http://www.recovery.gov/

This website, Recovery.gov, will be the main vehicle to provide each and every citizen with the ability to monitor the progress of the recovery via the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). As the centerpiece of the President’s commitment to transparency and accountability, Recovery.gov will feature information on how the Act is working, tools to help you hold the government accountable, and up-to-date data on the expenditure of funds.

The Financial Crisis Timeline from the St. Louis Federal Reserve

A number of states have proposed, designed and enacted state-level stimulus plans in response to the current economic recession.  Public spending on infrastructure projects is perhaps the most common component of state stimulus plans.  Other elements include small business development, increased capital in local financial markets, job creation incentives, and investments in green energy and health technology.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Also known as the "Stimulus Bill", Pub.L. 111-5, H.R. 1, S. 1) is an Act of Congress enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on February 17, 2009.

Official Text of the Act

Background information on the bill through Congress

The Act is intended to provide a stimulus to the U.S. economy in response to the economic downturn brought about by the subprime mortgage crisis and the resulting credit freeze. The Act includes federal tax cuts, expansion of unemployment benefits and other social welfare provisions, and domestic spending in education, health care, and infrastructure, especially the energy sector.

For more information visit USA.gov

President Obama's plan - from the Whitehouse.gov website

The Department of Education and ARRA

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ARRA State medicaid funding map

U.S. Department of the Interior and ARRA

U.S. Department of Transportation and the ARRA

IRS information related to ARRA

Treasury Department - FinancialStability.gov and TARP information

Department of Commerce - EconomicRecovery.gov

Other Stimulus Bills

Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008

Public Law 110-343 (known as H.R. 1424 prior to enactment) is an Act of Congress signed into law by U.S. President George W. Bush on October 3, 2008. This law created the $700 billion dollar Troubled Assets Relief Program (TARP) under the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 (division A), and also enacted the Energy Improvement and Extension Act of 2008 (division B), Tax Extenders and Alternative Minimum Tax Relief Act of 2008 (division C).


The Economic Stimulus Act of 2008

Pub.L. 110-185 (122 Stat. 613) enacted February 13, 2008 is an Act of Congress providing for several kinds of economic stimuli intended to boost the United States economy in 2008 and to avert recession. The law allowed for tax rebates to low- and middle-income U.S. taxpayers, tax incentives to stimulate business investment, and an increase in the limits imposed on mortgages eligible for purchase by government-sponsored enterprises (e.g., Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac). The total cost of this bill was projected at $152 billion for 2008.

Use the Checkpoint database for a complete analysis of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009

Non-government Organizations

StimulusWatch.org was built to help the new administration keep its pledge to invest stimulus money smartly, and to hold public officials to account for the taxpayer money they spend.

State Economic Stimulus Plans from the National Conference of State Legislatures.