The 12 individuals appropriations bills for FY2018 in the House have all now been cleared by their respective subcommittees and six have been approved by the full Appropriations Committee. Meanwhile, one bill has seen action on the other side of the Capitol.
While this may signal some movement on this front, the total amount of funding available for the bills still has not been agreed to and the amount proposed for the defense programs in the House exceed the level allowed by current law. This all likely means that there will need to be a bipartisan agreement on the overall spending level later this year. FY2018 starts on October 1.