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H.R. 1919, Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013
cost estimate June 03, 2013Estimate of the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Effects for H.R. 1919, as Provided to CBO on May 31, 2013
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S. 225, Buffalo Soldiers in the National Parks Study Act
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
S. 225 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to conduct a study of alternatives for honoring the Buffalo Soldiers (members of several African-American regiments within the U.S. Army established after the Civil War) in their role in the development of the National Park System. The U.S. Army, including regiments of Buffalo Soldiers, was responsible for protecting national parks before the National Park Service was established.
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S. 349, Wood-Pawcatuck Watershed Protection Act
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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S. 59, Distinguished Flying Cross National Memorial Act
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
S. 59 would designate a memorial to members of the Armed Forces who have distinguished themselves in flight. The memorial, which would be located at the March Field Air Museum in Riverside, California, would not be a unit of the National Park System.
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S. 27, Hill Creek Cultural Preservation and Energy Development Act
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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S. 312, Carson National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2013
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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H.R. 819, Preserving Access to Cape Hatteras National Seashore Recreational Area Act
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013
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S. 761, Energy Savings and Industrial Competitiveness Act of 2013
cost estimate May 21, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 8, 2013
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H.R. 1919, Safeguarding America’s Pharmaceuticals Act of 2013
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 15, 2013
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H.R. 634, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2013
cost estimate May 29, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013
H.R. 634 would exempt nonfinancial entities that enter into a swap or a security-based swap transaction from meeting certain margin requirements when the transaction is designed to offset losses or gains in other investments. (A swap is a contract that calls for an exchange of cash between two participants, based on an underlying rate or index or on the performance of an asset.)
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H.R. 801, Holding Company Registration Threshold Equalization Act of 2013
cost estimate May 29, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013
H.R. 801 would change several thresholds for savings and loan holding companies that determine whether such entities must take action with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Specifically, the bill would change the number of shareholders of record (shareholders whose names are registered on the books of a savings and loan holding company as owning shares of the entity at a particular time) that must be in place for the SEC to:
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S. 156, Huna Tlingit Traditional Gull Egg Use Act
cost estimate May 29, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
S. 156 would authorize the Hoonah Indian Association to harvest glaucous-winged gull eggs from Glacier Bay National Park in Alaska. Under the legislation, the Association would be permitted to harvest eggs not more than twice a year from up to five locations within the park. The bill would also direct the Department of the Interior to develop an annual harvest plan with the Association.
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S. 476, a bill to amend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Development Act to extend the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park Commission
cost estimate May 29, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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S. 507, Manhattan Project National Historical Park Act
cost estimate May 29, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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H.R. 677, Inter-Affiliate Swap Clarification Act
cost estimate May 30, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013
H.R. 677 would exempt certain swap and securities-based swap transactions from various requirements when those transactions are between parties that prepare their financial statements in combination with a parent company or with an affiliate. (A swap is a contract that calls for an exchange of cash between two participants, based on an underlying rate or index or the performance of an asset.)
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H.R. 1063, National Strategic and Critical Minerals Policy Act of 2013
cost estimate May 30, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013
H.R. 1063 would require the Secretary of the Interior to complete a global assessment of certain minerals used for manufacturing, agricultural, and national security purposes. The bill also would require the Secretary to complete a comprehensive report related to domestic production of such minerals.
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H.R. 1256, Swap Jurisdiction Certainty Act
cost estimate May 30, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on May 7, 2013
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H.R. 1300, a bill to amend the Fish and Wildlife Act of 1956 to reauthorize the volunteer programs and community partnerships for the benefit of national wildlife refuges, and for other purposes
cost estimate May 30, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013
H.R. 1300 would authorize the appropriation of $6 million over the 2015-2017 period for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to carry out volunteer programs and community partnerships at national wildlife refuges. Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $6 million over the 2015-2017 period. Enacting H.R. 1300 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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S. 609, San Juan County Federal Land Conveyance Act
cost estimate May 30, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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S.J. Res. 12, a joint resolution to consent to certain amendments enacted by the legislature of the State of Hawaii to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920
cost estimate May 30, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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H.R. 1169, Naval Air Station Fallon Housing and Safety Development Act
cost estimate May 31, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013
H.R. 1169 would require the Secretary of the Interior to transfer administrative jurisdiction over 400 acres of land to the Secretary of the Navy. Those lands would be used by the Navy as a housing area. Based on information provided by the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant impact on the federal budget. Enacting H.R. 1169 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 981, RARE Act of 2013
cost estimate May 28, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013
H.R. 981 would authorize the appropriation of $10 million for the United States Geological Survey to conduct a global assessment of rare earth elements (a group of elements that are rarely found in high concentrations). Assuming appropriation of the authorized amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost $10 million over the 2014-2016 period.
Enacting H.R. 981 would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
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H.R. 1157, Rattlesnake Mountain Public Access Act
cost estimate May 24, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 24, 2013
H.R. 1157 would require the Secretary of the Interior to provide access to the summit of Rattlesnake Mountain in the Hanford Reach National Monument in the state of Washington. The legislation would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into cooperative agreements with the Secretary of Energy, the state of Washington, and other entities to maintain an access road and to provide guided tours to the summit.
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H.R. 1574, a bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992 to rename a site of the park
cost estimate May 24, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 15, 2013
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S. 256, a bill to amend Public Law 93-435 with respect to the Northern Mariana Islands, providing parity with Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa
cost estimate May 24, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 16, 2013
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S. 657, Foreign Prison Conditions Improvement Act of 2013
cost estimate May 23, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on April 16, 2013
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S. 793, Organization of American States Revitalization and Reform Act of 2013
cost estimate May 23, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 14, 2013
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S. 579, a bill to direct the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly, and for other purposes
cost estimate May 23, 2013As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on May 14, 2013
S. 579 would require the Secretary of State to develop a strategy to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the triennial International Civil Aviation Organization Assembly to be held in Montreal, Canada, in September 2013 and at other such activities in the future. The bill would require the Secretary to submit a report to the Congress within 30 days of enactment describing that strategy.
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H.R. 1407, Animal Drug User Fee Amendments of 2013
cost estimate May 24, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 16, 2013
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H.R. 1234, Electronic Message Preservation Act
cost estimate May 23, 2013As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 20, 2013
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