House GOP Releases National Security Funding Bills Ahead of Weekend Votes

Senate Republicans met yesterday to discuss a path forward on supplemental funding for foreign aid and border security as negotiations on a bipartisan deal continue behind the scenes. According to reports out of Capitol Hill, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) cast doubt on whether an agreement would come to fruition, especially given the opposition […]

House leadership took a step toward consideration of a bipartisan tax package on the floor next week. Notably, text for the Tax Relief for American Families and Workers Act — which passed the Ways and Means Committee with near-unanimous support at the markup last Friday — was posted to the schedule late yesterday under items that “may be under […]

Congress has successfully provided appropriators with additional time to finalize and pass all 12 spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024 after passing another two-tiered continuing resolution (CR) last week. Depending on the overall level of bipartisan cooperation between the two sides, key policymakers will also be pushing for the inclusion of several pending legislative […]

Congress has successfully managed to avoid another government shutdown after passing another two-tiered continuing resolution (CR) during yesterday’s session. Upon President Joe Biden’s signature later today, the funding deadline for Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, Energy-Water, and Transportation-HUD will run through March 1, with everything else funded through March 8. The extra runway provides appropriators with additional time […]

Congress is on track to move the upcoming government funding deadlines into March during today’s session. Late yesterday, Senate leadership locked in a “time agreement” that queues up a series of amendment votes prior to the final up-or-down vote on the continuing resolution (CR). With bad weather forecasted in Washington tomorrow, the House will move […]

Both chambers will meet for legislative business today as Congress races to pass another continuing resolution (CR) to avoid a partial shutdown later this week. Notably, the Senate advanced the legislative vehicle that will carry the stopgap funding measure during yesterday’s session on a bipartisan basis. Senators will now resume their discussions on reaching a […]

With Congress far behind on the appropriations process prior to this Friday’s deadline, Congressional leadership formally introduced another continuing resolution (CR) over the weekend that would extend both government funding deadlines into March. The stopgap funding bill would set a deadline of March 1 for Agriculture-FDA, Military Construction-VA, Transportation-HUD, and Energy-Water, with everything else — […]

Another short-term government funding bill is becoming increasingly likely as appropriators race to finalize spending bills for fiscal year (FY) 2024. Moments ago, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) filed votes on a legislative vehicle for a continuing resolution (CR) ahead of consideration on the floor next week. This CR, which has yet to be […]

Key members of Senate leadership have begun warming to the idea of another continuing resolution (CR) as appropriators race to play catch-up on fiscal year (FY) 2024 spending. Notably, Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD), second in line to Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY), expressed openness to a short-term funding patch that would extend government funding […]

Now that they have topline funding figures in hand, congressional appropriations leaders are in the process of negotiating each of the spending allocations for all 12 spending bills. Once Chairs Kay Granger (R-TX) and Patty Murray (D-WA) reach a deal on these 302(b) subcommittee allocations, appropriators can work out the final details of each bill […]

Congress will gavel back in this week as lawmakers race to fund the government ahead of the upcoming deadlines. Over the weekend, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a deal on topline spending numbers for fiscal year (FY) 2024, setting the overall spending number for non-defense funding at […]

Negotiating teams for House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) are continuing their efforts to hash out a topline spending agreement for fiscal year (FY) 2024 as Congress has just 16 days until the first government funding deadline. According to the latest intel from the Hill, a deal on appropriations […]