Many federal government agencies are funded annually by a dozen appropriations bills that need to be passed by Congress and signed by the president before the start of the new fiscal year on Oct. 1. These are often grouped together into one large piece of legislation known as an "omnibus" ...
Congressjust finished six of the 12 FY2024 appropriations bills on Fridayand the other six are still being written, but it’s time for the FY2025 budget request to arrive on Congress’s doorstep. Past time, actually. Annual budget requests are supposed to be submitted on the first Monday in...
Congress needs to do something by midnight December 3 and it is extremely unlikely they will pass the 12 appropriations bills so another short-term CR seems to be about the best anyone can hope for at this point. The worst case scenario, of course, is doing nothing and having another parti...
Congress has so far failed to enact any of the appropriations bills that fund the government, although this is not unusual. It has only managed to pass all 12 spending bills on time in four years, and that last occurred in 1997. In most years, Congress passes some of the individual appro...
“Musk’s investments in China, and ties with its government, have only grown over the last few years – alongside his growing involvement in American politics,” Rep. Rosa DeLauro, ranking member of the House Appropriations Committee, wrote in a letter Friday to congressional leaders. ...
A shutdown happens when Congress fails to approve the funding bills, called appropriations bills, that promise money to different parts of the federal government so they can function. Lawmakers are supposed to pass 12 different spending bills to fund agencies across...
No. Recipients of both Social Security and Medicare would continue to receive their benefits, which are part of mandatory spending that’s not subject to annual appropriations measures. Doctors and hospitals would also continue to get their Medicare and Medicaid reimbursements. ...
Lawmakers are supposed to pass 12 different spending bills to fund agencies across the government, and those bills then need to be signed by the president. So far, the House has passed seven of the required appropriations bills and the Senate has passed three bill...
Yes, the open container can be locked in the trunk of the car, where it is unable to be accessed by the driver or a passenger. You can also, which seems to me to be an odd way around this law, if you are on foot, or on the train, you can put your container of alcohol into...
Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Patty Murray (D-WA) and Vice Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) at a committee markup. All 12 bills in the Senate committee were approved on a broad bipartisan basis. Three are on the schedule for floor consideration this week. ...