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Strengthening Education through Research Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 21, 2014 H.R. 4366 Strengthening Education through Research Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 8, 2014 SUMMARY H.R. 4366 would amend and reauthorize the Education Sciences Reform Act of 2002 (ESRA) through fiscal year 2020. (This authorization would automatically be extended one year through 2021 ...

Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 21, 2014 H.R. 4292 Foreign Cultural Exchange Jurisdictional Immunity Clarification Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2014 Based on information provided by the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 4292 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. ...

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 S. 1448 Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on January 29, 2014 SUMMARY S. 1448 would provide compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians for tribal lands used in the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam in Washington. The bill would ...

The Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 H.R. 3583 Malala Yousafzai Scholarship Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on April 3, 2014 H.R. 3583 would require the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) to ensure that at least half of all scholarships provided to Pakistani students under an existing program be provided to women. Of the roughly ...

Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 H.R. 3623 Improving Access to Capital for Emerging Growth Companies Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on March 14, 2014 H.R. 3623 would broaden some of the federal reporting exemptions available to emerging growth companies (EGCs) and allow a grace period to continue operations as an EGC if the company’s ...

U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 S. 2076 U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors Enhancement Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, 2014 S. 2076 would amend the law governing the Board of Visitors for the United States Merchant Marine Academy (USMMA), which is overseen by the Maritime Administration (MARAD ...

The Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 H.R. 10 Success and Opportunity through Quality Charter Schools Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on April 8, 2014 H.R. 10 would amend and reauthorize both the Charter School Programs and the Credit Enhancement for Charter School Initiatives under Title V of the Elementary and Secondary Education ...

Contracting Data and Bundling Accountability Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 H.R. 4094 Contracting Data and Bundling Accountability Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on April 9, 2014 H.R. 4094 would require the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop a plan to improve the data collected from federal agencies about contract consolidation and bundling—the practice of ...

Government Publishing Office Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 S. 1947 Government Publishing Office Act of 2014 As reported by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on April 10, 2014 S. 1947 would amend federal law to change the name of the Government Printing Office (GPO) to the Government Publishing Office. The bill also would change the name of certain positions at GPO. Based on ...

Reliable Home Heating Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 S. 2086 Reliable Home Heating Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 9, 2014 S. 2086 would require the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to exempt motor carriers that transport home heating oil from certain federal regulations if the Governor of a state declares a ...

Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 H.R. 1528 Veterinary Medicine Mobility Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2014 Current law requires persons who distribute controlled substances to register with the Department of Justice; a separate registration is required for each principal place of business or professional practice. ...

Transparent Airfares Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2014 H.R. 4156 Transparent Airfares Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 9, 2014 H.R. 4156 would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to promulgate a rule related to how prices for certain types of air transportation are advertised. Under current policies, DOT requires that ...

An act 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 August 6, 2014 H.R. 4002 An act 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 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 30, 2014 H.R. 4002 would revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Based on information provided by the ...

A bill to repeal certain requirements regarding newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2014 S. 2197 A bill to repeal certain requirements regarding newspaper advertising of Senate stationery contracts As reported by the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration on April 10, 2014 CBO estimates that implementing S. 2197 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation would amend federal law to eliminate the ...

A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2014 H.R. 524 A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to clarify that the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency does not have the authority to disapprove a permit after it has been issued by the Secretary of the Army under section 404 of such Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and ...

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 April 17, 2014 H.R. 4002 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 April 9, 2014 H.R. 4002 would revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. Based on information provided by the ...

A bill to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2014 H.R. 4120 A bill to amend the National Law Enforcement Museum Act to extend the termination date As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2014 H.R. 4120 would extend until November 9, 2016, the authority of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund, a nonprofit organization, to construct a museum ...

Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 16, 2014 H.R. 4080 Trauma Systems and Regionalization of Emergency Care Reauthorization Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2014 SUMMARY H.R. 4080 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for public and private entities that provide trauma and emergency care services and for the ...

North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2014 H.R. 2208 North American Wetlands Conservation Extension Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2014 SUMMARY H.R. 2208 would authorize the appropriation of $35 million a year through 2018 for programs carried out under the North American Wetlands Conservation Act (NAWCA). The U.S. Fish and Wildlife ...

Security in Bonding Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE May 9, 2014 H.R. 776 Security in Bonding Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 30, 2014 H.R. 776 would amend federal laws related to surety bonds. Surety bonds provide financial guarantees that contracts will be completed according to mutual terms; if a contract is not completed the bond covers the losses. The ...

A bill to designate a peak located in Nevada as “Mount Reagan”

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director April 15, 2014 Honorable Doc Hastings Chairman Committee on Natural Resources U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 4017, a bill to designate a peak located in Nevada as “Mount Reagan,” as ordered reported by the House ...

Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2014 H.R. 3548 Improving Trauma Care Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 3, 2014 H.R. 3548 would amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the definition of trauma as it applies to grants and activities authorized to provide support for trauma and emergency care. Under current law, the ...

Security in Bonding Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2014 H.R. 776 Security in Bonding Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 5, 2014 H.R. 776 would increase the portion of a bid, performance, or contract bond that could be guaranteed by the Small Business Administration (SBA) under the Surety Bond Guarantee program. Under current law, SBA guarantees 70 ...

Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2014 H.R. 2882 Improving Opportunities for Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Businesses Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 5, 2014 Under a program administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), small businesses that are owned by service-disabled veterans are eligible for special ...

National Fish Habitat Conservation Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2014 S. 2080 National Fish Habitat Conservation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 3, 2014 SUMMARY S. 2080 would authorize the appropriation of $29 million over the 2015-2018 period for the Department of the Interior (DOI) to fund projects to conserve fish habitats. The legislation also would ...

Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2014 H.R. 2751 Commonsense Construction Contracting Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 5, 2014 H.R. 2751 would prohibit federal agencies from purchasing design or construction services using online, dynamic auctions—often referred to as reverse auctions. In a traditional auction a buyer with the ...

Small Business Credit Availability Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2014 H.R. 1800 Small Business Credit Availability Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on November 13, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 1800 would direct the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to amend certain regulations that affect business development companies (BDCs)—companies that operate like a mutual fund to invest ...

Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse Conveyance Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2014 S. 1934 Clifford P. Hansen Federal Courthouse Conveyance Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works on April 3, 2014 S. 1934 would direct the General Services Administration (GSA) to sell certain property in Jackson, Wyoming, to Teton County. CBO estimates that enacting the legislation would increase ...

Tennessee Wilderness Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2014 S. 1294 Tennessee Wilderness Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry on April 8, 2014 S. 1294 would designate about 20,000 acres of federal land in Tennessee as wilderness under the Wilderness Act of 1964. Based on information provided by the Forest Service, CBO estimates that implementing the ...

Clean Estuaries Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2014 S. 2042 Clean Estuaries Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 3, 2014 SUMMARY S. 2042 would authorize the appropriation of $35 million annually over the 2015-2019 period for the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) National Estuary Program. This legislation also would require ...

Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2014 S. 491 Brownfields Utilization, Investment, and Local Development Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 3, 2014 SUMMARY S. 491 would authorize the appropriation of $250 million annually for 2015 and 2016 for the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide brownfields cleanup ...

San Francisco Bay Restoration Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2014 S. 224 San Francisco Bay Restoration Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 3, 2014 SUMMARY S. 224 would authorize the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to provide grants to state, local, and nonprofit agencies to fund ecosystem restoration projects and habitat improvement in the San ...

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2014 H.R. 863 Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 9, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 863 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation would affect direct spending because it would authorize the ...

Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2014 H.R. 863 Commission to Study the Potential Creation of a National Women’s History Museum Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 2, 2013 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 863 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation would affect direct spending because it would authorize ...

Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2014 H.R. 2657 Disposal of Excess Federal Lands Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 28, 2014 H.R. 2657 would direct the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to offer certain federal lands for sale. The bill would require the agency to sell the affected lands for fair market value as determined by an ...

Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2014 H.R. 4121 Small Business Development Centers Improvement Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 5, 2014 H.R. 4121 would direct the Small Business Administration (SBA) to develop procedures to govern the collection of data about Small Business Development Centers (SBDCs) that receive grants from the ...

Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2014 H.R. 2452 Women’s Procurement Program Equalization Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Small Business on March 5, 2014 SUMMARY H.R. 2452 would broaden the range of contracts that could be awarded to small businesses owned and controlled by women to include sole-source contracts (which are not available to this group ...

Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 4, 2014 H.R. 4323 Debbie Smith Reauthorization Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2014 SUMMARY H.R. 4323 would authorize the appropriation of $968 million over the 2015-2019 period for Department of Justice (DOJ) programs to enhance the analysis of DNA samples and other work relating to criminal ...

All Circuit Review Extension Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 1, 2014 H.R. 4197 All Circuit Review Extension Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 12, 2014 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4197 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation could affect direct spending by agencies not funded through the annual appropriations (such as ...

Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 1, 2014 S. 42 Criminal Antitrust Anti-Retaliation Act of 2013 As passed by the Senate on November 4, 2013 S. 42 would prohibit an employer from discriminating against an employee or other agent of the employer who provided information or assisted in the investigation of a violation of federal antitrust law. The legislation also would authorize an ...

Federal Register Modernization Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 1, 2014 H.R. 4195 Federal Register Modernization Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 12, 2014 CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 4195 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation would amend federal laws regarding the Federal Register and the Code of Federal Regulations ( ...

Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014

March 31, 2014 CBO Cost Estimate of S. 2157, the Commonsense Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, as Introduced on March 25, 2014 By Fiscal Year, in Billions of Dollars 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 CHANGES IN DIRECT SPENDING Estimated Budget Authority Estimated Outlays 6.5 6.5 14.6 14.6 15.4 15.4 15.0 15.0 15.0 15.0 16.2 16.2 17.5 17.5 18.8 ...

Coltsville National Historical Park Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 27, 2014 H.R. 1259 Coltsville National Historical Park Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 27, 2014 H.R. 1259 would establish the Coltsville National Historical Park in the state of Connecticut once the National Park Service (NPS) obtains sufficient property at the proposed site to constitute a manageable ...

Minimum Wage Fairness Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2014 S. 1737 Minimum Wage Fairness Act As introduced in the Senate on November 19, 2013 SUMMARY S. 1737 would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) to increase the federal minimum wage in three steps from $7.25 per hour to $10.10 per hour, and to adjust the wage annually thereafter to account for inflation. In addition, the bill would ...

Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2014 H.R. 3674 Federal Spectrum Incentive Act of 2013 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on December 11, 2013 SUMMARY H.R. 3674 would modify existing law regarding the management of the electromagnetic spectrum used by federal agencies. It would increase the amounts authorized to be spent, without further ...

A bill to direct the Administrator of the General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain federal property located in the state of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2014 H.R. 3786 A bill to direct the Administrator of the General Services, on behalf of the Archivist of the United States, to convey certain federal property located in the state of Alaska to the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 13, 2014 H.R. 3786 would ...

Protecting Access to Medicare Act of 2014

Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014

Cost Estimate for S. 2122, the Responsible Medicare SGR Repeal and Beneficiary Access Improvement Act of 2014, as Introduced  (Billions of dollars, by fiscal year) 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 March 24, 2014 2014 ‐  2014 ‐  2019 2024 CHANGES IN DIRECT SPENDING a  Titles I ‐ IV b  Title V c  Total Changes in Direct Spending 6.5 ‐4.6 2.0 14.6 ‐24.4 ‐9.7 15.4 ‐38.2 ‐22.7 ...

North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 21, 2014 H.R. 4032 North Texas Invasive Species Barrier Act of 2014 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 18, 2014 H.R. 4032 would exempt the North Texas Municipal Water District (NTMWD) from prosecution under the Lacey Act for transferring water containing invasive species from Oklahoma to Texas. The Lacey Act ...

Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 21, 2014 H.R. 3366 Hermiston Reversionary Interest Release Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 18, 2014 H.R. 3366 would require the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) to convey a reversionary interest in about 290 acres of land to the State of Oregon. The affected lands were conveyed to the state under the ...