Senate Adopts Framework for “Skinny” Reconciliation Package, While House Plans to Consider Massive Bill This Week
The Senate voted in the early morning hours of February 21 to pass a budget resolution that will provide the blueprint for the first of two potential reconciliation bills. The resolution passed along…
Join CHCDF’s National Day of Action on February 27 to Demand a Final FY25 Spending Bill with Significant Increases for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Services!
NLIHC is joining our partners in the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) for a National Day of Action on February 27. Advocates around the country should contact their…
Funding Negotiations Over Current Fiscal Year Continue While White House Considers 30-40% Cross-Government Spending Cuts in FY26 – Take Action
Appropriations leaders are continuing their work on a long-overdue fiscal year 2025 (FY25) spending bill, with a March 14 deadline fast approaching. Lawmakers will only have until March 14 to…
Senate Budget Committee Begins Moving Forward on Reconciliation Package Amidst Ongoing Disagreements in the House
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsay Graham (R-SC) released on February 7 a budget resolution that would provide additional funds for defense spending, border security, and immigration enforcement,…
Congress Eyes Another Temporary Funding Bill to Avoid Potential Government Shutdown on March 14 Funding Deadline – Take Action
With no topline spending agreement between House and Senate appropriators and only a few short weeks before a March 14 deadline, members of Congress are considering another short-term spending bill,…
March 14 Funding Deadline Nears with No Clear Path to Final FY25 Agreement – Take Action!
Congress has only until March 14 to enact a long overdue fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending agreement or the federal government will be forced into a partial shutdown. Appropriators had been hoping at…
Congressional Leaders Green-Light Spending Talks for FY25 as 3/14 Deadline Looms – Take Action!
Congressional leadership granted Appropriations Committee leaders permission to begin negotiating a topline spending deal for a final fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending bill. Members have only until…
With 3/14 Government Funding Deadline Looming, Congress Has Made Little Progress on Final Agreement – Take Action!
Despite a March 14 deadline to reach a deal to fund the federal government, congressional leaders have turned their attention to a reconciliation and tax package they hope to enact within President…
Congress Passes Funding Deal and Disaster Aid Package to Prevent Government Shutdown
Congress passed and President Joe Biden signed into law on December 21 a bill to temporarily extend funding for the federal government and provide much needed assistance to communities and…
Last-Minute Fighting Delays Release of Short-Term Funding Bill Just Days before Deadline – Take Action!
Ongoing disagreements have delayed the release of a final spending agreement to extend federal government funding into the new year. Lawmakers worked through the weekend to a final deal on a funding…
Lawmakers Continue Negotiating Final Deal on Government Funding and Disaster Recovery Package and as December 20 Deadline Approaches – Take Action!
Federal lawmakers returned to their offices on Capitol Hill the week of December 2 for the final session of the 118th Congress. Before adjourning on December 20, members will need to finalize a…