Budget

[James48843]

For what it is worth-

The House just voted and passed an extension of the budget until Dec 16th.

The vote was 236-174.

The measure now goes to the President for signature.

We have a job until at least Wednesday.

No government shutdown tonight. We are good till next week.

 

[Khotso]

For what it is worth-

The House just voted and passed an extension of the budget until Dec 16th.

The vote was 236-174.

The measure now goes to the President for signature.

We have a job until at least Wednesday.

No government shutdown tonight. We are good till next week.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

 

[James48843]

For What it's worth, on December 16th, when we were about to expire once again, the Congress punted again, extending the budget spending until December 22nd.

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AT THE FIRST SESSION​

Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday,
the sixth day of January, two thousand and fifteen​

• Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2016, and for other purposes.

Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–53) is further amended by striking the date specified in section 106(3) and inserting “December 22, 2015”.
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Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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And that is where it sat, until this morning.

 

[James48843]

And this morning- the House passed a "final deal" bill, by a margin of 316 to 113.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll705.xml


The "final deal" bill now goes to the Senate.

 

[nnuut]

Someone needs to B***** Slap our politicians out of their lunacy.

 

[James48843]

The "Continuing Resolution" has been posted on the internet at:

The U.S. House of Representatives Committee On Appropriations, Chairman Hal Rogers

(see Short-Term Continuing Resolution to Maintain Government Operations Released | Committee on Appropriations, U.S. House of Representatives )


It is named H.R. 2028, and will be a Continuing Resolution valid until April 28, 2017.

There are no big surprises in it- it is a clean CR and should easily pass and be signed into law.

The House is supposed to bring it up tomorrow, and the Senate on Friday.

So we shouldn't run out of money at midnight Friday night, as is the present schedule, if the bill is not passed and signed before then.

 

[James48843]

Complete Continuing Resolution ( CR) bill:

http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20161205/CPRT-114-HPRT-RU00-SAHR2028.xml

 

[evilanne]

Complete Continuing Resolution ( CR) bill:

http://docs.house.gov/billsthisweek/20161205/CPRT-114-HPRT-RU00-SAHR2028.xml

Looks like Secretary of Defense waiver for General Mantis got approved:

To provide for an exception to a limitation against appointment of persons as Secretary of Defense within seven years of relief from active duty as a regular commissioned officer of the Armed Forces.