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Date April 18, 2008 |
Report No. S. 789 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2008 S. 789 Government Credit Card Abuse Prevention Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2008 S. 789 would require executive branch agencies to establish credit card controls and safeguards, including periodic risk assessment analysis and audits by inspectors general ( ...
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Date April 18, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5712 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 18, 2008 H.R. 5712 Close the Contractor Fraud Loophole Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 16, 2008 H.R. 5712 would amend the Federal Acquisition Regulation primarily to require certain contractors working outside of the United Sates to notify the government of any criminal violations of U.S. ...
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Date April 17, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5749 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2008 H.R. 5749 Emergency Extended Unemployment Compensation Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 16, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 5749 would make individuals who exhaust their regular benefits eligible for unemployment compensation for an additional period of time. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that ...
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Date April 17, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1551 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2008 S. 1551 Comprehensive Tuberculosis Elimination Act of 2007 As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on December 18, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1551 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for grants to states and local governments, research on treatment and prevention, and other activities ...
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Date April 17, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5522 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2008 H.R. 5522 Combustible Dust Explosion and Fire Prevention Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on April 9, 2008 H.R. 5522 would require the Secretary of the Department of Labor (DOL) to issue regulations intended to protect workers from combustible dust explosions and fires. The bill would require the ...
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Date April 17, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 752 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 17, 2008 H.R. 752 Federal Electronic Equipment Donation Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on April 9, 2008 H.R. 752 would direct all federal agencies to donate any surplus electronic equipment to libraries, schools, communities, and nonprofit organizations. Under the legislation, each federal ...
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Date April 15, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5715 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2008 H.R. 5715 Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Labor on April 9, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 5715 would: • Alter repayment and eligibility terms on Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), Increase the annual and aggregate borrowing limits on unsubsidized loans, Give ...
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Date April 15, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5151 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2008 H.R. 5151 Wild Monongahela Act: A National Legacy for West Virginia’s Special Places As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 2, 2008 H.R. 5151 would designate approximately 38,000 acres of the Monongahela National Forest in West Virginia as wilderness. The bill also would adjust the boundary of the forest and ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5719 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 H.R. 5719 Taxpayer Assistance and Simplification Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on April 9, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 5719 would make several changes to tax law. The bill would reduce revenues by modifying standards placed on preparers of tax returns, by loosening the restrictions on deducting cellular phone ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2390 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 S. 2390 Fire-Safe Communities Act As introduced in the Senate on November 16, 2007 SUMMARY S. 2390 would authorize appropriations for programs to create fire-safe communities (municipalities that adopt fire ordinances consistent with a federal model developed by the National Institute of Standards and Technology) and promote responsible ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5570 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 H.R. 5570 Religious Worker Visa Extension Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2008 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5570 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the bill could affect direct spending, but CBO estimates that any such effects would not be significant ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 4106 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 H.R. 4106 Telework Improvements Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008 H.R. 4106 would require executive agencies of the federal government to establish policies to determine which employees are eligible to participate in certain telework programs. (Telework programs enable ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3513 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 H.R. 3513 Copper Salmon Wilderness Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 2, 2008 H.R. 3513 would designate approximately 11,900 acres of land in the Siskiyou National Forest in Oregon as the Copper Salmon Wilderness. The bill also would designate certain segments of the north and south forks of ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5551 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 H.R. 5551 An act to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes As ordered ...
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Date April 14, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5571 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 14, 2008 H.R. 5571 A bill to extend for five years the program relating to waiver of the foreign country residence requirement with respect to international medical graduates As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2008 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 5571 would result in no significant net cost to the federal ...
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Date April 11, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1810 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 11, 2008 S. 1810 Prenatally and Postnatally Diagnosed Conditions Awareness Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1810 would amend the Public Health Service (PHS) Act to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to collect and disseminate information ...
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Date April 11, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 831 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 11, 2008 H.R. 831 Coffman Cove Administrative Site Conveyance Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 2, 2008 H.R. 831 would direct the Secretary of Agriculture to convey to the city of Coffman Cove, Alaska, for no consideration, 12 acres of Forest Service land. Based on information from the Forest Service ...
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Date April 11, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2420 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 11, 2008 S. 2420 Federal Food Donation Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2008 CBO estimates that enacting S. 2420 would have no significant impact on the federal budget, and would not affect direct spending or revenues. S. 2420 contains no intergovernmental or private- ...
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Date April 11, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3033 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 11, 2008 H.R. 3033 Contractors and Federal Spending Accountability Act of 2008 As reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 3033 would require the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to establish and maintain a comprehensive and publicly accessible list of certain criminal ...
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Date April 11, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3032 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 11, 2008 H.R. 3032 A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to permit candidates for election to federal office to designate an individual who will be authorized to disburse funds of the authorized campaign committees of the candidate in the event of the death of the candidate As ordered reported by the Committee on House ...
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Date April 10, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2191 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 5, 2007 SUMMARY S. 2191 would set an annual limit or cap on the volume of certain greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from electricity-generating facilities and from other activities involving industrial ...
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Date April 10, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5036 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2008 H.R. 5036 Emergency Assistance for Secure Elections Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 2, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 5036 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to reimburse states for the costs of converting to voting systems that produce paper ...
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Date April 10, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2191 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2008 S. 2191 America's Climate Security Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 5, 2007, with a proposed amendment transmitted to CBO on April 9, 2008 S. 2191 would set an annual limit or cap on the volume of certain greenhouse gases (GHGs) emitted from electricity-generating facilities ...
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Date April 10, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 2251 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2008 H.R. 2251 Acadia National Park Improvement Act of 2008 As passed by the House of Representatives on February 12, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 2251 would amend existing laws that govern the authority of the National Park Service (NPS) to operate the Acadia National Park in Maine. Assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that ...
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Date April 10, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 4881 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 10, 2008 H.R. 4881 Contracting and Tax Accountability Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 4881 would prohibit federal agencies from awarding contracts to persons or companies that have failed to pay their federal taxes. Additionally, under the bill, certain ...
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Date April 9, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 2634 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2008 H.R. 2634 Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on April 3, 2008 H.R. 2634 would require the Secretary of the Treasury to begin negotiations to cancel debt owed by eligible low-income countries to the United States and to certain global ...
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Date April 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3548 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2008 H.R. 3548 Plain Language in Government Communications Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008 H.R. 3548 would amend federal law to require all federal agencies within one year to use plain language (clear and readily identifiable to the intended reader) in all documents, ...
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Date April 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 281 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2008 H.R. 281 Universal Right to Vote by Mail Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 2, 2008 H.R. 281 would amend the Help America Vote Act of 2002 to require states, beginning in 2010, to allow eligible voters to request a mail-in ballot for all federal elections without having to provide a reason. ...
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Date April 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 5493 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2008 H.R. 5493 A bill to provide that the usual day for paying salaries in or under the House of Representatives may be established by regulations of the Committee on House Administration As ordered reported by the Committee on House Administration on April 3, 2008 H.R. 5493 would authorize the Committee on House Administration to change the pay ...
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Date April 8, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3928 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2008 H.R. 3928 Government Contractor Accountability Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008 H.R. 3928 would require certain privately owned companies that received more than 80 percent of their annual gross revenue from federal contracts to annually report the names and salaries ...
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Date April 7, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2162 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2008 S. 2162 Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 14, 2007 SUMMARY S. 2162 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expand the treatments and services available to veterans suffering from disorders related to post-traumatic stress, substance ...
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Date April 7, 2008 |
Report No. S. 2162 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2008 S. 2162 Veterans Mental Health Improvements Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on November 14, 2007 SUMMARY S. 2162 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to expand the treatments and services available to veterans suffering from disorders related to post-traumatic stress, substance ...
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Date April 7, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 1418 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2008 H.R. 1418 Traumatic Brain Injury Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 1418 would amend the Public Health Services Act to authorize research and public health activities related to trauma and traumatic brain injury (TBI). CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost ...
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Date April 7, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 1198 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2008 H.R. 1198 Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 1198 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize and expand research and public health activities related to the early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of hearing loss in ...
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Date April 7, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 1777 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2008 H.R. 1777 Need-Based Educational Aid Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on April 2, 2008 H.R. 1777 would make permanent a provision that exempts institutions of higher education from regulation under federal antitrust laws when awarding need-based student aid. Under current law, the provision expires on ...
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Date April 4, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3524 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 4, 2008 H.R. 3524 HOPE VI Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2008 As passed by the House of Representatives on January 17, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 3524 would reauthorize the Revitalization of Severely Distressed Public Housing Program (HOPE VI) through 2015. The HOPE VI program provides grants to local housing authorities to be used toward the capital ...
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Date April 4, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 4088 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Peter R. Orszag, Director April 4, 2008 Honorable John Conyers Jr. Chairman Committee on the Judiciary U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has reviewed H.R. 4088, the Secure America Through Verification and Enforcement Act of 2007, as introduced on November 6, 2007. H.R. ...
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Date April 4, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 2464 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 4, 2008 H.R. 2464 Wakefield Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 H.R. 2464 would amend the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to provide grants to states and medical schools for several activities intended to reduce child and youth morbidity and mortality ...
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Date April 4, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3701 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 4, 2008 H.R. 3701 Safety of Seniors Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 H.R. 3701 would modify the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for programs to detect, prevent, and treat injuries due to falls among older adults. The bill would also direct the Secretary of Health and Human ...
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Date April 3, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3916 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 2, 2008 H.R. 3916 Border Security Technology Innovation Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science and Technology on February 27, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 3916 would extend the authorization for the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee from December 31, 2008, through December 31, 2012. The bill also would direct ...
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Date April 3, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1418 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 3, 2008 S. 1418 United States Commitment to Global Child Survival Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on February 13, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1418 would require the President to develop a comprehensive strategy to improve the health of newborns, children, and mothers in developing countries and to furnish assistance ...
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Date April 3, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3221 |
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ESTIMATED BUDGETARY IMPACT OF THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 3221, THE FORECLOSURE PREVENTION ACT OF 2008 (Based on O:\GRA\GRA08372.XML received April 3, 2008) By Fiscal Year, in Millions of Dollars 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 20082013 20082018 CHANGES IN REVENUES Carryback of Operating Losses and Suspension of AMT Limit Modifications on Use of Qualified Mortgage Bonds ...
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Date April 2, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1522 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 2, 2008 S. 1522 Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on January 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1522 would reauthorize funding for projects carried out under the Fisheries Restoration and Irrigation Mitigation Act of 2000 (FRIMA). Such projects, which are ...
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Date April 1, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 3825 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 1, 2008 H.R. 3825 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2008 As reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY H.R. 3825 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for heritable diseases. CBO estimates that the act ...
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Date April 1, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1858 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 1, 2008 S. 1858 Newborn Screening Saves Lives Act of 2007 As passed by the Senate on December 13, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1858 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize grant programs and other initiatives to promote expanded screening of newborns and children for heritable diseases. CBO estimates that the act would authorize the appropriation ...
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Date March 31, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 1237 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 31, 2008 H.R. 1237 A bill to amend the Public Service Act to provide revised standards for quality assurance in screening and evaluation of gynecologic cytology preparations As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 H.R. 1237 would amend the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Act (CLIA) by requiring clinical ...
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Date March 31, 2008 |
Report No. S. 579 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 31, 2008 S. 579 Breast Cancer and Environmental Research Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY S. 579 would amend the Public Health Service Act to explicitly authorize the Director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to make grants to public or nonprofit ...
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Date March 31, 2008 |
Report No. H.R. 2063 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 31, 2008 H.R. 2063 Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2008 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 13, 2008 H.R. 2063 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation with the Secretary of Education, to develop a policy for managing the risk of food allergies and anaphylaxis in ...
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Date March 31, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1760 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 31, 2008 S. 1760 Healthy Start Reauthorization Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on March 13, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1760 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize programs that provide grants for evidence-supported and community-designed strategies to reduce infant mortality and ...
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Date March 28, 2008 |
Report No. S. 1638 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 28, 2008 S. 1638 Federal Judicial Salary Restoration Act of 2007 As ordered reported by Senate Committee on the Judiciary on January 31, 2008 SUMMARY S. 1638 would increase the salaries and change certain retirement benefits for some judges and justices of the United States. The bill also would allow those judges and justices to receive annual cost- ...
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