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Cost Estimate
September 26, 2016
H.R. 4220 would amend the Internal Revenue Code to allow tax-exempt ditch or irrigation entities, which provide water storage and delivery services, to earn income from certain property without affecting their tax-exempt status. Under current law, in order to maintain tax-exempt status, at least 85 percent of the income of such entities must be in the form of collections from members for the purpose of meeting losses and expenses. Under H.R.
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Cost Estimate
September 16, 2016
H.R. 5883 would amend the Packers and Stockyards Act of 1921 to include livestock sales conducted through electronic communications. Specifically, the legislation updates the definition of a market agency to include persons who buy or sell livestock through electronic methods if such person’s average annual livestock sales exceed $250,000. The legislation also would permit the use of electronic funds transfers or any other exchange methods the Secretary of Agriculture determines appropriate to complete livestock sales.
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Cost Estimate
March 18, 2016
S. 2609 would establish a voluntary labeling standard for bioengineered food. The bill defines bioengineered as food containing genetic material that has been modified through certain techniques and for which the modification could not otherwise be obtained through conventional breeding or found in nature. The standard would be developed and administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
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Cost Estimate
December 18, 2015
Estimated Effects on Direct Spending and Revenues of H.R. 2029
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Cost Estimate
December 16, 2015
Estimate of the direct spending and revenue effects of House Amendment # 1 to H.R. 2029, Divisions A - L.
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Cost Estimate
October 27, 2015
Estimate of Budgetary Effects of the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015
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Cost Estimate
September 25, 2015
H.R. 2051 would amend and extend through 2020 the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) authority to require certain meat packers to report on the supply, demand, and prices of certain livestock. The bill also would authorize the appropriation of matching funds for administrative and project expenses to the National Forest Foundation through 2018; that authorization expired on September 30, 1996. Finally, H.R.
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Cost Estimate
September 25, 2015
Tables for H.R. 719 with amendment SA 2689 (the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016)
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Cost Estimate
September 22, 2015
Tables for the Continuing Appropriations Resolution, 2016
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Cost Estimate
July 16, 2015
H.R. 1599 would establish a program, to be administered by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), to certify genetically engineered food. The bill also would prohibit an unregulated plant that is genetically engineered from being introduced into interstate commerce for use in food unless it was certified to be safe by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). USDA would be required to publish information about certain genetically engineered plants intended for use in food on a public website.
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Cost Estimate
June 22, 2015
An amendment to the House amendment to the Senate amendment to H.R. 1295
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Cost Estimate
June 22, 2015
Under current law, all cotton tendered for delivery against a futures contract traded on an exchange listed in the United States must be sampled and graded by the Department of Agriculture. As a consequence, nearly all cotton tendered for such contracts is domestically grown; cost considerations, among other things, limit the amount of foreign-grown cotton that is submitted for grading. H.R. 2620 would exempt certain futures contracts for cotton from those sampling and grading requirements.
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Cost Estimate
June 10, 2015
Cost estimate for H.R. 1314
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Cost Estimate
June 4, 2015
S. 1417 would amend and extend, through 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s authority to carry out its responsibilities under the United States Grain Standards Act. The bill would authorize the appropriation of whatever amounts are necessary for the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA) to carry out activities under that act and extend GIPSA’s authority to collect and spend fees for certain inspection and weighing services. S.
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Cost Estimate
May 28, 2015
H.R. 2393 would repeal existing requirements for retailers of beef, pork, and chicken to inform customers at the final point of sale of the country of origin of those products. The repeal would not affect existing requirements for country-of-origin labeling for lamb, venison, goat meat, perishable agricultural commodities, peanuts, farm-raised and wild fish, ginseng, pecans, and macadamia nuts.
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Cost Estimate
May 21, 2015
H.R. 2051 would reauthorize, through fiscal year 2020, reports that are produced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on the marketing and prices of cattle, swine, lambs, and products of such livestock. Current authority to produce those reports ends on September 30, 2015. The bill also would require the Secretary of Agriculture to begin daily reporting of certain negotiated purchases of swine and to conduct a study on the need to report on livestock prices to the federal government.
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Cost Estimate
May 13, 2015
H.R. 2088 would amend and extend, through 2020, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) authority to carry out activities under the United States Grain Standards Act. The bill would authorize annual appropriations of amounts necessary for the Grain Inspection, Packers, and Stockyards Administration (GIPSA, an agency of USDA) to carry out activities under that act and extend GIPSA’s authority to collect and spend fees for certain grain inspection and weighing services. H.R.
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Cost Estimate
May 5, 2015
The Trade Adjustment Assistance Reauthorization Act of 2015 would temporarily expand coverage of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers through June 2021, and reauthorize the program through June 2022. The bill also would authorize appropriations for other trade adjustment assistance programs for farmers and firms through 2021. Additionally, the bill would extend the health coverage tax credit (HCTC) through 2019. Finally, it would extend the authority to collect and increase the rate of certain customs user fees, and make changes to the Medicare program.
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Cost Estimate
May 4, 2015
H.R. 1892 would temporarily expand coverage of Trade Adjustment Assistance (TAA) for Workers through June 2021, and reauthorize the program through June 2022. The bill also would authorize appropriations for other trade adjustment assistance programs for farmers and firms through 2021. Additionally, the bill would extend the health coverage tax credit (HCTC) through 2019. Finally, it would extend the authority to collect and increase the rate of certain customs user fees, and make changes to the Medicare program.
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Cost Estimate
April 30, 2015
The Bipartisan Congressional Trade Priorities and Accountability Act of 2015 would restore the President’s authority to enter into multilateral and bilateral trade agreements. The authority would be extended through July 1, 2018, with the possibility to extend for another three years at the President’s request. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the legislation could affect revenues. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending.
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Cost Estimate
April 29, 2015
H.R. 1890 would restore the President’s authority to enter into multilateral and bilateral trade agreements. The authority would be extended through July 1, 2018, with the possibility to extend for another three years at the President’s request. Pay-as-you-go procedures apply because enacting the legislation could affect revenues. Enacting the bill would not affect direct spending.