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- Report
In 2009, the Recovery Act boosted monthly benefits for SNAP. The resulting increase in spending on SNAP benefits from 2009 to 2013 was greater than CBO had estimated. This report discusses that underestimate and the reasons for it.
- Report
CBO periodically issues a volume of options—this year’s installment presents 121—that would decrease federal spending or increase federal revenues. CBO’s website allows users to filter options by topic, date, and other categories.
- Cost Estimate
Direct Spending and Revenue Effects for the Conference Agreement on H.R. 2
- Cost Estimate
Letter to the Honorable Ron Kind
- Cost Estimate
As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 18, 2018
- Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 11, 2018
- Interactive
This workbook allows users to enter an alternative scenario for productivity growth, labor force growth, inflation, or interest rates and see estimates of revenues, several types of spending, and deficits under those scenarios.
- Report
CBO has developed “rules of thumb” that show how changes in four key economic variables might affect revenues, outlays, and deficits. An interactive workbook allows users to see the budgetary effects of their own alternative scenarios.
- Presentation
These slides provide an overview of CBO’s microsimulation tax model.
- Cost Estimate
As reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry on June 18, 2018