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CBO regularly publishes data to accompany some of its key reports. These data have been published in the Budget and Economic Outlook and Updates and in their associated supplemental material, except for that from the Long-Term Budget Outlook.
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CBO publishes detailed information underlying its estimates of the President’s proposals that would affect mandatory spending or revenues. The number and type of proposals in the President’s budget varies every year.
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On February 25, 1975, Alice Rivlin was sworn in as CBO’s first Director by Speaker of the House Carl Albert. After a luncheon, she and Robert Reischauer (who would later be CBO’s third Director), along with two assistants, went back to the single office that they shared in the Dirksen Senate Office Building—the original location of CBO.
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CBO had a panel of technical reviewers from 2018 to 2020 to provide feedback during the initial development of the second generation of its health insurance simulation model, which was first used in the development of the spring 2019 baseline projections. CBO uses its health insurance model to generate estimates of health insurance coverage and premiums for the population under age 65 and as part of a process to analyze proposed changes in policies that affect health insurance coverage.
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URLs to CBO's cost estimates for bills and resolutions are predictable. Examples are shown below.
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Basic information about each cost estimate dating back to the 105th Congress is available in XML format.
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CBO accepts applications for its internship program beginning in January of each year. We encourage students to register for job alerts to be informed of other opportunities at CBO.
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Are you a vendor looking for contracting opportunities or a current CBO vendor wondering how to submit an invoice? You'll find answers to some frequently asked questions below.
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If you are looking for a specific bill number, all variations are valid. To search for a specific title, enclose your search in quotation marks for more precise results (Note: searches are not case sensitive.) For example: