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Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2015 H.R. 1026 Taxpayer Knowledge of IRS Investigations Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1026 would authorize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to disclose certain information about any internal investigations of an agency employee to an individual who made a complaint of alleged illegal ...

Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2015 H.R. 1408 Mortgage Servicing Asset Capital Requirements Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March, 26, 2015 H.R. 1408 would direct four federal banking agencies—the Federal Reserve, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the National Credit Union ...

Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2015 H.R. 901 Eliminating Pornography from Agencies Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 25, 2015 H.R. 901 would require the Office of Management and Budget to issue guidelines to prohibit federal computers from accessing pornographic and other explicit websites. CBO estimates that implementing ...

Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2015 H.R. 299 Capital Access for Small Community Financial Institutions Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 H.R. 299 would allow privately insured credit unions to become members of the Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLB) system. The bill also would direct the Government Accountability Office ( ...

Driver Privacy Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2015 S. 766 Driver Privacy Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 25, 2015 S. 766 would establish that any data collected by event data recorders (EDRs) in motor vehicles are the property of the owner or lessee of the vehicle and would set broad conditions under which such data ...

Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2015 H.R. 601 Eliminate Privacy Notice Confusion Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 Under current law, financial institutions must provide customers with an annual notice of their policies for disclosing personal information about customers to third parties. H.R. 601 would exempt financial ...

Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 1069 Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1069 would require an organization that raises funds (or in-kind contributions) for a Presidential library to disclose the sources and amounts of such donations. Those organizations ...

SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 1480 SAFE Act Confidentiality and Privilege Enhancement Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 H.R. 1480 would broaden the group of regulators authorized to share information submitted to the Nationwide Mortgage Licensing System and Registry (NMLSR) without losing privilege or ...

Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 1058 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1058 would amend federal law to require the Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to ensure that IRS employees are familiar with and act in accordance with certain taxpayer rights. CBO estimates that ...

Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 690 Providing Accountability Through Transparency Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 2015 H.R. 690 would amend federal law to require agencies to post on the regulations.gov website, the Internet address to a summary of every proposed rule. Under the bill, those summaries would have to be ...

Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 S. 834 Sport Fish Restoration and Recreational Boating Safety Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 25, 2015 S. 834 would change the current formula used to distribute funds from the Sport Fish Restoration and Boating Trust Fund (SFRBTF) to various programs through 2023. The ...

Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 1259 Helping Expand Lending Practices in Rural Communities Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 H.R. 1259 would direct the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to develop a temporary program to designate certain counties as rural areas for purposes of enforcing regulations under ...

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 373 Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015 H.R. 373 would require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to federal lands for search and recovery missions conducted by certain individuals or organizations. Under ...

Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 1324 Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1324 would modify the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to include an additional 93 acres of land. Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that ...

Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 S. 665 Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu National Blue Alert Act of 2015 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 26, 2015 S. 665 would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to establish and promote a national communications network to issue alerts (that would be known as “blue alerts”) when a law enforcement officer is ...

Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 H.R. 1265 Bureau Advisory Commission Transparency Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 H.R. 1265 would require all advisory committees established by the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to comply with the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA). Among other things, FACA sets out ...

Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2015 S. 125 Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant Program Reauthorization Act of 2015 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 26, 2015 SUMMARY S. 125 would authorize the appropriation of $30 million annually over the 2016-2020 period for the Bulletproof Vest Partnership Grant program. Assuming appropriation of the authorized ...

IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 3, 2015 H.R. 1295 IRS Bureaucracy Reduction and Judicial Review Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 25, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 1295 would amend federal law concerning certain nonprofit and tax exempt civic leagues or organizations operated for the promotion of social welfare—known as 501(c)(4) organizations. ...

Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 3, 2015 H.R. 709 Prevent Targeting at the IRS Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 25, 2015 H.R. 709 would amend federal law to expand the reasons that Internal Revenue Service (IRS) employees may be terminated to include taking official actions for political purposes. CBO estimates that enacting the bill would ...

Mortgage Choice Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 3, 2015 H.R. 685 Mortgage Choice Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) has issued rules for mortgages known as qualified mortgages. A qualified mortgage has certain characteristics that make the loan more affordable; borrowers who are eligible ...

Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 3, 2015 H.R. 650 Preserving Access to Manufactured Housing Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 H.R. 650 would amend the Truth in Lending Act (TILA) by adjusting the definitions of a mortgage originator and a high-cost mortgage. Under current law, employees of retailers of manufactured homes ...

Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 3, 2015 H.R. 1529 Community Institution Mortgage Relief Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 26, 2015 Under current law, mortgage lenders must establish escrow accounts for the payment of property taxes and certain insurance premiums related to the property securing the mortgage. H.R. 1529 would amend ...

Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection Advisory Boards Act.

IRS Email Transparency Act

Federal Employee Tax Accountability Act of 2015

Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2015

Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 2, 2015 H.R. 1105 Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1105 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to repeal the estate tax for estates of individuals dying on or after the date of enactment. The bill would also repeal the generation-skipping transfer tax for such transfers ...

Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 2, 2015 H.R. 1104 Fair Treatment for All Gifts Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1104 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to explicitly provide that donations to certain tax-exempt organizations would be deductible in computing taxable gifts for purposes of estate and gift taxation. The tax- ...

Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2015 S. 242 Wounded Warriors Federal Leave Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 4, 2015 SUMMARY S. 242 would provide additional sick leave to veterans with a disability rated at 30 percent or greater who are newly hired by the federal government. That additional leave would ...

A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2015 H.R. 404 A bill to authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015 H.R. 404 would allow individual landowners in the Northport Irrigation District in Nebraska to repay their ...

IRRIGATE Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2015 S. 438 IRRIGATE Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 18, 2015 SUMMARY S. 438 would establish a new Indian Irrigation Fund and transfer $35 million from the existing Reclamation Fund into the proposed fund each year over the 2016-2037 period. Those annual deposits, and interest credited to the unspent ...

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2015 H.R. 889 Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 24, 2015 Based on information provided by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 889 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. ...

A bill to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2015 H.R. 533 A bill to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015 H.R. 533 would revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Based on information provided by the ...

Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 27, 2015 S. 792 Nuclear Weapon Free Iran Act of 2015 As reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on January 29, 2015 SUMMARY S. 792 would impose new sanctions on Iran beginning in July 2015, unless that country has reached a long-term, comprehensive agreement on its nuclear program with the United States. Under the bill ...

Native American Children’s Safety Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 27, 2015 Native American Children’s Safety Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015 H.R. 1168 would expand the background check requirements for people who hold tribal positions related to the foster care of Native American children. The bill would require tribal social services agencies to complete ...

A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 27, 2015 H.R. 984 A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015 H.R. 984 would require the National Park ...

A bill to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as “Sky Point”

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director March 27, 2015 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. 979, a bill to designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as “Sky Point,” ...

Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virgina Federal Recognition Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2015 S. 465 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 18, 2015 SUMMARY S. 465 would provide federal recognition to six Indian tribes in Virginia—the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Eastern Division of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Upper ...

Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2015 S. 465 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 18, 2015 SUMMARY S. 465 would provide federal recognition to six Indian tribes in Virginia—the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Eastern Division of the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Upper ...

Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2015 S. 142 Child Nicotine Poisoning Prevention Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 26, 2015 S. 142 would direct the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to develop regulations requiring special packaging for liquid nicotine containers. CBO estimates that implementing ...

American Super Computing Leadership Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2015 H.R. 874 American Super Computing Leadership Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 4, 2015 H.R. 874 would require the Secretary of Energy to advance efforts to develop exascale computing systems. Exascale computing refers to systems capable of at least a billion billion calculations per ...

Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director March 25, 2015 Honorable John A. Boehner Speaker U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Speaker: Re: Cost Estimate and Supplemental Analyses for H.R. 2, the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 The Congressional Budget Office and the staff of the Joint Committee on ...

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2015 S. 35 Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on March 18, 2015 SUMMARY S. 35 would provide federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. Federal recognition would make the tribe eligible to receive benefits from various ...

Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2015 H.R. 897 Reducing Regulatory Burdens Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Agriculture on March 19, 2015 H.R. 897 would prohibit the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and states authorized to issue permits under the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) from requiring a permit for some discharges of ...

Election Assistance Commission Termination Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 24, 2015 H.R. 195 Election Assistance Commission Termination Act As reported by the Committee on House Administration on March 4, 2015 SUMMARY H.R. 195 would eliminate the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) and transfer some of its responsibilities to the Federal Election Commission (FEC). The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) would be ...

Science Prize Competitions Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 20, 2015 H.R. 1162 Science Prize Competitions Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on March 4, 2015 Under current law, heads of federal agencies may hold prize competitions as an incentive for scientific and technological innovation. H.R. 1162 would clarify that agencies may partner with both nonprofit and ...

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 19, 2015 S. 501 New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on February 25, 2015 S. 501 would amend the Navajo Settlement Act to authorize the Bureau of Reclamation to use funds for planning and designing certain groundwater well projects for the Navajo Nation in New ...

Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 18, 2015 H.R. 460 Human Trafficking Detection Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 4, 2015 H.R. 460 would require the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to train certain employees in techniques for detecting and deterring human trafficking. DHS also would have to prepare an ...

TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 18, 2015 H.R. 719 TSA Office of Inspection Accountability Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on February 26, 2015 The Office of Inspection in the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is responsible for ensuring the effectiveness and efficiency of TSA’s operations and identifying ...

RESPONSE Act of 2015

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 18, 2015 S. 546 RESPONSE Act of 2015 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on March 4, 2015 S. 546 would establish the Railroad Emergency Services subcommittee under the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA’s) National Advisory Council (NAC). The bill would direct the subcommittee to evaluate ...