FY 2011 Budget Cycle

Special Interest Wish List Goes Along for the Ride on House CR

Mar 9, 2011 by Craig Jennings

In the early hours of Saturday, Feb. 19, the House of Representatives passed a budget plan to continue funding the operations of the federal government for the remaining seven months of fiscal year (FY) 2011. In addition to $65.5 billion in cuts to discretionary spending, the bill (H.R.

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Two-Week Continuing Resolution Shows No Path Forward on Funding

The federal government is currently operating under a two-week continuing resolution, the details of which are not widely known. This marks the current fiscal year's fifth continuing resolution (CR). There is little expectation of compromise on the budget for the remainder of the fiscal year, leaving funding for agencies and government programs in limbo.

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Shutdown Averted; Next One Looms

Mar 2, 2011 by Craig Jennings

Voting 91-9 on H.J. Res. 44, the Senate postponed the threat of a government shutdown for two weeks.

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Blame Will Avert a Government Shutdown

Feb 25, 2011 by Craig Jennings

Unless Congress comes to an agreement over current fiscal year funding soon-- and one acceptable to President Obama -- many operations of the federal government will shut down after March 4. Although what exactly will be shutdown remains uncertain, it's likely the public will notice and be inconvenienced while hundreds of thousands of federal employees will be furloughed. In short, it would be a huge mess and someone will have to take the rap.

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The Heavy-Handed House Spending Bill

In the early hours of Feb. 19, the House passed a continuing resolution (CR) that is intended to keep government running for the remainder of the fiscal year. The bill contains not only drastic spending cuts, but would also implement a series of funding restrictions that would block the federal government from carrying out certain policies. While President Obama has said he will veto the legislation if it reaches his desk, it sets an unconstructive tone for Congress with provisions that would adversely impact people in need, undermine job growth, and seriously impair the ability of government to protect the public.

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Environmental and Public Health Safeguards Under Siege in House Spending Bill

The House-passed fiscal year 2011 spending bill would stop the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) from limiting greenhouse gases from certain sources, halt standards for air and water pollution, and set other conditions on the agency that will complicate its efforts to protect the environment and public health. Other health and safety agencies are also targeted in the bill.

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A Government Shut Down, One Way or the Other

Feb 18, 2011 by Matthew Madia

The 2011 budget has turned into a game of hot potato. With a short-term extension of the current budget increasingly unlikely, it appears as though those holding the decisionmaking authority on March 4 at 11:59 pm, when the current continuing resolution expires, will be forced to make an unpopular decision: passing draconian Republican cuts or forcing the government to shut down.

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FY 2011 Budget Fight Ahead

The major piece of unfinished business from the last session of Congress is the fiscal year (FY) 2011 budget. Even though FY 2011 started on Oct. 1, 2010, the federal government still does not have a budget and has been funded through a series of temporary continuing resolutions (CR) since last fall. It remains to be seen if both the Senate and hard-line fiscal conservatives in the House will sign off on a budget for the remainder of the fiscal year, once again raising the specter of a government shutdown.

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New House Rules Will Increase Deficit, Underfund National Priorities

Whenever a party takes control of one or both houses of Congress, it exercises its prerogative to implement a flurry of new rules and practices. This is generally unremarkable, though in 2011, with the House of Representatives returning to Republican control, the changes are stirring up controversy. Despite claiming to fight for fiscal responsibility and transparency, by tweaking a handful of rules, the Republican majority will end up delivering the opposite.

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Congress Debates Multitude of Options for FY 2011 Budget and Food Safety

Dec 13, 2010 by Sam Rosen-Amy

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in with the FY2011 budget, what with all the hullabaloo over deficit reports and the Bush tax cuts. But with the current continuing resolution (CR) set to expire on Saturday, Dec 18, and Congress planning to adjourn at the same time, we’re coming down to the wire. Almost three months after the start of the 2011 fiscal year, Congress is finally making some progress with passing a budget, but is faced with three options: an omnibus bill combining all twelve spending bills into one big bill, a full-year CR, or a short-term CR.

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