Congress needs to pass spending legislation before Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
Pelosi said the proposal would include $8 billion for nutrition assistance for schoolchildren and families. It renews Pandemic EBT, a program that provides food benefits while schools are closed set to expire at the end of September, for a full year.
It also adds increased accountability for farm aid money to prevent it from gong to large oil companies, according to Pelosi. Senate Majority Leaderhad criticized a lack of farm assistance funds in a bill House Democrats released Monday. The bill would fund the government through Dec. 11, avoiding a potentially chaotic shutdown during the coronavirus pandemic and before the Nov. 3 election. Lawmakers then aim to hash out an agreement to fund the government through Sept. 30, 2021, the end of the next fiscal year.
Lawmakers have said they want to get past the shutdown threat to focus on passing more coronavirus relief, which they have failed to do for months amid disagreements over the size of a fifth aid package.
Deutschland Neuesten Nachrichten, Deutschland Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
House Democrats will unveil bill to avoid shutdown, fund government into DecemberCongress needs to pass a government spending bill before Sept. 30 to avoid a government shutdown.
Weiterlesen »
U.S. House Democrats file bill to fund government through Dec. 11 and avoid shutdownU.S. House of Representatives Democrats on Monday filed legislation to fund the government through Dec. 11 and avoid a possible shutdown when the money would otherwise run out at the end of September, the chairwoman of the appropriations committee, Representative Nita Lowey...
Weiterlesen »
U.S. House pauses vote on bill to fund government and avoid shutdownThe U.S. House of Representatives put on hold an expected Tuesday vote on a bill to fund the government through Dec. 11, while bipartisan congressional leaders discussed whether to include farm aid sought by President Donald Trump, lawmakers and aides said.
Weiterlesen »
U.S. House Democratic leaders eye Tuesday vote on bill to avoid shutdownThe Democratic leader of the U.S. House of Representatives announced on Tuesday an agreement with Republicans on a stopgap funding bill to keep the government operating, with a vote expected later in the evening.
Weiterlesen »
House passes short-term spending bill to avoid government shutdownHouse Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin reached the deal Tuesday night to avoid a government shutdown. The bill heads to the Senate.
Weiterlesen »
How Flood of Democratic Money in Wake of RBG Death Is Changing Senate MapThe death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg has transformed the political discourse. But it's also had a far more tangible impact on the election, unleashing an unprecedented torrent of small dollar fundraising for Democrats. Bencjacobs reports
Weiterlesen »