Report, July 14, 2023 CBO estimates that plans for U.S. nuclear forces, as described in the fiscal year 2023 budget and supporting documents, would cost $756 billion over the 2023–2032 period, $122 billion more than CBO’s 2021 estimate for the 2021–2030 period. Summary: Nuclear weapons have been an important component…
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on May 17, 2023 This bill would: • Authorize the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to provide danger pay allowances to employees who are stationed abroad in certain areas • Create new criminal penalties for destroying, damaging,…
CBO’s Director, Phillip Swagel, testifies about the agency’s projections of Social Security’s finances before the Senate Budget Committee. Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It is charged with providing members of Congress objective analysis of…
In an earlier posting, CBO Projections: The 2023 Budget, we provided Congressional Budget Office (CBO) documents which discuss, from a budgetary perspective, their analysis and projections of what the federal budget and economy would look like over the next 20 years, if current laws generally remain unchanged. In this posting…
During this past week (week ending June 30, 2023) we have received listings of 23 Government and Administrative Law Summaries, 77 Constitutional Law summaries, 73 Criminal Law, and 3 U.A. Supreme Court Summaries . Also included under a separate link are three additional U.S. Supreme Court Opinions released on July…
Report June 28, 2023: Introduction: The U.S. faces a challenging fiscal outlook in the coming years, according to CBO’s projections. Measured as a percentage of GDP, large and sustained deficits lead to high and rising federal debt that exceeds any previously recorded level. Summary: Each year, the Congressional Budget Office…
Established in 1974, The Congressional Budget Office is a federal agency within the legislative branch of the United States government. It is charged with providing members of Congress objective analysis of budgeting and economic issues to support the congressional budget process. Each year, CBO economists and budget analysts produce dozens…
This posting contains additional information not included in my June 22,2023 posting: HR. 3564 Middle Class Borrower Protection Act of 2023. As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on June 20, 2023 https://rules.house.gov/bill/118/hr-3564 Summary. The first six sections of H.R. 3564 would repeal the structure…
As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 13, 2023. Summary: S. 1074 would require the Departments of State and Defense to identify and report to the Congress on U.S. goods and services that China relies on and Chinese goods and services that the federal government procures…
As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on June 13, 2023 Summary: S. 308 would require the Department of State to influence international organizations to reclassify China as a developed country instead of as a developing country. On the basis of information about the costs of diplomatic efforts…