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1 Jing Guo, et al., CBO's Recent Publications and Work in Progress as of March 31, 2026 1 (April 8, 2026)

handle is hein.congrec/cborcntp0001 and id is 1 raw text is: To provide Congress with a comprehensive review of its work, the Congressional Budget Office publishes quar- terly reports that highlight the agency's recent publica- tions and summarize its work in progress.' Over the past three months, CBO has produced a variety of budget and economic analyses, fulfilling the agency's mission of supporting Congress during each stage of the legislative process. The agency's work takes many forms, including technical assistance to committees and Members when they are crafting legislation, cost estimates of legislation, testimonies, reports, and other analytical products. Recent Cost Estimates Through its technical assistance and cost estimates, CBO 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 commit- tee or by Congressional leadership. CBO also 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.2 1. For previous editions of this report, see www.cbo.gov/taxonomy/ term/3/recurring-reports. To receive the Quarter in Review newsletter that accompanies each report in this series, readers can submit their email address under Stay Connected at the bottom of any page on CBO's website. 2. In addition, the agency prepares cost estimates when a bill is the subject of a motion to be placed on the Consensus Calendar- an alternative route to the floor for certain House bills and resolutions that have broad bipartisan support. This past quarter, the agency published 263 cost esti- mates, including the following: * A cost estimate for H.R. 2102, the Major Richard Star Act, which would permit Chapter 61 retirees-service members who have retired from the armed forces because of a disability-to receive the full amount of both their military retired pay and their veterans disability compensation; A cost estimate for H.R. 7008, the Stop Insider Trading Act, which would prohibit Members of Congress and their spouses and dependent children from buying certain financial assets while the Member is in office; * A cost estimate for H.R. 2641, the Day 1, Dollar 1 E-Verify Act, which would require all federal contractors and their subcontractors to use E-Verify, a federal web-based system that allows public- and private-sector employers to confirm that newly hired employees are eligible to work in the United States; * A cost estimate for S. 3249, the Strategic Subsea Cables Act of 2026, which would direct the Administration to protect the global network of undersea fiber-optic cables and other critical undersea infrastructure; * A cost estimate for H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which would provide full-year appropriations and authorities for fiscal year 2026 for agencies covered by 3 of the 12 annual appropriation acts; * A cost estimate for H.R. 7006, the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026, which would provide full-year appropriations and authorities for fiscal year Notes: All years referred to in describing the budgetary effects of changes in the economy are federal fiscal years, which run from October 1 to September 30 and are designated by the calendar year in which they end. Years referred to in describing estimated changes to the economy are calendar years.