1. Administration Delays Release of FY13 Budget Request
2. Revised FY13 Spending Caps
3. Trade Reorganization Proposal Impacts International Affairs Agencies
4. State Department Announces Changes to F Bureau
On December 17, Congress cleared for the President the “megabus” FY12 appropriations package that included the State-Foreign Operations appropriations bill and the eight other remaining spending measures, finalizing action on FY12 appropriations. Congress approved $54.9 billion for the FY12 International Affairs Budget, $43.7 billion in base “core” spending and $11.2 billion for the Overseas Contingency [...]
1. House Unveils FY12 Omnibus Appropriations Package, Including State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
2. Senate Republicans Speak Out on Importance of International Affairs Budget
3. Senate Defeats Balanced-Budget Amendments
4. House Budget Committee Introduces Budget Reform Measures
This week, five former Secretaries of State, representing both Democrats and Republican administrations, sent a letter to Congress raising concerns about additional cuts to diplomacy and development programs in the FY12 appropriations. [...]
1. Senate Postpones FY12 State-Foreign Operations Debate; Next Steps
2. Super Committee Deadline Fast Approaching
3. House Taking Up Balanced-Budget Amendment
Senate Debate on FY12 State-Foreign Operations Bill Still on Hold; Floor Action at an Impasse
Senate to Begin FY12 State-Foreign Operations Bill Debate Tomorrow
Senate Action on FY12 State-Foreign Operations Bill Delayed
Senate Action on FY12 State-Foreign Operations Bill Likely Postponed Until Next Week
1. Senate May Take Up FY12 State-Foreign Operations Bill Next Week
2. White House Warns Appropriators Against Disproportionate Cuts to the International Affairs Budget
