H.R. 5426, a bill to require the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to provide a link to resources for submitting reports on suspected fraud relating to certain COVID-19 loans

New from the Congressional Budget Office (CBO)

H.R. 1809, Block the Use of Transatlantic Technology in Iranian Made Drones Act:

Cost Estimate  (October 30, 2023)

Posted by Phil Swagel on September 29, 2023.

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Phillip L. Swagel is CBO’s Director

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on July 26, 2023.

Summary:

H.R. 4278 would make several changes to disciplinary policies for employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA).

Aa Presented by Richard DeKaser, Congressional Budget Office Director of Macroeconomic Analysis, to Economic and Financial Counselors from the European Union on September 14, 2023.

Summary:

Forecast for 2023 to 2025:

A Report issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO):

“In CBO’s latest projections, economic growth slows and then picks up over the 2023–2025 period. That initial slowdown in economic growth drives up unemployment. Inflation continues to gradually decline.”

Summary:

H.R. 3874, Veterans Education Assistance Improvement Act

As ordered reported  by the House Committee on Veterans Affairs on July 26 2023.

H.R. 3874 would make changes to education benefit programs administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). The costs of those programs are paid from mandatory appropriations. Enacting the bill would decrease net direct spending by $5 million over the 2023-2033 period, CBO estimates.