Congressional Appropriations Committees Move Science Budgets
July was a busy month for Congressional appropriators. The Senate made progress, passing the Commerce-Justice-Science and Related Agencies (CJS) Bill on July 25 and the Labor, Health, and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-H) Bill on August 1. Both …
Congress Turns to FY25 Budget Process
Shortly after finally completing the fiscal year 2024 budget, Congresswoman Kay Granger (R-TX) stepped down from her role as Chair of the House Appropriations Committee. Representative Tom Cole (R-OK), who has a strong history of bipartisan collaboration to support the …
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, …
