From the Congressional Glossary – Including Legislative and Budget Terms
Appropriated Entitlement
photo credit: rainy cityAppropriated Entitlement: an entitlement whose source of funding is in an annual appropriation act. However, because the entitlement is created by operation of law, if Congress does not appropriate the money necessary to fund the payments, eligible recipients may have legal recourse. Veterans’ compensation and Medicaid are examples of such appropriated entitlements. (See also Entitlement Authority.)
Going for Broke: Deficits, Debt, and the Entitlement Crisis (with Michael D. Tanner)
More
- Chapter 7.K. Earmarks in Congressional Procedure
- Earmarking / Earmarks / Miscellaneous Tariff Bills (CongressionalGlossary.com)
- “Entitlements and Appropriated Entitlements in the Federal Budget Process,” CRS Report RS20129, November 26, 2012 (6-page PDF
) - “Medicaid: A Fact Sheet,” CRS Report RS20245
- “The Federal Budget: Current and Upcoming Issues,” CRS Report R40088, December 31, 2009 (40-page PDF)
- “Social Security Reform,” CRS Report RL32822, June 7, 2013 (18-page PDF)
- “The Unemployment Trust Fund (UTF): State Insolvency and Federal Loans to States,” CRS Report RS22954
- “The Federal Debt: Who Bears Its Burdens?” CRS Report IB92049, December 9, 1999 (18-page PDF)
- “Domestic Food Assistance and the 2008 Farm Bill,” CRS Report RL33829 (63-page PDF)
- “Earmark Disclosure Rules in the Senate: Member and Committee Requirements,” CRS Report RS22867 (11-page PDF
) - “Veterans Benefits: An Overview,” CRS Report RS22902, June 25, 2008 (8-page PDF)
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The Federal Budget Process
Cleaning House: A Mom’s Twelve-Month Experiment to Rid Her Home of Youth Entitlement
The Mean Mom’s Guide to Raising Great Kids
The Entitlement Cure: Finding Success in Doing Hard Things the Right Way
The Entitlement Trap: How to Rescue Your Child with a New Family System of Choosing, Earning, and Ownership
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