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The following list of authoritative resources is designed to assist in responding to a broad range of
constituent questions and concerns about the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA),
P.L. 111-5. Links to the full text of the act, Congressional Budget Office estimates, White House
fact sheets, and federal, state, and municipal government websites are included, along with other
useful information. This list reflects information that is currently available on the Internet. It will
be updated regularly as other relevant material becomes available.

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Full Text Of The Law ...................................................................................................................... 1
CBO Cost Estimates........................................................................................................................ 1
White House Information ................................................................................................................ 1
Fact Sheets ................................................................................................................................ 1
Recovery.gov............................................................................................................................. 1
OMB Guidance................................................................................................................................ 2
Federal Agency Websites................................................................................................................. 2
State Government Websites............................................................................................................. 3
State and Municipal Sources ........................................................................................................... 4

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n addition to analytical CRS reports, the following list of authoritative resources have been
compiled to assist in responding to a broad range of constituent questions and concerns about
I the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), P.L. 111-5. Links to the full text of
the act, Congressional Budget Office estimates, White House fact sheets, and federal, state, and
municipal government websites are included, along with other useful information. This list
reflects information that is currently available on the Internet. It will be updated regularly as other
relevant material becomes available.
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Conference Report with full text of the act (H.R. 1, as passed, P.L. 111-5) and the Joint
Explanatory Statement
http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/
getdoc.cgi?dbname=111_cong_reports&docid=f:hr016.111.pdf
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Estimates of ARRA’s impact on the budget and a detailed analysis of the budgetary impact by
title.
http://www.cbo.gov/ftpdocs/99xx/doc9989/hr1conference.pdf
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Provides general fact sheets on broad policy areas within the stimulus (e.g., education, energy,
health, infrastructure) and estimates by state and congressional district of the number of jobs that
will be created or saved.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/the_press_office/White-House-Releases-State-by-State-Numbers-
American-Recovery-and-Reinvestment-Act-to-Save-or-Create-35-Million-Jobs/
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The Administration’s new website that is intended to be a repository for information related to
implementation and oversight of the stimulus. It currently includes overview information about
the legislation, a timeline for implementation, a frequently asked questions page, and an
announcement page that will be regularly updated. The Administration’s intent is to develop the
site to encompass information about available funding, distribution of funds, and major
recipients.
http://www.recovery.gov
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Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a detailed guidance on February 18, 2009,
directing executive branch agencies to develop a dedicated portion of their websites for
information related to the recovery. The guidance itself is available on the recovery.gov website,
in the announcements section:
http://www.recovery.gov/files/Initial%20Recovery%20Act%20Implementing%20Guidance.pdf
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Corporation for National and Community Service: http://www.nationalservice.gov/about/
recovery/index.asp
Department of Commerce: http://www.commerce.gov/Recovery/index.htm
Department of Commerce – National Institute of Standards and Technology: http://www.nist.gov/
recovery/
Department of Education: http://www.ed.gov/policy/gen/leg/recovery/index.html
Department of Energy – press release regarding intent to expedite economic recovery funding:
http://www.energy.gov/news2009/6934.htm
Department of Energy – Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy: http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/
news/daily.cfm/hp_news_id=156
Department of Energy – Western Area Power Administration: http://www.wapa.gov/newsroom/
sec402.htm
Department of Housing and Urban Development: http://www.hud.gov/recovery/index.cfm
Department of the Interior: http://www.doi.gov/news/09_News_Releases/022009.html
Department of Labor – Employee Benefits Security Administration (COBRA information):
http://www.dol.gov/ebsa/COBRA.html
Department of Transportation: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot1409.htm
Department of Transportation – Federal Transit Administration: http://www.fta.dot.gov/
index_9118.html
Department of Transportation – press release regarding distribution and monitoring of economic
recovery funds: http://www.dot.gov/affairs/dot1409.htm
Environmental Protection Agency: http://www.epa.gov/recovery/
Internal Revenue Service: http://www.irs.gov/newsroom/article/0,,id=204335,00.html?portlet=6
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National Endowment on the Arts: http://www.nea.gov/recovery/index.html
National Science Foundation: http://www.nsf.gov/news/
news_summ.jsp?cntn_id=114277&org=OLPA&from=news
Small Business Administration: http://www.sba.gov/recovery/
Small Business Administration – press release: http://www.sba.gov/idc/groups/public/documents/
sba_homepage/news_release_09-10.pdf
Social Security Administration: http://www.ssa.gov/payment/
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(The list below reflects states that currently post ARRA information on the Web. CRS will update
the list regularly as more information becomes available.)
Alaska: http://www.gov.state.ak.us/news.php?id=1664
Colorado: http://www.colorado.gov/cs/Satellite/GovRitter/GOVR/1234446551394
Delaware: http://governor.delaware.gov/news/2009/20090218-stimulus-package.shtml
Illinois: http://recovery.illinois.gov/
Maine: http://www.maine.gov/governor/baldacci/policy/Recovery2009.shtml
Maryland: http://www.governor.maryland.gov/pressreleases/090218.asp
Massachusetts: http://www.mass.gov/
?pageID=gov3subtopic&L=4&L0=Home&L1=Key+Priorities&L2=Job+Creation+%26+Econom
ic+Growth&L3=Massachusetts+Recovery+and+Reinvestment+Plan&sid=Agov3
Michigan: http://www.michigan.gov/gov/0,1607,7-168-46485_52682-,00.html
Minnesota: http://www.mmb.state.mn.us/stimulus
New Hampshire: http://www.governor.nh.gov/news/2009/021909.html and http://des.nh.gov/
organization/commissioner/pip/stimulus.htm
North Carolina: http://www.governor.state.nc.us/NewsItems/
PressReleaseDetail.aspx?newsItemID=143
Ohio: http://recovery.ohio.gov/
New York: http://www.economicrecovery.ny.gov/
Virginia: http://stimulus.virginia.gov/
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Washington: http://www.doh.wa.gov/Publicat/2009_news/09-027.htm and
http://www.doh.wa.gov/ehp/dw/default.htm
Wisconsin: http://www.recovery.wisconsin.gov/
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The US Conference of Mayors has prepared a summary of the act, highlighting those provisions
they consider to be important for cities: http://www.usmayors.org/mainstreeteconomicrecovery/
documents/arra-report-20090213.pdf
The National Conference of State Legislatures has prepared overview summaries of selected
sections of the package (e.g., Medicaid, transportation, labor and economic development, energy
and water, broadband, etc). Click on the following link, and scroll down the page to the
“Resources” section: http://www.ncsl.org/statefed/2009economicstimulus.htm

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Kim Walker Klarman
Heidi G. Yacker
Information Research Specialist
Information Research Specialist
kklarman@crs.loc.gov, 7-6088
hyacker@crs.loc.gov, 7-7490
Fran Larkins
Julie Jennings
Information Research Specialist
Information Research Specialist
flarkins@crs.loc.gov, 7-8723
jjennings@crs.loc.gov, 7-5896

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