Status of the Fiscal 2017 Budget Legislation
/As described in the prior post, Congress is supposed to pass a Budget Resolution followed by 12 separate Appropriations Bills. With one week left before Fiscal 2017 starts, the status of the 13 different pieces of legislation is outlined below.
- The Budget Resolution - Passed out of the House Budget Committee on March 16, 2016. It has not been voted upon by the entire House of Representatives or the Senate.
- Agriculture - Passed by the House and Senate Committees by May 19th but not voted on by either Chamber.
- Commerce/Justice/Science - Passed by the House and Senate Committees by April 21 but not voted on by either Chamber.
- Defense - Passed by the House on June 16 but Senate twice rejected a cloture motion required to vote on the House bill.
- Energy and Water - Passed by the House and Senate but waiting on a Conference Committee to reconcile the differences.
- Financial Services - Passed by the House on July 7 but no vote by the Senate.
- Homeland Security - Passed by the House and Senate Committees by May 26 but not voted on by either Chamber.
- Interior and Environment - Passed by the House on July 14 but no vote by the Senate.
- Labor/HHS/Education - Passed by the House and Senate Committees by July 14 but not voted on by either Chamber.
- Legislative Branch - Passed by the House on June 10 but no vote by the Senate
- Military/Veterans - Passed by the House and Senate, but three times Senate rejected a cloture motion required to vote on the conference report reconciling the differences between the House and Senate versions.
- State/Foreign Affairs - Passed by the House and Senate Committees by July 12 but not voted on by either Chamber.
- Transportation/HUD - Passed by the House and Senate Committees by May 24 but not voted on by either Chamber.
Although the required legislation is in different stages of the process, Congress is 0-13 with one week before the start of a new fiscal year. The Senate is already making preparations for a Continuing Resolution to keep the government from shutting down on October 1.
We'll provide more updates next week.