Funding Bill Awaits Consideration

Members of the House and Senate Appropriations Committee continue to work on an omnibus spending bill that will fund the government for the remainder of fiscal year 2014, but it is almost certain the bill will not be considered by either chamber this week. The current continuing resolution funding the activities of the federal government will expire next Wednesday, Jan. 15, but House members and Senators leaders remain confident that they will come to an agreement and avoid another government shutdown.   However, in order for the bill to pass through both chambers by Wednesday, it would have to be completed and filed tomorrow. If that doesn’t happen, the House and Senate will be forced to  pass a short term (as short as one or two days) spending package either Tuesday or Wednesday of next week. AGC sent a letter to House and Senate appropriators urging them to pass an omnibus spending bill that recognizes the need for investment in federal construction programs. For more information, please contact Sean O’Neill at (202) 547-8892 or oneills@agc.org.