Federal Credit Programs
- Cost Estimate
S. 607, Native American Business Incubators Program Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 27, 2018
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 6369, Expanding Contracting Opportunities for Small Businesses Act of 2018
As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on September 12, 2018
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 6330, Small Business Runway Extension Act of 2018
As reported by the House Committee on Small Business on September 12, 2018
- Report
How CBO Produces Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs: A Primer
In this primer, CBO discusses the methodological differences between the FCRA and fair-value approaches and how those differences affect estimates of the cost of federal credit programs.
- Report
Fair-Value Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2019
Using FCRA procedures, CBO estimates that new loans and loan guarantees issued in 2019 would result in savings of $37.4 billion. But using fair-value procedures, CBO estimates that they would have a lifetime cost of $37.9 billion.
- Report
Federal Aid for Postsecondary Students
In 2017, the government financed roughly $100 billion in student loans and provided about $30 billion in grants and $30 billion in tax preferences. This report examines the impact of such aid and a number of approaches to changing it.
- Report
Distribution of Federal Support for Students Pursuing Higher Education in 2016
In 2016, students pursuing higher education received about $91 billion in financial support from federal spending programs and tax expenditures. This report examines the distribution of that assistance among households, by income group.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 4743, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018
As Passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on May 8, 2018
- Cost Estimate
S. 2283, Small Business 7(a) Lending Oversight Reform Act of 2018
As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 19, 2018
- Cost Estimate
S. 2413, Bridge Contract Transparency and Accountability Act of 2018
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on February 14, 2018