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| Date Sept. 5, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1851 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2007 H.R. 1851 Section 8 Voucher Reform Act of 2007 As passed by the House of Representatives on July 12, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 1851 would amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to change certain aspects of the Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD’s) rental assistance programs. The act would alter calculations of income, tenant ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1769 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2007 S. 1769 Same Number Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 19, 2007 S. 1769 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish standards that would allow voice-service customers to maintain the same phone number when switching between providers. In ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 2102 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2007 H.R. 2102 Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 2102 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. H.R. 2102 would exempt journalists from being compelled to produce documents, provide testimony, and identify ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2007 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2007 Public Law 110-50 Passport Backlog Reduction Act of 2007 As signed by the President on July 30, 2007 Public Law 110-50 (formerly S. 966) grants the Department of State additional flexibility in rehiring Foreign Service annuitants on a temporary basis to reduce backlogs in visa and passport processing. The new authority will expire in 2008 ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1203 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2007 S. 1203 Department of Energy Electricity Programs Enhancement Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 S. 1203 would modify the management structure of the Department of Energy (DOE) by adding an additional position for an Assistant Secretary. The legislation also would ...
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| Date Sept. 5, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1413 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 5, 2007 H.R. 1413 A bill to direct the Assistant Secretary of Homeland Security (Transportation Security Administration) to address vulnerabilities in aviation security by carrying out a pilot program to screen airport workers with access to secure and sterile areas of airports As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on ...
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| Date Sept. 4, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1908 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 4, 2007 H.R. 1908 Patent Reform Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on July 18, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 1908 would amend various provisions of current law that regulate how the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) awards patents. The bill would alter the rule that prioritizes the award of a patent from the “first to ...
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| Date Sept. 4, 2007 |
Report No. S. 647 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 4, 2007 S. 647 Lewis and Clark Mount Hood Wilderness Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 SUMMARY S. 647 would designate about 124,000 acres of federal land located in Oregon as wilderness and would add about 80 miles of waterways in the forest to the Wild and Scenic Rivers ...
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| Date Sept. 4, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 409 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE September 4, 2007 H.R. 409 A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to inspect highway tunnels As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 2, 2007 H.R 409 would require the Department of Transportation (DOT) to establish standards to inspect the safety of tunnels on all roads nationwide and to implement ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 2830 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 29, 2007 H.R. 2830 Coast Guard Authorization Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on June 28, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 2830 would authorize the appropriation of $7.2 billion through fiscal year 2012, primarily for activities of the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) for 2008. CBO estimates that appropriation of ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1923 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 29, 2007 S. 1923 Housing Assistance Authorization Act of 2007 As reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on August 1, 2007 S. 1923 would authorize the appropriation of $15 million in 2008 and $30 million for each of fiscal years 2009 and 2010 to provide funding to the Housing Assistance Council, the Raza Development ...
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| Date Aug. 29, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 29, 2007 H.R. 1 Implementing Recommendations of the 9/11 Commission Act of 2007 As cleared by the Congress on July 27, 2007, and signed by the President on August 3, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 1 (enacted as Public Law 110-53) changes laws and authorizes funds to implement recommendations made by the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1315 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE Revised August 28, 2007 S. 1315 Veterans' Benefits Enhancement Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs on June 27, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1315 would affect several veterans programs, including disability compensation, pension, burial, life insurance, and readjustment benefits. CBO estimates that implementing this legislation ...
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| Date Aug. 28, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1677 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 28, 2007 S. 1677 Currency Reform and Financial Markets Access Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on August 1, 2007 S. 1677 would change the way the Department of the Treasury performs oversight of foreign currencies. It would require the department to analyze the currency exchange rate ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1492 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 27, 2007 S. 1492 Broadband Data Improvement Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 19, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1492 would establish a federal grant program to support states' efforts to improve broadband communications service. It would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to collect ...
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| Date Aug. 27, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 3068 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 27, 2007 H.R. 3068 Federal Protective Service Guard Contracting Reform Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 2, 2007 H.R. 3068 would prevent convicted felons who own, operate, or control security firms from receiving contracts to provide guard services through the Federal Protective ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 976 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Peter R. Orszag, Director August 24, 2007 Honorable Max Baucus Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) and the Joint Committee on Taxation have prepared the enclosed cost estimate for H.R. 976, the Children’s Health Insurance Program ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1717 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 24, 2007 H.R. 1717 A bill to amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to establish a National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on August 1, 2007 H.R. 1717 would formally establish a National Bio- and Agro-defense Facility in the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The department would ...
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| Date Aug. 24, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1778 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 24, 2007 S. 1778 Maritime Administration Authorities Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 19, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1778 would amend various laws governing the activities of the Maritime Administration (MARAD) and would authorize appropriations for the agency for fiscal year 2008. CBO ...
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| Date Aug. 23, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1233 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 23, 2007 S. 1233 Veterans Traumatic Brain Injury and Health Programs Improvement Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on June 27, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1233 would create new programs to treat combat veterans with traumatic brain injuries, authorize the construction of hospitals for the Department of Veterans Affairs ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 3246 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 22, 2007 H.R. 3246 Regional Economic and Infrastructure Development Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 1, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 3246 would authorize the appropriation of $1.25 billion over the 2008-2012 period to establish five regional commissions that would award grants to state and ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1245 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 22, 2007 S. 1245 A bill to reform mutual aid agreements for the National Capital Region As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007 Under the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004 (Public Law 108-458), the federal government may enter into an agreement with state and ...
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| Date Aug. 22, 2007 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 22, 2007 Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs on August 1, 2007 The legislation would establish a 16-member Commission on Natural Catastrophe Risk Management and Insurance. The commission would report to the Congress on various ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 760 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE Revised August 21, 2007 H.R. 760 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 18, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 760 would expand benefits for Filipino veterans who served during World War II and modify a range of other benefits for eligible veterans. The bill contains provisions that would increase and ...
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| Date Aug. 21, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 760 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE Revised August 21, 2007 H.R. 760 Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on July 18, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 760 would expand benefits for Filipino veterans who served during World War II and modify a range of other benefits for eligible veterans. The bill contains provisions that would increase and ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1498 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 20, 2007 S. 1498 Captive Primate Safety Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1498 would amend the Lacey Act to prohibit interstate and foreign trade of nonhuman primates. CBO estimates that implementing the bill would cost $17 million over the 2008-2012 period, assuming ...
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| Date Aug. 20, 2007 |
Report No. S. 595 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 20, 2007 S. 595 Toxic Right-to-Know Protection Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2007 S. 595 would repeal the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) authority to determine how often owners or operators of chemical facilities must submit certain information regarding the manufacture or use ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. S. 838 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 17, 2007 S. 838 United States–Israel Energy Cooperation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 SUMMARY S. 838 would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to support joint ventures between U.S. and Israeli entities to promote certain energy-related technologies. CBO ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. S. 838 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 17, 2007 S. 838 United States–Israel Energy Cooperation Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 SUMMARY S. 838 would direct the Secretary of Energy to establish a grant program to support joint ventures between U.S. and Israeli entities to promote certain energy-related technologies. CBO ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. S. 547 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 17, 2007 S. 547 Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007 S. 547 would make several changes to laws relating to the management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In particular, the bill would elevate the position of Under ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. S. 547 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 17, 2007 S. 547 Effective Homeland Security Management Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007 S. 547 would make several changes to laws relating to the management of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). In particular, the bill would elevate the position of Under ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 3013 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 17, 2007 H.R. 3013 Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007 H.R. 3013 would prohibit federal prosecutors or agents, in a federal investigation, from demanding or requesting that a corporation waive its attorney-client privilege or from using a waiver as a factor in ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1119 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 16, 2007 H.R. 1119 Purple Heart Family Equity Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007 H.R. 1119 would authorize the Congressionally chartered Military Order of the Purple Heart of the United States of America, Incorporated, to grant associate membership status in that organization to the spouses and ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 3013 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 17, 2007 H.R. 3013 Attorney-Client Privilege Protection Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007 H.R. 3013 would prohibit federal prosecutors or agents, in a federal investigation, from demanding or requesting that a corporation waive its attorney-client privilege or from using a waiver as a factor in ...
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| Date Aug. 17, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 312 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 16, 2007 H.R. 312 Civilian Service Recognition Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on August 2, 2007 H.R. 312 would authorize agencies of the executive branch of the U.S. government to pay the travel expenses of an individual escorting the remains of certain federal employees back to the United ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1254 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 16, 2007 H.R. 1254 Presidential Library Donation Reform Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007 H.R. 1254 would require any organization that raises funds for a Presidential library to disclose the sources and amounts of such funds on a quarterly basis. The legislation ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1582 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 16, 2007 S. 1582 Hydrographic Services Improvement Act Amendments of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 19, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1582 would amend the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of whatever amounts are necessary for fiscal ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1071 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 16, 2007 H.R. 1071 September 11 Family Humanitarian Relief and Patriotism Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 2, 2007 H.R. 1071 would grant permanent U.S. residence to certain spouses and dependents of aliens who died in the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. Enacting this legislation could affect direct ...
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| Date Aug. 16, 2007 |
Report No. S. 817 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 16, 2007 S. 817 National Heritage Areas and National Heritage Corridors Technical Corrections Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 SUMMARY S. 817 would amend the Omnibus Parks and Public Lands Management Act of 1996 to authorize additional appropriations of $5 million for each of ...
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| Date Aug. 15, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 85 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 15, 2007 H.R. 85 Energy Technology Transfer Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 H.R. 85 would amend a provision of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 that authorizes the Department of Energy (DOE) to provide grants to state and local governments, nonprofit organizations, and institutions of ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 1126 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 14, 2007 H.R. 1126 An act to reauthorize the Steel and Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness Act of 1988 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 1126 would authorize appropriations totaling $60 million over the 2008-2012 period for research and development to ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 3224 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 14, 2007 H.R. 3224 Dam Rehabilitation and Repair Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on August 2, 2007 SUMMARY H.R. 3224 would authorize appropriations totaling $201 million over the 2008-2012 period for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to make grants to states to repair, replace, ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2007 |
Report No. S. 602 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 14, 2007 S. 602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on August 2, 2007 S. 602 would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to initiate a notice of inquiry to the telecommunications industry to consider the existence and availability of advanced blocking ...
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| Date Aug. 14, 2007 |
Report No. S. 645 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 14, 2007 S. 645 A bill to amend the Energy Policy Act of 2005 to provide an alternate sulfur dioxide removal measurement for certain coal gasification project goals As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 25, 2007 Through the Clean Coal Power Initiative (CCPI), the Department of Energy (DOE) provides ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1446 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 10, 2007 S. 1446 National Capital Transportation Amendments Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on August 1, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1446 would authorize the appropriation of $1.5 billion for grants to the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) for capital and preventive ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2007 |
Report No. H.R. 400 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 10, 2007 H.R. 400 War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on August 1, 2007 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 400 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the bill could affect direct spending and revenues, but CBO estimates that any such effects would not be ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1785 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 10, 2007 S. 1785 A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to establish deadlines by which the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall issue a decision on whether to grant certain waivers of preemption under that act As reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on August 2, 2007 CBO estimates that enacting S. 1785 ...
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| Date Aug. 10, 2007 |
Report No. S. 775 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 10, 2007 S. 775 National Infrastructure Improvement Act of 2007 As passed by the Senate on August 2, 2007 S. 775 would establish the National Commission on the Infrastructure of the United States. Assuming appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO estimates that implementing S. 775 would cost $1 million in 2008 and $4 million over the 2008-2010 ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1671 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 9, 2007 S. 1671 Entrepreneurial Development Act of 2007 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on June 26, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1671 would authorize funding for a number of Small Business Administration (SBA) programs that provide technical support and assistance to small business owners in targeted populations ...
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| Date Aug. 9, 2007 |
Report No. S. 1429 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE August 9, 2007 S. 1429 A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the provision of technical assistance to small public water systems As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on July 31, 2007 SUMMARY S. 1429 would authorize the appropriation of $15 million annually over the 2008-2012 period for the ...
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