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- Cost Estimate
As introduced in the Senate on December 17, 2013
- Report
In 2012, the federal government spent $531 billion on investment—for physical capital; research and development; and education and training—which represented 15 percent of federal spending and 3 percent of GDP.
- Report
Spending on the Social Security program will exceed its dedicated tax revenues, on average, by about 12 percent over the next decade, CBO projects. The gap will grow larger in the 2020s and will exceed 30 percent of revenues by 2030.
- Blog Post
CBO examined 28 options that encompass a broad range of discretionary programs. About a third of the options would affect defense programs; the rest are for nondefense programs.
- Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 4, 2013
- Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on December 4, 2013
- Cost Estimate
As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 6, 2013
- Blog Post
The 23 options related to mandatory spending would generally decrease the amount paid to beneficiaries, redefine the population that is entitled to benefits of various programs, or reduce payments to state and local governments.
- Blog Post
Most of the 16 options that CBO examined would either decrease federal spending on health programs or increase revenues (or equivalently, reduce tax expenditures) as a result of changes in tax provisions related to health care.
- Cost Estimate
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on November 6, 2013