Education
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 6498, Student Financial Clarity Act of 2025
As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on January 21, 2026
- Working Paper
Key Methods That CBO Used to Estimate the Macroeconomic Effects of the 2025 Reconciliation Act: Working Paper 2026-01
The 2025 reconciliation act included a wide range of provisions that affect policies governing federal revenues and spending. This working paper describes the key methods that CBO used to estimate the law's macroeconomic effects.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 6392, Home School Graduation Recognition Act
As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on February 10, 2026
- Report
Estimates of the Cost of Federal Credit Programs in 2026
CBO estimates the costs of federal credit programs in 2026 in two ways—following procedures prescribed by the Federal Credit Reform Act and using a fair-value approach, which measures the market value of the government's obligations.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 5181, SOAR Act Improvements Act of 2025
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 10, 2025
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 3170, Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on June 25, 2025
- Report
Federal Mandatory Spending for Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits
CBO provides information concerning outlays for the government's major mandatory programs and tax credits that are primarily means-tested and provide assistance to people with relatively low income or few assets.
- Cost Estimate
Reconciliation Recommendations of the House Committee on Education and Workforce
As ordered reported on April 29, 2025
- Presentation
The Pell Grant Program: Funding and Current Shortfall
Presentation by Justin Humphrey, CBO's Finance, Housing, and Education Cost Estimates Unit Chief, at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2616, PROTECT Kids Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on April 9, 2025