In most years, Congress passes some of the individual appropriations measures before the end of the fiscal year in September and pushes through a short-term continuing resolution to keep government running while lawmakers wrap the rest into one big "omnibus" package for the next fiscal year. This...
interests emerging, Democrats in Congress have warned that Mr. Trump's gutting of USAID threatens the nation's ability to compete with China and Russia. What is the USAID budget? In fiscal year 2023, USAID managed more than $40 billion in appropriations, the Congressional Research Serv...
"Don't enroll in a college thinking you can afford it based on this year's financial aid offer, as it's likely to change in future years." Federal Pell Grants President Joe Biden recently signed Congress' 2022 fiscal year spending bill, which includes a $400 increase to the maximum ...
Federal Appropriations In the United States, appropriations bills for the federal government's spending are passed by Congress. The government's fiscal year runs from October 1 through September 30 of each calendar year.1 Each fiscal year, the U.S. President submits a budget proposal to Congress...
The article discusses the impact of bilateral rule and divided party control to the 2015 budget and appropriations process of the U.S. Congress and Senate. It refers to the political grandstanding between House Republicans and Democrats which affects policy-making or strategic disagreement in ...
separately weighed the establishment of a "fiscal commission" to study ways to stop the dramatic growth in the national debt, which now stands at $36.5 trillion. Such an effort would be separate from Congress' regular budget and appropriations process, depending on how such ...
Veterans groups and advocates may have some luck when it comes to getting their priorities passed in the next Congress, as the incoming class will include at least 78 veterans in the House and 18 veterans in the Senate. Several more veterans are in races that have yet to be called, but ...
Since Congress has not approved appropriations for any federal departments, all would be affected. Every agency has its own set of plans and procedures for a shutdown. The plans include how many employees would be furloughed, which employees are considered essential and would work without pay, ho...
in fiscal year 2024, according to a House Appropriations Committee spokesperson. The measure would not affect the money directed to these projects in the last fiscal year, but it would not repeat the funding for the same projects. No earmarks are included in the continuing resolution, the spoke...
“We’re trying to figure all that out,” Jordan said, referring to how to get the priorities to work within the strict rules of the reconciliation process. “The Democrats were pretty innovative in the previous Congress.” One idea GOP lawmakers are floating: Hik...