Congress Passes Final Six FY24 Appropriations Bills | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations (2024)

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What is the Senate appropriations bill for 2024? ›

Washington, D.C. – The Fiscal Year 2024 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act provides $26.7 billion to fund the operations of the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the federal judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Small Business Administration, and more than ...

“We have finally passed all twelve bills to fund the government—and I'm proud to be sending a $1 billion increase in funding for child care and early learning programs to President Biden's desk,” said Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee.

Senator Collins was a lead negotiator of the bipartisan legislation. Washington, D.C. – Today, by a vote of 75-22, the U.S. Senate passed the six-bill Fiscal Year 2024 (FY24) appropriations package.

Washington, D.C. – Today, by a vote of 74-24, the U.S. Senate passed the second six-bill Fiscal Year (FY24) appropriations package.

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE, 2024

Provides $6.5 billion to maximize production this year of eight critical munitions and for the first time approves multi-year procurement for six missile programs. Includes $1.2 billion to begin modernizing Army depots, arsenals, and plants to improve munitions surge capacity.

Most significantly, section 101 modifies the two expiration dates established in the second continuing resolution (Further Continuing Appropriations and Other Extensions Act, 2024, Public Law 118-22), changing those dates to March 1, 2024 (from January 19, 2024), and March 8, 2024 (from February 2, 2024).

Fiscal years are named using the year when the period ends. For instance, a fiscal year that runs from 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024 is called FY24.

This Bill seeks to authorize the appropriation of $623,555,525,000 for the services of the Government in the financial year commencing on 1 April 2024. Clause 2 provides that this sum may be appropriated out of the general revenue in the manner set out in the Schedule.

An appropriation bill, also known as supply bill or spending bill, is a proposed law that authorizes the expenditure of government funds. It is a bill that sets money aside for specific spending.

The last time Congress completed all bills on time was 20 years ago, in 1996. Instead of a functioning appropriations process, Congress has resorted to massive omnibus appropriations bills and continuing resolutions that carry over spending from the previous year.

What is the 460 billion spending bill? ›

President Biden signs $460 billion spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown. U.S. President Joe Biden delivers the State of the Union address to a joint session of Congress in the House Chamber of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., March 7, 2024.

This bill provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities.

On March 8, the Senate cleared, by a 75-22 vote, full-year appropriations for fiscal year 2024 under a first “minibus” for six appropriations bills: Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD. The President signed the measure.

Appropriations are definite (a specific sum of money) or indefinite (an amount for "such sums as may be necessary"). Congress passes 12 annual appropriation acts, as well as supplemental appropriation acts, each year.

The Senate cleared a six-bill funding package Friday night, sending the $459 billion measure to President Joe Biden's desk just in time to thwart a partial government shutdown after midnight. The upper chamber passed the measure 75-22 following votes on a handful of Republican amendments that failed on the floor.

Public Law No: 118-42 (03/08/2024) This act provides FY2024 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including various public health programs.

Congressional leaders announced a deal on topline appropriations levels for fiscal year 2024 on Jan. 7. The topline agreement provided for a total of $773 billion in nondefense discretionary spending, including $704 billion in base nondefense spending and $69 billion in side deals, and $886 billion in defense spending.

Defense: The bill would provide $824 billion for defense, an increase of nearly $27 billion from fiscal year 2023. It would hike basic military pay by 5.2%, the largest boost in more than 20 years. It would also beef up the basic allowance for housing by 5.4% and an allowance for meals by 1.7%.

Washington, D.C. – The Fiscal Year 2024 Legislative Branch Appropriations Act provides $6.75 billion for the operations of the U.S. Senate and U.S. House of Representatives, the United States Capitol Police, the Library of Congress, the Government Accountability Office, the U.S. Copyright Office, the Congressional ...