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The federal government spends more than $332 billion on expired programs that Congress never reauthorized.
That includes autopilot money for programs like the Appalachian Regional Commission, the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, Institute of Museum and Library Services, the Legal Services Corporation and the United States Institute of Peace.
A total of 1,046 federal programs have expired but have continued to operate on autopilot without reauthorization from Congress, costing $332 billion, according to a Congressional Budget Office report from 2020.
These expired programs came from 272 separate laws. That’s an increase from 971 programs in 2019 at a cost of $306 billion measured by the CBO.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 9, 2021
The U.S. government spent over $332 billion on programs that either expired or were never reauthorized by Congress. According to a report from the Congressional Budget Office, 1,046 expired federal programs received funding in 2020.
While some of the programs are obscure, such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Legal Services Corporation, and the United States Institute of Peace, other agencies such as the State Department, the FBI, and the ATF have not been reauthorized by Congress. Some of these so-called zombie programs date back to the 1970s, according to Americans for Tax Reform.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 9, 2021
The U.S. government spent over $332 billion on programs that either expired or were never reauthorized by Congress. According to a report from the Congressional Budget Office, 1,046 expired federal programs received funding in 2020.
While some of the programs are obscure, such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Legal Services Corporation, and the United States Institute of Peace, other agencies such as the State Department, the FBI, and the ATF have not been reauthorized by Congress. Some of these so-called zombie programs date back to the 1970s, according to Americans for Tax Reform.
By Bill Galluccio
Apr 9, 2021
The U.S. government spent over $332 billion on programs that either expired or were never reauthorized by Congress. According to a report from the Congressional Budget Office, 1,046 expired federal programs received funding in 2020.
While some of the programs are obscure, such as the Institute of Museum and Library Services and the Legal Services Corporation, and the United States Institute of Peace, other agencies such as the State Department, the FBI, and the ATF have not been reauthorized by Congress. Some of these so-called zombie programs date back to the 1970s, according to Americans for Tax Reform.