Defined Benefit and Defined Contribution Plans and the Distribution of Family Wealth: Working Paper 2023-02

Using data from 1989 through 2019, the paper examines how changes in retirement wealth, including those stemming from the shift from defined benefit to defined contribution plans, affect measures of wealth concentration.

Availability and Use of the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet Fighter Aircraft

CBO compares the availability and use of the Navy’s F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighter aircraft with the availability and use of their predecessor F/A-18C/D Hornets and other aircraft. Super Hornets have aged more adversely than the F/A-18C/Ds.

Monthly Budget Review: January 2023

The federal budget deficit was $459 billion in the first four months of fiscal year 2023, CBO estimates—$200 billion more than the shortfall recorded during the same period last year.

H.J. Res. 24, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022

As introduced on January 31, 2023

H.J. Res. 26, Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Revised Criminal Code Act of 2022

As introduced on February 2, 2023

H.R. 185, A bill to terminate the requirement imposed by the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for proof of COVID-19 vaccination for foreign travelers, and for other purposes

As introduced on January 9, 2023

Expired and Expiring Authorizations of Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2023—Information for Legislation Enacted Through January 5, 2023

CBO reports annually on programs whose authorizations of appropriations have already expired or will expire. This information covers legislation enacted through January 5, 2023. A full report will be issued in the spring.

Legislation considered under suspension of the Rules of the House of Representatives during the week of February 6, 2023

The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the rules in that chamber. CBO estimates the effects of those bills on direct spending and revenues.

U.S. Hypersonic Weapons and Alternatives

CBO analyzes the hypersonic missiles being developed by the U.S. military and compares them with less expensive existing or potential weapons that might fill similar roles, such as cruise missiles or ballistic missiles.

H.J. Res. 7, Relating to a national emergency declared by the President on March 13, 2020

As introduced on January 9, 2023