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Federal Mandatory Spending for Means-Tested Programs and Tax Credits

In this June 18, 2025 Report, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)  provides information concerning outlays for the government’s major mandatory programs and tax credits that are primarily means-tested and provide assistance to people with relatively low income or few assets. Summary: House Budget Committee Chairman Arrington has asked CBO to…

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How H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, Would Affect the Distribution of Resources Available to Households

From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), June 12, 2025:* OVERVIEW: “This interactive tool illustrates the distributional effects of H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It allows users to explore how H.R. 1, as passed by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025, would affect the economic resources…

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Debt Service Effects Derived from H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act

Congressional Budget Office (CBO) Report, June 5, 2025. CBO estimates that debt-service costs under H.R. 1, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, would total $551 billion over the 2025–2034 period—increasing the bill’s cumulative effect on the deficit to $3.0 trillion. Summary: “CBO responds to a request from Senator Merkley for…

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H.R. 1295, Reorganizing Government Act of 2025

As ordered by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 25, 2025. From the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) : H.R. 1295 would reauthorize and expand through December 2026 the authority for the President to develop a government reorganization plan and submit that plan to the Congress under an…

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CBO: Business Tax Credits for Wind and Solar Power

Report-April 11, 2025. The Congressional Budget Office* “(CBO) provides an overview of federal tax credits that support investment in wind and solar electric power. The agency also explains how it assesses the credits’ budgetary and economic effects and how its baseline reflects JCT’s revenue estimates.” SUMMARY: The federal government provides…

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CBO: Projections of Deficits and Debt Under Alternative Scenarios for the Budget and Interest Rates

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)* analyzed the effects of alternative budget scenarios in which provisions of the 2017 tax act were extended and the average interest rate on federal debt increased. Summary: This letter responds to a request for an analysis of projected deficits and debt under alternative scenarios for…

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CBO Workbook on How Changes in Economic Conditions Might Affect the Federal Budget: 2025-2035

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO)* has created a workbook to allow users to define and analyze alternative economic scenarios by specifying differences in the values of four economic variables relative to the values underlying CBO’s January 2025 projections. SUMMARY: This workbook allows users to define and analyze alternative economic scenarios…

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CBO Explains Common Sources of Uncertainty in Cost Estimates for Legislation

Report: February 13, 2025. Congressional Budget (CBO) cost estimates, which represent the agency’s best assessment of a bill’s budgetary effects, can be subject to uncertainty arising from various sources. CBO describes how it addresses six common sources of uncertainty. SUMMARY: The Congressional Budget Act of 1974 requires the Congressional Budget…

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Congressional Budget Office Request for Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2026

February 3, 2025. Congressional Budget office (CBO) requests appropriations of $75.8 million for fiscal year 2026. The requested amount is an increase of $5.8 million, or 8.2 percent, above the annualized funding (at the 2024 level) under the continuing resolution currently in effect. Request Summary: The Congressional Budget Office requests…

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U.S. Demographic Outlook 2025-2055: Population Projections

In  a January 13, 2025 Report, The Demographic Outlook: 2025-2055, Congressional Budget Office projects, the U.S. population will increase from 350 million people in 2025 to 372 million in 2055, and the average age will also rise. Beginning in 2033, annual deaths will exceed annual births, and net immigration accounts…

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