FY2024: Avoiding a Shutdown But Still Not Funded

In a whirlwind of activity on Tuesday, the House passed (in a bipartisan manner) a continuing resolution (CR) that extends government funding at current levels for four appropriations bills through January 18 and for the other eight through February 2. Our slice of the pie—LHHS—is in the batch that expires in February.  CR now heads to the Senate, where Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has said he and the White House are in agreement with the bill. This action avoids a federal shutdown but still leaves Congress without a final appropriations package. 

The House also debated more than 100 amendments to the fiscal year (FY) 2024 Labor-HHS-Education bill. AASA joined six other national organizations in a letter opposing the bill; we do not weigh in on the amendments because there is not one, that if adopted, would have us support the overall bill. We will continue to monitor the FY24 appropriations package. Check back on the blog!