The following document has been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Cost Estimate for H.R. 359, A bill to reduce federal spending and the deficit by terminating taxpayer financing of Presidential election campaigns and party conventions
  Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on January 20, 2011

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, and the Federal Role in the Secondary Mortgage Market
• Selected CBO Publications Related to Health Care Legislation, 2009-2010
• Cost Estimate for H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for H.R. 847 as adopted by the Senate on December 22, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 3688, International Professional Exchange Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on December 14, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the Senate amendment in the nature of a substitute to H.R. 6517

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Cost Estimate for H.R. 847, James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the draft amendment in the nature of a substitute for H.R. 847
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 2751, FDA Food Safety Modernization Act
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as passed by the Senate on December 19, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for S. 118, Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly Act of 2010
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO by the Senate Committee on the Budget on December 17, 2010

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 5026, An act to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 5, 2010, with an amendment transmitted on December 16, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for S. 482, Senate Campaign Disclosure Parity Act
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO by the Senate Committee on the Budget on December 17, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 5116, America COMPETES Reauthorization Act of 2010
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as transmitted by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on December 17, 2010, with an Amendment

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 6523, Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as introduced in the House of Representatives on December 15, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 5026, An act to amend the Federal Power Act to protect the bulk-power system and electric infrastructure critical to the defense of the United States against cybersecurity and other threats and vulnerabilities
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on August 5, 2010, with an amendment transmitted on December 16, 2010

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Cost Estimate for S. 1264, Pine River Indian Irrigation Project Act of 2009
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on November 18, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 980, Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on November 18, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 3516, Outer Continental Shelf Reform Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 28, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 6517, Omnibus Trade Act of 2010
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as transmitted to CBO on December 15, 2010

The following document has been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Federal Debt and Interest CostsRecently, the federal government has been recording the largest budget deficits, as a share of gross domestic product (GDP), since the end of World War II. As a result of those deficits, the amount of federal debt held by the public has soared–surpassing $9 trillion at the end of fiscal year 2010 and equal to 62 percent of GDP. The interest the government pays on that debt is currently low by historical standards as a percentage of GDP but is expected to grow rapidly over the next several years as interest rates rise. In response to a request from the Chairman and Ranking Member of the Senate Budget Committee, this study provides background material on federal debt and interest costs.

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Cost Estimate for H.R. 4853, Tax Relief, Unemployment Insurance Reauthorization, and Job Creation Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for Senate Amendment 4753
• Cost Estimate for S. 3817, CAPTA Reauthorization Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on December 1, 2010
• Cost Implications of the Navy’s Plans for Acquiring Littoral Combat Ships
  Letter to the Honorable John McCain
• Evaluating Limits on Participation and Transactions in Markets for Emissions AllowancesIn response to concerns that the accumulation of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere could have serious and costly effects, the Congress has considered creating a nationwide cap-and-trade program that would limit emissions of those gases below the levels projected under current law and would allow trading of rights, or allowances, to produce those emissions. In creating markets for allowance trading, policymakers would face important questions about how best to ensure that any instability in those markets did not raise the cost of reducing emissions or spill over to the rest of the U.S. economy (as happened with instability in mortgage markets during the recent financial crisis). Some observers have proposed excluding certain participants or transactions from allowance markets. This study examines the likely impact of prohibiting allowance trading by entities not directly covered by a cap-and-trade program and of banning the use of allowance derivatives. The report also discusses some alternative restrictions on participation and transactions in allowance markets that could impose lower costs on covered entities while reducing the risk of instability in those markets and in the overall economy.
• Economic Impacts of Waiting to Resolve the Long-Term Budget ImbalanceTo prevent federal debt from rising to unsupportable levels, policymakers would eventually have to restrain the growth of spending, raise revenues significantly above their historical share of gross domestic product (GDP), or pursue some combination of those two approaches. Addressing the long-term budget imbalance would, at a minimum, require stabilizing the ratio of federal debt to national output. In deciding when and how to do that, an important consideration is, what are the costs of delay? This issue brief analyzes the economic effects of waiting 10 years–from 2015 to 2025–to implement policies that would stabilize the ratio of debt to output.

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Cost Estimate for H.R. 4678, Foreign Manufacturers Legal Accountability Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on July 21, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 3874, Reduction of Lead in Drinking Water Act
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 30, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 3973, Diesel Emissions Reduction Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on November 30, 2010
• Fiscal Stress Faced by Local GovernmentsThis Congressional Budget Office issue brief describes the economic conditions and budgeting practices that can lead to significant budgetary challenges–often termed fiscal stress–at the local level. The brief also reviews the options available to local governments, state governments, and the federal government for addressing such financial difficulty. Last, the brief examines two options that local governments very rarely use: defaulting on their debt or filing for bankruptcy.

The following documents have been added to CBO’s Web site:

• Cost Estimate for H.R. 4994, An Act to Extend Certain Expiring Provisions of the Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for Other Purposes
  Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on December 7, 2010
• Cost Estimate for H.R. 6497, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on December 7, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 3992, Development, Relief, and Education for Alien Minors Act of 2010
  Cost estimate for the bill as introduced on November 30, 2010
• Cost Estimate for S. 1275, National Foundation on Fitness, Sports, and Nutrition Establishment Act
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions on December 1, 2010
• Cost Estimate for H.R. 5811, An act to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe
  Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on November 18, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for S. 3447, Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Improvements Act of 2010
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO on December 2, 2010
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for H.R. 6495, Robert C. Byrd Mine Safety Protection Act of 2010, with Amendments
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO on December 7, 2010, with amendments
• Pay-As-You-Go Estimate for S. 2925, Domestic Minor Sex Trafficking Deterrence and Victims Support Act of 2010
  Pay-as-you-go estimate for the bill as provided to CBO with Amendments on December 6, 2010