The recent
omnibus bill passed by Congress contains a nugget of good news for those interested in access to publicly funded research.
White House budget data indicates both basic and applied research would be cut by at least 13 percent below estimates of R&D in the 2017
omnibus bill passed a few weeks ago.
The omnibus bill passed the Democratic - led Assembly, but was broken up into individual bills in the Republican - led Senate, creating a stalemate.
The bridge re-naming, however, in
the omnibus bill passed by the Democratic - led Assembly early this morning and expected to be considered today by the Republican - controlled Senate removes the name Tappan Zee entirely.
(I.e. in recent history since 2000, what percentage of the time were
omnibus bills passed as opposed to «mini-CRs» for select departments)
Not exact matches
The senators originally promised to include the measures in a year - end spending
bill, but because Congress is only working to
pass a short - term extension of federal government funding this week, Collins and Alexander say they will include the
bills in an
omnibus bill in January.
This view was expressed in
Bill C - 59, the recently
passed Budget
Omnibus Bill, which included legislation that would require future government's to maintain balanced budgets.
Republican leaders are figuring out whether to include the provisions in a must -
pass omnibus spending
bill before a March 23 deadline.
The deal included a variety of specifics, including new funding for disaster relief and opioid treatment, but more specifically, it extended current spending levels until March 23 and trusted Congress to use the intervening time to
pass appropriations
bills (or one big
omnibus deal) in accordance with the terms of the deal.
This is a government that is fond of putting everything but the kitchen sink in
omnibus bills, limiting debate on them, and then
passing them without a comma changed.
However, Congress began to
pass budget - busting legislation back in 2015 by pursuing a permanent debt - financed doc fix followed by an even more costly tax extender (and
omnibus appropriations)
bill — at a total cost of over $ 100 billion in 2019.
Under
Omnibus Bill C - 38,
passed last year, the Harper government gets to overrule any NEB recommendation it doesn't like, whether negative or positive, in the «national interest.»
This effort resulted in two subsequent
omnibus budget
bills passed in 2012, which further undermined the public's confidence in the NEB and its pipeline review process.
Lawmakers
passed Fix NICS Act, a bipartisan plan first introduced after the Sutherland Springs, Texas, shooting to strengthen the background check reporting system, in its
omnibus spending
bill.
They also folded a
bill that strengthened the federal background check system into an
omnibus spending
bill passed in March.
The first, and most ideal, is to just
pass a big bipartisan spending
bill — called the «
omnibus» — that funds the government.
The
omnibus spending
bill just
passed in the House directs the FDA to strengthen and enforce dairy standards of identity in a bid to crack down on plant - based «imitators,» claim milk producers.
To fund the federal government and avoid a government shutdown, while also specially carving out funding for the Department of Homeland Security, * this week Congress is on track to
pass the so - called «CRomnibus» — a combination of a continuing resolution and an
omnibus spending
bill.
When the Assembly
passed the
omnibus bill of all 10 points, women's advocates stood behind Speaker Silver cheering him on.
The so - called
omnibus bill abandons many of the most controversial provisions lawmakers were trying to include in the must -
pass bill — which had painfully stalled the
bill's release for days.
Senate Republicans are nudging de Blasio to release more information on how the city spends its education money; the Assembly on Monday
passed an
omnibus bill that packages a two - year extender with a continuation of local government tax measures.
Rep. Jackie Speier, D - Calif., right, blames Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell for not including the House -
passed sexual harassment legislation in the recent
omnibus bill.
In reality, the money was approved last week as part of an
omnibus bill the legislature
passed after the governor called members back for an extraordinary session.
Reps. Maloney and Nydia Velazquez, who were both at the press conference Monday, said they are calling for Congress to include a permanent extension of Zadroga in the
omnibus House spending
bill that must be
passed by December 11 this year.
One
bill that did
pass is one of the Secretary of State's
omnibus election
bills, HB 2.
While the Democratic - led Assembly has
passed the legislation — which covers topics like pay equity, pregnancy discrimination and human trafficking — as an
omnibus bill, Republicans in the Senate have been opposed to an abortion plank, which seeks to align state abortion law with federal law, setting up a continuing stalemate between both houses.
On March 4, the South Dakota Senate
passed HB 1018, the
omnibus election law
bill that includes a provision that a ballot - qualified party may remove itself from the ballot.
Stefanik, who is just wrapping up her first full year in Congress, also took some time to talk about the recently
passed omnibus spending
bill.
The Senate
passed two
bills that are components of the
omnibus Women's Equality Act, which has
passed the Assembly twice but remains blocked in the Senate due to Republican opposition.
Last month, the Assembly
passed an
omnibus bill that extends mayoral control for two years and included a package of sales tax extenders that impact upstate and suburban counties.
@jbs1109, I didn't downvote, but yes I want you to list what percentage of
omnibus bills vs. Mini-crs have been
passed.
To prevent the impending lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, the state Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo
passed a two - year extension Thursday as part of a larger
omnibus bill, which included a pension enhancement for certain uniformed workers, special recognition for former Governor Mario Cuomo, and several benefits for upstate areas.
The Assembly
passed an
omnibus bill extending local sales taxes and included two - year control of schools for de Blasio.
ELIZABETHTOWN The
omnibus government spending
bill passed by Congress and signed by the president last month rejects deep cuts to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and fully funds the agency at 2017 spending levels.
On April 24, the Montana House
passed HB 120, the Secretary of State's
omnibus election law
bill.
The Democratic - led Assembly has been under pressure to
pass the agenda as individual pieces of legislation after it approved the broader
omnibus bill that included a
bill designed to update the state's abortion laws.
On July 4, the Ohio Green Party put out a press release, blasting the legislature for
passing HB 194, the
omnibus election law
bill that the state claims cures the constitutional defect in the old ballot access law that was struck down in 2006.
The remarks came as the Senate
passed two
bills that are components of the
omnibus Women's Equality Act, which has
passed the Assembly twice but remains blocked in the Senate due to Republican opposition.
The Assembly chose to
pass the
omnibus version of the
bill; the Senate, controlled by Republicans in league with the four - member Independent Democratic Conference,
passed nine of the piecemeal
bills.
July 23, 2011: North Carolina Ballot Access
Bill Expected to Pass Senate Committee Next Week June 21, 2011: Ballot access reform bill still alive June 18, 2011: North Carolina Omnibus Election Law Bill Appears Not to
Bill Expected to
Pass Senate Committee Next Week June 21, 2011: Ballot access reform
bill still alive June 18, 2011: North Carolina Omnibus Election Law Bill Appears Not to
bill still alive June 18, 2011: North Carolina
Omnibus Election Law
Bill Appears Not to
Bill Appears Not to
Pass
If you think that maybe the Democrats will offer something different than more spending, just remember that Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer (D — New York), said this following
passing the
omnibus spending
bill:
On April 8, the Montana Senate
passed HB 120, the Secretary of State's
omnibus election law
bill which contains two ballot access improvements.
So, the governor added it to an
omnibus bill that the legislature
passed in a special session in late June, and was signed the next day.
Early Thursday morning, the state Assembly
passed an
omnibus bill containing a two - year deal for mayoral control, which was scheduled to expire after Friday, and whose expiration had prompted the special session, convened by Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo.
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Omnibus Bill [January 22, 2018] AAAS Statement on U.S. Government Shutdown [January 20, 2018] Community Statement to OMB on Science and Government [December 19, 2017] AAAS CEO Response to Media Report on Use of «Science - Based» at CDC [December 15, 2017] Letter from AAAS and the American Physical Society to Iranian President Hassan Rouhani Regarding Scientist Ahmadreza Djalali [December 15, 2017] Multisociety Letter Conference Graduate Student Tax Provisions [December 7, 2017] Multisociety Letter Presses Senate to Preserve Higher Education Tax Benefits [November 29, 2017] AAAS Multisociety Letter on Tax Reform [November 15, 2017] AAAS Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Ways and Means Committee on Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (H.R. 1)[November 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on Release of National Climate Assessment Report [November 3, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Science Adviser Boards [October 31, 2017] AAAS Statement on EPA Restricting Scientist Communication of Research Results [October 25, 2017] Statement of the Board of Directors of the American Association for the Advancement of Science on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility [October 18, 2017] Scientific Societies» Letter on President Trump's Visa and Immigration Proclamation [October 17, 2017] AAAS Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from UNESCO [October 12, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Proclamation on Immigration and Visas [September 25, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on ARPA - E Reauthorization Act [September 8, 2017] AAAS Speaks Out Against Trump Administration Halt of Young Immigrant Program [September 6, 2017] AAAS Statement on Trump Administration Disbanding National Climate Assessment Advisory Committee [August 22, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Issues Statement On Death of Former Rep. Vern Ehlers [August 17, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt and 15 Other Science Society Leaders Request Climate Science Meeting with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt [July 31, 2017] AAAS Encourages Congressional Appropriators to Invest in Research and Innovation [July 25, 2017] AAAS CEO Urges Secretary of State to Fill Post of Science and Technology Adviser [July 13, 2017] AAAS and ESA Urge Trump Administration to Protect Monuments [July 7, 2017] AAAS Statement on House Appropriations Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017 omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
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Bill for the Department of Energy [June 28, 2017] Scientific Organizations Statement on Science and Government [June 27, 2017] AAAS Statement on White House Executive Order on Cuba Relations [June 16, 2017] AAAS Statement on Paris Agreement on Climate Change [June 1, 2017] AAAS Statement from CEO Rush Holt on Fiscal Year 2018 Budget Proposal [May 23, 2017] AAAS thanks the Congress for prioritizing research and development funding in the FY 2017
omnibus appropriations [May 9, 2017] AAAS Statement on Dismissal of Scientists on EPA Scientific Advisory Board [May 8, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on FY 2017 Appropriations [May 1, 2017] AAAS CEO Statement on Executive Order on Climate Change [March 28, 2017] AAAS leads an intersociety letter on the HONEST Act [March 28, 2017] President's Budget Plan Would Cripple Science and Technology, AAAS Says [March 16, 2017] AAAS Responds to New Immigration Executive Order [March 6, 2017] AAAS CEO Responds to Trump Immigration and Visa Order [January 28, 2017] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement on Federal Scientists and Public Communication [January 24, 2017] AAAS thanks leaders of the American Innovation and Competitiveness Act [December 21, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt raises concern over President - Elect Donald Trump's EPA Director Selection [December 15, 2016] AAAS CEO Rush Holt Statement Following the House Passage of 21st Century Cures Act [December 2, 2016] Letter from U.S. scientific, engineering, and higher education community leaders to President - elect Trump's transition team [November 23, 2016] Letter from AAAS CEO Rush Holt to Senate Leaders and Letter to House Leaders to pass a FY 2017 Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
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pass a FY 2017
Omnibus Spending Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28
Omnibus Spending
Bill [November 15, 2016] AAAS reaffirms the reality of human - caused climate change [June 28, 2016]
The Rose Garden award ceremony for Kelsey followed in August, and an
omnibus bill tightening regulations on the pharmaceutical industry and drug trials
passed the Senate two weeks later.
DOE's basic research wing, the Office of Science, gets a 16 % boost, to $ 6.26 billion, in a 2018
omnibus spending
bill passed by Congress this week.
Even if the 2011 budget
passes as marked up, Mason says he doesn't expect things to be as bad as they were in 2008, when last - minute reductions in the proposed Office of Science budget in an
omnibus spending
bill created havoc throughout the DOE science program.
If Congress can not
pass separate appropriations
bills, it could instead roll all spending into one package, called an
omnibus bill.
Or it could
pass a few spending
bills and wrap the rest into a smaller
omnibus.