27 Feb 2023 Congressionally Directed Spending Resources and Guides in Budget and Appropriations, Government Reform

General Support Resources

• POPVOX/BPC Resource Guide for Congressional Offices
• POPVOX/BPC  Resource Guide  for Constituents 
• POPVOX/BPC Resource Guide for Journalists
• POPVOX/BPC Training: Appropriations for Caseworkers 
• BPC Report: Congressionally Directed Spending in the 117^th Congress and Recommendations for Improvement
• Senate Committees Guidance and Resources: FY24 Guidance
  • All Senate Congressionally Directed Spending Requests for FY23 and FY22
• House Committees Guidance and Resources: FY24 Guidance
  • All House Community Project Funding Requests for FY24, FY23, and FY22  

Policy Recommendations and Background

• BPC Reform Recommendations
• House Modernization Committee Recommendations (pgs. 233-250)
• Introductory Blogs:
  • The 411 on Earmarks
  • Options for Reform
• Op-Eds:
  • Earmarks are New and Improved: Republicans Should Support Them
  • Do Earmarks Encourage Bipartisanship?
• Testimonies:
  • Testimony by Jason Grumet before the Select Committee on the Modernization of Congress (September 26, 2019) 
  • Testimony by Jason Grumet before the House Rules Committee (January 18, 2018) 

Research and Analysis

• Government Accountability Office: Tracking the Funds 
• BPC Dataset: Congressionally Directed Spending in FY22 
• BPC/AEI Discussions: The Path Forward on Reforming and Restructuring Earmarks
  • Panel Discussion Video: 2022 (review of FY23 process) 
  • Panel Discussion Video: 2021 (review of FY22 process) 
  • Panel I Presentation  | Panel I Presentation | Panel II Presentation   
• POPVOX Event Recap for House Staff: Navigating Earmarks in FY23 
• AEI Report: Restoring the Power of the Purse and Re-empowering Legislators to Deliver Local Benefits