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Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE June 1, 2015 S. 1251 Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Convention Amendments Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on May 20, 2015 S. 1251 would amend current law to implement an amendment to the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (Convention), which governs the ...

National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 29, 2015 H.R. 1214 National Forest Small Tracts Act Amendments Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2015 H.R. 1214 would increase the amount of land the Forest Service could sell or exchange under the Small Tracts Act. Based on information provided by the agency, CBO estimates that enacting the ...

Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 29, 2015 H.R. 451 Safe and Secure Federal Websites Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 19, 2015 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 451 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation would amend federal laws that protect the privacy of personally identifiable information ...

National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 29, 2015 H.R. 2394 National Forest Foundation Reauthorization Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on May 20, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2394 would authorize the appropriation of $3 million a year through 2018 to support the National Forest Foundation. The foundation is a nonprofit corporation established by federal law that ...

CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 29, 2015 H.R. 2200 CBRN Intelligence and Information Sharing Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2015 H.R. 2200 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to gather and analyze intelligence on terrorist threats involving chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) materials; ...

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 29, 2015 S. 999 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 23, 2015 S. 999 would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop procedures to collect data about Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) that receive grants from the ...

Commodity End-User Relief Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 2289 Commodity End-User Relief Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on May 13, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2289 would authorize appropriations to operate the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) through 2019 and to make changes in some of the agency’s operating procedures. The bill also would amend the Commodity ...

Girls Count Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 S. 802 Girls Count Act of 2015 As passed by the Senate on May 23, 2015 S. 802 would authorize the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to prioritize and emphasize ongoing assistance programs to improve birth registration programs, prevent discrimination against girls and women, and build the capacity of ...

Girls Count Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 2100 Girls Count Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on May 21, 2015 H.R. 2100 would authorize the Department of State and the U.S. Agency for International Development to prioritize and emphasize ongoing assistance programs to improve birth registration programs, prevent discrimination against girls ...

Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 2045 Targeting Rogue and Opaque Letters Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 29, 2015 H.R. 2045 would establish as an unfair or deceptive act sending letters to companies and individuals claiming infringement of a patent when those letters include certain statements, as outlined in the ...

Veterans Entrepreneurship Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 S. 957 Veterans Entrepreneurship Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 23, 2015 Under current law, the Small Business Administration (SBA) waives payment of a guarantee fee for certain loans made under the agency’s 7(a) loan guarantee program to veterans, military reservists, and their ...

Small Business Investment Capital Company Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 S. 552 Small Business Investment Capital Company Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 23, 2015 S. 552 would raise the maximum amount of debt that the Small Business Administration (SBA) can guarantee for a group of companies participating in the Small Business Investment ...

State Wide Interoperable Communications Enhancement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 2206 State Wide Interoperable Communications Enhancement Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2015 H.R. 2206 would expand the application requirements for funding through the State Homeland Security Grant Program. The bill would require states to certify as part of their grant application that the ...

Homeland Security University-based Centers Review Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 2390 Homeland Security University-based Centers Review Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on May 20, 2015 H.R. 2390 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to prepare annual reports that describe the work of DHS’s program for university-based centers for homeland security. Under the bill ...

Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 1831 Evidence-Based Policymaking Commission Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 16, 2015 H.R. 1831 would establish the Commission on Evidence-Based Policymaking (commission) to study the inventory and infrastructure of data related to federal programs. The 15-member commission ...

Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 28, 2015 H.R. 2393 Country of Origin Labeling Amendments Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on May 20, 2015 H.R. 2393 would repeal existing requirements for retailers of beef, pork, and chicken to inform customers at the final point of sale of the country of origin of those products. The repeal would not affect ...

ALERT Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 27, 2015 H.R. 1759 ALERT Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 19, 2015 H.R. 1759 would require federal agencies to provide certain information to the public regarding proposed and final regulations. The bill would require federal agencies to submit information for a proposed new supplement to ...

Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 27, 2015 H.R. 526 Furthering Asbestos Claims Transparency (FACT) Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 14, 2015 H.R. 526 would require trusts set up through a Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization caused by asbestos liabilities to submit quarterly reports to the bankruptcy court concerning the damage claims and ...

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 26, 2015 S. 986 Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 13, 2015 S. 986 would authorize the Secretary of the Interior to place four parcels of federal land (totaling about 11 acres) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, into trust for the benefit of 19 Indian Pueblos in New Mexico. Under ...

Tsunami Warning, Education, and Research Act of 2015

Taxpayers Right-To-Know Act

Comprehensive Justice and Mental Health Act of 2015

Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 21, 2015 H.R. 2051 Mandatory Price Reporting Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on April 30, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2051 would reauthorize, through fiscal year 2020, reports that are produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the marketing and prices of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock. ...

Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 21, 2015 S. 434 Security Clearance Accountability, Reform, and Enhancement Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 6, 2015 S. 434 would amend federal law to reform the security clearance process. A security clearance is a determination that a federal employee or contractor is eligible ...

A bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street in Charleston, South Carolina, as the “J. Waties Waring Judicial Center”

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director May 21, 2015 Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 2131, a bill to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 83 Meeting Street ...

Integrated Public Alert and Warning System Modernization Act of 2015

Truth in Settlements Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 20, 2015 S. 1109 Truth in Settlements Act of 2015 As reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 6, 2015 S. 1109 would establish new requirements for the public disclosure of settlement agreements entered into by federal agencies. Specifically, the legislation would require that non-confidential settlements be ...

Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 20, 2015 H.R. 1508 Space Resource Exploration and Utilization Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May, 13, 2015 H.R. 1508 would establish certain policies and guidelines regarding the development of space resources by nonfederal entities. Existing international agreements authorize such activities ...

Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 20, 2015 H.R. 758 Lawsuit Abuse Reduction Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 14, 2015 H.R. 758 would amend Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require courts to impose appropriate sanctions on attorneys, law firms, or parties who file frivolous lawsuits and require them to compensate parties ...

Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 19, 2015 H.R. 2261 Commercial Remote Sensing Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May, 13, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2261 would direct the Secretary of Commerce to submit annual reports on the status of private-sector applications for remote sensing technologies. The Secretary also would be required to ...

Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Keith Hall, Director May 18, 2015 Honorable Bill Shuster Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, the Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 2353, the Highway and Transportation Funding Act of 2015, as introduced on May 15, ...

SPACE Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 18, 2015 H.R. 2262 SPACE Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 13, 2015 H.R. 2262 would direct the Department of Transportation (DOT), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), and the Government Accountability Office to submit various reports to the Congress regarding commercial ...

Office of Space Commerce Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 18, 2015 H.R. 2263 Office of Space Commerce Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on May 13, 2015 H.R. 2263 would change the name of the Office of Space Commercialization in the Department of Commerce to the Office of Space Commerce and clarify the duties and responsibilities of the agency. CBO estimates that ...

Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2015 H.R. 1987 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 30, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 1987 would authorize appropriations totaling $17.5 billion, primarily for ongoing operations of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) and the Federal Maritime Commission (FMC) over the ...

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2015 S. 710 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on April 22, 2015 SUMMARY S. 710 would reauthorize Native American and Native Hawaiian block grant and loan guarantee programs, which provide housing assistance, through fiscal year 2020. In ...

Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2015 H.R. 1335 Strengthening Fishing Communities and Increasing Flexibility in Fisheries Management Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 30, 2014 SUMMARY H.R. 1335 would amend and reauthorize the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) and authorize the appropriation of $1.6 billion ...

Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2015 S. 967 Communicating Lending Activity Reports from the Small Business Administration Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on April 23, 2015 S. 967 would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a database that tracks information about lenders that participate in the agency’s ...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 14, 2015 H.R. 2039 National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization Act for 2016 and 2017 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on April 4, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2039 would authorize the appropriation of $18.5 billion in 2016 and $18.8 billion in 2017 for activities of the National Aeronautics and Space ...

United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2015 H.R. 2088 United States Grain Standards Act Reauthorization Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on April 30, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 2088 would amend and extend, through 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) authority to carry out activities under the United States Grain Standards Act. The bill would ...

Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2015 H.R. 2042 Ratepayer Protection Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 29, 2015 This legislation would postpone the dates by which states and operators of existing fossil-fuel fired power plants must comply with any existing or future rules addressing emissions of carbon dioxide proposed by the ...

DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 13, 2015 H.R. 623 DHS Social Media Improvement Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 6, 2015 H.R. 623 would direct the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to establish a working group to provide guidance and best practices on the use of social media technologies, specifically ...

Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 12, 2015 Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 22, 2015 SUMMARY The Trade Facilitation and Trade Enforcement Act of 2015 would amend various trade statutes with the goal of strengthening agency enforcement efforts and improving the efficiency of the regulatory process. The ...

Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 12, 2015 H.R. 1561 Weather Research and Forecasting Innovation Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 25, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 1561 would authorize the appropriation of $120 million for each of fiscal years 2016 and 2017 for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to improve ...

Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 12, 2015 S. 916 Don’t Tax Our Fallen Public Safety Heroes Act As reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 14, 2015 S. 916 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to make it clear that certain compensation paid to public safety officers or their surviving dependents for death or disability in the line of duty is not subject to income tax. The ...

A bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE REVISED May 11, 2015 A bill to extend the African Growth and Opportunity Act, the Generalized System of Preferences, the preferential duty treatment program for Haiti, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Finance on April 22, 2015 SUMMARY The legislation would extend reduced tariff rates imposed on products imported under ...

Every Child Achieves Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 8, 2015 S. 1177 Every Child Achieves Act of 2015 As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on April 30, 2015 SUMMARY S. 1177 would amend and reauthorize the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (the ESEA, commonly referred to, in its most recently reauthorized form, as No Child Left Behind). The underlying ...

USA FREEDOM Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 8, 2015 H.R. 2048 USA FREEDOM Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2015 H.R. 2048 would make several amendments to the investigative and surveillance authorities of the United States government, and would specify the conditions under which the federal government may conduct certain types of surveillance. ...

SCRUB Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 8, 2015 H.R. 1155 SCRUB Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 1155 would establish a commission to review existing federal regulations and identify those that should be repealed to reduce the cost of regulations on the economy. In addition, the legislation would require agencies to review ...

Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 8, 2015 H.R. 1557 Federal Employee Antidiscrimination Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1557 would amend the Notification and Federal Employee Antidiscrimination and Retaliation Act to expand the current process used to investigate and resolve federal employee claims of ...

Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 8, 2015 S. 611 Grassroots Rural and Small Community Water Systems Assistance Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 29, 2015 SUMMARY S. 611 would authorize the appropriation of $15 million annually over the 2016-2020 period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s program that provides technical ...