Education
- Cost Estimate
S. 496, Young Fishermen’s Development Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 24, 2019
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 762, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 16, 2019
- Cost Estimate
S. 253, Streamlining Energy Efficiency for Schools Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 16, 2019
- Report
An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2019 to 2029
In CBO’s projections, federal budget deficits remain large by historical standards, and federal debt grows to equal 95 percent of GDP by 2029. Economic growth is expected to slow from 2.3 percent in 2019 to a rate that is below its long-run historical average.
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2528, STEM Opportunities Act of 2019
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 20, 2019
- Cost Estimate
S. 153, Supporting Veterans in STEM Careers Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on July 10, 2019
- Cost Estimate
H.R. 2978, National Historical Publications and Records Commission Reauthorization Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform on June 12, 2019
- Presentation
The Post-9/11 GI Bill: Beneficiaries, Choices, and Cost
Presentation by Elizabeth Bass, an analyst in CBO’s National Security Division, at the Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International.
- Report
Federal Investment, 1962 to 2018
In 2018, the federal government spent $492 billion on investment—for physical capital, education and training, and research and development—which represented 12 percent of federal spending and 2 percent of GDP.
- Report
Federal Mandatory Spending for Means-Tested Programs, 2009 to 2029
Under current law, outlays for federal mandatory means-tested programs would grow over the next decade at an average annual rate of 4 percent, whereas spending for mandatory non–means-tested programs would grow at an average rate of almost 6 percent, CBO projects.