Economic Effects of Fiscal Policy

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) required CBO to comment on reports filed by recipients of ARRA funding about the number of jobs funded by ARRA. CBO’s reports provided the agency’s own estimates of the effects of ARRA on total output and jobs. Public Law 112-204, enacted on December 4, 2012, reduced the required frequency of CBO’s reporting from quarterly to annually over the 2013–2015 period and eliminated the reporting requirement altogether after 2015.