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Supplemental Appropriations: Trends and Budgetary Impacts Since 1981 (CRS Report for Congress)

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Release Date Revised Jan. 2, 2009
Report Number RL33134
Report Type Report
Authors Thomas L. Hungerford, Specialist in Public Finance
Source Agency Congressional Research Service
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Summary:

This report examines supplemental appropriations since 1981. The trends in, and the budget rulesand laws applicable to, supplemental appropriations are briefly reviewed. In addition, the impactof supplemental appropriations on budget deficits and federal debt is estimated. The report doesnot focus on the reasons why supplemental appropriations have followed a particular trend (although some reasons are offered), but rather focuses on the budgetary impacts of supplementalappropriations.