Facts & Figures

• Analysis of the President’s FY 2015 International Affairs Budget Request
• International Affairs Budget Snapshot

Congressional Letters

• House Veterans Letter to Chairmen Hal Rogers and Paul Ryan (March 28, 2014)
• USGLC Letter to House Appropriations Leadership (March 24, 2014)
• USGLC Military Leaders Letter to Senate Appropriations Leadership (March 20, 2014)

USGLC Statements

• April 11, 2014 – Paul Ryan’s Budget Passed. Now What?
• March 11, 2014 – Kerry’s March Madness: Four Hearings, No Time-Outs
• March 5, 2014 – 8 Ways the President’s Budget Might Impact the World
• February 27, 2014 – The President’s Budget: What to Expect When We’re Expecting

FY 2015 Timeline

• March 4, 2014 – President Obama releases the $1.014 trillion FY15 budget request, requesting $50 billion for the International Affairs Budget.
• April 1, 2014 – House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan (R-WI) releases the FY15 House Budget Resolution.  The plan provides $39.1 billion in base funding for the International Affairs Budget, representing an 11% cut from FY14 enacted levels.
• April 10, 2014 – The House passes House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan’s (R-WI) FY15 Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) by a tight vote of 219-205 after rejecting several alternative budgets.

Votes, Amendments & Legislation

• FY15 House Budget Resolution (H. Con. Res. 96) – House passed 219-205, April 10, 2014
  • Alternative FY15 Budgets (all failed April 9 and 10, 2014):
    • The House Democrats, sponsored by Budget Committee Ranking Member Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), which provided $50 billion for the International Affairs Budget; Rejected by a vote of 163-261;
    • The Republican Study Committee, sponsored by Rep. Rob Woodall (R-GA), which did not provide a specific funding level for the International Affairs Budget but contained even deeper cuts to discretionary spending than the Ryan Budget Resolution; Rejected by a vote of 133-291;
    • Rep. Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) put forth a substitute budget that provided $39.4 billion for the International Affairs Budget; Rejected by a vote of 2-413;
    • The Congressional Black Caucus, sponsored by Rep. Gwen Moore (D-WI), which provided $56.8 billion for the International Affairs Budget; Rejected by a vote of 116-300; and
    • The Congressional Progressive Caucus, sponsored by Rep. Raul Grijalva (D-AZ), which provided $60.9 billion for the International Affairs budget; Rejected by a vote of 89-327.

Hearings & Statements

• House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee: Department of State (March 12, 2014)
• Senate State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee: Department of State (March 13, 2014)
• House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee: UN and International Organizations (April 2, 2014)
• Senate State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee: USAID (April 8, 2014)
• House State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Subcommittee: USAID (April 8, 2014)