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- Cost Estimate
Cost estimate for the act as cleared by the Congress on August 12, 2010, and signed by the President on August 13, 2010.
- Cost Estimate
Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill with amendments posted on the Web site of the House Committee on Rules on July 1, 2010
- Report
Federal Climate Change Programs: Funding History and Policy Issues
- Blog Post
As awareness of global climate change has expanded over past decades, Congresses and Administrations have committed several billion dollars annually to studying climate change and reducing emissions of greenhouse gases, most notably carbon dioxide. Most of that spending is done by the Department of Energy (DOE) and by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, although a dozen other federal agencies also participate. The effort has included funding science and technology, creating tax preferences, and assisting other countries in their attempts to curtail greenhouse-gas emissions.
- Report
CBO reports annually to the Congress on programs funded for the current fiscal year whose authorizations of appropriations have expired and on programs whose authorizations of appropriations will expire during the current fiscal year.