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Is there an itemized funding list for the FY2025 clean CR?
Executive Summary
The FY2025 "clean" Continuing Resolution (CR) does not exist as a single, line-by-line, government-published itemized funding list; instead, it sustains FY2024 funding levels with targeted anomalies and references to prior appropriations statutes, requiring cross-referencing to compile an itemized accounting. If you want a consolidated, account-by-account table for FY2025 under the clean CR, you must assemble it from the CR text, the referenced FY2024 appropriations acts, and supporting analyses such as section-by-section summaries and budget appendices [1] [2] [3].
1. Why there’s no single “itemized list” published — the text speaks in references, not line items
The statutory language of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025, provides appropriations by incorporating prior appropriations acts and specifying exceptions and anomalies rather than printing a fresh, comprehensive item-by-item ledger. The Act’s structure relies on cross-references to FY2024 appropriations statutes and embeds dozens of account-level anomalies across titles, meaning the CR’s funding picture is dispersed through text rather than presented as a consolidated schedule [1]. Analysts therefore must extract funding levels by matching the CR’s references and amendments to the original FY2024 account schedules and any CR-specific adjustments, a process documented in legislative summaries and CRS-style section-by-section products [2].
2. What you can find: titles, anomalies, and advance appropriations that shape funding
Although there is no single itemized list in the CR text, the resolution is organized into titles that map to agency and account groups and it lists anomalies that alter specific accounts from FY2024 levels. These anomalies and advance appropriations—such as those affecting Veterans Affairs or specific health programs—are the practical levers that change funding in a clean CR context. Section-by-section summaries and analytical appendices identify the location and effect of these anomalies, which is the only practical route to building an itemized account-level picture [2]. Some third-party analyses and press pieces have produced assembled tables estimating aggregate shifts and total budget authority, but these are reconstructions rather than official single-source ledgers [4].
3. Independent reconstructions exist but vary in scope and method
At least one March 2025 analytical report produced an estimated, itemized breakdown of base budget authority by appropriations title and reported a roughly $10 billion increase above FY2024 base funding, totaling about $1.60 trillion in base funding—while noting exclusions such as federal interest and assumptions about cap compliance and outlay projections. These reconstructions are useful but reflect methodological choices: which accounts to include, whether to show enacted FY2024 earmarks, and how to treat advance appropriations and exclusions [4]. Local government trackers and interest groups also produce tailored tables focusing on county-level priorities or specific program lines, but these are partial and reflect constituency priorities [5].
4. How to build a reliable, itemized FY2025 CR funding list — step-by-step reality check
To generate a defensible itemized list, start with the CR text to identify title-by-title applicability and anomalies; then pull the FY2024 appropriations schedules referenced in the CR to capture baseline account amounts; next apply the CR’s deviations and any statutory amendments; finally, reconcile advance appropriations and exclusions noted in analytical appendices. This assembly process is essentially forensic and requires checking the CR, the FY2024 appropriations acts, OMB/Analytical Perspectives appendices, and authoritative section-by-section summaries to avoid double-counting or missing anomalies [1] [3]. The administrative burden explains why government releases and legislative texts prefer narrative and statutory cross-reference rather than consolidated new schedules.
5. What the differences in sources reveal about agendas and limits of certainty
Government-published materials (CR text, OMB Budget Appendix) focus on legal effect and statutory cross-references, prioritizing precision over public-friendly consolidation, while legislative summaries and CRS-style products translate statutory cross-references into user-friendly narratives but still stop short of producing a single, definitive account-level table [2]. Independent analysts and interest groups produce itemized reconstructions to serve stakeholders—these are valuable but reflect assumptions about scope and baseline that can change totals materially [4] [5]. For authoritative, legally binding amounts, the statute plus the referenced FY2024 schedules are controlling; for quick practical tables, use reputable reconstructions but verify their assumptions against the CR and original appropriations acts [1].
Conclusion: A ready-made, government-issued, itemized funding list for the FY2025 clean CR does not appear in a single document; producing one requires synthesis of the CR’s titles and anomalies with FY2024 appropriations schedules and analytical appendices, or reliance on reconstructed tables from credible analysts while minding their assumptions [1] [4] [2].