Sentences with phrase «of federal appropriations»

The Obama Administration plans to do an end - run around the Constitution and the federal law by tying the Common Core Standards to the granting or denying of federal appropriations, both the $ 4.35 billion Race To The Top money and even Title I funding.

Not exact matches

The House appropriations bill would give $ 31.4 billion to federal environmental programs at the EPA, Department of the Interior and other agencies.

In the months that followed, the industry persuaded Georgia Congressman Tom Graves, whose district includes the syndication hotbed of Rome, to slip a rider into the federal appropriations bill that would bar the IRS from spending money to enforce the listing notice.

The Main Estimates consist of three components: Part I, which provides an overview of federal spending for the upcoming fiscal year; Part II which supports the Appropriation Act and provides details of the spending to be included in the Appropriation Act; and Part III which includes Reports on Plans and Priorities (RPPs), which provide details on the spending plans for all departments and agencies.

«The Office of Single Family Housing will endorse new loans under current multi-year appropriation authority in order to support the health and stability of the U.S. mortgage market,» according to a post on the federal Housing and Urban Affairs» website.

The latest appropriations fight could have particular impact on Maryland, where some 300,000 people — roughly 10 percent of the state's civilian workforce — work for the federal government.

Combined, this would generate almost $ 1.3 trillion in federal revenue, which is enough to offset the loss of appropriations caused by the cut.

You can add another $ 800 billion a year if you budget for future commitments, such as the future cost of pensions for our current standing military, so while the Defense appropriation is $ 640 billion, the actual cost to tax payers has been estimated at $ 1.7 trillion dollars each year — about 40 % of the annual Federal budget.

To continue to keep Chinese - processed chicken out of school meals and other federal child nutrition programs, this provision will need to appear in subsequent annual appropriations bills, or it will need to be included in the five - year child nutrition reauthorization bill in 2015.

The US is the clear outlier amongst developed democraces, with minimal public support, mainly for public service broadcasting (through federal and state appropriations) and for print publishers (through various forms of tax relief).

``... ORDERED, that each and every Defendant, pursuant to Federal Rule of Procedure 65, is enjoined from submitting, enacting, or implementing emergency appropriations bills containing the furlough and wage provisions challenged in these actions.»

At 11:30 a.m., Rep. Nita Lowey announces a significant increase in federal funding for child care and early learning services as part of the Omnibus Appropriations Act of 2018, Ossining Children's Center, 90 South Highland Ave., Ossining.

A Federal High Court in Abuja on Wednesday has adjourned indefinitely a suit filed by a former Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, Abdulmumin Jibrin, seeking an order setting aside his suspension for 180 legislative days by the House of representatives.

The federal program that helped pay for the cleanup of the Buffalo River, fight invasive species in the Great Lakes and restore sturgeon in Buffalo Harbor is fully funded in the 2018 appropriations bill released by the House Appropriations Commitappropriations bill released by the House Appropriations CommitAppropriations Committee yesterday.

Shehu also stated that the President was delighted over the decision of the Federal Executive Council (FEC) to submit 2018 budget proposals by October, while the National Assembly would conclude the Appropriation process by December 2017.

The communities will be eligible to share in more than $ 500 million of funding through a federal supplemental appropriation, and the state will award at least $ 250 million of New York's FEMA - funded Hazard Mitigation Grant Program to New York Rising Communities to implement eligible projects contained in their plans.

The member representing Kiru / Bebeji Federal Constituency of Kano State who was at a time the chairman of the House Committee on Appropriation, refused to give details of the meeting while speaking with State House correspondents.

Democratic Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney of New York, who engaged in a major funding limitation debate during the fiscal 2017 appropriations season when he proposed an amendment to bar discrimination against certain federal contractors, said he hadn't thought of using a funding limitation to bar payouts for claims stemming from sexual harassment by members of Congress.

The size of the SOPOEA allowances is adjusted and authorized within the «Contingent Expenses of the Senate,» account in the annual legislative branch appropriations bills enacted as part of the annual federal budget process.

The House has passed H.R. 3235 To provide for the compensation of any Federal, State, or local employee furloughed due to a lapse in appropriations which began on or about October 1, 2013.

«But please note that if after seven days the constitutional procedure is not complied with, we shall have no choice but to initiate legal proceedings to enforce the decision of the federal high court and set aside the 2018 appropriation bill.

The letter read in part, «Accordingly, the Senate is requested to kindly approve the following external borrowings: Issuance of $ 2.5 bn in the international capital market through Eurobonds, or a combination of Eurobonds and Diaspora bonds for the financing of the Federal Government of Nigeria's 2017 Appropriation Act and capital expenditure projects in the Act.

On the issuance of $ 2.5 bn for financing the Appropriation Act, Buhari noted that in order to implement the external borrowing plan approved by the National Assembly in the 2017 Appropriation Act, the Federal Government issued a $ 300m Diaspora Bond in the international capital market in June this year.

The documents are: the Appropriation Act of the Federal Republic of Nigeria 2013 & 2014 on one hand and the the Appropriation Act of the National Assembly for 2013 and 2014 Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria on the other hand.

He is a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, which allocates funds in the federal budget.

In his ruling today, Justice Umar admitted the two documents — a three - volume of Appropriation Act of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for 2013 as exhibit 16 a, b and c, and a three - volume of Appropriation Act of the National Assembly 2014 as exhibit 17 a, b and c.

WASHINGTON - U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is announcing several provisions within the federal omnibus appropriations bill that she says would increase the environmental health of the Great Lakes, including Lake Erie.

Blair Horner, with the American Cancer Society, says approval of the health exchanges will trigger appropriations of federal money, so it makes sense to include them as part of the budget.

Short - Term Fiscal 2018 Continuing Appropriations — Vote Passed (235 - 193, 5 Not Voting) The House passed the joint resolution that would provide funding for federal government operations and services at current levels through Dec. 22, 2017, at an annualized rate of $ 1.23 trillion for federal departments and agencies covered by the 12 unfinished fiscal 2018 spending bills.

«Among other items, the agenda will include a revised version of the Education, Labor and Family Assistance Article VII bill that I was forced to veto earlier this year to prevent an unaffordable increase in school aid, an appropriation bill to authorize distribution of $ 607 million in federal Education Jobs Fund money to school districts, and necessary legislation to reorganize the New York City Off - Track Betting Corporation.»

«The Commission Shall return all unused federal government block grant, pursuant to section 11 (2) of this section to the federation account not later than the end of every appropriation year as enacted by the National Assembly from time to time.»

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimated that ACA's discretionary spending provisions, if fully funded by future appropriations acts, would result in appropriations of almost $ 100 billion over the period FY2012 - FY 2021.11 However, much of that funding — about $ 85 billion — would be for three programs that were in existence prior to, and whose funding was reauthorized by, ACA; namely, the National Health Service Corps, the federal health centers program, and the Indian Health Service (IHS).

The state will reimburse 100 % of its qualified expenditures, subject to available appropriations and exclusive of federal funding.

A section of the public believes that the National Assembly as an institution lost its respect and this is the reason why Federal Government's ministries, departments and agencies are not committed to the ongoing work on the 2018 Appropriation Bill.

He said the amount would enable the Federal Government provide and fund quality and basic healthcare services for the benefit of Nigerians when the 2018 Appropriation Bill becomes law.

The New York Rising Community Construction program involves approximately 100 qualifying communities that will be eligible to share in more than $ 500 million of funding made available through the federal supplemental appropriation the governor worked with Congress to obtain earlier this year.

The New York Rising Community Reconstruction Program was launched earlier in 2013 with more than $ 500 million in New York allocations, a small part of the $ 30 billion in total federal supplemental appropriation funds set aside for Sandy relief.

The Federal Executive Council, FEC, on Wednesday approved the 2017 budget after missing the September target for the presentation of the 2017 Appropriation Bill to the...

As Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I will continue fighting hard for federal investments in projects like the New NY Bridge that bring jobs and economic growth to the Lower Hudson Valley.»

«Finally, to ensure that the preparation of the Appropriation Bill is based on the Medium Term Expenditure Framework, passed by the National Assembly, signed into law by the President and implemented by the Executive arm of government Section 51 of the Fiscal Responsibility Act has specifically clothed every citizen with the necessary locus standi or legal capacity to enforce the provisions of the law by obtaining prerogative orders or other remedies at the Federal High Court, without having to show any special particular interest.»

Lowey, the senior Democrat on the House Appropriations Committee, announced that Rockland Community College (RCC) will receive $ 77, 834 in new federal funding that will allow RCC to continue to sponsor the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) of Rockland County.

He said the ex-agitators who benefited from the job opportunities had already been posted to various federal ministries awaiting approval of the 2018 Appropriation Bill by the National Assembly.

Washington, DC — Congressman José E. Serrano, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee, lauded the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) historic vote adopting rules protecting network neutrality on the Internet.

The budget continues to rely heavily on appropriations from the federal government, at almost a third of state revenue, despite the unpredictability of state aid from Washington, D.C. under President Donald Trump and the Republican Congress.

Parishes, cities, school districts, public facilities, and associations of public employees frequently use public funds to influence legislation and appropriations at the state and federal levels.

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Like every government agency, NASA faces sharp cutbacks as part of the larger effort to tame the federal deficit; this was underscored in July, when the House Appropriations Committee stripped funding for the high - priority (and over-budget) James Webb Space Telescope.

«That debate was at full boil last week, when the U.S. House of Representatives passed the America COMPETES Act, which sets policy for NSF and two other federal research agencies, and the House Appropriations Committee adopted a 2016 spending bill that includes NSF,» Mervis wrote.

This bill would «amend appropriations language that serves to discourage federal research on gun violence,» and underscores the importance of such work, Leshner wrote.

The discretionary budget — the part of the budget Congress has to allocate annually through the appropriations process — only represents about a third of all federal outlays, but contains virtually all science and technology spending.