House Adjourns for Summer Recess; Senate Remains in Town
On Friday, the House adjourned for its summer recess having completed consideration of all 12 Appropriations bills. The last time the House passed all 12 bills was in 2007. With passage of all 12 bills, the FY10 International Affairs Budget stands at $51 billion, $2.9 billion or 5.4% below the Administration’s request.
The Senate remains in town as is not scheduled to adjourn until the end of the week. The full Senate is expected to vote on the Agriculture Appropriations bills later today. Thus far, the Senate Appropriations Committee has passed 11 of the 12 FY10 Appropriations bills, while four bills have passed the full Senate. Earlier this month, the Committee marked-up the $48.7 billion FY10 State, Foreign Operations Appropriations bill and the Senate is expected to take up the bill in September once it returns from recess.
