As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 15, 2026

The federal budget deficit totaled $2.0 trillion in fiscal year 2026, CBO estimates, $218 billion more than the deficit recorded in fiscal year 2025.

CBO analyzed the budgetary outcomes under two alternative scenarios in which interest rates are higher than those underlying CBO's February 2026 baseline.

As reported by the House Committee on Financial Services on September 1, 2026

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on September 2, 2026

As reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on September 8, 2026

As passed by the Senate on May 20, 2026

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Education and Workforce on May 21, 2026

As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on August 27, 2026

CBO examines how spending for flood adaptations today might affect the federal government's potential costs for disaster relief later, and what households are likely to pay for flood insurance that is subsidized by the federal government.

As ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on June 3, 2026

As reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on August 27, 2026

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Ways and Means on July 22, 2026

As reported by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on August 4, 2026

In this working paper, the effect of Treasury duration supply on term premiums is estimated by using a dynamic term structure model.

CBO's Director, Phillip Swagel, discusses his recent and upcoming speaking engagements about the agency's work, its mission, and the U.S. economy.