Defense Appropriations Bill 2021 Status
For fiscal year 2021 the bill provides 694 6 billion in new discretionary spending authority for the department of defense for functions under the defense subcommittee s jurisdiction an increase of 1 3 billion above the fy 2020 enacted level and 3 7 billion below the president s budget request.
Defense appropriations bill 2021 status. Fy 2021 defense budget the president s fiscal year 2021 budget request enables irreversible implementation of the national defense strategy. The senate committee on appropriations today released all twelve of its fiscal year 2021 fy21 funding measures and the fy21 subcommittee allocations. Committee releases fy21 bills in effort to advance process produce bipartisan results.
Continuing appropriations act 2021 and other extensions act this bill provides continuing fy2021 appropriations to federal agencies and extends expiring programs that address health care surface transportation agriculture veterans benefits and other issues. United states senate committee on. Fy astyear contacting the database please wait.
Defense energy and water development financial services and general government homeland security interior environment and related agencies labor health and human services education and related agencies. Discretionary spending levels are subject to caps but they were modified for fy 2020 and fy 2021 by the bipartisan budget act of 2019 a two year agreement which increased spending caps and averted spending reductions under sequestration. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the department of defense for military construction and for defense activities of the department of energy to prescribe military personnel.
To view ast notes please click on notes link in the 3 25. Congress began preliminary appropriations work for fiscal year fy 2021 in march and started marking up individual appropriations bills in july. The house passed its 694 6 billion pentagon spending bill for fiscal 2021 in july as part of a 1 3 trillion package.