A federal government shutdown has been averted, for now.
The President signed a continuing resolution (CR) (H.R. 5860) into law late on September 30, 2023, extending funding for most of the federal government at Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) until November 17, including the U.S. Census Bureau, and prohibiting funding from being used to initiate or resume any project that wasn�t already funded in FY 2023. It passed the House by a 335-91 vote, then the Senate 88-9, before being signed by the President.
The House Commerce Justice Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved their respective versions of the FY 2024 CJS appropriations legislation in July, which would fund the Census Bureau at differing levels (the Senate providing $147 million more than the House). With another month and a half to go, stakeholders will continue to press for Congress to approve at least the Senate level of funding for the Bureau and its programs in FY 2024.
CR Gives Congress More Time for FY 2024 Appropriations Decisions
A federal government shutdown has been averted, for now.
The President signed a continuing resolution (CR) (H.R. 5860) into law late on September 30, 2023, extending funding for most of the federal government at Fiscal Year 2023 (FY 2023) until November 17, including the U.S. Census Bureau, and prohibiting funding from being used to initiate or resume any project that wasn�t already funded in FY 2023. It passed the House by a 335-91 vote, then the Senate 88-9, before being signed by the President.
The House Commerce Justice Science (CJS) Appropriations Subcommittee and the full Senate Appropriations Committee approved their respective versions of the FY 2024 CJS appropriations legislation in July, which would fund the Census Bureau at differing levels (the Senate providing $147 million more than the House). With another month and a half to go, stakeholders will continue to press for Congress to approve at least the Senate level of funding for the Bureau and its programs in FY 2024.
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