Fiscal Year 2021 Appropriations Bill
Washington the house appropriations subcommittee on defense today approved by voice vote is fiscal year 2021 bill.
Fiscal year 2021 appropriations bill. It is known as a continuing resolution cr and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the fy2021 appropriations bills have not been enacted when fy2021 begins on october 1 2020. There is strong momentum to complete the fiscal year 2021 appropriations process this year a budget cap deal between congress and the trump administration set the 2021 fiscal year budget at 1 298 trillion. House passes fiscal year 2021 appropriations bills.
Congressional leaders introduced a fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill that would provide 1 4 trillion in government spending and nearly 1 trillion on a covid 19 relief stimulus. The house of representatives has passed ten of the twelve fy 21 appropriations bills and rejected the president s proposed budget cuts across the board. Congressional leaders introduced on monday a fiscal year 2021 omnibus appropriations bill that would provide 1 4 trillion in spending for government agencies as well as a variety of unrelated legislative provisions.
The legislation funds the department of defense including operations and maintenance readiness activities research and development equipment modernization and health and quality of life programs for our troops and military families. Appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021 unveiled this week the appropriations committee released all twelve of its fiscal year 2021 draft funding bills. House democrats bills included 247 4 billion in emergency spending on the virus and a boost to veterans health funds.
Senator lisa murkowski serves on the senate appropriations committee where she is the chairman of the interior and environment subcommittee. Washington the house appropriations committee today released the draft fiscal year 2021 defense funding bill which will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow. Also included is another covid 19 relief stimulus package this one costing taxpayers nearly 1 trillion.
August 5 2020 august 5 2020. Continuing appropriations act 2021 this division provides continuing fy2021 appropriations to federal agencies through december 11 2020. Statement of senate appropriations committee vice chairman patrick leahy d vermont on the fy 2021 omnibus appropriation bills and covid relief package december 21 2020 after months of delay and painstaking negotiation this afternoon we will have before us a spending package that includes all 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2021 and a vitally important covid relief package.
Committee releases fy21 bills in effort to advance process produce bipartisan results.