Ancient Roman scale balancing money bags labeled 'Save' and 'Spend'

📡 Live Data - USASpending.gov💵 FY2026 Federal Obligations

Where Does the Money Go?

Every dollar the federal government spends, broken down in plain English. Real numbers, pulled live from the U.S. Treasury.

These figures represent federal obligations - money Congress has committed to spend. Obligations become outlays (actual payments) over time. Data sourced from USASpending.gov, updated daily from agency reports.

Key Facts

Interest on the debt exceeded $1 trillion in FY2024 for the first time, surpassing the defense budget.
About 70% of the federal budget is mandatory spending that Congress cannot cut without passing new laws.
Social Security and Medicare together account for roughly 40% of all federal spending.
Veterans benefits have grown faster than any other major budget category over the past decade.
Eliminating all discretionary spending -- including the entire military -- would still leave a deficit.

Data Sources

USASpending.gov
Live budget function data
USASpending API Docs
Technical API documentation
Congressional Budget Office
Budget projections & analysis
OMB Budget Documents
Presidential budget proposals
Treasury Fiscal Data
Official outlay figures

Congressional Budget Process
The National Debt
Legislative Branch Overview
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