The House is out for a pre-scheduled recess this week — and likely to do a victory lap about passing the AHCA last week — while the Senate continues to move through nominations, Russian investigations, and maybe health care reform.
There are now only four-and-a-half months left before the new fiscal year begins on Oct. 1 – and that includes the month-long August recess. Typically, at this point in the Congressional calendar, at least one of the 12 standing appropriations bills has been marked up by committee and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees are well on their way to drafting the other standing bills.
However, there is no guidance for appropriators on the annual spending limits, which is something set up by the annual budget measurers, which has yet to be passed by the House and Senate. The House took a first step with the AHCA last week, but w
While the President offered an outline of discretionary spending plans in March, his full budget is not likely to come before May 22, and even then, it is unclear how in depth the budget released might be.
Stay tuned.