Jockeying for Rep. Stewart’s Appropriations seat in full swing
But losing a leadership ally won’t be helpful on stopgap funding legislation needed to avert a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1.
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McCarthy eyes a short-term funding bill to head off a shutdown
The speaker’s announcement, which came as little surprise, served as an acknowledgment that the clock had run out for completing appropriations on time for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1.
No sign of ‘debt limit 2.0’ talks as shutdown looms
The 2013 shutdown, stemming from GOP reluctance to fund the rollout of Obama’s health care law began Oct. 1 and lasted until the need to raise the debt limit broke the stalemate.
White House releases $40.1B supplemental funding request
But included within the State Department piece is $1 billion in backing for the foreign military financing program, which helps allies purchase U.S. defense equipment.
Tough sledding for proposal targeting Trump investigator
rule amendment to the fiscal 2024 Agriculture appropriations bill that would reduce the salary of Stacy Dean, deputy undersecretary of the Food and Nutrition Service of the Agriculture Department, to $1.
Generational shift ushers in new era for Senate earmarks split
For the second consecutive year, Alaska is fourth in overall earmarks but No. 1 in per capita "congressionally directed spending," with about $633.88 per resident in the Senate bills.
Red states’ revenge evident in House earmarks distribution
Despite that 28 percent decline, to $858 million, California is still No. 1 among states in total earmarks.
Lawmakers pressed to improve solutions for military hunger
Nearly 1 in 4 active-duty servicemembers — or about 286,800 people, not counting their family members — suffer food insecurity, according to the most recent Pentagon survey of the force.
Big shoes filled as Senate appropriators spread earmarks wealth
Republican on the Interior-Environment Appropriations Subcommittee, secured $465 million for her remote home state, a slight decrease from last year’s Senate bills but still enough to put her at No. 1.
House passes Military Construction-VA bill, cancels Friday votes
Instead, the House was preparing to leave town Thursday afternoon for the long August recess having passed only one of the 12 bills needed by Oct. 1, when the new fiscal year begins.
Health deadlines pile up as Congress adjourns for August
The Finance Committee, meanwhile, approved a draft bill that would address restrictions and oversight of pharmacy benefit managers by a vote of 26-1.
Republicans hoover up earmarks in House spending bills
No. 1 on the list is Energy-Water Appropriations Subcommittee Chairman Chuck Fleischmann, R-Tenn., who secured $273.3 million, mostly for the Army Corps of Engineers’ Chickamauga Lock project in Chattanooga
Biden issues veto threats on House GOP-drafted spending bills
The Senate bill would provide more for military construction and housing — including $1 billion more for earmarks — than the House version.
One year in, 988 crisis line looks to next steps
In the first year, the lifeline reported nearly 5 million contacts through calls, chats and texts – or double the previous year through the 10-digit number, including 1 million to the Veterans Crisis Line
HASC hold on DOD reprogramming draws ire of Colorado Dems
The memo warns that as of July 1, the Air Force was forced to pause fourth quarter enlistment bonuses and the enlisted college loan repayment program — initiatives implemented this year to attract talent
Washington’s defense spending habit is a cluster bomb of strategic risk
His decision shows that since Washington Republicans and Democrats have decided a peacetime U.S. military needs a military budget on a path toward $1 trillion a year, U.S. allies are going to expect Washington
Automatic spending cuts would threaten infrastructure funding
The Massie provision seeks to light a fire under lawmakers by putting a Jan. 1 deadline on the process.
Administration defends decision to send Ukraine cluster munitions
Congress has prohibited the transfer of cluster munitions with dud rates higher than 1 percent.
Spending bill targets Kerry’s office, global climate spending
The Biden administration said in April it intends to provide $1 billion to the Green Climate Fund to assist populations in developing countries and small island states threatened by climate change.
House GOP may move stopgap spending bill as soon as this month
if conservatives block them this month ahead of the August recess, putting a CR on the floor may be the only logical outcome to avoid a partial government shutdown when the new fiscal year begins Oct. 1.