U.S. Economy
What is reconciliation in Congress?
As Congress works to pass a sweeping budget bill this year through reconciliation, explore recent work by Brookings scholars on issue areas that could be impacted by this process.
The federal budget and national debt
U.S. Economy
What is the federal debt ceiling?
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
What are budget baselines, and what do they have to do with reconciliation in Congress?
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
What are the risks of a rising federal debt?
Taxes and fiscal policy
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
Beyond tax credits: A path to meaningful paid family leave
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
The hidden costs of expanding HSAs in One Big, Beautiful Bill
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
The House tax bill upends the 2017 corporate tax bargain
Economic Security & Mobility
Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
K-12 Education
The Educational Choice for Children Act opens the door to waste, fraud, and abuse
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
What’s happening with Opportunity Zones in the reconciliation bill?
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
For once, economists agree: Extending Section 199A is a bad idea
K-12 Education
How the Educational Choice for Children Act would benefit the wealthy and underserve rural America
Economic Security & Mobility
The community investment fund: An efficient, scalable vehicle for tax-incentivized place-based investment
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
How low can you go? Budget baseline games and tax policy
Health care programs
Health Care Policy
Any way you look at it you lose: Medicaid work requirements will either fall short of anticipating savings or harm vulnerable beneficiaries
Federal Fiscal & Tax Policy
The hidden costs of expanding HSAs in One Big, Beautiful Bill
Health Care Policy
New CBO estimates show 2025 reconciliation bill would have impacts similar in magnitude to 2017 ACA repeal bills
Health Care Policy
How do Republicans plan to cut health coverage? Let us count the ways.
Health Care Policy
Understanding Marketplace “Silver Loading”
Health Care Policy
Restraining health spending while protecting access: Potential for bipartisan action
Health Care Policy
How proposed changes to Medicaid are expected to impact near-elderly Americans
Health Care Policy
The human cost of cutting Medicaid
Health Care Policy
How would implementing an Arkansas-style work requirement affect Medicaid enrollment?
Health Care Policy
Medicaid cuts kick down on people caught in the opioid epidemic
The social safety net
U.S. Economy
Proposed SNAP cuts would permanently undermine recession readiness and responsiveness
U.S. Economy
Assessing SNAP work requirement waiver policies
Economic Security & Mobility
Will the reconciliation bill’s Child Tax Credit changes leave out children in low-income working families?
Society & Culture
Work requirements penalize workers in volatile occupations
Economic Security & Mobility
What Medicaid and other safety net cuts could mean for US poverty
Social Safety Net
Changes in the safety net over recent decades and their impact
Social Safety Net
A primer on SNAP work requirements