2021 Federal Budget Bill
But the money does come with strings.
2021 federal budget bill. Lawmakers at 10 07 pm last night voted to pass bill 282 35 the fiscal year 2021 budget bill less than two hours before the midnight deadline mandated by law. The move marks a reversal for the administration which had previously proposed a 1 across the board pay increase for federal workers as part of its fiscal 2021 budget plan. The fy2021 budget is subject to the spending caps of the budget control act of 2011 as modified by the bipartisan budget act of 2019.
The approval was done during an emergency session. In line with the statement of the speaker the 2020 finance bill would help to determine the nation s ability to fund the 2021 budget meet the debt obligations of the nation and implement policies to build infrastructure and reduce the infrastructural deficits of the nation through the execution of iconic projects across the nation. Congress wants gsa to develop a five year capital plan by project as part of its 2022 budget justification.
Lawmakers have until december 11 2020 to secure government spending and avoid a federal shutdown. The trump administration budget proposal was released in february 2020. Approved was a 950 78 million budget.
The big win for the general services administration in the 2021 spending bill is congress giving them an extra 209 million out of the 9 billion federal building fund to spend on facility upgrades. The national assembly monday passed the 2021 appropriation bill to the tune of n13 588 027 886 175 trillion as an aggregate expenditure. The drafting of appropriations bills was delayed due to the covid 19 pandemic.
Karney american farm bureau federation congressional relations director says the negotiations are ongoing. Federal employees who put off travel plans or simply didn t have the time or flexibility to take time off this year will have a little more leeway with their unused annual leave in 2021. The house began consideration of appropriations bills on july 6.
Senate appropriators released all 12 of their fiscal year 2021 spending bills on the morning of november 10 2020. The house on friday approved a 1 3 trillion package of spending bills for the 2021 fiscal year. The latest version of the national defense authorization act includes a provision that will allow federal employees to carry over an additional 25 of their annual leave into 2021.