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Tax Arbitrage by Colleges and Universities April 30, 2010
CBO Testified on Military Compensation April 28, 2010
U.S. Fiscal Policy April 23, 2010
CBO's Cost Estimate for the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010 April 22, 2010 Yesterday CBO released a cost estimate for S. 3217, the Restoring American Financial Stability Act of 2010, as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on March 22, 2010. S. 3217 would grant new federal regulatory powers and reassign existing regulatory authority among federal agencies with the aim of reducing the likelihood and severity of financial crises.
Losing a Job During a Recession April 22, 2010
Annual Estimates of the Loss in Households' Purchasing Power Under H.R. 2454 April 20, 2010
The Effects of Health Reform on the Federal Budget April 12, 2010
Federal Budget Deficit Totals $714 Billion in the First Half of Fiscal Year 2010 April 8, 2010
A Review of CBO's Activities in 2009 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act April 1, 2010 The federal governmentthrough laws and regulationssometimes requires state, local, and tribal governments and various entities in the private sector to expend resources to achieve national goals. In 1995, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act (UMRA) became law, aimed at ensuring that, during the legislative process, the Congress receives information about such proposed requirements, known as federal mandates, before enacting a piece of legislation. UMRA defines a legislative provision as a mandate if that provision, when enacted, would