This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee released all 12 of its FY23 spending bills – including the State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) and Agriculture bills that fund the vast majority of the International Affairs Budget.
During the mark-up, Members offered 14 amendments on a variety of issues, including international organizations, climate change, reproductive health, military grants for Taiwan, and Iran. Six amendments were adopted by the full committee, including...
As part of a two-week sprint to complete committee action on all twelve FY23 appropriations bills, yesterday the House State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) Appropriations Subcommittee approved its FY23 SFOPS bill by voice vote...
Chairwoman Lee, Ranking Member Rogers: On behalf of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition – a diverse network of over 500 businesses and NGOs and bipartisan leaders from across the country – thank you for the opportunity to testify about the important resources provided in the State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations bill. Today, I ask that you support a strong and effective International Affairs Budget funded at no less than $74.9 billion in FY23, including at least $72.9 billion for the FY23 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations bill. I also want to reinforce the need for urgent Congressional action to approve at least $5 billion in emergency international affairs resources support the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Just two short weeks after Congress finalized long-delayed Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 spending bills, this year’s federal budget process begins at a time when global crises continue to spiral. From Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine to acute global hunger to the largest refugee crisis since World War II to a global pandemic – America is facing threats of unprecedented scope and scale that directly impact the health, security, and economic interests of every American family.
Capping off months of tense negotiations that left the federal government operating under Continuing Resolutions for nearly six months, Congress approved a compromise spending package for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 that included a 12-bill omnibus as well...
Capping off a week of intense negotiations, Congress on Thursday approved a second short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) to extend FY21 funding levels for federal departments and agencies through February 18, 2022 – giving lawmakers 11 more weeks to reach a deal on final FY22 spending levels. The President signed the CR on Friday, hours before the current stopgap measure was set to expire.
As the last 19 months have made clear, COVID-19 has dramatically changed the global landscape – severely impacting the world economy and jobs here at home and exacerbating crises from conflict to hunger to migration. Today, America is facing unprecedented growing global threats that directly impact the health, security, and economic interests of all Americans.
This week, the Senate Appropriations Committee released its nine remaining FY22 spending bills – including the FY22 State-Foreign Operations (SFOPS) bill – as Congress hurdles toward a December 3rd deadline to fund the government...
With hours to spare before the federal government was scheduled to shut down, Congress approved a short-term Continuing Resolution (CR) to extend government funding for two months – but only after Democrats removed a provision to suspend the debt ceiling in the face of Republican opposition.
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