Legislative Update: House Approves FY 2015 Omnibus Spending Bill; Congress Extends Agency Funding through Short-Term Continuing ResolutionDecember 2014 |
On December 11, 2014, the U.S. House of Representatives approved an omnibus appropriations bill providing funding for most government agencies for the rest of fiscal year (FY) 2015. The bill contains $90 million for ARC, including $10 million to continue a program of broadband deployment in Central Appalachia and $10 million for a workforce development program in Southern Appalachia focused primarily on the automotive sector. Senate action on the legislation is pending.
The House, followed by the Senate, also passed a short-term continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 130) on December 11 extending agency funding through December 13. The previous continuing resolution (H.J.Res. 124) was set to expire at midnight December 11.