Status of the Fiscal 2017 Budget Legislation

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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.