Congress Punts Government Funding to Lame Duck Session
Congress narrowly avoided a government shutdown by punting appropriations with the stopgap measure hours before funding expired. The continuing resolution (CR) expires on December 16.
Lawmakers Consider Codifying Federal Management, Information Offices
Lawmakers in both the House of Representatives and the Senate are considering proposals to establish and codify federal offices that will help implement agency policies.
Congress Plans for Continuing Resolution as the White House Issues Funding Requests
Lawmakers are working on a continuing resolution (CR) to extend current government funding levels—which is set to expire on September 30, 2022—through December 16, 2022.
House Passes FY23 Minibus, Silently Endorses 4.6% Pay Raise for Federal Employees
In advance of the August recess, the House of Representatives passed a massive spending package for fiscal year (FY) 2023.
House Appropriations Committee Advances Cluster of FY23 Bills
The House Committee on Appropriations has continued in recent weeks to review fiscal year (FY) 2023 proposed expenditures. As of last Friday, the full committee advanced six bills.
White House Releases Proposed Budget for FY 2023, 4.6% Pay Raise for Federal Employees
President Biden’s $5.8 trillion budget proposal for fiscal year (FY) 2023 aims to give every Cabinet department a budget increase while reducing the federal deficit that has skyrocketed in recent years.
Congress Approves FY22 Appropriations with Six Months Until FY23
The Senate voted 68-31 to pass a $1.5 trillion appropriations package funding the federal government through the rest of fiscal year (FY) 2022, and President Biden signed the bill into law shortly after.
FY 2022 Government Appropriations Possible Before Concurrent CR Expires
Appropriations negotiators in the House have reportedly worked through the night finalizing a $1.5 trillion omnibus package on government funding and are close to an agreement.
Congress Passes Third Stopgap Measure with FY22 Appropriations on the Horizon
The Senate approved the House of Representative’s measure to fund the federal government through March 11, preventing a shutdown on February 18, 2022.
Congress Signals Bipartisan Agreement on Full Year Appropriations
House Appropriations Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) and Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) announced negotiators have the fiscal year 2022 appropriations framework.
House Passes CR, Third Stopgap Bill Likely to Prevent Government Shutdown
House Appropriations Committee Chair Rosa DeLauro (D-CT) unveiled a short-term continuing resolution that would avert a government shutdown when funding runs out on February 18, 2022.
Reform the Appropriations Process
It is Article One of the Constitution that grants Congress the authority of what is known as power of the purse or the responsibility to pass an annual budget that funds all of the government's functions—an tremendous amount power.
The Final Hour CR and the Upcoming Consideration of the Debt Limit, NDAA, and PODA
Congress passed a short-term spending bill that funds the federal government through February 18, after postponing decisions in September. The measure passed, despite the slim likelihood of a unanimous vote of all 100 senators for expedited consideration.
White House Warns of Consequences as Congress’ Appropriations Standoff Continues
In a press release on November 12, 2021, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced several administration priorities would be underfunded or misaligned if Congress fails to pass dedicated, full-year funding for fiscal year (FY) 2022. The report alleges several agencies will lose out on funding needed to address new and emerging priorities if the budget stalemate continues.
Proposed Appropriations Bill Revitalizes Plan for New FBI Headquarters
On October 19, 2021, Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-MD), chairman of the Senate Appropriations, released proposed legislation for the remaining nine Senate appropriations bills for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022. The bill making appropriations for the Departments related to Commerce, Justice, and Science allocates $632 million for the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) new headquarters (HQ).
Proposed Appropriations Bill Tackles DoD Personnel Management
The 2022 Department of Defense (DoD) appropriations bill from the House Committee on Appropriations addresses a number of concerns surrounding DoD’s recruitment and retention efforts. According to appropriators, the Department of Defense needs help filling employment vacancies surrounding career and technical education (CTE) and science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) in order to remain competitive with its counterparts in China and Russia.
Appropriations Update: Senate Begins Funding Bill Markups, Security Supplemental Signed into Law
The U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations has begun markups on funding bills for the federal government. Additionally, a bipartisan security supplemental bill was signed into law last week.
House Appropriators Release Draft Funding Bill, Endorse 2.7 Percent Pay Raise
The House Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government advanced a draft bill that makes no mention of a federal pay raise for General Schedule employees. Thus, the legislation effectively endorses President Biden’s proposed 2.7 percent average federal civilian pay raise.