CBO is required to produce a cost estimate for nearly every bill approved by a full committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate. Estimates include statements concerning intergovernmental and private-sector mandates as defined in the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act.

In CBO’s projections, federal debt surpasses its historical peak in 2029. That large and growing debt has significant economic and financial consequences.

CBO publishes between 600 and 800 cost estimates for bills ordered reported to the Congress each year. The estimates are posted on CBO’s website, where users can filter by bill number, title, and committee, for example.

2022年9月7日 · The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released a final score of the Inflation Reduction Act, finding it would reduce deficits by $238 billion over a decade. The final legislation included a number of changes from the original version, which was estimated to save over $300 billion through 2031.

2017年9月20日 · A CBO score is a cost estimate provided by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office, which predicts the potential impact a piece of legislation will have.

2017年5月4日 · But what exactly does the CBO’s work entail, and why is its scoring important? In lieu of a report from the office itself, I spoke with former CBO Director Doug Holtz-Eakin on the agency’s role...

2013年5月28日 · Definition: ”Score” or “CBO Score” generally refers to a cost estimate conducted by the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO). According to CBO, the agency is required by...

2016年11月27日 · The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) provides nonpartisan cost estimates, or “scores,” for legislation under consideration by the U.S. Congress. These cost estimates …

2023年10月27日 · In July 2022, CBO estimated the law would prevent 15 in 1,300 drugs from coming to market over the next 30 years. Republicans question why private investors and drugmakers estimate the law will...

2017年7月16日 · That’s the readers’ guide to the upcoming CBO score: (1) ignore the past (2017 and 2018), (2) skip the Medicaid numbers, and (3) focus on the future in the individual and employer markets.