Congress Works to Finish Fiscal Year 2024 Appropriations
President Biden signed six spending bills for Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) on March 9th – five months after the fiscal year began in October 2023. While not originally in this grouping, the minibus included the Commerce, Justice, Science appropriations with a …
President Biden Unveils 2025 Budget Request
On Monday, March 11th, President Biden released his 2025 Budget. The President’s request is in accordance with the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act’s mandatory topline limits on discretionary spending. Any additional funding would have to be passed in supplemental appropriations.
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Congress Signals Additional Stopgap Measures to Keep Government Open
Congressional leaders in both chambers have agreed to, yet another, continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a partial (Agriculture, Transportation and Housing, Energy and Water, and Veteran’s Affairs) government shutdown after March 1. While averting a shutdown is good news, keep …
Another Round of Continuing Resolutions
On January 18th, Congress passed another stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown. This continuing resolution (CR) mirrors the previous one in that it divides the 12 appropriation bills into two groups with different deadlines. Funding expires for Transportation, …
Congress Races Against Looming Budget Deadlines
The federal government is currently operating under not one, but two continuing resolutions (CRs). The CR covering Transportation, Agriculture, HUD, and Veterans Affairs related agencies is set to expire on January 19 and the second covering agencies of particular interest …
Congress Passes Last Minute Budget to Avoid Shutdown
President Biden signed a continuing resolution (CR) on Saturday night to fund the federal government at fiscal year 23 levels until November 17. The legislation reauthorizes the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the national flood insurance program through the end …
