Mandatory Spending Since 1962

Austin, D. A. ; Levit, Mindy R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Government spending;    Budgets;    Federal budgets;   

RP-ID  :  RL33074
RP-ID  :  RL33074_2010Sep15

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

Mandatory spending includes federal government spending on entitlement programs as well as other budget outlays controlled by laws other than appropriation acts. Entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare make up the bulk of mandatory spending. This report looks at mandatory spending and how it has grown over time relative to total federal spending and the size of the U.S. economy. It also analyzes future mandatory spending levels and how they are projected to impact the federal budget.