVIOUS CONGRESSIONAL ACTION; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; TYPES OF BIENNIAL BUDGETING; GENERAL ARGUMENTS FAVORING AND OPPOSING BIENNIAL BUDGETING; BIENNIAL BUDGETING IN THE STATES; CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON BIENNIAL BUDGETING; Chapter 2: BIENNIAL BUDGETING; ABSTRACT; SUMMARY; SECTION I. BACKGROUND

SECTION II. MAJOR BIENNIAL BUDGET PROPOSALS OF THE 100THCONGRESSSECTION III. STATE AND INTERNATIONAL EXPERIENCES WITH BIENNIAL BUDGETING; SECTION IV. POTENTIAL EFFECTS OF CONVERTING TO BIENNIAL BUDGETING; COMPLETE PREPARATION OF THE BUDGET BY THE TARGET DATE; Chapter 3: INTRODUCTION TO THE FEDERAL BUDGET PROCESS; SUMMARY; THE EVOLUTION OF FEDERAL BUDGETING; BASIC CONCEPTS OF FEDERAL BUDGETING; BUDGETING FOR DISCRETIONARY AND DIRECT SPENDING; BUDGETING FOR DIRECT AND GUARANTEED LOANS; THE BUDGET CYCLE; THE PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET PROCESS; THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET PROCESS; THE SEQUESTRATION PROCESS

SPENDING LEGISLATIONREVENUE LEGISLATION; DEBT-LIMIT LEGISLATION; RECONCILIATION LEGISLATION; HOUSE AND SENATE EARMARK DISCLOSURE RULES; IMPOUNDMENT AND LINE-ITEM VETO; Chapter 4: ADOPTING A LONG-TERM BUDGET FOCUS: CHALLENGES AND PROPOSALS; SUMMARY; INTRODUCTION; THE RATIONALE FOR LONG-TERM BUDGETING; MAJOR CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH LONG-TERM BUDGETING; ANALYSIS OF LONG-TERM BUDGETING PROPOSALS; INDEX

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed July 23, 2015).

ISBN:

1-63482-674-4