| Capitol Hill Update This week, both the House and Senate Appropriations Committees continued their budget oversight duties for the Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) cycle, with numerous hearings and briefings with Biden officials. Both chambers will be out for recess for the next couple of weeks, giving staff a moment to organize their Appropriations requests before upcoming Committee deadlines. The House Appropriations Committee (HAC) and Budget Committee held the following hearings this week: Tuesday, April 5: HAC Defense Subcommittee – United States Strategic Command (CLOSED) Tuesday, April 5: HAC Legislative Branch Subcommittee – FY23 Budget Request for the GAO Tuesday, April 5: HAC Interior Subcommittee – FY23 National Tribal Organizations Public Witness Day Tuesday, April 5: HAC Legislative Branch – FY23 Budget Request for the CBO Tuesday, April 5: HAC Legislative Branch – FY23 Budget Request for the Office of Congressional Workplace Rights Wednesday, April 6: HAC Defense Subcommittee – United States Africa Command (CLOSED) Wednesday, April 6: HAC State and Foreign Ops – U.S. International Assistance to Combat Narcotics Trafficking Wednesday, April 6: HAC LHHS Subcommittee – Social and Emotional Learning and Whole Child Approaches in K-12 Education Wednesday, April 6: HAC Homeland Subcommittee – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services FY23 Budget Request Wednesday, April 6: HAC Milcon-VA Subcommittee – FY23 Department of Veterans Affairs Budget Hearing Wednesday, April 6: HAC Interior Subcommittee – FY23 Regional Tribal Organizations Public Witness Day Wednesday, April 6: Homeland Subcommittee – DHS Office of Inspector General FY23 Budget Request Wednesday, April 6: HAC Legislative Branch – FY23 Budget Request for the House of Representatives Wednesday, April 6: Budget Committee – Department of Health and Human Services FY23 Budget Thursday, April 7: Interior Subcommittee – FY23 Member Day Thursday, April 7: Defense Subcommittee — United States Special Operations Command (CLOSED) The Senate Appropriations Committee (SAC) held the following hearings this week: Wednesday, April 6: SAC E&W Subcommittee – Hearings to examine proposed budget estimate and justification for FY23 for the Army Corps of Engineers, and the Bureau of Reclamation. Adding to the Senate’s to-do list is finding a path forward on consideration of $10 billion for COVID-19 funding relief that would be used to restock our nation’s supply of vaccines, testing, therapeutics, and more. The effort, led by Sen. Mitt Romney (R-UT) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), fell apart this week due to Republican opposition. The opposition comes from the Biden Administration’s recent repeal of Title 42, a pandemic-related restriction that allows border authorities to quickly expel migrants in the name of public health. Republicans demanded an amendment vote to address this policy change, which was reported to have bi-partisan support. This resulted in the legislation being sidelined until after the two-week recess as the Senate quickly pivoted to confirming Ketanji Brown Jackson, the first African American female to sit on the nation’s highest court as a Supreme Court Justice. |
| Overview of FY 2022 Government Spending Omnibus Below are the final funding summaries for the FY22 omnibus. The bill text for H.R. 2471 can be found here, and the full package summary can be found here. Highlights of the Ukraine supplemental is here, one-pager can be found here, and summary can be found here. The standalone COVID-19 supplemental summary is here and bill text can be found here. If you have any questions about specific spending levels, bill language, and/or reports, please feel free to reach out to us for more information. Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies The FY22 Agriculture Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) The FY22 CJS Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Defense The FY22 Defense Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Parts 1 and 2 of the joint explanatory statement is available here and here and here. Bill highlight is available here. Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies (E&W) The FY22 E&W Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) The FY22 FSGG Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Homeland Security The FY22 Homeland Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies The FY22 Interior Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (LHHS-Ed) The FY22 LHHS Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Parts 1 and 2 of the joint explanatory statement is available here and here. Bill highlight is available here. Legislative Branch The FY22 Legislative Branch Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies (MilCon-VA) The FY22 MilCon-VA Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (SFOPS) The FY22 SFOPS Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. Transportation, Housing, Urban Development, and Related Agencies (THUD) The FY22 THUD Appropriations bill summary is available here. Bill one-pager is available here. Joint explanatory statement is available here. Bill highlight is available here. |