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USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, city, and zip code. The awards data in USAspending.gov are provided by federal agencies and represent contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance. USAspending.gov also provides tools for examining the broader picture of federal spending obligations within the categories of budget function, agency, and object class. Using USAspending.gov to locate and compile accurate data on federal awards can be challenging due, in part, to continuing data quality issues that have been identified by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Users of USAspending.gov need to be aware that while search results may be useful for informing consideration of certain questions, these results may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. USAspending.gov was created under P.L. 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), and later enhanced under requirements in P.L. 113-101, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). Other federal awards data sources reviewed in this report include the following: • Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS); • Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse; • U.S. Budget: Aid to State and Local Governments; • GAO's "Tracking the Funds" • Rockefeller Institute of Government; • Federal Funds Information for States; • Census Federal Aid to States (FAS) and Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR); and • Additional federal grant awards databases, including sources tracking medical, scientific, and technical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Contents Permanent Disaster Tax Relief Provisions Disaster Casualty Losses Involuntary Conversions Disaster Relief for Low-Income Housing Credit Exclusion for Disaster Assistance Payments to Individuals Exclusion for Insurance Living Expense Payments [...]

The article focuses on USAspending.gov as a government source for federal awards data, including contracts, grants, loans, and financial assistance, and highlights challenges related to data quality. It discusses tools on USAspending.gov for analyzing federal spending within budget function, agency, and object class categories, and also mentions other federal awards data sources such as the Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS) and Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse.

The article discusses resources for tracking federal COVID-19 spending, highlighting key sources such as USAspending.gov, the Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC), and the Government Accountability Office (GAO). Topics include consolidated data on COVID-19 funding, specific programs for state and local governments, businesses and nonprofit organizations, individuals, and the Department of Health and Human Services' Provider Relief Fund.

April 23, 2020 This CRS Insight presents links to websites of selected federal agencies and other organizations potentially relevant to consumers affected by the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. These [...]

SUMMARY R45864 February 11, 2020 Molly F. Sherlock Specialist in Public Finance Jennifer Teefy Senior Research Librarian The Internal Revenue Code (IRC) contains a number of provisions intended to provide [...]

The article focuses on USAspending.gov, a public resource providing data on federal awards by state, congressional district, and other criteria. It discusses the challenges in tracking federal awards, including reporting and pass-through issues, and highlights features such as the Award Search, Spending Explorer, and Profiles of Agencies and Federal Accounts available on the platform.

October 16, 2019 Some Members of Congress have expressed interest in extending temporary tax provisions that expired at the end of 2017 and 2018, and possibly extending provisions scheduled to [...]

The article looks at a report provides selected sources for tracking COVID-19 relief and assistance spending. It mentions contains links to and information on government sources detailing spending amounts at various levels, including consolidated spending by multiple government agencies. It also mentions Department of the Treasury's economic impact payments and the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Provider Relief Fund and large government databases, individual agencies.

USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, city, and zip code. The awards data in USAspending.gov are provided by federal agencies and represent contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance. USAspending.gov also provides tools for examining the broader picture of federal spending obligations within the categories of budget function, agency, and object class. Using USAspending.gov to locate and compile accurate data on federal awards can be challenging due, in part, to continuing data quality issues that have been identified by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Users of USAspending.gov need to be aware that while search results may be useful for informing consideration of certain questions, these results may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. USAspending.gov was created under P.L. 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), and later enhanced under requirements in P.L. 113-101, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). Other federal awards data sources reviewed in this report include the following: • Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS); • Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse; • U.S. Budget: Aid to State and Local Governments; • Rockefeller Institute of Government; • Federal Funds Information for States; • Census Federal Aid to States (FAS) and Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR); and • Additional federal grant awards databases, including sources tracking medical, scientific, and technical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

October 4, 2017 Janet Yellen's term as Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair expires February 3, 2018. Subject to Senate confirmation, President Trump may reappoint her or nominate another individual to replace [...]

The article provides selected sources for tracking COVID-19 relief and assistance spending. It mentions contains links to and information on government sources detailing spending amounts at various levels, including consolidated spending by multiple government agencies, spending by individual government agencies. It also mentions evolving nature of information provided by sources that track federal COVID-19 spending.

The article reviews the web site USAspending.gov available to the public at http://www.USAspending.gov; outlines its features: advanced award search, download center, and profiles of States.

USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, city, and zip code. The awards data in USAspending.gov are provided by federal agencies and represent contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance. USAspending.gov also provides tools for examining the broader picture of federal spending obligations within the categories of budget function, agency, and object class. Using USAspending.gov to locate and compile accurate data on federal awards can be challenging due, in part, to continuing data quality issues that have been identified by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Users of USAspending.gov need to be aware that while search results may be useful for informing consideration of certain questions, these results may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. USAspending.gov was created under P.L. 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), and is being enhanced under requirements in P.L. 113-101, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). Other federal awards data sources reviewed in this report include the following: • Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS); • Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse; • U.S. Budget: Aid to State and Local Governments; • Census Federal Aid to States (FAS) and Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR); and • Additional federal grant awards databases, including sources tracking medical, scientific, and technical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article looks at a report which provides selected sources for tracking COVID-19 relief and assistance spending. It mentions information on government sources detailing spending amounts at various levels, including consolidated spending by multiple government agencies. It also mentions relief and assistance to individuals and families, state and local governments, health care providers, and other entities and passage of Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES) Act.

The article offers information about how U.S. Congress has responded to the Covid-19 pandemic with various legislation providing relief to individuals and families, state and local governments, businesses, health care providers and other entities. It mentions the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, along with mentions the pandemic federal assistance.

Contents Introduction The President's Budget Documents, Fiscal Year 2011 The Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2011 The Budget of the U.S. Government, Fiscal Year 2011 (CD-ROM) Analytical Perspectives, [...]

A review is presented of a website "USAspending.gov" located at "http://www.USAspending.gov" which tracks federal awards in states and Congressional districts.

The article focuses on USAspending.gov also provides tools for examining the broader picture of federal spending on Social Security, Medicare, and national defense. It mentions COVID-19 pandemic has spurred multiple pieces of legislation providing relief to individuals and families, state and local governments, businesses, and healthcare providers. It also mentions data quality issues that have been identified by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO).

The article focuses on the awards data in USAspending.gov. Topics include provided by federal agencies and represent contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance; mentions that using USAspending.gov to locate and compile accurate data on federal awards can be challenging due to continuing data quality issues that have been identified by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO); and also mentions the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA).

The article offers information on selected authoritative U.S. government sources of economic indicators, like gross domestic product (GDP), income, inflation, and labor force statistics. Topics discussed include the National Economic Accounts of the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the household income data collected by the Census Bureau, and the Bureau of Labor Statistics' (BLS) data on inflation and prices.

USAspending.gov, available at http://www.USAspending.gov, is a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), county, and zip code. The awards data in USAspending.gov are provided by federal agencies and represent contracts, grants, loans, and other forms of financial assistance. Using USAspending.gov to locate and compile accurate data on federal awards can be challenging due to continued data quality problems identified by the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). Users of USAspending.gov need to be aware that while search results may be useful for informing consideration for certain questions, these results may be incomplete or contain inaccuracies. USAspending.gov was created under P.L. 109-282, the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA), and is being enhanced by requirements of P.L. 113-101, the Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 (DATA Act). Other related sources reviewed in this report include the following: • Federal Procurement Data System (FPDS); • Census Federal Audit Clearinghouse; • U.S. Budget: Aid to State and Local Governments; • Pew Charitable Trusts Fiscal Federalism Initiative; • National Priorities Project; • Census Federal Aid to States (FAS) and Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR); and • Additional federal grant awards databases, including sources tracking medical, scientific, and technical research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on USAspending.gov collects brief data on all federal grants and contracts and awarding research grants. It mentions grants of several websites such as Department of Agriculture (USDA), Department of Defense (DOD) and Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). It also mentions Integrated Grants Management System (IGMS) of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and projects of National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).

The alternative minimum tax (AMT) for individuals was originally enacted to ensure that all taxpayers, especially high-income taxpayers, pay at least a minimum amount of federal taxes. However, the AMT is not indexed for inflation, and this factor, combined with the recent reductions in the regular income tax, has greatly expanded the potential impact of the AMT. Temporary provisions intended to mitigate the effects of the AMT expired at the end of 2006. In the last two months of 2007, legislative activity intended to "fix" the AMT intensified. On November 9, 2007, the House approved H.R. 3996, legislation that, among other things, would set the 2007 AMT exemption levels at $66,250 for joint returns and $44,350 for single returns. In addition, this bill would allow nonrefundable personal tax credits to offset AMT tax liability for 2007. The House-passed legislation included revenue offsets for the AMT patch and the other tax cut extenders included in the bill. On December 6, 2007, the Senate passed its version of H.R. 3996 that included only the one-year patch for the AMT with no revenue offsets or other tax cut extenders. On December 12, 2007, the House approved H.R. 4351, legislation that sets the AMT exemptions at the same levels as H.R. 3996, but does not include the other tax cut extenders. H.R. 4351 includes revenue offsets similar, but not identical to, those in H.R. 3996. On December 19, 2007, the House passed the Senate-amended version of H.R. 3996 (P.L. 110-166, enacted on December 26, 2007), which did not include revenue offsets or tax extenders. The AMT exemption amounts for the 2008 tax year revert to $45,000 for joint filers and $33,750 for single filers. Without a patch, roughly 26 million taxpayers will be affected by the AMT in 2008. The Administration's FY2009 budget includes an AMT patch for the 2008 tax year and would allow all personal credits against AMT liability. This report will be updated as legislative action warrants. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Every year, the President submits to Congress a series of volumes that provide the text of the President's proposed budget for the coming fiscal year. By law, the proposal is due by the first Monday in February. Neither the Congressional Research Service (CRS) nor the Library of Congress can provide giveaway copies of the budget documents. This report provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, together with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices to obtain these publications. It also tells how to find locations of government depository libraries, which can provide both printed copies for reference use and Internet access to the text. This report will be updated as events warrant. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article provides brief descriptions of the budget volumes and related documents, along with Internet addresses, Government Printing Office (GPO) stock numbers, and prices to obtain the publications in the U.S. It also tells how to find locations of government depository libraries, which can provide both printed copies for reference use and Internet access to the text. The President submits a series of volumes that provide the text of the proposed budget for the coming fiscal year.

A review is presented of a website "USAspending.gov" located at "http://www.USAspending.gov" which tracks federal awards in states and Congressional districts.

The article focuses on the USAspending.gov. Topics discussed include a government source for data on federal awards by state, congressional district (CD), zip code, and county; providing tools for examining the broader picture of federal spending obligations by categories such as budget function, agency, and object class; and mentions the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 required the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to create a public database.

The article focuses on Federal Aid to States (FAS) and Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) and geographic distribution of federal monies to states and counties, whether grants, contracts, or appropriations. It mentions termination of the Census Bureau's Federal Financial Statistics program and FAS covered federal government expenditures to state and local governments. It also mentions state and county level for grants salaries and wages, procurement contracts.

The article focuses on National Priorities Project of Pew Charitable Trust which analyze government-issued data on federal spending in states. It mentions Consolidated Federal Funds Report (CFFR) for geographic distribution of federal spending such as retirement benefits, grants, and salaries and wages for federal employees. It also mentions project's interactive website and spending on government personnel, contracts, aid to individuals.

The article focuses on congressional districts (CD) which always identified for recipients of grant or procurement awards required departments and agencies to identify recipients' CDs when they awarded grants or contracts. It mentions website USAspending.gov "Advanced Data Search" and "Spending Map" enable filtering by state and congressional district. It also mentions State Administering Agencies (SAAs) then pass through or sub-award federal funding for projects.

The article reviews website USAspending.gov located at http://www.usaspending.gov for federal spending.

The article focuses on recipients of federal grant funding, state and local governments may provide services directly to beneficiaries and re-disbursing federal grant funding to localities using a formula or a competitive process. It mentions federal grant and procurement awards and funding award may pass through different jurisdictions and procurement awards may be given to a corporation and manufacturing facilities.

The article focuses on USAspending.gov which is a government source for data on federal grants, contracts, loans, and other financial assistance which enables searching of federal awards and sub-awards. It mentions Congress has passed laws to create improve systems for government departments which include American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA), Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 and Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (FFATA).

The article reports that audits are posted on the Census Bureau's Federal Audit Clearinghouse with the spending in states, local governments, and nonprofits with submit an audit detailing expenditures and searches may be conducted by organization or institution.

The article reports that General Services Administration (GSA) maintains the Federal Procurement Data System–Next Generation (FPDS–NG) which contain information on federal contracts, available Federal Procurement Reports and provides selected search capabilities.

The article focuses on the "Aid to State and Local Governments" in the U.S. budgets with federal grants-in-aid to state and local governments. It mentions tribal governments are intended to support government operations or the provision of services to the public and nonmonetary aid such as commodities purchased for the National School Lunch Program. It also mentions federal aid is estimated to go to income-security programs.

The article focuses on addition to the data quality problems in USASpending.gov and several issues.

The article focuses on the background of the creation of USAspending.gov which is redesigned by the Department of the Treasury, was launched on March 31, 2015. It mentions site is to provide summary data on the budget categories and federal spending accounts and break the spending down into individual contracts and loans. It also mentions Digital Accountability and Transparency Act of 2014 which requires the Department of the Treasury to develop government-wide data standardization.