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H.R. 4251, SMART Port Security Act
cost estimate June 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 6, 2012
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H.R. 3742, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 100 North Church Street in Las Cruces, New Mexico, as the “Edwin L. Mechem United Courthouse”
cost estimate June 11, 2012Ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 7, 2012
CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
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H.R. 4347, a bill to designate the United States courthouse located at 709 West 9th Street in Juneau, Alaska, as the “Robert Boochever United States Courthouse.”
cost estimate June 11, 2012Ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 7, 2012
CBO estimates that enacting those pieces of legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
The bills contain no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would impose no costs on state, local, or tribal governments.
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H.R. 4383, Streamlining Permitting of American Energy Act of 2012
cost estimate June 07, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
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H.R. 4381, Planning for American Energy Act of 2012
cost estimate June 07, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
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H.R. 4402, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Production Act of 2012
cost estimate June 07, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4402 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting the bill could reduce mandatory payments for attorneys’ fees over the 2013-2022 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any such impacts would be minimal. Enacting the bill would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 4382, Providing Leasing Certainty for American Energy Act of 2012
cost estimate June 07, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4382 would increase offsetting receipts from bonus bids by $2 million over the 2013-2022 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. We estimate that implementing the bill would not affect discretionary spending. Enacting H.R. 4382 would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 3173, a bill to direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to reform the process for the enrollment, activation, issuance, and renewal of a Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC) to require, in total, not more than one in-person visit
cost estimate June 08, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2012
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H.R. 2356, WMD Prevention and Preparedness Act of 2012
cost estimate June 07, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2012
CBO estimates that H.R. 2356 would authorize the appropriation of $394 million over the 2013-2017 period for programs in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), and other agencies to address the threat of weapons of mass destruction.
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H.R. 2903, FEMA Reauthorization Act of 2012
cost estimate June 06, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 8, 2012
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H.R. 4480, Strategic Energy Production Act of 2012
cost estimate June 06, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 17, 2012
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S. 1144, Soda Ash Competition Act
cost estimate June 06, 2012As introduced on June 6, 2011
S. 1144 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to charge a 2 percent royalty on the value of soda ash produced on federal lands through 2016. Under current law, CBO expects that the royalty rate would remain at 6 percent over that period. CBO estimates that implementing S. 1144 would reduce net federal offsetting receipts from soda ash royalties by $75 million over the 2013-2016 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting S. 1144 would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 4019, Federal Forests County Revenue, Schools, and Jobs Act of 2012
cost estimate May 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 14, 2011
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H.R. 436, Health Care Cost Reduction Act of 2012
cost estimate June 05, 2012As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules (Committee Print 112-23)
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H.R. 1192, Soda Ash Royalty Extension, Job Creation, and Export Enhancement Act of 2012
cost estimate June 05, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 16, 2012
H.R. 1192 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to charge a 2 percent royalty on the value of soda ash produced on federal lands through 2016. Under current law, CBO expects that the royalty rate would remain at 6 percent over that period. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1192 would reduce net federal offsetting receipts from soda ash royalties by $75 million over the 2013-2016 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting H.R. 1192 would not affect revenues.
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H.R. 1004, Health Flexible Spending Arrangements Improvements Act of 2012
cost estimate June 04, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012
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H.R. 5858, Health Savings Account Improvements Act of 2012
cost estimate June 04, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012
SUMMARY
H.R. 5858 would make several changes to the tax treatment of health savings accounts (HSAs). The staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) estimates that these changes together would decrease revenues by $173 million in 2013, about $1.8 billion over the 2013-2017 period, and $4.7 billion over the 2013-2022 period. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the legislation would affect revenues.
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H.R. 5842, Restoring Access to Medication Act of 2012
cost estimate June 04, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012
SUMMARY
H.R. 5842 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the provisions that disqualify expenses for over-the-counter medicine under health savings accounts (HSAs), Archer medical savings accounts (Archer MSAs), health flexible spending arrangements (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs). The bill would thus allow costs for over-the-counter medications to be eligible for reimbursement by funds in those tax-favored accounts.
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H.R. 436, the Protect Medical Innovation Act of 2012
cost estimate June 04, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on May 31, 2012
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S. 2076, Local Courthouse Safety Act of 2012
cost estimate June 04, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 24, 2012
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S. 1673, Safeguarding American Agriculture Act of 2012
cost estimate June 01, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 25, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing S. 1673 would cost about $1 million from appropriated funds in fiscal year 2013 and negligible amounts in subsequent years. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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S. 2554, Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
cost estimate June 01, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on May 17, 2012
S. 2554 would authorize the appropriation of $120 million over the 2013-2017 period for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program.
Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 2554 would cost $72 million over the 2013-2017 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. 4121, Early Stage Small Business Contracting Act of 2012
cost estimate June 01, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 7, 2012
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H.R. 2467, Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012
cost estimate June 01, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
H.R. 2467 would authorize the transfer of 39 acres of federal land into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California. The land consists of a 32-acre parcel adjacent to the existing 40-acre reservation and a 7.5-acre parcel currently under lease by the Toiyabe Indian Health Project (TIHP), a consortium of seven federally recognized tribes, including the Bridgeport Paiute Indian Colony of California.
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H.R. 2512, Three Kids Mine Remediation and Reclamation Act
cost estimate June 01, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 29, 2012
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H.R. 4471, Gasoline Regulations Act of 2012
cost estimate May 29, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 25, 2012
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Supplemental Information: Crop-Level Detail for the Estimated Change in Commodity Payments Under Title I of S. 3240
cost estimate May 29, 2012Change in commodity payments under Title I of S. 3240, as introduced on May 24, 2012, compared to CBO March 2012 baseline
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Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 5651, the Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
cost estimate May 29, 2012Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for an Amendment in the Nature of a Substitute to H.R. 5651, as posted on the Web site of the Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 25, 2012
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H.R. 3857, Public Transit Security and Local Law Enforcement Support Act
cost estimate May 25, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2012
H.R. 3857 would authorize appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to make grants to state and local governments to support security improvements to public transportation systems. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $702 million over the 2012-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts. Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.
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S. 3240, Agriculture Reform, Food, and Jobs Act of 2012
cost estimate May 24, 2012As introduced in the United States Senate on May 24, 2012
This legislation would amend and extend a number of major programs administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), including those addressing farm income support, food and nutrition, land conservation, trade promotion, rural development, research, forestry, energy, horticulture, and crop insurance.
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