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FY 2011 Timeline

  • February 1, 2010 — President Obama submits his FY11 budget request, including $58.8 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
  • April 21, 2010 — Senate Budget Committee passes its 2011 budget resolution, which cuts the International Affairs Budget by $4 billion from the request level.
  • June 30, 2010 — the House Appropriations State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee marks up its FY 2011 spending bill, providing $54.9 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
  • July 15, 2010 — the Senate Appropriations Committee adopts its 302(b) appropriations allocations, allocating $56.2 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
  • July 20, 2010 — the House Appropriations Committee adopts its 302(b) appropriations allocations, including $56.1 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
  • July 29, 2010 — Senate Appropriations Committee approves its State-Foreign Operations bill, which provides a total of $56.2 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
  • September 29, 2010 — the House passes a Continuing Resolution funding the federal government at FY10 base levels, including the International Affairs Budget at $51.1 billion. The CR extends to December 3.
  • September 30, 2010 — the House passes a matching Continuing Resolution.
  • December 1, 2010 — the House passes legislation extending the Continuing Resolution until December 18.
  • December 2, 2010 — the Senate passes legislation extending the Continuing Resolution until December 18.
  • December 18, 2010 — the House and Senate pass legislation extending the Continuing Resolution until December 21.
  • December 21, 2010 — the House and Senate pass a Continuing Resolution, which funds the International Affairs Budget at $52.9 billion, until March 4.
  • February 19, 2011the House passes HR 1, a full-year Continuing Resolution, which funds the International Affairs Budget at $45.9 billion and cut $102 billion from the President’s request.
  • March 2, 2011 – President Obama signs a two-week Continuing Resolution, containing $4 billion in cuts, extending funding for the federal government until March 18.
  • March 9, 2011 – HR 1 and Senate Democrats’ full-year spending package, which funded the International Affairs Budget at $52.3 billion and cut $29 billion from the President’s request, both fail in the Senate.
  • March 18, 2011 – President Obama signs a three-week Continuing Resolution, containing $6 billion in cuts extending funding for the federal government until April 8. The International Affairs Budget is reduced by $17 million when funding for the International Fund for Ireland is eliminated.
  • April 8, 2011 – The White House and Congressional negotiators reach agreement on a spending level for the rest of FY11, reducing spending by $38.5 billion, and a one-week Continuing Resolution, containing $6 billion in cuts, is passed by the House and Senate to give appropriators time to finalize the spending agreement. The International Affairs Budget is reduced to $50.1 billion.
  • April 14, 2011 – HR 1473, the full-year spending agreement, is passed by both the House (260-167) and Senate (81-19).

Votes, Amendments & Legislation

  • H.R. 1473 – The final FY11 spending agreement (H.R. 1473) cut $38.5 billion from FY10 spending levels, including $6.5 billion from the International Affairs Budget. The funding level for the International Affairs Budget, $50.1 billion, is an 11.4% cut from FY10 enacted levels and 14.7% from the President’s FY11 request. The Senate and the House both passed H.R. 1473 on April 14.
  • H.R. 1 – The House passed on February 19 an FY11 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 1) that funds the International Affairs Budget at $45.9 billion, 19% below FY10 enacted levels and 22% below the President’s FY11 request. On March 9, the Senate rejected H.R. 1 by a vote of 44-56.
  • S. Amdt. To H.R. 1 – Senate Democrats proposed an alternative budget to the House-passed H.R. 1, which funded the International Affairs Budget at a level of $52.3 billion, 7% below FY10 enacted levels. On March 9, the Senate rejected the alternative budget by a vote of 42-58.

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