U.S. Department of the Treasury (Treasury) Secretary Janet Yellen announced on January 19 that the federal government had reached its statutory debt limit and that Treasury would begin implementing “…
Representative Rosa DeLauro (D-CT), ranking member of the U.S. House of Representatives’ Committee on Appropriations, sent letters to several federal agencies on January 19 requesting information…
The U.S. House of Representatives passed a rules package along mostly party lines on January 9, with a final vote of 220-213. The rules package lays out policies by which Republicans will run the…
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate returned to Capitol Hill on January 3 to begin the 118th Congress, with Democrats maintaining control of the Senate and Republicans taking…
Congressional leaders released today a final fiscal year (FY) 2023 omnibus spending bill that includes significant funding for HUD’s housing and homelessness programs. Overall, the final spending…
Appropriations leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate announced on December 15 that they had reached a deal on a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending package. The news comes on the heels…
With the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire on December 16, negotiations over a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill have come to a standstill, and the window for lawmakers to reach a…
Lawmakers are continuing negotiations over a fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending deal, as December 16 – the current deadline for enacting a federal FY23 budget – draws nearer. Congress already passed a…
Congress is in recess for the Thanksgiving holiday, but negotiations over a final fiscal year (FY) 2023 spending bill gained momentum last week and will continue among Appropriations Committee staff…
After spending weeks in their home districts and states campaigning for the midterm elections, members of Congress will return to Capitol Hill today (November 14). Though the exact composition of the…
Tomorrow’s (November 8) election will determine control of the House and Senate in the next Congress, and with it, the workload that lies ahead for members before the new Congress begins on January 3…
Congressional leaders have left Capitol Hill to campaign in their home districts and states in the run-up to Election Day, but Congressional and appropriations staff have continued behind-the-scenes…