Legislative Activity Transportation-Housing and Defense Appropriations Bills on the House Floor The House will continue consideration of the Transportation-Housing (T-HUD) Appropriations Bill this week. The House was expected to vote on the $55.3 billion measure last Thursday, but leadership said a large number of amendments required pushing the vote to this week. Rail safety was … Continue Reading
Appropriations Last Thursday, July 17, the Senate Appropriations Committee marked-up and approved by voice vote its $549.3 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2015 Defense Appropriations bill, which included provisions of the President’s Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Request, including a $1 billion “European Reassurance Initiative” fund. Overseas Contingency Operations (OCO) Request Also last week, the House Committees … Continue Reading