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Appropriations News

Roll Call – 01 May 2024
House appropriators are extending some deadlines for lawmakers to submit their earmark requests to subcommittees after an outcry from members who originally had just a week to get their projects in order before this Friday’s cutoff. Members will now have until May 10 to submit requests for the Commerce-Justice-Science, Interior-Environment, and Transportation-HUD bills, according to an email appropriations staff sent to offices Wednesday morning.

Capitol Hill News

House Committee on Agriculture – May 1, 2024
House Committee on Agriculture Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson (PA-15) released the following statement after sharing a title-by-title overview of the bipartisan policies and priorities included in the 2024 farm bill. “This bill is a product of an extensive and transparent process, which included soliciting feedback from Members of both political parties, stakeholder input from across the nation, and some tough conversations. Each title of this farm bill reflects a commitment to the American farmer and viable pathways to funding those commitments, and is equally responsive to the politics of the 118th Congress. The Committee on Agriculture will markup this bill on May 23, and I hope for unanimous support in this endeavor to bring stability to producers, protect our nation’s food security, and revitalize rural America."
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The Hill – May 1, 2024
The House approved a bill Wednesday that seeks to crack down on antisemitism on college campuses, a measure that hit the floor as pro-Palestinian protests roil universities across the country. The chamber approved the bipartisan legislation — titled the Antisemitism Awareness Act and introduced by Rep. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) — in a 320-91 vote, sending it to the Senate for consideration. The bill would require the Department of Education to use the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance’s (IHRA) working definition of antisemitism when enforcing antidiscrimination laws.

Important Dates

The Senate Appropriations Committee published guidance on programmatic and language requests and submission deadlines for FY25 appropriations. Submission deadlines for bills are below:

• Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies—May 8, 2024
• Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies—May 9, 2024
• Defense (not accepting CDS requests)—May 10, 2024
• Energy and Water Development—May 10, 2024
• State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs—May 13, 2024
• Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies—May 15, 2024

House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) recently released guidance for Fiscal Year 2025 Community Project Funding requests and deadlines for all Fiscal Year 2025 Member requests. Submission deadlines for bills are below:

• Programmatic and language requests – May 3, 2024
• Community Project Funding requests for the Agriculture; Energy and Water; Homeland Security; and Military Construction-Veterans Affairs Subcommittees are due by 11:59 p.m. on May 3rd. 
• Community Project Funding requests for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Interior and the Environment; and Transportation-Housing Subcommittees will now be due by 11:59 p.m. on May 10th.