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FY19 Appropriations Outlook: What Moves When and How

As Congress returned from the Fourth of July holiday this week, the House and Senate will dedicate much of their time between now and the brief August recess to passing legislation to continue funding the federal government. While Congress may ultimately turn to a continuing resolution that punts an omnibus appropriations bill to the lame duck session or into next year, we anticipate that both chambers will try to move as many appropriations measures via minibus packages before fiscal year 2018 appropriations expire on September 30. 

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Claire WashburnLitke, Leiter, Spanjich, Appropriations, FY19, FY18, July Fourth, Fourth, Fiscal Year, Midterm, CR, continuing resolution, omnibus, minibus, THUD, energy and water, legislative branch, military construction, veterans affairs, Democrats, Republicans, Senate, House, Congress, Shelby, Leahy, Defense, Interior and Environment, Interior, Financial Services and General Government, FSGG, Agriculture, Ag, McConnell, Transportation, Labor, Health and Human Services, HHS, Education, Labor-HHS, Kavanaugh, Supreme Court, nominations, nominees, confirmation, judicial, judge, EPA, environmental protection agency, NDAA, National Defense Authorization Act, Farm Bill, National Flood Insurance Program, NFIP, FAA, Federal Aviation Administration, WRDA, Water Resources Development Act, Dodd-Frank, financial reform, Coast Guard, reauthorization, opioids
Spring 2018 Congressional Agenda

Members of Congress return this week from a two-week recess with a full agenda and without much time in which to accomplish their goals before turning their attention fully to the midterm elections. The Senate is scheduled to be in session for 104 days between now and Election Day, and the House, 71. We've rounded up issues we think will receive floor time prior to the election.

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David LeiterLitke, Leiter, Spanjich, Congress, FY18, FY19, Agenda, congressional agenda, congressional calendar, Trump, Administration, election day, FAA, flood insurance, farm bill, NDAA, appropriations, dodd-frank, banking, financial reform, opioids, Coast Guard Authorization, coast guard, WRDA, water, net neutrality, nominations, nominees, rescissions, infrastructure, immigration, border security, privacy, data security, postal reform, pension reform, Midterm Elections, trade, Iran, Syria, North Korea
Crystal Balling the Fiscal Year 2018 Omnibus for Authorizations

Congress is staring down a March 23 deadline to pass legislation to fund the government once the current continuing resolution (CR) expires. While it is always difficult to predict exactly what will happen on a must-pass funding bill, there is always the possibility the measure becomes a vehicle for a myriad of authorizations.

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Claire WashburnLeiter, Litke, Spanjich, FY18, omnibus, authorizations, CR, FAA, flood insurance, Pentagon, FCC, DHS Reauthorization, Obamacare, stabilization, opioids, autonomous vehicles, tax extenders, gun control, immigration, tax reform technical corrections, FY16, FY17
2018 Legislative and Regulatory Outlook

With the November elections in mind, Congress and the Administration must quickly get to work addressing the growing list of policies needing their attention, as Washington asks: how many more times can we kick the can down the road? We’re running out of roads.

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David Leiterlitke, leiter, spanjich, senate, house, congress, administration, budget, appropriatons, disaster relief, debt limit, health care, aca, Obamacare, FISA, flood insurance, immigration, DACA, farm bill, trade, infrastructure, entitlement reform, welfare, Medicare, medicaid, regulatory reform, tax reform, ndaa, defense, energy, FAA, net neutrality, pensions, nominations
Expiring Provisions and Deadlines Loom

With many expiring provisions and other paramount issues facing looming deadlines of one kind or another, a running list keeps track of the crowded legislative calendar.

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Claire WashburnLitke, Leiter, Spanjich, Expiring Provisions, Infrastructure, Debt Limit, legislative calendar, agenda, congress, trump, president, democrats, republicans, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA, CHIP, DACA, Deferred Action for Childhood Arrials, Obamacare, December 8, September 30, Medicare, extenders, repeal and replace, reconcilliation, budget resolution, FY18, FY17, appropriatons, National Flood Insurance Program, National Defense Authorization Act, tax reform, Tax Cut, FISA
Is Majority Leader McConnell Tom Brady?

The past couple of days have been interesting for healthcare, in part because they set a different stage for other upcoming legislative efforts.

The recent healthcare developments set up a Hail Mary for Senator McConnell to get something done, but Super Bowls have been won on those passes. Is Senator McConnell Tom Brady?

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David LeiterLitke, Leiter, Spanjich, Congress, Administration, healthcare, tax reform, infrastructure, faa, nominations, Appropriations, debt ceiling, debt limit, NDAA, flood insurance, FAA, Coast Guard Authorization, FDA user fees, CHIP, community health centers, Medicare, FISA, Internet Surveillance, August recess, Democrats, Republicans