The Economic Policy Project (EPP) focuses on federal economic and fiscal policy and its ramifications within the larger national economy. Concentrating on federal debt, deficits and budgeting, EPP also works closely with other policy projects at the Bipartisan Policy Center when their issues overlap with federal fiscal matters. Primary activities of EPP are the creation of comprehensive federal budgets, including highly-detailed recommendations for both Congress and other policymaking institutions. In addition, EPP staff analyzes congressional budget proposals, budgets offered by the administration, and technical analyses of legislative procedure and the congressional budget process.
Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative
The Financial Regulatory Reform Initiative will be independent, objective and fact-based. It will review the Dodd-Frank Act and, as appropriate, propose credible and politically achievable refinements to the Act that ensure that financial firms operate in a clear and logical regulatory framework that fairly addresses consumer and taxpayer protection, and that promotes open and competitive financial markets. The overarching objective is to promote policies that balance financial stability, economic growth, and consumer protection.
The Bipartisan Policy Center's (BPC) Housing Commission aims to reform the nation’s housing policy by crafting a package of realistic and actionable policy recommendations that respond to both the near-term and long-term challenges facing the housing sector. Making a continual effort to include both Republican and Democratic perspectives in its outreach and research, the Housing Commission will draw upon a wide range of viewpoints, bringing together housing experts, business leaders, former elected officials, academics, and other key stakeholders. Following the release of the commission’s recommendations, BPC will engage policymakers to catalyze implementation and will continue to expand and refine analysis in targeted areas.
The immigration problem facing our country affects us all. It is an economic, national security, and human rights issue. The 2012 elections pushed the topic of immigration reform to the top of the congressional agenda. Now is the time to address this important issue and forge bipartisan solutions that will lead to practical, workable legislation.
High and rising health care costs consume a large and rapidly growing portion of the federal budget, crowding out investments in other crucial priorities such as education, defense and infrastructure and putting pressure on other priorities of households, businesses and governments.
Health Care Cost Containment Report
A Bipartisan Rx for Patient-Centered Care and System-wide Cost Containment
Washington Post Op-Ed
Daschle, Domenici, Frist & Rivlin: How to build a better health-care system
The President’s Budget: Now What?
Paul Ryan’s FY 2014 Budget
Patty Murray’s FY 2014 Budget
Automatic, across-the-board spending cuts known as sequestration took effect on March 1, 2013.
Latest Updates
A Guide to the 2014 Sequester
How $85 Billion Became $80 Billion: The Story of the Shrinking 2013 Sequester
Thinking About A Second Sequester, Fiscal Year 2014, and Congress
The Continuing Resolution and What It Means for Sequestration
Mandatory Spending and Sequestration
Origins of the Sequester
With roughly 5 to 6 million new renter households expected to form over the next ten years, BPC’s Housing Commission is considering the policy implications of how supply and demand will allow for people to choose a housing options that best fits their needs and preferences.
