Discretionary spending accounts for approximately 27% (about $1.87 trillion) of the total U.S. federal budget.[1]
The federal budget splits spending into three primary categories:
The federal budget splits spending into three primary categories:
### Discretionary Spending (~27% / $1.87T)
### Mandatory Spending (~60% / $4.17T)
### Net Interest (~14% / $970B+)