Federal Budget - Research Tools

From the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, supported by the Pew Charitable Trusts. Linked pubs include Charts Comparing Health Care Reform Bills, and comparisons of US Health Care Plans and the House and Senate Budget Resolutions.

Non-partisan analysis of military spending and national security policy issues.

"A "pork" project is a line-item in an appropriations or authorization bill that designates funds for a specific purpose in circumvention of established budgetary procedures."

A non-partisan, grassroots organization advocating responsible fiscal policy.

Allows users to search more than 160,000 reports from recipients of almost $159 billion in Recovery Act contracts, grants, and loans awarded between Feb. 17 and Sept. 30 2009.

Data for 2008-2010.

From the News & Commentary section of Columbia University's guide to the Federal Budget.

A wealth of resources including a database covering state, local and federal statistics, charts and reports.

Another project from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. Analyses of federal budget issues plus links to government documents (1967-present) on budget sustainability and process reform.