by ADC | Nov 4, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The scramble is on to pass a new continuing resolution to keep the government open past Nov. 21. House and Senate appropriators are discussing an additional stopgap bill to run into mid-December, according to reports. While some lawmakers have proposed a CR that...
by ADC | Nov 4, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
The Senate Budget Committee this week will consider legislation to reform the federal budget process. The bill, introduced last week by the committee’s chair, Sen. Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.), and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), would require two-year budget resolutions. The...
by ADC | Oct 31, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Senate Budget Committee Chairman Mike Enzi (R-Wyo.) has introduced new legislation to try to address a budget system that has increasingly frustrated lawmakers in recent years. Enzi’s bill is co-authored by Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.). Enzi has introduced budget...
by ADC | Oct 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
House and Senate leaders have shown some signs of consensus this week on a plan for completing the 12 annual appropriations bills, with a tentative completion goal of Dec. 31. The House has passed 10 of the bills. The Senate has not yet passed any. The biggest holdup...
by ADC | Oct 30, 2019 | Congress/DoD, DC360, On Base
Relying on another continuing resolution instead of formal appropriations bills poses real risks to the Army’s readiness, Army Sec. Ryan McCarthy has told reporters. Continuing resolutions have become more common in D.C. in recent years, but McCarthy says it’s...