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September 27, 2016
Senate rejects House-passed government funding bill
The Senate, voting 55-45, failed Tuesday to garner the 60 votes needed to pass a procedural hurdle and move forward on a government spending bill that would keep the government funded past Sept. 30.
The vote was on a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 9. A motion to move the bill forward, rejected by a majority of Senate Democrats and a few Republicans, would have ended debate on the bill and allowed the Senate to vote on final passage.
The bill, H.R. 5325, is an appropriations bill for the legislative branch that passed the House in June. It is being used to carry the continuing resolution to keep the government funded. The bill also contains funding for flood relief to states such as Maryland, Texas, West Virginia and Louisiana, plus $1.1 billion to help stop the spread of the Zika virus. Senate Democrats want to see the bill include funding to help with the water crisis in Flint, Mich., over lead content, among other things.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., indicated yesterday that the next step may be to try to advance a new continuing resolution that strips out all flood relief funding, so a separate disaster bill can be addressed later.
"We still believe the spending issues will be resolved by Congress in time to avoid a government shutdown," said Brad Thaler, NAFCU's vice president of legislative affairs. "Nonetheless, credit unions should realize that a shutdown remains a possibility."
This is likely to be Congress' last week in session before lawmakers break for the month of October to prepare for the Nov. 8 elections.
NAFCU will continue to follow the debate in Congress on the continuing resolution and keep credit unions attuned to developments.
The vote was on a short-term continuing resolution to fund the government through Dec. 9. A motion to move the bill forward, rejected by a majority of Senate Democrats and a few Republicans, would have ended debate on the bill and allowed the Senate to vote on final passage.
The bill, H.R. 5325, is an appropriations bill for the legislative branch that passed the House in June. It is being used to carry the continuing resolution to keep the government funded. The bill also contains funding for flood relief to states such as Maryland, Texas, West Virginia and Louisiana, plus $1.1 billion to help stop the spread of the Zika virus. Senate Democrats want to see the bill include funding to help with the water crisis in Flint, Mich., over lead content, among other things.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., indicated yesterday that the next step may be to try to advance a new continuing resolution that strips out all flood relief funding, so a separate disaster bill can be addressed later.
"We still believe the spending issues will be resolved by Congress in time to avoid a government shutdown," said Brad Thaler, NAFCU's vice president of legislative affairs. "Nonetheless, credit unions should realize that a shutdown remains a possibility."
This is likely to be Congress' last week in session before lawmakers break for the month of October to prepare for the Nov. 8 elections.
NAFCU will continue to follow the debate in Congress on the continuing resolution and keep credit unions attuned to developments.
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