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Over the past three months, the Congressional Budget Office has produced a variety of budget and economic analyses, cost estimates, and analytical products, thus fulfilling its core mission of supporting Congress during each stage of the legislative process. This newsletter is a companion to CBO's Recent Publications and Work in Progress as of September 30, 2026, which offers a summary of recent publications and those scheduled to be released in the coming months. CBO also regularly publishes presentations and budget and economic data, which can be found on the agency's website, as well as models and code, which are posted on the agency's Github page.To learn more about CBO, see An Introduction to the Congressional Budget Office. |
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Cost Estimates Through its technical assistance and cost estimates, CBO routinely provides Congress with information about the effects of proposed legislation on the federal budget. The agency is required by law to prepare a cost estimate for nearly every bill that is approved by a full Congressional committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate. The agency publishes cost estimates at other stages of the legislative process, too, if requested to do so by a relevant committee or by Congressional leadership. Also, CBO estimates the budgetary effects of bills scheduled to be considered under suspension of the rules in the House, a procedure sometimes used to consider legislation on the House floor in an expedited manner. This past quarter, the agency published 314 cost estimates, including estimates for the following bills: |
- S. 933, the NASA Authorization Act of 2026, which would authorize appropriations totaling about $24.7 billion in 2026 and $25.3 billion in 2027 for current and new activities of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration;
- S. 4668, the Protect College Sports Act of 2026, which would establish a federal regulatory framework governing name, image, and likeness agreements for student athletes;
- H.R. 5853, a bill that would amend the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 to increase the civil penalties that the Bureau of Industry and Security could impose for violations of that act;
- H.R. 6322, the Stop Stealing Our Chips Act, which would require the Department of Commerce to pay whistleblowers who provide original information that leads to the successful enforcement of export control violations;
- H.R. 3872, an act that would amend the Mineral Leasing Act for Acquired Lands to authorize the Bureau of Land Management to lease all acquired federal land for hardrock mineral extraction;
- H.R. 8052, the Veteran Infection Prevention Act, which would require certain sterile processing technicians employed by the Department of Veterans Affairs to obtain professional certification from an accredited institution within two years of their appointment;
- S. 4570, the U.S. Technology Procurement and Access to Trusted Hardware Act, which would authorize appropriations to promote the sale of U.S. cybersecurity and digital products to foreign governments; and
- H.R. 3633,the CLARITY Act of 2025, which would establish a framework for the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to regulate digital assets.
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For inquiries from Members of Congress and Congressional staff about cost estimates, email CostEstimates@cbo.gov; for other inquiries from Members and staff, contact CongressionalAffairs@cbo.gov. For inquiries from the public or the media, email Communications@cbo.gov. |
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