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On June 27, President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump participated in the first of two planned presidential debates. The event took place in Atlanta, Georgia, and was hosted by CNN without an in-person audience....more
Look Ahead to the Week of June 24: House Continues to Advance Spending Bills - Only the House will be in session this week before leaving town for the July 4 recess, while the Senate has already begun its recess. Both...more
The end of the federal fiscal year is rapidly approaching with no compromise in sight. Unless an appropriations bill or continuing resolution is passed by Congress before Oct. 1, a lapse in appropriated funds will occur,...more
The U.S. Antideficiency Act calls for a partial government shutdown when Congress fails to appropriate annual funds to agencies. ...more
25 days and counting, the partial government shutdown has left many federal employees with an endless weekend and no paycheck. ...more
As Congress and the Trump Administration have been unable to pass a federal spending bill due to the stalemate related to funding of the Southern border wall and border security, the federal government has temporarily shut...more
As of midnight on December 21, 2018, portions of the government have been shut down until Congress is able to pass a spending bill...more
A partial government shutdown may soon be upon us. According to the Washington Post, “[t]he White House and a number of federal agencies have started advanced preparations for a partial government shutdown, as President...more
With less than a week before the federal government’s appropriated funding runs out, confidence in avoiding a potential shutdown is waning. Because of that, contractors should exercise prudence and immediately begin...more
“None,” is our best guess, practically speaking. Congress passed much of what became the consolidated Affordable Case Act under “budget reconciliation” rules, which preclude a filibuster and enable a bill to pass the Senate...more
Hours before the government was due to shut down, the President signed into law a stopgap measure which will fund the federal government through December 11, 2015. The possibility of a government shutdown would have...more
On May 31, funding for highway and transit programs is set to expire. With only a few legislative days remaining, House and Senate leaders continue to discuss an extension to keep funds flowing. While nearly everyone agrees...more
Most of us were at least slightly frustrated by Washington’s inability to reach agreement over budget and debt limit issues in the past weeks and months. In fact this kind of dysfunction and brinksmanship has become more of a...more
Congress adjourned for its summer recess on Friday, August 2nd leaving behind a number of unresolved issues, the chief of which being government funding for fiscal year 2014. Appropriations bills expire at the end of the...more