Number: RL33074
Title: Mandatory Spending Since 1962
Authors: D. Andrew Austin, Analyst in Economic Policy; Mindy R. Levit, Analyst in Public Finance 
Abstract: This report reviews trends in mandatory spending since 1962 and discusses CBO baseline projections of mandatory spending, which extend to 2018. The report examines mandatory spending's growth relative to total federal spending and to the size of the U.S. economy, and looks at how the composition of mandatory spending has changed.
Pages: 13
Date: December 17, 2008