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A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 4171 A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend the authority to conduct telework travel expenses test programs, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 2, 2017 H.R. 4171 would extend the authority to conduct two telework programs for federal workers ...

Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 4281 Expanding Access to Capital for Rural Job Creators Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 15, 2017 H.R. 4281 would expand the function of the Office of the Advocate for Small Business Capital Formation within the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to include identifying problems ...

Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 38 Concealed Carry Reciprocity Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 29, 2017 H.R. 38 would allow persons who are licensed to carry concealed firearms in their state of residence to carry concealed handguns in other states if those states have a permitting process for individuals seeking ...

Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 3979 Keep America’s Refuges Operational Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 30, 2017 H.R. 3979 would authorize the appropriation of $2 million a year over the 2018-2022 period for the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to carry out volunteer programs and community partnerships at ...

Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 4324 Strengthening Oversight of Iran’s Access to Finance Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 14, 2017 H.R. 4324 would amend current law to require the Department of the Treasury to report to the Congress on the financing of aircraft purchases by the Republic of Iran. The bill would direct ...

Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 4378 Nuclear Energy Research Infrastructure Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on November 15, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 4378 would authorize appropriations for the Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a test reactor to support research and development of advanced nuclear reactor ...

A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense programs

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 1800 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to transfer certain Federal land to facilitate scientific research supporting Federal space and defense programs As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017 H.R. 1800 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey, without further ...

State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2017 H.R. 1274 State, Tribal, and Local Species Transparency and Recovery Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 4, 2017 H.R. 1274 would require the Secretaries of the Departments of the Interior and Commerce to make available to states the data those departments use as the basis for each listing ...

SECURE American Energy Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 1, 2017 H.R. 4239 SECURE American Energy Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 4239 would amend existing laws regarding energy development on federal lands. Major provisions in the bill would: • Increase the share of mineral receipts paid to states under the Mineral Leasing Act (MLA) ...

Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 1, 2017 H.R. 1638 Iranian Leadership Asset Transparency Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 14, 2017 H.R. 1638 would require the Department of the Treasury to report to the Congress on the financial assets held by specific Iranian political and military leaders in 2018 and 2019. The reports would ...

A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 1, 2017 H.R. 2504 A bill to ensure fair treatment in licensing requirements for the export of certain echinoderms As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017 H.R. 2504 would exempt exporters of certain species of sea creatures from having to obtain export licenses from the United States Fish and Wildlife ...

Summary of the Deficit Effects of a Bill to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018

PRELIMINARY: 8:49PM, December 1, 2017 SUMMARY OF THE DEFICIT EFFECTS OF A BILL TO PROVIDE FOR RECONCILIATION PURSUANT TO TITLES II AND V OF THE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR 2018, AS FILED BY THE SENATE ON DECEMBER 1, 2017, AND PROVIDED BY STAFF Billions of Dollars, by Fiscal Year 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 20182022 20182027 Deficit Effect of Title I ...

Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 30, 2017 H.R. 2396 Privacy Notification Technical Clarification Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017 Once each year, under current law, financial institutions are required to disclose to all customers their policies and practices regarding the collection of customers’ private personal information ...

Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 30, 2017 H.R. 477 Small Business Mergers, Acquisitions, Sales, and Brokerage Simplification Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017 H.R. 477 would exempt certain brokers that perform transactions related to ownership transfers of eligible privately held companies from the requirement to ...

Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 30, 2017 H.R. 3971 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017 Under current law, most mortgage lenders must establish escrow accounts to pay property taxes and certain insurance premiums for properties that secure “high-priced mortgages”—those that have ...

Taylor Force Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 29, 2017 H.R. 1164 Taylor Force Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 15, 2017 H.R. 1164 would make certain foreign assistance for the Palestinian Authority (PA) dependent on certifications by the Secretary of State that the PA has ended payments to individuals who commit terrorist acts against Israeli and ...

Combat Online Predators Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 29, 2017 H.R. 4203 Combat Online Predators Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 2, 2017 H.R. 4203 would add five years to the maximum prison sentence for stalking minors. As a result, new offenders could face longer prison sentences. The bill would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to report to the ...

Cost Estimate for Legislation to Provide for Reconciliation Pursuant to Title II of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018

Reconciliation Recommendations of the Senate Committee on Finance

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 26, 2017 Reconciliation Recommendations of the Senate Committee on Finance As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on November 16, 2017 SUMMARY The Reconciliation Recommendations of the Senate Committee on Finance, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would amend numerous provisions of U.S. tax law. Among other changes, the bill would reduce ...

Reconciliation Recommendations of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2017 Reconciliation Recommendations of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (JAC17686) on November 15, 2017 SUMMARY The legislation would direct the Secretary of the Interior (DOI) to implement an oil and gas leasing program for the coastal plain of the ...

Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2017 H.R. 3093 Investor Clarity and Bank Parity Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 14, 2017 H.R. 3093 would amend current law, known as the “Volker Rule,” to allow certain types of financial firms—hedge funds and private equity funds (known as “covered funds” under the rule)—to have the same name ...

Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2017 H.R. 3905 Minnesota’s Economic Rights in the Superior National Forest Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 3905 would prevent federal agencies from withdrawing certain federal land in northern Minnesota from use for mining activities. The bill also would restore two mineral ...

21st Century Respect Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 4, 2018 H.R. 995 21st Century Respect Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on May 17, 2018 H.R. 995 would amend the Code of Federal Regulations to modernize terms that refer to certain minority and ethnic groups. CBO estimates that implementing the proposed changes would not significantly affect federal ...

Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2017 H.R. 1699 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017 H.R. 1699 would amend the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) and the SAFE Mortgage Licensing Act to change the definitions of mortgage originator, loan originator, and highcost mortgage. Under TILA, ...

Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 20, 2017 H.R. 1730 Protecting Religiously Affiliated Institutions Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 2, 2017 H.R. 1730 would broaden the coverage of current laws against damaging religious property; that change would allow the government to pursue some cases that it otherwise may not be able to ...

Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 20, 2017 H.R. 1132 Political Appointee Burrowing Prevention Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 2, 2017 H.R. 1132 would amend federal law regarding the hiring of former political appointees, as that term is defined in the bill. In general, the bill would codify the Office of Personnel ...

Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 20, 2017 H.R. 3249 Project Safe Neighborhoods Grant Program Authorization Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 2, 2017 H.R. 3249 would authorize the appropriation of $50 million annually over the 2018-2020 period for the Department of Justice to make grants to state and local governments to support ...

Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 20, 2017 S. 1223 Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 25, 2017 S. 1223 would repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act, which authorizes the Department of the Interior (DOI) to establish and maintain a fund from which payments may be disbursed to Klamath Tribe members to ...

Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 17, 2017 S. 1333 Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on September 13, 2017 SUMMARY S. 1333 would permanently authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to renew grants made under the Tribal HUD-VA Supportive Housing (Tribal HUD-VASH) program, which is jointly operated by ...

Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 17, 2017 H.R. 70 Federal Advisory Committee Act Amendments of 2017 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on October 4, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 70 would amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA), which governs the operation of most federal advisory committees, to require agencies to disclose ...

Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 17, 2017 H.R. 3669 Securing General Aviation and Commercial Charter Air Carrier Service Act of 2017 As reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on October 12, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 3669 would authorize the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to expand activities aimed at ensuring the security of general aviation, which encompasses ...

A bill to designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as “Bridge 2”) as the “Dean Stone Bridge”

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director November 17, 2017 Honorable Rob Bishop Chairman Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 3469, a bill to designate the bridge located in Blount County, Tennessee, on the Foothills Parkway (commonly known as ...

Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 15, 2017 H.R. 3317 Stopping Abusive Female Exploitation Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on November 2, 2017 H.R. 3317 would increase the maximum prison sentence for female genital mutilation from 5 years to 15 years. As a result, new offenders could face longer prison sentences. CBO expects that any costs to the ...

Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 15, 2017 H.R. 2228 Law Enforcement Mental Health and Wellness Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 12, 2017 H.R. 2228 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to submit two reports to the Congress on programs and practices to improve the mental health of law enforcement officers. The bill also ...

National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 15, 2017 S. 1015 National Suicide Hotline Improvement Act of 2017 As passed by the Senate on November 7, 2017 S. 1015 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to coordinate with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) within the Department of Health and ...

Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 14, 2017 H.R. 3731 Secret Service Recruitment and Retention Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on September 13, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 3731 would remove certain limits on premium pay earned by employees of the Secret Service who either provided protective services in calendar year 2017 or will ...

Effects of legislation that would raise deficits by an estimated $1.5 trillion over the 2018-2027 period

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director November 13, 2017 Honorable Steny H. Hoyer Democratic Whip U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Congressman: This letter responds to your request for information about the effects of legislation that would raise deficits by an estimated $1.5 trillion over the 2018-2027 period, specifically with ...

VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 4243 VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 8, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 4243 would directly appropriate $2.1 billion for the Veterans Choice Program (VCP) and $500 million for infrastructure improvements at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The bill ...

Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 3312 Systemic Risk Designation Improvement Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 3312 would amend current law to change the process and procedures for determining which bank holding companies should be designated as systemically important financial institutions ( ...

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 3072 Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Examination and Reporting Threshold Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on October 12, 2017 Under current law, in order to assess and enforce compliance with federal consumer financial laws, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) conducts ...

Johnson-O’Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 S. 943 Johnson-O’Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 4, 2017 SUMMARY S. 943 would amend the Johnson-O’Malley Act to require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to annually update its count of students who are eligible to be served by the ...

Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 3739 Presidential Allowance Modernization Act of 2017 As posted on the website of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 10, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 3739 would decrease the pensions of former Presidents, increase the pensions of surviving spouses of former Presidents, and limit the allowances provided to each ...

Estimated deficits and debt under the Chairman’s Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director November 13, 2017 Honorable Ron Wyden Ranking Member Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: This letter responds to your request for information about the estimated deficits and debt under the Chairman’s Mark of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. The staff of the Joint Committee on ...

SAVES Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 2603 SAVES Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 4, 2017 H.R. 2603 would prevent the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) from treating nonnative species as threated or endangered under the Endangered Species Act (ESA). That change would eliminate certain permitting requirements under the ...

Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 4182 Ensuring a Qualified Civil Service Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on November 2, 2017 H.R. 4182 would extend the probationary period for members of the senior executive service from one year to two years and would require a probationary period of at least two years for ...

Planning for American Energy Act of 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 2907 Planning for American Energy Act of 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017 H.R. 2907 would require the Secretary of the Interior, every four years, to prepare an onshore energy production strategy for developing resources owned by the federal government. As part of that strategy, ...

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 13, 2017 H.R. 1 A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to titles II and V of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2018 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on November 9, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 1, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, would amend numerous provisions of U.S. tax law. The bill would modify the ...

Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 9, 2017 H.R. 3245 Medicare Civil and Criminal Penalties Update Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 4, 2017 SUMMARY H.R. 3245 would modify certain monetary penalties (both civil and criminal) for violations of federal law related to health care programs. CBO estimates that H.R. 3245 would not have a ...

National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 2018

Congressional Budget Office November 9, 2017 Estimated Ef f ects on Direct Spending and Rev enues f or H.R 2810, the National Def ense Authorization Act f or Fiscal Y ear 2018 As Posted on the House Rules Committee Website on November 9, 2017 (http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20171113/HRPT-115-HR2810.pdf) (Millions of dollars, by fiscal year) 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 ...

A Legislative Proposal Related to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 8, 2017 A Legislative Proposal Related to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge As posted on the website of the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (FLO17783) on November 8, 2017 SUMMARY The legislation would direct the Secretary of the Interior to implement an oil and gas leasing program for the coastal plain of the Arctic National ...