House of Representatives for an 18-month extension of the highway program reauthorization with a bill that keeps the program going until end of 2009 only. The House leaders have countered calls to extend the authorization for h...
To achieve this goal, the committee decided that a comprehensive online information and educational resource would play an important role. In 2009, the eXtension Grape Community of Practice (GCoP) was funded by the SCRI. The NGWI was active in soliciting letters of endorsement and buy-in from...
House Republicans have fretted about the outcome, which Congress frequently falls back upon and has in the past led to a vote on a massive spending bill known as an "omnibus." But Johnson said on Tuesday that House leadership opposes an omnibus funding package around the holidays. "We...
The House passed a stopgap bill on Thursday afternoon that kicks Congress’ two government shutdown deadlines further into March, as top lawmakers work to pass final versions of half of the dozen annual funding measures next week. Now the spending patch awaits action in the Senate, where leaders...
The Senate voted 77 to 13 to approve the short-term extension that funds some government agencies for another week, through March 8, and others until March 22. The House passed the bill earlier in the day by a vote of 320 to 99. The president has said he will sign the legislation. ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday rejected Speaker Mike Johnson's proposal that would have linked temporary funding for the federal government with a mandate that states require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.
House Transportation Committee Chairman, in relation to the existing transportation funding law. However, Oberstar states that the bill is an absolute extension that will not create or cut any programs. Meanwhile, it as well highlights Oberstar's scholastic and political backgrounds, in which he ...
House Speaker Mike Johnson left the Capitol late Thursday with only two words on a path forward for funding the government: “We’ll see,” he replied when asked whether House Republicans would try for another budget bill package in the morning. Friday is lawmakers’ final day to approve a ...
Avoiding a shutdown The resolution's passage in the House all but eliminates the threat of a shutdown on Saturday, when most government funding expires. The Senate is expected to quickly approve the bill, which would allow President Biden to sign it into law before the deadline. ...
As the start of the new fiscal year approached, the House and Senate remained far apart on their plans to avert a shutdown. With just hours to find a solution at the end of September, McCarthy defied House conservatives to bring up a short-term funding extension, successfullyavoiding a shu...