The US Government is Headed Towards Another Shut Down

Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines

Updated 2/29/2024: On Wednesday, Feb. 28, congressional leaders announced an agreement to complete appropriations for fiscal year 2024 and to avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight on Friday, March 1. The House passed a fourth continuing resolution for FY 2024 on Thursday, Feb. 29, that continues the "laddered" approach that began earlier in the fiscal year. The Senate passed the CR later that night, and the President is expected to sign it. 

Under the agreement, leaders plan to complete full-year appropriations for Agriculture, Energy-Water, Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD by March 8. 

The third FY 2024 CR also extended several policy deadlines to March 8, which would be extended to March 22 under the fourth CR. A two-month Federal Aviation Administration extension also passed the House on Feb. 29, authorizing those authorities through May 10.

Some interesting facts and dates:

Discretionary spending for FY 2024 and FY 2025 will be subject to statutory caps enacted in the Fiscal Responsibility Act.

Continuing Resolution Penalty

May 1, 2024

The Fiscal Responsibility Act includes a penalty for the use of a continuing resolution (CR) in FY 2024, reducing both defense and nondefense funding levels by 1 percent if appropriations bills are not enacted by January, but it would actually take effect at the beginning of May through a sequestration order to be issued by April 30, 2024. (A similar penalty and timeline also apply for FY 2025.)

Maybe someone can explain to me what this implies:

Statutory PAYGODecember 2024 or January 2025Statutory pay-as-you-go (PAYGO) rules provide for an across-the-board sequester of non-exempt mandatory spending programs if lawmakers enact net deficit-increasing legislation over the course of the year. A provision in the FY 2023 omnibus shifted the sequestration totals from the 2023 and 2024 scorecards and added them to the 2025 scorecard. Statutory PAYGO requires the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to issue a sequestration order within 15 days of the end of a congressional session.

Just a couple of the long term deadlines mentioned:

Early-to-mid 2025: Debt limit suspension ends on January 1, 2025; extraordinary measures will likely allow for the government to continue to meet its obligations for a few months after that date.

That doesn't sound good.

End of FY 2025: Statutory discretionary spending caps enacted in the Fiscal Responsibility Act expire. (Targets for spending that are not backed by sequestration remain through FY 2029.)

FY 2033: Social Security Old-Age and Survivors Insurance (OASI) Trust Fund exhaustion (combined OASI and SSDI exhaustion date is 2034; CBO's February 2024 budget outlook estimated OASI insolvency in 2033, though its June 2023 long-term budget outlook estimated OASI insolvency in 2032, SSDI insolvency in 2052 and combined OASI and SSDI exhaustion in 2033)

What's the difference between exhaustion and insolvency?

SHUT IT DOWN.

Continuing Resolutions is what put us where we are. There has not been a budget in 20 years. Congress uses this to scare people thinking the government will be shut down.

This is why they hate Trump. He said shut it down. To protect the country shut it down and figure it out.

Instead all they do is pass resolution after resolution after resolution...on our dime.

originally posted by: DAVID64
The same 'ol thing will happen.

They will debate and collude in back door deals right up till the deadline, then they pass a budget that screws the taxpayer and steers money toward their pet projects.

Happens every time, but MSM milks it for headlines.

50% of government could shut down and nobody would notice.

Yes, they do this intentionally, so they can sneak shady things into the budget bill that won't be caught and opposed,
because everyone's in a hurry.

Updated 3/1/2024: On Friday, March 1, the President signed the fourth continuing resolution for fiscal year 2024 that continues the "laddered" approach from earlier CRs. Congressional leaders announced an agreement on Feb. 28 to complete appropriations for FY 2024 and to avoid a partial government shutdown at midnight on March 1. The House passed the fourth FY 2024 CR on Thursday, Feb. 29, and the Senate passed it later that night. 

Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines

Details on Spending Bills Released, as Congress Works to Avoid Shutdown

Lawmakers released details of the six appropriations bills that Congress needs to pass this week to avoid a partial government shutdown.

The six bills create a $436 billion funding package that keeps all the agencies that were due to shut down on the March 8 deadline funded until September 30.

Congress passed a continuing resolution to keep the agencies that were due to shut down on March 1 running until March 8. The agencies that were due to shut on March 8 were extended until March 22.

The so-called “minibus” includes agencies covered under Agriculture-FDA; Commerce-Justice-Science; Energy and Water; Interior-Environment; Military Construction-VA; and Transportation-HUD appropriations bills.

Both Democrats and Republicans claimed a victory.

“House Republicans secured key conservative policy victories, rejected left-wing proposals, and imposed sharp cuts to agencies and programs critical to the President Biden’s agenda,” said House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).

“We are proud to be keeping the government open without cuts or poison pill riders,” said Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), noting that the final legislation was largely free of conservative policy riders.

That said, more conservative members of the House Republican caucus have expressed dismay over the bill. Representative Chip Roy (R-Texas), for example, critiqued the package saying it is “littered with earmarks, fails to secure the border, & punts almost every GOP policy win – thus, will fund most of Biden’s lawlessness & tyranny.”

Next Steps

Congress now must pass the package to avoid a shutdown on March 8. The legislation is expected to clear both Chambers. Then attention can turn to the remaining six bills which are seen as much more contentious. Those include the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding, which Republicans have criticized over the migrant crisis at the southern border.

SHUT IT DOWN.

Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines

Updated 3/7/2024: The House and Senate Appropriations Committees released full-year appropriations for six appropriations bills on Sunday, March 3: Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, Interior-Environment, Military Construction-VA, and Transportation-HUD. The House passed the bill under suspension of the rules on Wednesday, March 6. The Senate is expected to vote on the package before the end of the week.

US Senate passes spending bill, averts imminent shutdown

WASHINGTON, March 8 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate narrowly averted a partial government shutdown on Friday, as the chamber approved spending legislation for several government agencies just hours before current funding was due to expire.

By a bipartisan vote of 75-22, the Senate approved a $467.5 billion spending package that will fund agriculture, transportation, housing, energy, veterans and other programs through the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30. The package now heads to Democratic President Joe Biden to sign into law.

Funding for those programs was due to expire at midnight.

With a deadline of midnight tomorrow...

Lawmakers unveil $1.2 trillion government funding package ahead of shutdown deadline

Lawmakers unveiled a $1.2 trillion government funding package on Thursday, setting up a high-stakes sprint to pass the legislation as a shutdown deadline looms at the end of the week.

It’s not yet clear if lawmakers will be able to pass the legislation ahead of Friday’s deadline, raising concerns on Capitol Hill that there could be a short-term lapse in government funding over the weekend.

With the release of the legislative text that’s more than 1,000 pages, the House and Senate are now facing a major time crunch to get the legislation across the finish line. A number of critical government operations need to be funded by the end of the day on Friday, March 22, including the departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, State and the legislative branch.

The package provides $19.6 billion for Customs and Border Protection, a $3.2 billion increase above fiscal year 2023, and includes $495 million for additional Border Patrol agents, which the Biden administration has repeatedly called for. It does not add funding for the border wall. The package also provides almost $90 billion in discretionary funding to the Department of Homeland Security, bolstering funding for additional resources. It funds 41,500 detention beds, which is more than the previous fiscal year and Biden’s request, according to the GOP summary. US Immigration and Customs Enforcement had recently drafted plans to wind down detention space, and as a result, release migrants, to cover their budget shortfall. The bill also increases Department of Defense funding, providing $824.3 billion, an increase of $26.8 billion above fiscal year 2023.

It also provides an additional 12,000 special immigrant visas for Afghans who helped the US.

originally posted by: matafuchs
SHUT IT DOWN.

SHUT DOWN THE GOVERNMENT is currently trending on Twitter.

Shut it down. It is not as scary as the media makes it sound.



This is why they do not like him. He is not a player and made to be the demon.

a reply to: matafuchs

Agreed.

Shut it down, and keep it shut down.

LIVE: Congress votes on plan to avert partial government shutdown

a reply to: IndieA

MTG has threatened to vacate the speaker and just passed a note over to the Parlimentarian staff.

a reply to: frogs453

She's filed the motion. The clown show rolls on.

The Clown show is the package they want to pass not the Speaker.

BREAKING: House Passes $1.2 Trillion Bill to Avert Shutdown with More Votes From Democrats Than Republicans

The House of Representatives on Friday voted to avert a government shutdown with more votes from Democrats than Republicans.

The vote – 286 to 134 – with 185 Democrats and 101 Republicans voting ‘yay.’

The bill will head to the Democrat-controlled Senate as a midnight deadline looms.

The $1.2 trillion ‘minibus’ bill spanned over 1,000 pages and was made public early Thursday morning while Americans were asleep.

The passage of the ‘minibus’ follows the House’s passage of a $460 billion package earlier this month, aimed at funding key federal agencies through the end of the budget year.

Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) criticized the bill for its bloated spending and lack of oversight, “With less than 24 hrs to review — the #SwampOmnibus — 1000+ pages & $1.2 Trillion — shatters spending caps to fund the WHO, woke DOD policies, a weaponized FBI headquarters, & utterly fails to address Progressive Democrats’ mass release of criminals across our borders. No Republican should vote for it.”

Marjorie Taylor Greene on Friday filed a motion to vacate Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House after the $1.2 trillion spending bill. pic.twitter.com/a6Vdu1X03D — Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (@RepMTG) March 22, 2024

Upcoming Congressional Fiscal Policy Deadlines

Updated 3/23/2024: The Senate cleared a "minibus" full-year appropriations package early in the morning on Saturday, March 23, by a 74-24 vote, for the remaining six appropriations bills that were set to expire at the end of the week: Defense, Financial Services-General Government, Homeland Security, Labor-HHS-Education, Legislative Branch, and State-Foreign Operations. The House passed the measure on Friday, March 22, under suspension of the rules by a 286-134 vote. The President is expected to sign the measure, and the hours-long lapse in funding is not expected to disrupt government operations.