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Government Budget and Spending Issue Summary

Key Votes

Date	State	Bill No.	Title	Outcome
Feb. 5, 2021	National	S Con Res 5	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030	Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
Feb. 5, 2021	National	H Res 101	Providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 5) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.	Resolution Passed - House (219 - 209)
Feb. 3, 2021	National	H Con Res 11	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030	Joint Resolution Passed - House (218 - 212)
Dec. 28, 2020	National	HR 9051	Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020	Bill Passed - House (275 - 134)
Dec. 21, 2020	National	HR 133	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021	Concurrence Vote Passed - House (327 - 85)

Date	No.	Title	Outcome
2/05	S Con Res 5	A concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030	Joint Resolution Passed - Senate (51 - 50)
2/05	H Res 101	Providing for the adoption of the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 5) setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030.	Resolution Passed - House (219 - 209)
2/03	H Con Res 11	Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2021 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2022 through 2030	Joint Resolution Passed - House (218 - 212)
12/28	HR 9051	Caring for Americans with Supplemental Help (CASH) Act of 2020	Bill Passed - House (275 - 134)
12/21	HR 133	Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021	Concurrence Vote Passed - House (327 - 85)

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Public Statements

Date	Title	Politician
Feb. 17, 2021	Executive Order on the Revocation of Executive Order 13801	Pres. Joe Biden
Feb. 5, 2021	Remarks by President Biden on the State of the Economy and the Need for the American Rescue Plan	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 31, 2021	Tweet - "The sooner that we get our kids and educators back in the classroom, the sooner parents can go back to work -- but we need the funding to do it. My American Rescue Plan will deliver much-needed support to our nation's schools to help them reopen and operate safely."	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 30, 2021	Tweet - "$600 is simply not enough when you have to choose between paying your rent and putting food on the table. That's why my American Rescue Plan finishes the job of getting $2,000 to folks who need it most."	Pres. Joe Biden
Dec. 29, 2020	Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Honorable Dick Durbin, Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Committee - Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $150 Million In Breast Cancer Research Funding Included In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package	Kamala Harris

Date	Title	Politician
Feb. 17, 2021	Executive Order on the Revocation of Executive Order 13801	Pres. Joe Biden
Feb. 5, 2021	Remarks by President Biden on the State of the Economy and the Need for the American Rescue Plan	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 31, 2021	Tweet - "The sooner that we get our kids and educators back in the classroom, the sooner parents can go back to work -- but we need the funding to do it. My American Rescue Plan will deliver much-needed support to our nation's schools to help them reopen and operate safely."	Pres. Joe Biden
Jan. 30, 2021	Tweet - "$600 is simply not enough when you have to choose between paying your rent and putting food on the table. That's why my American Rescue Plan finishes the job of getting $2,000 to folks who need it most."	Pres. Joe Biden
Dec. 29, 2020	Letter to Honorable Richard Shelby, Chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Honorable Dick Durbin, Ranking Member on the Senate Appropriations Committee - Following Her Push, Gillibrand Announces $150 Million In Breast Cancer Research Funding Included In FY 2021 Bipartisan Appropriations Package	Kamala Harris

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Interest Group Ratings

Year(s)	Special Interest Group
2019	Council for Citizens Against Government Waste
2019	National Taxpayers Union
2019	The Club for Growth
2019	The Club for Growth
2018	The Cato Institute

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Ballot Measures

Election Date	State	Title	Outcome
Nov. 3, 2020	Georgia	Amendment 1: Dedication of Revenues Derived From Fees or Taxes to the Public Purpose for Which Such Fees or Taxes Were Imposed	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 3: Use of Budget Stabilization Fund for Declared Disasters Amendment	Passed
Nov. 3, 2020	Louisiana	Proposed Amendment No. 4: Expenditures Limit Growth Formula Amendment	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Wyoming	Constitutional Amendment A: Municipal Debt for Sewage Systems	Failed
Nov. 3, 2020	Maryland	Question 1: Balancing the State Budget	Passed

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