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| Date Feb. 10, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3261 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 10, 2004 H.R. 3261 Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2004 H.R. 3261 would allow parties who create or maintain information databases to file civil suits in a United States district court against parties who misuse those databases. The bill would ...
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| Date Feb. 10, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 339 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 10, 2004 H.R. 339 Personal Responsibility in Food Consumption Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2004 H.R. 339 would require courts to dismiss certain lawsuits filed against manufacturers and sellers of any food product as well as the trade associations that represent them. Specifically, the bill would ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 1768 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 9, 2004 H.R. 1768 Multidistrict Litigation Restoration Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2004 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1768 would have no significant impact on the federal budget and would not affect direct spending or receipts. H.R. 1768 contains no intergovernmental or private- ...
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| Date Feb. 9, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 1292 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 9, 2004 H.R. 1292 Remote Sensing Applications Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science on February 4, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 1292 would authorize the appropriation of $15 million a year over the 2005-2009 period for a new program of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to encourage the use of geospacial and ...
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| Date Feb. 5, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 1073 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 5, 2004 H.R. 1073 A bill to repeal section 801 of the Revenue Act of 1916 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2004 H.R. 1073 would repeal section 801 of the Revenue Act of 1916, which prohibits foreign firms from dumping goods in the United States and subjects violators to both civil and criminal penalties. A ...
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| Date Feb. 4, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2391 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE February 4, 2004 H.R. 2391 Cooperative Research and Technology Enhancement (CREATE) Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2004 H.R. 2391 would make changes to patent law regarding collaborative work by researchers from multiple organizations. Based on information provided by the United States Patent and ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 3095 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 30, 2004 H.R. 3095 Community Recognition Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 28, 2004 H.R. 3095 would amend federal law to allow local officials to order the national flag to be flown at half staff in the event of the death of a present or former official of that city or locality. Under current law, ...
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| Date Jan. 30, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 265 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 30, 2004 H.R. 265 Mount Rainier National Park Boundary Adjustment Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on October 29, 2003 H.R. 265 would modify the boundary of the Mount Rainier National Park in the state of Washington to include a noncontiguous area west of the existing park. The bill would authorize the National ...
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| Date Jan. 29, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 348 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 29, 2004 H.R. 348 Prisoner of War Benefits Act of 2003 As introduced on January 27, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 348 would expand veterans benefits for former prisoners of war (POWs), including disability compensation and dependency and indemnity compensation (DIC). CBO estimates that enacting the bill would increase direct spending by $9 million in 2004, $ ...
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| Date Jan. 28, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 1997 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 28, 2004 H.R. 1997 Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on January 21, 2004 CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1997 would not result in any significant cost to the federal government. Enactment of H.R. 1997 could affect direct spending and receipts, but CBO estimates that any such ...
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| Date Jan. 23, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2844 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 23, 2004 H.R. 2844 Continuity in Representation Act of 2004 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Judiciary on January 21, 2004 SUMMARY H.R. 2844 would provide for the continuity of the House of Representatives if the Speaker of the House announced that there were “extraordinary circumstances”—effectively 100 or more vacancies in the House ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1072 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 22, 2004 S. 1072 Safe, Accountable, Flexible, and Efficient Transportation Equity Act of 2003 As reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on January 14, 2003 SUMMARY Assuming appropriation action consistent with the funding levels specified in the bill, and assuming the appropriation of amounts necessary to complete highway ...
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| Date Jan. 22, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1423 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 22, 2004 S. 1423 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY S. 1423 would provide federal recognition to six Indian tribes in the state of Virginia—the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Eastern Division of the Chickahominy Tribe ...
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| Date Jan. 21, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1601 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 21, 2004 S. 1601 Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Reauthorization Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY S. 1601 would authorize appropriations to operate Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Indian Health Service (IHS) programs aimed at preventing abuse of Indian ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1978 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 16, 2004 S. 1978 Surface Transportation Safety Reauthorization Act of 2003 As reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on November 25, 2003 SUMMARY CBO estimates that implementing S. 1978 would cost $21 billion over the 2004-2009 period, assuming appropriation action consistent with the bill. We also estimate that ...
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| Date Jan. 16, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2816 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 16, 2004 H.R. 2816 A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the management of health care services for veterans to place certain low-income veterans in a higher health-care priority category As introduced on July 22, 2003 H.R. 2816 would give certain low-income veterans a higher priority when ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2620 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 7, 2004 H.R. 2620 Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on December 9, 2003, and signed by the President on December 19, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2620 (Public Law 108-193) reauthorizes several programs within the Departments of State, Labor, Justice, and Health and Human Services, and within other agencies ...
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| Date Jan. 7, 2004 |
Report No. H.R. 2693 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 7, 2004 H.R. 2693 Marine Mammal Protection Act Amendments of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on November 5, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2693 would authorize the appropriation of $345 million over the 2004-2008 period for programs to protect and conserve marine mammals. Assuming appropriation of the specified amounts, CBO ...
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| Date Jan. 2, 2004 |
Report No. S. 1545 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE January 20, 2004 S. 1545 Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 25, 2003 SUMMARY S. 1545 would authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to adjust the status of certain undocumented alien children to conditional legal permanent resident status if they meet specific ...
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| Date Dec. 30, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2707 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 30, 2003 H.R. 2707 Salt Cedar and Russian Olive Control Assessment and Demonstration Act As ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2707 would authorize appropriations totaling $106 million over the 2004-2010 period for a program to address the infestation of Salt Cedar and Russian Olive trees in ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2115 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 9, 2003 H.R. 2115 Vision 100—Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act As cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2115 would reauthorize programs administered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and makes changes to laws related to aviation. CBO estimates the act would reduce direct spending by $2 million in 2004 and ...
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| Date Dec. 9, 2003 |
Report No. S. 459 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 9, 2003 S. 459 Hometown Heroes Survivors Benefits Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on November 25, 2003 SUMMARY Under current law, the families of public safety officers who have died as a result of injuries sustained in the line of duty are eligible for a one-time payment of $267,494. The amount of this payment is adjusted each year for ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2297 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 8, 2003 H.R. 2297 Veterans Benefits Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on November 20, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2297, the Veterans Benefits Act of 2003, contains provisions that would affect several veterans programs, including housing, education, compensation, pensions, and burial. CBO estimates this legislation would reduce direct spending for ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 743 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director December 8, 2003 Honorable Charles E. Grassley Chairman Committee on Finance United States Senate Washington, DC 20510 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the effects on direct spending and revenues of a possible managers’ amendment to H.R. 743, the Social Security Protection ...
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| Date Dec. 8, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 3349 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director December 8, 2003 Honorable Jim Nussle Chairman Committee on the Budget U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: CBO has prepared an estimate of the costs of implementing H.R. 3349, an act to authorize salary adjustments for Justices and judges of the United States for fiscal ...
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| Date Dec. 5, 2003 |
Report No. S. 156 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 5, 2003 S. 156 A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to reauthorize the Price-Anderson provisions, to provide for the security of commercial nuclear power plants and facilities designated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, and for other purposes As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on April 9, 2003 ...
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| Date Dec. 4, 2003 |
Report No. S. 2005 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2003 Pension Stability Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY The Pension Stability Act would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code that would affect the operations of private pension plans. ...
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| Date Dec. 4, 2003 |
Report No. H.J. Res. 63 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 4, 2003 H.J. Res. 63 Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on November 20, 2003 SUMMARY H.J. Res. 63 would amend the Compact of Free Association and subsidiary agreements between the United States and the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) and the Federated States of Micronesia (FSM). The compacts with ...
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| Date Dec. 3, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 3054 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 3, 2003 H.R. 3054 District of Columbia Military Retirement Equity Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on November 11, 2003, and signed by the President on November 22, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 3054, enacted as Public Law 108-133, will permit participants in the pension system created by the District of Columbia Policemen and Fireman’s Retirement and ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2003 |
Report No. S. 1940 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 2, 2003 S. 1940 Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on November 24, 2003 SUMMARY The Head Start Improvements for School Readiness Act would reauthorize the Head Start program through 2009. The program is currently authorized through January 31, 2004, by the ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 1086 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 2, 2003 H.R. 1086 Standards Development Organization Advancement Act of 2003 As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 6, 2003 H.R. 1086 would provide certain protections from antitrust laws to standards development organizations (SDOs) if they disclose the scope and nature of the organization's activity to the Department of ...
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| Date Dec. 2, 2003 |
Report No. S. 423 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 2, 2003 S. 423 HIPAA Recreational Injury Technical Correction Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 29, 2003 S. 423 would modify the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the Public Health Service Act, and the Internal Revenue Code. The bill would prohibit a group health plan from ...
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| Date Dec. 1, 2003 |
Report No. S. 129 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 1, 2003 S. 129 Federal Workforce Flexibility Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs on October 22, 2003 SUMMARY S. 129 would amend laws affecting civilian employees of the federal government. Major provisions of the bill would increase federal retirement benefits for some workers who performed part-time ...
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| Date Dec. 1, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2844 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE December 1, 2003 H.R. 2844 Continuity in Representation Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Administration on November 19, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2844 would provide for the continuity of the House of Representatives if the Speaker of the House announced that there were “extraordinary circumstances”—effectively 100 or more vacancies in the ...
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| Date Nov. 26, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 1683 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 26, 2003 H.R. 1683 Veterans' Compensation Cost-Of-Living Adjustment Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003 H.R. 1683 would increase the amounts paid to veterans for disability compensation and to their survivors for dependency and indemnity compensation by the same cost-of-living adjustment (COLA) payable to Social Security ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2003 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 25, 2003 H.R. 1588 National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 As cleared by the Congress on November 12, 2003, and signed by the President on November 24, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 1588, the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004, contains provisions that will increase outlays from direct spending, including provisions ...
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| Date Nov. 25, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2417 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 25, 2003 H.R. 2417 Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 As cleared by the Congress on November 21, 2003 H.R. 2417 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2004 for intelligence activities of the U.S. government, the Intelligence Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System ...
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| Date Nov. 24, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 3478 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 24, 2003 H.R. 3478 National Archives and Records Administration Efficiency Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on November 20, 2003 H.R. 3478 would make various administrative changes to the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA). The legislation would allow NARA to extend the length of time ...
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| Date Nov. 24, 2003 |
Report No. S. 1531 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 24, 2003 S. 1531 Chief Justice John Marshall Commemorative Coin Act As passed by the Senate on November 21, 2003 S. 1531 would authorize the U.S. Mint to produce a $1 silver coin in calendar year 2005 to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Chief Justice John Marshall. The legislation would specify a surcharge of $10 on the sale of ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2003 |
Report No. S. 1786 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2003 S. 1786 Poverty Reduction and Prevention Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY S. 1786 would reauthorize programs created under the Community Services Block Grant Act, the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981, and the Assets for Independence Act. CBO ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 3108 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2003 H.R. 3108 Pension Funding Equity Act of 2003 As passed by the House of Representatives on October 8, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 3108 would make changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code that would affect the operations of private pension plans. Specifically, the act would make changes to ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2003 |
Report No. S. 420 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2003 S. 420 Lumbee Recognition Act As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY S. 420 would provide federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. CBO estimates that implementing S. 420 would cost the federal government about $430 million over the 2004-2008 period, assuming that the ...
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| Date Nov. 21, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 958 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 21, 2003 H.R. 958 Hydrographic Services Amendments of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on October 29, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 958 would make several amendments to the Hydrographic Services Improvement Act of 1998. Specifically, the bill would: • Direct the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) to establish, ...
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| Date Nov. 20, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 1 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director November 20, 2003 Honorable William “Bill” M. Thomas Chairman Committee on Ways and Means U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: The Congressional Budget Office has estimated the effects on direct spending and revenues of the conference agreement on H.R. 1, the Medicare ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2427 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 19, 2003 H.R. 2427 The Pharmaceutical Market Access Act of 2003 As passed by the U. S. House of Representatives on July 25, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2427 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) to issue regulations permitting pharmacists, wholesalers, and individuals (for personal use) to import prescription drugs into the United ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 3365 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 19, 2003 H.R. 3365 Military Family Tax Relief Act of 2003 As cleared by the Congress on November 5, 2003, and signed into law on November 11, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 3365, enacted as Public Law 108-121, increases the death gratuity for survivors of military personnel by $6,000, retroactive to September 11, 2001, and excludes the entire amount from ...
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| Date Nov. 19, 2003 |
Report No. S. 950 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 19, 2003 S. 950 Freedom to Travel to Cuba Act of 2003 As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 11, 2003 S. 950 would forbid, with a few specific exceptions, the federal government from regulating or prohibiting any travel or travel-related transactions by U.S. citizens to or from Cuba. The bill also would require the ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 2548 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 18, 2003 H.R. 2548 Federal Property Asset Management Reform Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Government Reform on July 17, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 2548 would give the General Services Administration (GSA) new authorities for acquiring, improving, and disposing of property held by most federal landholding agencies. The bill would ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2003 |
Report No. H.R. 1776 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE COST ESTIMATE November 18, 2003 H.R. 1776 Pension Preservation and Savings Expansion Act of 2003 As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 18, 2003 SUMMARY H.R. 1776 would make numerous changes to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and the Internal Revenue Code that would affect the operations of private pension plans. ...
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| Date Nov. 18, 2003 |
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CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE U.S. Congress Washington, DC 20515 Douglas Holtz-Eakin, Director November 18, 2003 Honorable W. J. “Billy” Tauzin Chairman Committee on Energy and Commerce U.S. House of Representatives Washington, DC 20515 Dear Mr. Chairman: Based on a preliminary review of the November 18, 2003, conference agreement for H.R. 6, the Energy Policy Act of 2003, CBO estimates that ...
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