Important: Federal Funding Update

Current State of Federal Appropriations

The House and Senate are on an accelerated pace to pass many of their chambers' appropriations bills before November 17, the date the current Continuing Resolution (CR) expires.

After electing a new Speaker last week, the House released an ambitious schedule to pass the remaining House-drafted appropriations bills before the CR needs extending to avoid a government shutdown. The House passed its fifth appropriations bill, Energy and Water, last week, and has three bills on the floor schedule for this week – Legislative Branch; Interior and Environment; and Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development (THUD).

The Senate also expedited floor consideration of three appropriations bills last week, agreeing to a list of amendments for the consideration of their first "mini-bus" bill, consisting of the Senate-drafted versions of THUD, Agriculture, and Military Construction/Veterans Affairs appropriations bills. The Senate