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H.R. 915, Jaime Zapata Border Enforcement Security Task Force Act
cost estimate July 27, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 915 would cost about $1 million annually, assuming the availability of 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. 1950, a bill to enact title 54, United States Code, “National Park System,” as positive law
cost estimate July 27, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2012
H.R. 1950 would make technical and conforming changes that establish title 54 of the United States Code as the sole title related to the National Park System. Information from the Office of Law Revision Counsel indicates that the bill would make no substantive changes to the law; therefore, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 1950 would have only a minimal impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 1950 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 4362, STOP Identity Theft Act of 2012
cost estimate July 27, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2012
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H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture July 11, 2012
H.R. 6083 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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H.R. 6169, the Pathway to Job Creation through a Simpler, Fairer Tax Code Act of 2012.
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Rules on July 26, 2012
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H.R. 4297, Workforce Investment Improvement Act of 2012
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 7, 2012
H.R. 4297 would consolidate job training programs under the Workforce Investment Act of 1998 (WIA) into a single funding stream. It also would amend the Wagner-Peyser Act, reauthorize adult-education programs, and reauthorize programs under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (RA). Those programs, which received discretionary funding of $7 billion and mandatory funding of $3 billion in 2012, provide a framework of job training, adult education, and employment service assistance.
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S. 285, a bill for the relief of Sopuruchi Chukwueke
cost estimate July 26, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 19, 2012
S. 285 would make Sopuruchi Chukwueke eligible for permanent U.S. residence. The bill would affect only one person and could have a very small effect on fees collected by the Department of Homeland Security and thus would affect direct spending. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. CBO estimates, however, that enacting S. 285 would have no significant impact on the federal budget.
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S. 1065, the Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2012
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 28, 2012
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H.R. 5987, the Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 4606, a bill to authorize the issuance of right-of-way permits for natural gas pipelines in Glacier National Park, and for other purposes
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 6062, Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2012
cost estimate July 26, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 18, 2012
H.R. 6062 would authorize the appropriation of $800 million annually over the 2013-2017 period for the Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program in the Department of Justice. (In 2012, the Congress appropriated $470 million for such grants, which support criminal justice systems at the state, local, and tribal level.)
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S. 3406, Russia and Moldova Jackson-Vanik Repeal and Magnitsky Rule of Law Accountability Act of 2012
cost estimate July 24, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 19, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing S. 3406 would cost $7 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. The bill would affect direct spending and revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply, but CBO estimates that any such effects would not be significant in any year. S. 3406 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
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H.R. 3641, Pinnacles National Park Act
cost estimate July 23, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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Letter to the Honorable John Boehner providing an estimate for H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act
cost estimate July 24, 2012CBO and the staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) have estimated the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 6079, the Repeal of Obamacare Act, as passed by the House of Representatives on July 11, 2012. H.R. 6079 would repeal the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with the exception of one subsection that has no budgetary effect. This estimate reflects the spending and revenue projections in CBO’s March 2012 baseline as adjusted to take into account the effects of the recent Supreme Court decision regarding the ACA.
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S. 3326, a bill to amend the African Growth and Opportunity Act to extend the third country fabric program and to add South Sudan to the list of countries eligible for designation under that Act, to make technical corrections to the Harmonized Tariff Sche
cost estimate July 23, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 18, 2012
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H.R. 4078, Red Tape Reduction and Small Business Job Creation Act
cost estimate July 23, 2012As posted on the Web site the House Committee on Rules on July 16, 2012, including an amendment provided to CBO on July 19, 2012
H.R. 4078 would delay or prohibit federal agencies from taking regulatory actions in certain instances, modify the process agencies must follow for developing consent decrees and settlement agreements, and broaden the scope of analysis agencies must undertake when developing new regulations.
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H.R. 6082, Congressional Replacement of President Obama’s Energy-Restricting and Job-Limiting Offshore Drilling Plan
cost estimate July 20, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 18, 2012
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H.R. 3479, Natural Hazards Risk Reduction Act of 2011
cost estimate July 20, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on December 1, 2011
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H.R. 5949, FISA Amendments Act Reauthorization Act of 2012
cost estimate July 19, 2012As reported by the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence on June 28, 2012
H.R. 5949 would extend the authority of the federal government to conduct surveillance pursuant to the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261). Because CBO does not provide cost estimates for classified programs, this estimate addresses only the budgetary effects on unclassified programs affected by the bill. On that basis, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5949 would have no significant cost to the federal government.
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S. 3276, FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012
cost estimate July 19, 2012As reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on June 7, 2012
S. 3276 would extend the authority of the federal government to conduct surveillance pursuant to the FISA Amendments Act of 2008 (Public Law 110-261). Because CBO does not provide cost estimates for classified programs, this estimate addresses only the budgetary effects on unclassified programs affected by the bill. On that basis, CBO estimates that implementing S. 3276 would have no significant cost to the federal government.
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H.R. 4078, Regulatory Freeze for Jobs Act of 2012
cost estimate July 20, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 26, 2012
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H.R. 4365, a bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make clear that accounts in the Thrift Savings Fund are subject to certain federal tax levies
cost estimate July 20, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 18, 2012
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H.R. 4484, Y Mountain Access Enhancement Act
cost estimate July 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012
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H.R. 6080, a bill to make improvements in the enactment of title 41, United States Code, into a positive law title and to improve the Code
cost estimate July 18, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2012
H.R. 6080 would make conforming, clarifying, and technical changes to most titles of the United States Code that address public contracts. Information from the Office of Law Revision Counsel indicates that the bill would make no substantive changes to the law; therefore, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6080 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. The bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 6018, Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2013
cost estimate July 17, 2012As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on July 13, 2012
H.R. 6018 would authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies, the Peace Corps, and international broadcasting activities. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $15.8 billion over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the specified and estimated amounts.
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H.R. 6029, Foreign and Economic Espionage Penalty Enhancement Act of 2012
cost estimate July 17, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 10, 2012
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S. 3193, Barona Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Clarification Act of 2012
cost estimate July 13, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 28, 2012
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H.R. 5958, a bill to name the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge Visitor Contact Station of the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge unit of Gateway National Recreation Area in honor of James L. Buckley
cost estimate July 13, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2012.
CBO estimates that enacting this 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. H.R. 5958 contains no intergovernmental or private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act and would not affect the budgets of state, local, or tribal governments.
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H.R. 4631, GSA Act of 2012
cost estimate July 13, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 27, 2012
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S. 3315, GAO Mandates Revision Act of 2012
cost estimate July 12, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
S. 3315 would reduce the number of reviews and audits conducted by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) for eight specified activities. The Congress often requires that the GAO perform an annual examination of a program, agency, or other federal activity. S. 3315 would modify or repeal a small number of the reviews and audits GAO is required to perform.
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