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A bill to provide a one-year extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008, with certain modifications and exceptions
Cost EstimateDecember 30, 2012
As posted on the Web site of the U.S. House of Representatives on December 29, 2012

A bill to provide a one-year extension of the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 and amendments made by that Act, with certain modifications and exceptions, to provide supplemental agricultural disaster assistance, to establish dairy producer margin protection and dairy market stabilization programs, and for other purposes.
H.R. 6233, Agricultural Disaster Assistance Act of 2012
Cost EstimateAugust 1, 2012
As introduced on July 31, 2012

CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would reduce direct spending by $256 million over the 2013-2022 period, relative to spending projected under CBO’s current baseline (see enclosed table). Because H.R. 6233 would affect direct spending, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. Enacting the bill would not affect federal revenues. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would not affect spending subject to future appropriations. CBO has not reviewed the legislation for intergovernmental or private-sector mandates.
H.R. 6083, Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
Cost EstimateJuly 26, 2012
As 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.
Federal Agriculture Reform and Risk Management Act of 2012
Cost EstimateJuly 5, 2012
As posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Agriculture on July 5, 2012.
Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2012
Cost EstimateApril 23, 2012
As approved by the House Committee on Agriculture on April 18, 2012

The Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 2012 would make several changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) and extend its authorization for one year. CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would reduce direct spending by $5.6 billion in 2013 and by $33.7 billion over the 2013-2022 period, relative to CBO’s March 2012 baseline projections. Those estimates are based on CBO’s assumption that the legislation will be enacted on or near October 1, 2012.
H.R. 1840, a bill to improve consideration by the Commodity Futures Trading Commission of the costs and benefits of its regulations and orders
Cost EstimateApril 9, 2012
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on January 25, 2012

H.R. 1840 would direct the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) to assess both costs and benefits of a proposed regulation, adopting such regulation only if the agency determines that the estimated benefits justify the estimated costs. The bill also would broaden the items to consider in developing costs and benefits including, among other things, alternatives to direct regulation.
H.R. 2682, Business Risk Mitigation and Price Stabilization Act of 2012
Cost EstimateFebruary 7, 2012
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on January 25, 2012
H.R. 2779, A bill to exempt inter-affiliate swaps from certain regulatory requirements put in place by the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act
Cost EstimateFebruary 6, 2012
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on January 25, 2012
H.R. 3527, Protecting Main Street End-Users from Excessive Regulation
Cost EstimateFebruary 6, 2012
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on January 25, 2012
H.R. 3336, Small Business Credit Availability Act
Cost EstimateFebruary 6, 2012
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on January 25, 2012