CBO's transparency efforts are intended to promote a thorough understanding of its work, help people gauge how estimates might change if policies or circumstances differed, and enhance the credibility …

CBO regularly publishes data to accompany some of its key reports. These data have been published in the Budget and Economic Outlook and Updates and in their associated supplemental material, …

Feb 11, 2026 · CBO's recurring publications include regular reports on the budget and economic outlook, annual reports on the President's budget and the long-term budget outlook, and, every two …

CBO was established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (the Budget Act) to provide objective, nonpartisan information to support the Congressional budget process and to help Congress make …

Apr 8, 2026 · CBO Director Phillip Swagel testifies about the agency's most recent analysis of the outlook for the budget and the economy before the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Fiscal …

Dec 17, 2025 · Cost Estimates CBO is required to produce a cost estimate for nearly every bill approved by a full committee of the House of Representatives or the Senate. Estimates include statements …

Feb 11, 2026 · CBO regularly publishes projections of what the federal budget and the economy would look like in the current fiscal year and over the next 10 years if current laws governing revenues and …

Apr 13, 2026 · In 2026, CBO will promote transparency by publishing new modeling tools, source code, and technical documentation and by explaining the methods it uses for its analyses in several topic …

CBO’s current forecast differs from its September 2025 projections for the 2026–2028 period. 1 The changes mainly reflect recent developments and updated assessments of recent events and policies …

Feb 11, 2026 · In CBO's projections, the federal budget deficit in fiscal year 2026 is $1.9 trillion, and federal debt rises to 120 percent of GDP in 2036. Economic growth strengthens in 2026 and …