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Written by Andrea Olivos-Kah
Monday, 20 November 2006
The House of Representatives adjourned last week without muddling through the appropriations bills, and will reconvene on Tuesday, December 5. The Senate also adjourned last week, after signing only two bills, and is also set to convene again on Tuesday December 5. However, there is precious little time left in this lame-duck session for Congress to complete any spending or other bills individually. Congress, both the House and Senate, are set to adjourn the second week of December.
Last week, the newspaper Congress Daily reported that Republican leaders appeared inclined to pass a long-term continuing resolution after giving up on completing the remaining fiscal 2007 appropriations bills. However, the Senate did bring up two important bills for signature: the fiscal 2007 Defense Spending Bill and the fiscal 2007 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bill. All remaining appropriations bills will have to wait until the next congressional session before they are sent to conference or signature.
The Senate adjourned on Friday, and it is unclear how long the continuing resolution will be extended. Such a resolution would permit the federal government to continue to function on the basis of past spending bills and budget allotments. Some Republicans favor extending the continuing resolution for a full year, while others in Congress favor an extension only through to January 11, 2006 -- the date of the new, 110th Congressional session
Written by Andrea Olivos-Kah
Monday, 20 November 2006
The House of Representatives adjourned last week without muddling through the appropriations bills, and will reconvene on Tuesday, December 5. The Senate also adjourned last week, after signing only two bills, and is also set to convene again on Tuesday December 5. However, there is precious little time left in this lame-duck session for Congress to complete any spending or other bills individually. Congress, both the House and Senate, are set to adjourn the second week of December.
Last week, the newspaper Congress Daily reported that Republican leaders appeared inclined to pass a long-term continuing resolution after giving up on completing the remaining fiscal 2007 appropriations bills. However, the Senate did bring up two important bills for signature: the fiscal 2007 Defense Spending Bill and the fiscal 2007 U.S. Department of Homeland Security Bill. All remaining appropriations bills will have to wait until the next congressional session before they are sent to conference or signature.
The Senate adjourned on Friday, and it is unclear how long the continuing resolution will be extended. Such a resolution would permit the federal government to continue to function on the basis of past spending bills and budget allotments. Some Republicans favor extending the continuing resolution for a full year, while others in Congress favor an extension only through to January 11, 2006 -- the date of the new, 110th Congressional session
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