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In 2009, the Recovery Act boosted monthly benefits for SNAP. The resulting increase in spending on SNAP benefits from 2009 to 2013 was greater than CBO had estimated. This report discusses that underestimate and the reasons for it.
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CBO periodically issues a volume of options—this year’s installment presents 121—that would decrease federal spending or increase federal revenues. CBO’s website allows users to filter options by topic, date, and other categories.
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Direct Spending and Revenue Effects for the Conference Agreement on H.R. 2
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As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on September 26, 2018
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Scheduled for Consideration by the House Committee on Rules
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As reported by the Senate Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on March 19, 2018
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In 2015, average household income before accounting for means-tested transfers and federal taxes was $20,000 for the lowest quintile and $292,000 for the highest quintile. After transfers and taxes, those averages were $33,000 and $215,000.
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Sixty percent of state and local investment in transportation and water infrastructure is financed using tools that impose costs on the federal government: tax-exempt bonds, tax credit bonds, state banks, and direct federal credit programs.
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In 2017, spending by federal, state, and local governments for transportation and water infrastructure totaled $441 billion. This slide deck updates information that CBO released in 2015.
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As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 27, 2018