Assessing the American Rescue Plan

With bipartisan agreement unlikely on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, the American Rescue Plan, Democrats have turned to the budget reconciliation process. AAF experts are assessing key provisions in the plan and the impact. Check back often for insight on the latest developments.

COVID-19 Regulation Tracker

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a dramatic regulatory response by the federal government. This response has taken many forms, including emergency declarations, relief aimed at sustaining payrolls, prohibitions of activity, and temporary waivers of regulatory requirements. The American Action Forum’s COVID-19 Regulation Tracker compiles federal actions related to the coronavirus published in the Federal Register and […]

The AAF Exchange

You wondered. We explained. AAF experts provide clear, data-driven insight into today’s economic and domestic policy issues. 

Center for Health and Economy

The Center for Health and Economy (H&E), a research initiative of the American Action Forum, is focused on providing accessible analysis on the outlook for the United States health care system. With the guidance of nationally recognized economic, budget, and public policy experts, H&E uses microsimulation models and health economics literature to evaluate the effects […]
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Assessing the American Rescue Plan

With bipartisan agreement unlikely on President Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief plan, the American Rescue Plan, Democrats have turned to the budget reconciliation process. AAF experts are assessing key provisions in the plan and the impact. Check back often for insight on the latest developments.

March 5, 2021

Weekly Checkup

The Next Reconciliation Bill

Christopher Holt

This week the Senate took up the House-passed reconciliation package, otherwise known as the American Recovery Plan, with amendment votes slated to begin…

March 5, 2021

U6 Fix

Would You Like Jobs With Your February?

Gordon Gray

The February employment report was stronger than expected, with leisure and hospitality picking up a substantial share of the half million jobs lost in…

March 5, 2021

The Daily Dish

February Jobs

Gordon Gray

Last month’s report was largely flat or weak across the board. Payrolls in January gained 49,000 jobs, with private-sector payrolls essentially flat…

March 4, 2021

Multimedia

The AAF Exchange — Ep. 65: The Future of the ACA

Christopher Holt

AAF Director of Health Care Policy Christopher Holt dives into the current proposals surrounding the ACA as well as its trajectory as a law.   

March 4, 2021

Insight

Lowlights of CBO’s Long-Term Budget Outlook 2021

Gordon Gray

According to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), debt held by the public will reach 202 percent of gross domestic product in 2051.

March 4, 2021

Insight

Regulatory Provisions of the CLEAN Future Act

Dan Bosch

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN) Future Act includes many provisions that would require…

March 4, 2021

Research

Food Insecurity and Food Insufficiency: Assessing Causes and Historical Trends

Tara O'Neill Hayes

Over the past 25 years, food insecurity was highest in the years immediately following the 2008 financial crisis but had been steadily declining since…

March 4, 2021

The Daily Dish

Sideloading and the Complexity of Competition

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Sideloading and the Complexity of Competition One of the joys of my job is the chance to constantly learn new things. And as a certifiable…

March 3, 2021

Insight

The CLEAN Future Act’s Clean Electricity Standard

Ewelina Czapla

Executive Summary House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats introduced the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation’s (CLEAN)…

March 3, 2021

Insight

Update on Police Reform Efforts

Tara O'Neill Hayes

The House of Representatives is set to vote again on the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, though it is unlikely to become law at this point despite…

March 3, 2021

Insight

Does “Sideloading” Strengthen Competition on Mobile Devices?

Jennifer Huddleston, Juan Londoño

Executive Summary “Sideloading,” or the ability to download or install an app without going through an operating system’s app store, has come…

March 3, 2021

Research

Tracker: Paycheck Protection Program Loans

Thomas Wade

Introduction The following tracker uses the most recent data from the Small Business Administration (SBA) to chart the allocation of Paycheck Protection…

March 3, 2021

Insight

Utah Regulatory Sandbox Proposal Is First of its Kind

Dan Bosch, Thomas O'Rourke

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Utah state legislature is considering legislation to expand the state’s regulatory sandbox program, which allows businesses…

March 3, 2021

The Daily Dish

Please Stop Saving the Economy

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics:  Please Stop Saving the Economy As the Washington Post is reporting, some Senate Democrats have evidently concluded that the $1.9…

March 2, 2021

The Daily Dish

The Toll of Executive Overaction

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: The Toll of Executive Overaction The costs of the regulatory state are a common topic of Eakinomics. Those discussions typically focus…

March 1, 2021

Multimedia

(CLIP) Examining The $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Bill — Bloomberg Radio

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

AAF President Douglas Holtz-Eakin discusses the size and the scope of the $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill and the state of the economic recovery.

March 1, 2021

Insight

The Consequences of Over-reliance on Executive Action

Dan Bosch

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Policymaking through executive action rather than legislation has become more prevalent in recent decades and while much of this…

March 1, 2021

Week in Regulation

Planes, Planes, and Really… Mostly Just Planes

Dan Goldbeck, Dan Bosch

This past week saw a notable uptick in the general volume of regulatory activity. Despite that, it was a fairly meager week in terms of actual economic…

March 1, 2021

Insight

Tracker: The Federal Reserve’s Balance Sheet Assets

Thomas Wade

Introduction This tracker follows the Federal Reserve’s (Fed) total consolidated assets, held on its balance sheet, as the best indicator of the Fed’s…

March 1, 2021

The Daily Dish

Disclosing Climate Risks

Douglas Holtz-Eakin

Eakinomics: Disclosing Climate Risks The Hill paper has a nice report on the efforts by financial regulators to establish a regime for disclosing…

COVID-19 Regulation Tracker

The COVID-19 pandemic triggered a dramatic regulatory response by the federal government. This response has taken many forms, including emergency declarations, relief aimed at sustaining payrolls, prohibitions of activity, and temporary waivers of regulatory requirements. The American Action Forum’s COVID-19 Regulation Tracker compiles federal actions related to the coronavirus published in the Federal Register and […]

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