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H.R. 4482, a bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make permanent home loan guaranty programs for veterans regarding adjustable rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable rate mortgages
cost estimate May 24, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 27, 2012
H.R. 4482 would make permanent the authority of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to guarantee adjustable-rate mortgages and hybrid adjustable-rate mortgages (that is, mortgages with a rate that is fixed for an initial period and adjustable thereafter). Subsidy costs of those additional loan guarantees—totaling $144 million over the 2013-2022 period—would be paid from a mandatory appropriation; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply.
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H.R. 4027, A bill to clarify authority granted under the act entitled “An act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation in the state of Utah, and for other purposes”
cost estimate May 24, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
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H.R. 4222, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act
cost estimate May 23, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
H.R. 4222 would require the Secretary of the Interior to place 20 acres of land into trust for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Based on information provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 4222 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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S. 2218, United States Fire Administration Reauthorization Act of 2012
cost estimate May 24, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 16, 2012
S. 2218 would reauthorize the U.S. Fire Administration (USFA) through fiscal year 2017. Under current law, funding is authorized through 2012. Based on historical spending patterns, CBO estimates that implementing this legislation would cost about $350 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the specified 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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H.R. 5512, Divisional Realignment Act of 2012
cost estimate May 24, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 16, 2012
H.R. 5512 would realign the federal court districts of Eastern Missouri and Northern Mississippi and condense the four divisions of the Northern District of Mississippi into three.
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Senate Amendment 2122 in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act with Further Amendments Adopted by the Senate Through May 24, 2012
cost estimate May 24, 2012CBO Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for Senate Amendment 2122 in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 3187,the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act, with Further Amendments Adopted by the Senate through May 24, 2012
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H.R. 5651, Food and Drug Administration Reform Act of 2012
cost estimate May 24, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 10, 2012
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Senate Amendment 2122 in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
cost estimate May 22, 2012CBO Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for Senate Amendment 2122 in the Nature of a Substitute to S. 3187, the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
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S. 1100, Keeping Politics Out of Federal Contracting Act of 2011
cost estimate May 21, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 16, 2012
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H.R. 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
cost estimate May 21, 2012As ordered reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on May 17, 2012
H.R. 5743 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2013 for intelligence activities of the U.S. government. Since CBO does not provide estimates for classified programs, this estimate addresses only the unclassified portions of the bill. On that limited basis, and assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the unclassified provisions of H.R. 5743 would cost $525 million over the 2013-2017 period.
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H.R. 4005, Gauging American Port Security Act
cost estimate May 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 9, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4005 would cost about $1 million in fiscal year 2013, from appropriated funds. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 4363, Federal Employee Phased Retirement Act
cost estimate May 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 18, 2012
H.R. 4363 would allow eligible federal employees to enter into a phased retirement, during which they continue to work part time while drawing a partial salary and a partial civil service retirement annuity. The bill also would allow participating employees to contribute to their Thrift Savings Plan (TSP) accounts any payment received at retirement for accumulated and accrued annual leave.
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H.R. 3985, Building Better Business Partnerships Act of 2012.
cost estimate May 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 22, 2012
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H.R. 4203, Women’s Procurement Program Improvement Act of 2012
cost estimate May 16, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 21, 2012
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H.R. 460, Bonneville Unit Clean Hydropower Facilitation Act
cost estimate May 16, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
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H.R. 1272, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012
cost estimate May 16, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
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S. 414, International Protecting Girls by Preventing Child Marriage Act of 2011
cost estimate May 14, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 14, 2012
S. 414 would authorize the President to provide assistance to developing countries to reduce the incidence of child marriage and would require him to develop and implement a multiyear strategy to prevent such marriages and promote the empowerment of girls. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would have a discretionary cost of $23 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts.
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H.R. 4310, National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
cost estimate May 15, 2012As reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 11, 2012
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S. 657, National Blue Alert Act of 2011
cost estimate May 14, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on September 8, 2011
S. 657 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a national communications network to issue alerts (that would be known as “blue alerts”) when a law enforcement officer is killed or seriously injured. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $10 million annually for DOJ to make grants to states to cover costs relating to participation in the blue alert program.
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H.R. 2446, RESPA Home Warranty Clarification Act of 2011
cost estimate May 14, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 27, 2012
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S. 363, an act to authorize the Secretary of Commerce to convey property of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the city of Pascagoula, Mississippi, and for other purposes
cost estimate May 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
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H.R. 3670, a bill to require the Transportation Security Administration to comply with the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
cost estimate May 10, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on April 27, 2012
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H.R. 4607, Midnight Rule Relief Act of 2012
cost estimate May 10, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 26, 2012
H.R. 4607 would prohibit federal agencies from promulgating significant regulatory actions from Election Day through Inauguration Day unless an incumbent President is reelected. The bill defines significant regulatory actions as those having an impact of more than $100 million on the economy, causing major increases in costs or prices, or having adverse effects on consumers and business. The legislation, however, would provide a number of exemptions to the prohibition.
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H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act of 2012
cost estimate May 10, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 25, 2012
H.R. 365 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish a national communications network to issue alerts (that would be known as “blue alerts”) when a law enforcement officer is killed or seriously injured. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of $10 million annually for DOJ to make grants to states to cover costs relating to participation in the blue alert program.
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H.R. 2764, WMD Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2011
cost estimate May 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on March 28, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2764 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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S. 1763, Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women Act.
cost estimate May 10, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on December 8, 2011
S. 1763 would amend various laws and programs related to violence against Native American women. The legislation would expand grants to tribal governments and tribal coalitions for programs to strengthen criminal justice and law enforcement capabilities related to violence against women. Additionally, S. 1763 would expand penalties for certain violent crimes.
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H.R. 4310, Preliminary estimate of the direct spending effects of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013
cost estimate May 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on May 9, 2012
CBO’s complete cost estimate for H.R. 4310, including discretionary costs, will be provided shortly.
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H.R. 1237, a bill to provide for a land exchange with the Trinity Public Utilities District of Trinity County, California, involving the transfer of land to the Bureau of Land Management and the Six Rivers National Forest in exchange for National Forest
cost estimate May 10, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 25, 2012
H.R. 1237 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange 100 acres of federal land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest for about 200 acres of land owned by the Trinity Public Utilities District. Of the lands received in the exchange, the Forest Service would administer 150 acres, and the Bureau of Land Management would administer 47 acres.
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H.R. 4970, Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
cost estimate May 11, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 8, 2012
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S. 2516, Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act
cost estimate May 11, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on May 7, 2012
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