Monthly Budget Review: August 2026
The federal budget deficit totaled $1.8 trillion in the first 10 months of fiscal year 2026, CBO estimates. That amount is $169 billion more than the deficit
recorded during the same period last fiscal year.
CBO
H.R. 6380, Chiricahua National Park Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 29, 2026
S. 2933, a bill to redesignate a playground in the New River Gorge National Park and Preserve in the State of West Virginia as the “Hearts of Gold Playground: In Honor of West Virginia Children and Families Impacted by Childhood Cancer”
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on July 29, 2026
H.R. 3087, Civil Rights Cold Case Records Collection Reauthorization Act of 2026
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on May 20, 2026
The Navy's New Battleship Program: Costs and Implications for the Shipbuilding Industrial Base
CBO estimates that it would cost about $275 billion (in 2026 dollars) to build 15 of the Navy's new nuclear-powered battleships through 2056. The first ship would cost about $23 billion, and the next 14 ships would average $18 billion.
H.R. 3657, Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 10, 2026
S. 3500, Hydropower Licensing Transparency Act
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources on June 10, 2026
The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
As posted on the website of the Senate Committee on Appropriations on August 2, 2026
H.R. 5351, NSF AI Education Act of 2026
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology on June 25, 2026
H.R. 1483, Protecting Investors’ Personally Identifiable Information Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on June 30, 2026
H.R. 7448, Modernizing and Improving the National Terrorism Advisory System Act of 2026
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Homeland Security on June 24, 2026
S. 3758, End Veterans Overdose Act of 2026
As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs on March 18, 2026
H.R. 9360, Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress Sunset Act
As ordered reported by the House Committee on House Administration on June 24, 2026
H.R. 8359, a bill to change the address of the postal facility designated in honor of Specialist Jeffrey L. White, Jr.
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026
H.R. 1693, a bill to redesignate the National Historic Trails Interpretive Center in Casper, Wyoming, as the ‘‘Barbara L. Cubin National Historic Trails Interpretive Center’’
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 22, 2026
H.R. 4283, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1157 West Mission Avenue in Escondido, California, as the "Captain E. Royce Williams Post Office Building"
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026
H.R. 6006, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 401 North Elm Street in Tuskegee, Alabama, as the "Tuskegee Airmen Memorial Post Office"
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026
H.R. 7365, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1225 Kempsville Road in Virginia Beach, Virginia, as the "Colonel Edward Shames Post Office Building"
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026
H.R. 8326, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 16 Rev Dr Martin Luther King Jr Drive in Willingboro, New Jersey, as the "James A. Cotten Post Office"
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026
H.R. 8419, a bill to designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 3255 Northwest 94th Avenue in Coral Springs, Florida, as the "Nancy Metayer Post Office Building"
As ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on July 22, 2026
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