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After months of delay, Congress will move forward this week on a final Fiscal Year 2017 funding measure. Congressional leadership and appropriators announced a deal late last night that sidesteps major partisan differences and provides strong funding...

We wanted to share the latest developments since our update 10 days ago. With the Congress in recess next week in observance of Rosh Hashanah, time is very short to enact legislation continuing government funding, and there are growing worries of a...

Before adjourning for the holidays this week, Congress approved its annual defense policy bill but delayed any significant consideration of fiscal year (FY) 2026 funding until the new year. When Congress returns in 2026, it will face renewed pressure to...

On Thursday, the House approved (341-88; 220-207) the remaining fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills, providing full-year funding for the Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, Labor, Defense, and Homeland Security and rejecting the deep...

While the situation around FY26 final spending measures remains very fluid, there are negotiations ongoing between Congressional and Administration leaders amid the fallout from recent fatal shootings in Minneapolis. However, time is very short before the...

On Friday, President Trump released his fiscal year (FY) 2027 budget request, once again seeking to restructure the federal bureaucracy and make steep cuts to education and research—proposals that were largely rejected or at least mitigated by Congress in...

Well in advance of the September 30 fiscal year end, Congress completed action this week to extend current government funding levels through December 11. With the President expected to sign the bill into law, this action avoids politically costly...