On December 10 the United States House of Representatives passed an omnibus appropriations bill that includes funding for six appropriations bills that have not yet been passed by Congress for FY 2010.  This includes funding for the bill that funds the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education.  As expected, all programs funded under the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act were flat funded in this bill.  

Because the Federal Fiscal Year began on October 1, these programs have been funded under a continuing resolution (CR) since that date.  Because this CR expires on December 18 it is expected that the Senate will take action on this bill within the week so that it can be sent quickly to the President for his signature. 

The process for developing the FY 2011 Federal budget is underway.  President Obama will announce his budget recommendations in early February.

Tags: appropriations, budget, federal legislation, Public Policy

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