Appropriations- On May 18, the Senate passed, 89-8, H.R. 2577, the FY2017 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (HUD), and Related Agencies spending bill.
On May 19, the House approved, 295-129, H.R. 4974, the FY2017 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies spending bill.
On May 18, the House approved, 241-184, H.R. 5243, the Zika Response Appropriations Act.
Appropriations- On May 19, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved, 30-0, the FY2017 Agriculture, Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Rural Development, and Related Agencies spending bill, as amended (as-yet-unnumbered). The Subcommittee on Agriculture, FDA, Rural Development, and Related Agencies approved the legislation by voice vote on May 17.
On May 19, the Senate Appropriations Committee passed, 30-0, the FY2017 Legislative Branch spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
On May 18, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science (CJS), and Related Agencies passed, by voice vote, the FY2017 CJS and Related Agencies spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
On May 18, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, HUD, and Related Agencies approved, by voice vote, its version of the FY2017 spending bill (H.R. 2577).
On May 17, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Legislative Branch spending bill, as amended (as-yet-unnumbered).
On May 17, the House Appropriations Committee approved, by voice vote, the FY2017 Defense spending bill (as-yet-unnumbered).
Military- On May 18, the House approved, 277-147, H.R. 4909, the National Defense Authorization Act, as amended.
Veterans- On May 18, the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee passed H.R. 5229, the Improving Transition Programs for All Veterans Act.
International- On May 18, the House Foreign Affairs Committee approved, by voice vote, S. 1252, the Global Food Security Act.
Family Support- On May 18, the House Education and the Workforce Committee passed, 20-14, H.R. 5033, the Improving Child Nutrition and Education Act.
