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Date April 28, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1072 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director April 28, 2004 Honorable James M. Inhofe Chairman Committee on Environment and Public Works United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has prepared the enclosed corrections to the CBO cost estimate for S. 1072, the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient ...
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Date April 28, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4065 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 28, 2004 H.R. 4065 Veterans Housing Affordability Act of 2004 As introduced on March 30, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 4065 would increase the maximum amount that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) can guarantee on a home loan made to a veteran by indexing this amount to the Freddie Mac conforming loan limit. CBO estimates that enacting the legislation ...
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Date April 27, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3866 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 27, 2004 H.R. 3866 Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 22, 2004 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3866 would cost less than $500,000 annually from appropriated funds for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prepare a report on the health risks associated ...
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Date April 27, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2771 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 27, 2003 H.R. 2771 A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection Program As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on April 22, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 2771 would reauthorize the New York City Watershed Protection program for fiscal years 2004 through 2010 and would authorize the ...
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Date April 27, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3879 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 27, 2004 H.R. 3879 Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on April 21, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 3879 would authorize the appropriation of about $6.9 billion for discretionary programs of the United States Coast Guard (USCG) for fiscal year 2005, including $5.2 ...
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Date April 23, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2179 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 23, 2004 H.R. 2179 Securities Fraud Deterrence and Investor Restitution Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on February 25, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 2179 would increase the maximum amount of civil penalties assessed for violating securities laws and regulations and would direct the Securities and Exchange Commission ...
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Date April 22, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2238 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 22, 2004 S. 2238 Flood Insurance Reform Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs on March 30, 2004 SUMMARY S. 2238 would extend the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) until 2008. Under current law, the program expires on June 30, 2004. The bill ...
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Date April 20, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2290 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director April 20, 2004 Honorable Don Nickles Chairman Committee on the Budget United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, CBO has prepared a cost estimate for S. 2290, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2004, as introduced on April 7, 2004. The bill would establish ...
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Date April 20, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2206 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 20, 2004 H.R. 2206 Prisoner of War/Missing in Action National Memorial Act As introduced on May 22, 2003 H.R. 2206 would designate a memorial to former prisoners of war and members of the Armed Forces listed as missing in action that is under construction at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, California, as the Prisoner of War/Missing in ...
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Date April 16, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3980 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 16, 2004 H.R. 3980 National Windstorm Reduction Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 31, 2004 SUMMARY CBO estimates that H.R. 3980 would authorize the appropriation of nearly $68 million over the 2005-2009 period for a new program to develop methods for reducing the damages caused by windstorms. Assuming ...
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Date April 15, 2004 |
Report No. S. 441 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 15, 2004 S. 441 A bill to direct the Administrator of General Services to convey to Fresno County, California, the existing federal courthouse in that county As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 7, 2004 S. 441 would allow the Administrator of the General Services Administration (GSA) to convey the B.F. ...
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Date April 13, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2165 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 13, 2004 S. 2165 A bill to specify the end strength for active duty personnel of the Army as of September 30, 2005 As introduced on March 4, 2004 SUMMARY S. 2165 would increase the authorized active-duty endstrength of the Army to 512,400 military personnel by September 30, 2005. Under current law, the Army is authorized to maintain an endstrength of ...
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Date April 13, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4011 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 13, 2004 H.R. 4011 North Korean Human Rights Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 4011 would express Congressional concern about the human rights of North Koreans and authorize funding for assistance to North Koreans and to organizations promoting human rights in that region. ...
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Date April 13, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4053 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 13, 2004 H.R. 4053 United States International Leadership Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004 H.R. 4053 would require the Secretary of State to: • Promote the United States’ agenda at international organizations through the creation of a democracy caucus and the use of high-level ...
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Date April 13, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3737 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 13, 2004 H.R. 3737 Pay Compression Relief Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform April 1, 2004 H.R. 3737 would raise the caps on combined basic and locality pay from Executive Schedule Level III (currently $145,600) to Executive Schedule Level II (currently $158,100) for administrative law judges, contract appeals ...
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Date April 12, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1814 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 12, 2004 S. 1814 A bill to transfer federal lands between the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 7, 2004 CBO estimates that S. 1814 would have no significant impact on the federal budget. The bill would not affect direct spending or revenues. ...
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Date April 9, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 620 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2004 H.R. 620 An act to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide supplemental funding and other services that are necessary to assist certain local school districts in the state of California in providing education services for students attending schools located within Yosemite National Park, to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to ...
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Date April 9, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3344 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2004 H.R. 3344 Hospitalized Veterans Financial Assistance Act of 2003 As introduced on October 20, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 3344 would expand disability compensation benefits for some veterans who are hospitalized with a service-connected disability. CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 3344 would increase direct spending for veterans’ disability ...
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Date April 9, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3970 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 9, 2004 H.R. 3970 Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on April 1, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 3970 would authorize a total of $84 million in appropriations for fiscal years 2005 through 2007 for chemistry and chemical engineering research aimed at reducing or eliminating the use and ...
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Date April 8, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1072 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2004 S. 1072 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2004 As passed by the Senate on February 12, 2004 SUMMARY CBO estimates that implementing S. 1072 would cost $193.9 billion over the 2004-2009 period, assuming appropriation action consistent with the act. In addition, CBO and the Joint Committee on Taxation (JCT) ...
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Date April 8, 2004 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director April 8, 2004 Honorable Don Nickles Chairman Committee on the Budget United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: As you requested, CBO is pleased to provide additional information on the recent update to our cost estimate for S. 1125, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003. ...
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Date April 8, 2004 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director April 8, 2004 Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Democratic Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: As you requested, CBO has estimated the cost of enacting S. 1125, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003, if it were amended to include the ...
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Date April 8, 2004 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director April 8, 2004 Honorable Patrick J. Leahy Ranking Democratic Member Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Senator: As you requested, CBO has estimated the cost of enacting S. 1125, the Fairness in Asbestos Injury Resolution Act of 2003, if it were amended to include the ...
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Date April 8, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4030 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 8, 2004 H.R. 4030 Congressional Medal for Outstanding Contributions in Math and Science Education Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on March 31, 2004 H.R. 4030 would establish a Congressional medal to be awarded to private entities that have made significant contributions to improving the achievements of elementary or ...
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Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2231 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2004 S. 2231 Welfare Reform Extension Act of 2004 As cleared by the Congress on March 30, 2004, and signed by the President on March 31, 2004 SUMMARY S. 2231, enacted as Public Law 108-210, extends several provisions of law through June 30, 2004, including the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), child care entitlement, and abstinence ...
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Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 1728 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2004 H.R. 1728 A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to ensure equal treatment for members of reserve components who perform inactive-duty training in determining their entitlement for aviation incentive pay and hazardous duty pay As introduced on April 10, 2003 H.R. 1728 would provide to members of the reserves and National Guard the full ...
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Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2354 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2004 H.R. 2354 State Veterans Cemetery Expansion Act of 2003 As introduced on June 5, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2354 would raise the plot or interment allowance that the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) pays for certain veterans buried in state-owned cemeteries in states where ground burial in a national cemetery is not available. The bill would raise ...
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Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4061 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2004 H.R. 4061 Assistance for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children in Developing Countries Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004 H.R. 4061 would establish within the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) a new Office for Orphans and Other Vulnerable Children. The office ...
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Date April 7, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3751 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 7, 2004 H.R. 3751 A bill to require that the Office of Personnel Management study current practices under which dental, vision, and hearing benefits are made available to federal employees, annuitants, and other classes of individuals, and to require that the office also present options and recommendations relating to how additional dental, vision, ...
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Date April 6, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3797 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2004 H.R. 3797 2004 District of Columbia Omnibus Authorization Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on February 26, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 3797 would amend various federal laws applicable to the operation of the District of Columbia (D.C.) government, including provisions that would increase monitoring of city and school ...
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Date April 6, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2057 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2004 S. 2057 An act to require the Secretary of Defense to reimburse members of the United States Armed Forces for certain transportation expenses incurred by the members in connection with leave under the Central Command Rest and Recuperation Leave Program before the program was expanded to include domestic travel As cleared by the Congress on ...
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Date April 6, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4060 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 6, 2004 H.R. 4060 Health, Safety, and Security of Peace Corps Volunteers Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004 H.R. 4060 would establish within the Peace Corps an Office of the Ombudsman, an Office of Safety and Security, an Office of Medical Services, and an independent Inspector General. ...
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Date April 5, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 4019 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 5, 2004 H.R. 4019 A bill to address the participation of Taiwan in the World Health Organization As ordered reported by the House Committee on International Relations on March 31, 2004 H.R. 4019 would require the Secretary of State to initiate a plan to obtain observer status for Taiwan at the World Health Assembly to be held in Geneva, Switzerland, ...
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Date April 2, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2056 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 2, 2004 S. 2056 Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on March 9, 2004 SUMMARY S. 2056 would increase the maximum civil penalty for broadcasting obscene, indecent, or profane material. (Such penalties are recorded in the federal budget as revenues.) The bill also ...
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Date April 2, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3866 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 2, 2004 H.R. 3866 Anabolic Steroid Control Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on March 31, 2004 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 3866 would cost less than $500,000 annually from appropriated funds for the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to prepare a report on the health risks associated with ...
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Date April 1, 2004 |
Report No. S. 2241 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE April 1, 2004 S. 2241 An act to reauthorize certain school lunch and child nutrition programs through June 30, 2004 As cleared by the Congress on March 30, 2004 SUMMARY S. 2241 extends several provisions of law through June 30, 2004, including: • The requirement to exclude certain military housing allowances from income when determining eligibility for ...
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Date March 31, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3104 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 31, 2004 H.R. 3104 A bill to provide for the establishment of campaign medals to be awarded to members of the Armed Forces who participate in Operation Enduring Freedom or Operation Iraqi Freedom As ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on March 17, 2004 H.R. 3104 would direct the President to establish campaign medals to be ...
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Date March 30, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3550 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2004 H.R. 3550 Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy for Users As reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 29, 2004 SUMMARY CBO has not yet completed a cost estimate for the entire bill; this cost estimate provides our analysis of the bill’s major provisions. This estimate includes the funding levels specified ...
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Date March 30, 2004 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director March 30, 2004 Honorable Wally Herger Chairman Subcommittee on Human Resources Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: I am pleased to respond to your letter dated March 19, 2004, regarding spending for the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ( ...
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Date March 30, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3266 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 30, 2004 H.R. 3266 Faster and Smarter Funding for First Responders Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Select Committee on Homeland Security on March 18, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 3266 would authorize the Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to change the criteria used to distribute funding for two existing first responder grant ...
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Date March 29, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1910 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 29, 2004 S. 1910 A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out an inventory and management program for forests derived from public domain land As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 24, 2004 SUMMARY S. 1910 would authorize the appropriation of funds necessary for the Secretary of Agriculture ...
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Date March 26, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3881 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2004 H.R. 3881 Trade Adjustment Assistance Equity for Service Workers Act of 2004 As introduced in the House of Representatives on March 3, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 3881 would extend Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for workers to cover certain dislocated workers from the services sector and expand coverage within the manufacturing sector. In addition, ...
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Date March 26, 2004 |
Report No. S. 524 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 26, 2004 S. 524 Fort Donelson National Battlefield Expansion Act of 2004 As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 9, 2004 S. 524 would expand the boundary of the Fort Donelson National Battlefield, a historic Civil War site located in Calloway County, Kentucky. The bill would authorize the Secretary of the Interior ...
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Date March 25, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1576 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2004 S. 1576 Harpers Ferry National Historical Park Boundary Revision Act of 2003 As reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 9, 2004 S. 1576 would expand the boundary of the Harpers Ferry National Historical Park in West Virginia by about 1,240 acres. The bill would authorize the National Park Service (NPS) to ...
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Date March 25, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3966 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2004 H.R. 3966 ROTC and Military Recruiter Equal Access to Campus Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Armed Services on March 17, 2004 H.R. 3966 would help ensure that the Department of Defense (DoD) has access to colleges and universities for its recruiters and its Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program. Among other ...
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Date March 25, 2004 |
Report No. H. Con. Res. 389 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2004 H. Con. Res. 389 Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the D.C. Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2004 H. Con. Res. 389 would authorize the 2004 District of Columbia Special Olympics Law Enforcement Torch Run to be run through the ...
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Date March 25, 2004 |
Report No. H. Con. Res. 388 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2004 H. Con. Res. 388 Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the National Peace Officers' Memorial Service As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2004 H. Con. Res. 388 would authorize the National Fraternal Order of Police to use the Capitol grounds on May 15, 2004, or on such other ...
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Date March 25, 2004 |
Report No. H. Con. Res. 376 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 25, 2004 H. Con. Res. 376 Authorizing the use of the Capitol grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on March 24, 2004 H. Con. Res. 376 would authorize the Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association to use the Capitol grounds on June 19, 2004, or on such ...
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Date March 24, 2004 |
Report No. Updated Cost Estimate for S. 1125 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director March 24, 2004 Honorable Orrin G. Hatch Chairman Committee on the Judiciary United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: In preparing to project the budgetary impact of asbestos legislation this year, CBO has determined that a number of factors will cause this year’s estimates to differ ...
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Date March 24, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1307 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE March 24, 2004 S. 1307 A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Reclamation, to assist in the implementation of fish passage and screening facilities at nonfederal water projects, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on March 10, 2004 SUMMARY S. 1307 would ...
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