H.R. 2625 would replace the term “employment handicap” with “employment barrier” in title 38 of the U.S. Code, which governs veterans’ benefits. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) administers programs that offer vocational rehabilitation assistance to …
A letter to the Honorable Brett Guthrie concerning reconciliation recommendations posted on the website of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 11, 2025.
H.R. 2201 would require the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to provide annual sensitivity training for employees who process or decide claims for VA benefits that result from military sexual trauma (MST). The bill also would require VA to obtain a …
This spreadsheet provides the personnel numbers and annual operating costs that CBO estimates for each type of major combat unit in the U.S. military, updated to reflect the Defense Department’s fiscal year 2025 budget request.
Legislation Summary H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, instructed the House Committee on Homeland Security to recommend legislative changes that would increase deficits up to a specified amount over the 2025-2034 …
H.R. 1823 would require the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to report to the Congress on the causes of funding shortfalls in appropriation accounts for health care, disability compensation, and education benefits that the Department of Veterans …
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the rules in that chamber. Under suspension, floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, points of order against the bill are …
The federal budget deficit totaled $1.1 trillion in the first seven months of fiscal year 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimates. That amount is $196 billion more than the deficit recorded during the same period last fiscal year. Revenues …
A letter to the Honorable Ron Wyden and the Honorable Frank Pallone, Jr., concerning Medicaid policy options and state responses.
Presentation by Noelia Duchovny, an analyst in CBO’s Health Analysis Division, at the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases Workshop on GLP-1-Based Therapies.
Historically, most federal spending for highways, bridges, and mass transit has been paid for by revenues—largely from excise taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel—that are credited to the Highway Trust Fund. For more than two decades, those revenues have …
Legislation Summary H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, instructed the House Committee on Financial Services to recommend legislative changes that would decrease deficits by at least $1 billion over the 2025-2034 …
This letter provides CBO's estimates of how recent declines in the costs of launch services would change previous estimates of the costs to deploy a constellation of space-based interceptors (SBIs) designed to defeat one or two intercontinental …
Legislation Summary H. Con. Res. 14, the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2025, instructed the House Committee on Armed Services to recommend legislative changes that would increase deficits up to a specified amount over the 2025-2034 …
H.R. 2659 would establish an interagency task force to detect, analyze, and respond to cybersecurity threats from state-sponsored actors. Under the bill, the task force would publish a list of federal resources available to help safeguard information …
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) provides benefits that help eligible low-income households purchase food. Most enrolled households supplement SNAP benefits with personal funds (Tiehen, Newman, and Kirlin 2017). The Congressional Budget …
The Majority Leader of the House of Representatives announces bills that will be considered under suspension of the rules in that chamber. Under suspension, floor debate is limited, all floor amendments are prohibited, points of order against the bill are …
H.R. 881 would prohibit the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from providing funds to any higher education institution that hosts Confucius Institutes, which are nonprofit cultural and educational centers funded by the Chinese government. That …
H.R. 2683 would authorize the Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS), an agency of the Department of Commerce, to issue licenses and impose penalties on exporters of technology that could be accessed over a network connection between foreign and U.S. …
This letter explains how CBO and staff of the Joint Committee on Taxation develop estimates of the budgetary and economic effects of legislation. The letter answers questions about what is included in different types of estimates, how debt is accounted for …
