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S. 2259, Veterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2012
cost estimate September 18, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 12, 2012
S. 2259 would increase the amounts paid to veterans for disability compensation and to their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation by the same cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) payable to Social Security recipients. The increase would take effect on December 1, 2012, and the resulting adjustment would be rounded to the next lower dollar.
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S. 1707, Veterans Second Amendment Protection Act
cost estimate September 18, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on September 12, 2012
S. 1707 would modify an existing requirement that certain individuals determined to be mentally incompetent by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) be prohibited from purchasing or possessing legal firearms. CBO expects that implementing S. 1707 would have no significant budgetary impact.
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H.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health
cost estimate September 17, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on September 13, 2012
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H.J. Res. 118, a joint resolution providing for congressional disapproval under chapter 8 of title 5, United States Code, of the rule submitted by the Office of Family Assistance of the Administration for Children and Families of the Department of Health
cost estimate September 17, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on September 13, 2012
H.J. Res. 118 would disapprove the rule submitted by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on July 12, 2012, that modifies the waiver authority with respect to work requirements in the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program (TANF). H.J. Res. 118 would invoke a legislative process established by the Congressional Review Act (Public Law 104-121) to disapprove the new waiver authority rule. If H.J. Res. 118 is enacted, the rule would have no force or effect.
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H.R. 6016, Government Employee Accountability Act
cost estimate September 14, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on June 27, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 6016 would not have a significant impact on federal spending. Enacting the bill could affect revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any effects would be insignificant for each year.
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H.R. 6313, a bill to promote peaceful and collaborative resolution of maritime territorial disputes in the South China Sea and its environs and other maritime areas adjacent to the East Asian mainland
cost estimate September 14, 2012As amended by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on September 12, 2012
H.R. 6313 expresses the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of State should take certain actions in response to maritime territorial disputes in East Asia. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would not have a significant effect on the federal budget.
Enacting H.R. 6313 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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S. 3276, FAA Sunsets Extension Act of 2012
cost estimate September 14, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on July 19, 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. 6361, Vulnerable Veterans Housing Reform Act of 2012
cost estimate September 14, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 12, 2012
H.R. 6361 would modify certain formulas for calculating subsidies to families that receive federal housing assistance. Assuming that future appropriations actions are consistent with the bill, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 6361 would reduce discretionary spending for the affected programs by $270 million over the 2013-2017 period. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 1860, Digital Goods and Services Tax Fairness Act of 2012
cost estimate September 14, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 28, 2012
H.R. 1860 would prohibit state and local governments from imposing taxes on certain sales of digital goods and services that are taxable under current law.
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1860 would have no impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 1860 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 4402, Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2012
cost estimate September 13, 2012Pay-As-You Go Effects for H.R. 4402, with an amendment, as provided to CBO by the Senate Committee on the Budget on September 11, 2012
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H.R. 6060, Endangered Fish Recovery Programs Extension Act of 2012
cost estimate September 12, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
H.R. 6060 would extend the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to spend, without further appropriation, certain proceeds collected from the sale of hydroelectric power by the Western Area Power Administration (WAPA) for fish recovery programs in the Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 6060 would not affect the federal budget. Because the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to the bill.
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H.R. 5961, Farmer’s Privacy Act of 2012
cost estimate September 12, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on July 26, 2011
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H.R. 6365, National Security and Job Protection Act
cost estimate September 12, 2012As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on September 7, 2012
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S. 2178, Federal Real Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2012
cost estimate September 10, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on June 29, 2012
S. 2178 would amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act (Property Act) to facilitate the disposal of federal real property. The legislation would expand the duties and responsibilities of the Federal Real Property Council (FRPC), provide new authorities to the General Services Administration (GSA), and establish a five-year program to expedite the disposal of underutilized federal property.
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H.J. Res. 117, The Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2013
cost estimate September 11, 2012CBO Estimate of the Continuing Appropriations Resolution (H.J.Res. 117), as Introduced in the House and as posted Sept. 10 on the website of the House Committee on Rules.
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H.R. 3397, Cabin Fee Act of 2012
cost estimate September 10, 2012Pay-As-You Go Effects for H.R. 3397, the Cabin Fee Act of 2012, with an amendment, as provided to CBO by the House Committee on the Budget on September 7, 2012
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S. 3457, Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012
cost estimate September 10, 2012Preliminary Estimate of Changes to Direct Spending and Revenues Under S. 3457, the Veterans Jobs Corps Act of 2012, as introduced on July 30, 2012
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H.R. 2706, Billfish Conservation Act of 2011
cost estimate September 07, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
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Citrus, Wool, and Cotton Trust Fund Act of 2012
cost estimate September 07, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on July 18, 2012
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H.R. 6213, No More Solyndras Act
cost estimate September 04, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 1, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 6213 would cost about $1 million over the 2013-2017 period, assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts. Pay-as-you-go procedures would apply to this legislation because it would affect direct spending and revenues. CBO estimates, however, that those impacts would be insignificant over the 2013-2022 period.
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Family and Business Tax Cut Certainty Act of 2012
cost estimate August 31, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on August 2, 2012
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S. 2156, Migratory Bird Habitat Investment and Enhancement Act
cost estimate August 29, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 25, 2012
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H.R. 5544, Minnesota Education Investment and Employment Act
cost estimate August 30, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on August 1, 2012
H.R. 5544 would require the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange unspecified national forest lands for 86,000 acres of land owned by the state of Minnesota, located within the federal Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW). Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would increase direct spending by $6 million over the 2014-2022 period; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting H.R. 5544 would not affect revenues.
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S. 1980, Pirate Fishing Elimination Act
cost estimate August 27, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 31, 2012
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H.R. 1775, Stolen Valor Act of 2012
cost estimate August 23, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2012
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1775 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the bill could affect direct spending and revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that any effects would be insignificant for each year.
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H.R. 5806, Outreach to People With Disabilities During Emergencies Act
cost estimate August 23, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 1, 2012
H.R. 5806 would direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to provide outreach to people with disabilities during a natural disaster, act of terrorism, or other man-made disaster. CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5806 would have no significant impact on the federal budget.
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S. J. Res. 44, a joint resolution granting consent of Congress to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding
cost estimate August 23, 2012As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2012
S. J. Res 44 would grant Congressional consent to the State and Province Emergency Management Assistance Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) entered into between multiple states in the United States and provinces of Canada. CBO estimates that granting consent to the MoU would have no impact on the federal budget.
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. 2071, Permanent Electronic Duck Stamp Act of 2012
cost estimate August 23, 2012As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 25, 2012
S. 2071 would authorize the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to permanently allow states to provide federal migratory bird hunting and conservation stamps (referred to as federal duck stamps) electronically. The electronic stamps would remain valid for 45 days to allow hunting before the stamps arrive in the mail. A pilot program that authorized states to issue electronic stamps expired in 2010, although the USFWS has continued the program under other authorities.
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S. 3085, Responsible Homeowner Refinancing Act of 2012
cost estimate August 24, 2012As introduced in the United States Senate on May 10, 2012
The Home Affordable Refinance Program (HARP) is administered by the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) to assist certain homeowners with refinancing mortgages that are guaranteed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, also known collectively as the housing government-sponsored enterprises, or GSEs. S. 3085 would require the FHFA to expand the number of homeowners that are eligible to participate in HARP and reduce the initial costs of the program to homeowners. The bill also would:
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H.R. 6190, Asthma Inhalers Relief Act of 2012
cost estimate August 22, 2012As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on August 1, 2012
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