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H.R. 1963, Bureau of Reclamation Conduit Hydropower Development Equity and Jobs Act
cost estimate September 11, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
H.R. 1963 would authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to enter into leases with nonfederal entities to develop hydropower at 11 water project facilities owned by the government. Based on information from the bureau, CBO estimates that enacting the bill would have an impact on direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, we estimate such effects would not be significant. Enacting the legislation would not affect revenues or discretionary spending.
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H.R. 1168, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Land Management, to convey to the City of Carlin, Nevada, in exchange for consideration, all right, title, and interest of the United States, to any federal land withi
cost estimate September 11, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
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S. 1068, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned Officer Corps Amendments Act of 2013
cost estimate September 10, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013
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H.R. 2793, District of Columbia Financial Efficiency Act of 2013
cost estimate September 11, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 24, 2013
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S. 815, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2013
cost estimate September 11, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on July 10, 2013
S. 815 would prohibit employment discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity. Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 815 would cost $47 million over the 2014-2018 period mostly for the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) to handle additional discrimination cases.
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H.R. 2775, a bill to condition the provision of premium and cost-sharing subsidies under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act upon a certification that a program to verify household income and other qualifications for such subsidies is operation
cost estimate September 10, 2013As introduced in the House of Representatives on July 22, 2013
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S. 1344, Arctic Research, Monitoring, and Observing Act of 2013
cost estimate September 09, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013
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S.J. Res. 21, a joint resolution for the Authorization for the Use of Military Force Against the Government of Syria to Respond to Use of Chemical Weapons
cost estimate September 09, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 4, 2013
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H.R. 2850, EPA Hydraulic Fracturing Study Improvement Act of 2013
cost estimate August 30, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on August 1, 2013
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H.R. 908, Green Mountain Lookout Heritage Protection Act
cost estimate September 03, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
H.R. 908 would prevent the Forest Service from removing a building from the Glacier Peak Wilderness Area in Washington state unless the agency determines that the structure is unsafe for visitors. Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant net impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 908 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 1684, Ranch A Consolidation and Management Improvement Act
cost estimate September 03, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
H.R. 1684 would require the Forest Service to convey, without consideration, 10 acres of federal land to the state of Wyoming. Based on information provided by the agency, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 1684 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 2542, Regulatory Flexibility Improvements Act of 2013
cost estimate September 05, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 31, 2013
H.R. 2542 would amend the Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) by expanding the number of rules covered by the RFA and requiring agencies to perform additional analysis of regulations that affect small businesses. The legislation also would provide new authorities to the Small Business Administration’s (SBA’s) Office of Advocacy to intervene and provide support for agency rulemaking.
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H.R. 638, National Wildlife Refuge Review Act of 2013
cost estimate September 06, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2013
H.R. 638 would prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from establishing new national wildlife refuges unless those refuges are expressly authorized by law. Based on information provided by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS), CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no impact on the federal budget. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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S. 839, Coral Reef Conservation Amendments Act of 2013
cost estimate September 06, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013
S. 839 would amend a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) program to protect coral reefs. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $217 million over the 2014-2018 period and $9 million after 2018.
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H.R. 2668, an act to delay the application of the individual health insurance mandate, to delay the application of the employer health insurance mandate, and for other purposes
cost estimate September 06, 2013As passed by the House of Representatives on July 17, 2013
H.R. 2668 would delay the implementation of several provisions related to the expansion of health insurance coverage established by the Affordable Care Act (ACA, Public Law 111-148 and the health care provisions of P.L. 111-152). Title I of H.R. 2668 would delay for one year the requirement that most residents of the United States have health insurance coverage by January 1, 2014. Title I also would shift by one year the schedule of penalties for people who do not comply with that mandate.
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S. 376, Drought Information Act of 2013
cost estimate September 05, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013
S. 376 would amend the National Integrated Drought Information System Act of 2006. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $14.5 million annually over the 2014-2018 period for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to maintain a system to provide early warnings of droughts by collecting and disseminating information and coordinating research on drought conditions. In 2013, the agency received $12 million to carry out similar activities.
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S. 134, Violent Content Research Act of 2013
cost estimate August 29, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013
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H.R. 2388, a bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes
cost estimate August 29, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
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H.R. 2844, Federal Communications Commission Consolidated Reporting Act of 2013
cost estimate August 29, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 31, 2013
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S. 933, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2013
cost estimate August 29, 2013As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2013
S. 933 would authorize the appropriation of $120 million over the 2014-2018 period for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 933 would cost $72 million over the 2014-2018 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.
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H.R. 255, a bill to amend certain definitions contained in the Provo River Project Transfer Act for purposes of clarifying certain property descriptions
cost estimate August 22, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
H.R. 255 would direct the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the title of the water conveyance facilities located on the Provo Reservoir to the Provo River Water Users Association. Based on information from the Bureau of Reclamation, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would affect net direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, we expect that those impacts would be insignificant. The legislation would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 553, a bill to designate the exclusive economic zone of the United States as the “Ronald Wilson Reagan Exclusive Economic Zone of the United States”
cost estimate August 22, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
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H.R. 1423, Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act
cost estimate August 22, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 24, 2013
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H.R. 1459, Ensuring Public Involvement in the Creation of National Monuments Act
cost estimate August 22, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 24, 2013
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H.R. 1818, Polar Bear Conservation and Fairness Act of 2013
cost estimate August 22, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
H.R. 1818 would require the Secretary of the Interior to issue permits to certain hunters seeking to import polar bear remains from Canada. Under the bill, only hunters who submit applications for permits to import remains that were acquired prior to May 15, 2008, the date the polar bear was listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act, would be eligible to receive a permit.
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S. 1254, Harmful Algal Blooms and Hypoxia Research and Control Amendments Act of 2013
cost estimate August 22, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 30, 2013
S. 1254 would reauthorize and modify the Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Research and Control Act of 1998. The bill would authorize the appropriation of $20.5 million annually over the 2014-2018 period for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to mitigate the effects of harmful algal blooms and hypoxia (reduced oxygen level) in certain bodies of water.
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H.R. 2641, Responsibility and Professionally Invigorating Development Act of 2013
cost estimate August 23, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 31, 2013
H.R. 2641 would amend the Administrative Procedures Act, the law that governs how federal agencies propose and establish regulations. Specifically, the bill would aim to expedite the review process required by the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) for construction projects that are partly or fully financed with federal funds or require permits or approvals from federal regulatory agencies.
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S. 1276, Security Clearance Oversight and Reform Enhancement Act
cost estimate August 23, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on July 31, 2013
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H.R. 2463, Target Practice and Marksmanship Training Support Act
cost estimate August 23, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 31, 2013
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 2463 could affect direct spending; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such effects would be minimal over the 2014-2023 period. We also estimate that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on discretionary spending. Enacting H.R. 2463 would not affect revenues.
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S. 287, Helping Homeless Veterans Act of 2013
cost estimate August 23, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 24, 2013
S. 287 would reauthorize and expand several programs for homeless veterans that are administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $842 million over the 2014-2018 period, assuming appropriation of the specified and estimated amounts.
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