As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on December 2, 2014
S. 2963 would permanently extend an existing rule prohibiting the Environmental Protection Agency (or a state administering the Clean Water Act) from requiring a permit for incidental discharges from fishing vessels or commercial vessels less than 79 feet long. CBO estimates that enacting this legislation would have no significant budgetary effect.
Pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply to this legislation because it would not affect direct spending or revenues.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014
As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 2, 2014
The Congressional Budget Office has completed an estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of H.R. 3979, the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘Buck’ McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015, as posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 2, 2014, as Amended by H. Res. 770, with a Subsequent Amendment.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 13, 2014
S. 2104 would require the National Park Service (NPS) to reimburse states for funds they donated to the federal government to operate certain national park units during the period of lapsed appropriations that occurred from October 1, 2013, to October 16, 2013.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 19, 2014
H.R. 4220 would require the United States Geological Survey (USGS) to exchange, at the request of a school district in Minnesota, 1.3 acres of federal land for 1.6 acres of land owned by the district. Under the bill, if the value of the federal land exceeds the value of the lands owned by the district, the district would be required to make a cash payment to USGS to make up the difference.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 19, 2014
H.R. 5699 would expand and adjust the boundary of the John Muir National Historic Site in California to include approximately 44 acres of donated land. The bill would require that the land be donated voluntarily by the Muir Heritage Land Trust and that it be administered as part of the historic site.
As passed by the House of Representatives on December 1, 2014
H.R. 4924 would ratify two settlement agreements among the Hualapai Tribe, the United States, the state of Arizona, and a nonfederal corporation regarding water rights claims. CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would have no significant effect on the federal budget.
As amended and posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 2, 2014
The legislation would prohibit the executive branch from exempting or deferring from removal certain categories of aliens considered to be unlawfully present in the United States. It also would prohibit the executive branch from treating those people as if they were lawfully present or had lawful immigration status, or providing those people with the authorization to work legally.
As passed by the Senate on November 20, 2014
H.R. 669 would require the Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS), acting through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), to continue to carry out certain activities relating to sudden unexpected death in the young.
The legislation would direct the Secretary of HHS to:
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 19, 2014
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 11, 2014
H.R. 4662 would direct the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection (CFPB) to respond to specific inquiries about whether prospective activities comply with consumer financial laws. In preparing those responses, the CFPB would be required to provide a notice and comment period in order to gain the views of interested parties.
As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 20, 2014
CBO estimates that implementing H.R. 1447 would have no significant cost to the federal government. Enacting the legislation would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
As posted on the website of the House Committee on Rules on December 1, 2014
CBO and JCT estimate that enacting H.R. 647 would increase on-budget deficits by $187 million and reduce off-budget deficits by $220 million over the 2015-2024 period. (Effects in the legislation related to Social Security are categorized as “off-budget.”)
In total, enacting H.R. 647 would reduce unified budget deficits by $33 million over the 2015-2024 period. The bill would reduce outlays by $294 million and reduce revenues by $261 million over those 10 years.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Foreign Affairs on November 20, 2014
As provided by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on November 21, 2014
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 13, 2014
As introduced in the House of Representatives on November 20, 2014
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 13, 2014
CBO estimates that enacting S. 398 would have no significant effect on the federal budget. The legislation would affect direct spending because it would authorize a new commission to accept and spend monetary gifts. Therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures apply. However, CBO estimates that the net effect of the bill on direct spending would be insignificant. Enacting S. 398 would not affect revenues.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 16, 2014
H.R. 916 would require the Department of the Interior (DOI) to develop and maintain a multipurpose inventory of all federal lands in the United States. Based on information provided by DOI and assuming appropriation of the necessary amounts, CBO estimates that implementing the legislation would cost about $1.4 billion over the 2015-2019 period. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending or revenues; therefore, pay-as-you-go procedures do not apply.
As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on November 19, 2014
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 13, 2014
As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on September 17, 2014
H.R. 5233 would establish a federal remedy for individuals seeking relief from the misappropriation of trade secrets. Under the bill, an owner of a trade secret could file a civil action in a district court, and the court may issue an order to seize any property necessary to preserve evidence for the civil action. The legislation would require the Department of Justice (DOJ) to submit periodic reports on theft of trade secrets in the United States.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure on September 17, 2014, with an amendment provided to CBO on October 31, 2014
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on November 13, 2014
S. 1419 would authorize appropriations for activities aimed at promoting the development of marine and hydrokinetic energy devices that produce energy from moving water. The bill also would authorize the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to issue licenses for pilot projects to test new hydrokinetic technologies.
As reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on September 18, 2014
As reported by the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence on July 10, 2014