Browse by Tag: Legislative
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House Speaker’s Resignation Announcement Makes a Government Shutdown Less Likely
This week, leadership in the Senate unveiled a short-term continuing resolution (CR) to fund federal programs once the new fiscal year begins on October 1. The Senate CR would have extended funding through December 11 and prohibited federal funding for...
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House and Senate Approve Short-Term Extension of Highway Trust Fund Through October 29; Senate Passes Six-Year Transportation Reauthorization
This week, the House and Senate both approved legislation (H.R. 3236) to extend funding for the Highway Trust Fund through October 29. The current funding extension under MAP-21 was set to expire on July 31. The legislation is a temporary...
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ARC Reauthorization Included in Senate Passed Transportation Bill
Legislation to reauthorize the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) was included in the DRIVE Act (S.A. 2266 to H.R. 22), which is the Senate’s six-year surface transportation reauthorization. The provision authorizes ARC for five-years and includes $100 million per year in...
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House Appropriations Committee Approves FY2016 Agriculture Spending Bill; Includes $2.5 Billion for Rural Development Programs
This week, the House Appropriations Committee approved their version of the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Agriculture Appropriations bill. The legislation funds the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The bill totals $20.65 billion in discretionary funding, which is $175 million lower than...
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House Approves Fiscal Year 2016 Commerce-Justice-Science Appropriations Bill; No Amendments Offered to Cut EDA Funding
This week, the House approved by a vote of 242 to 183 the fiscal year (FY) 2016 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) Appropriations bill. The bill funds the U.S. Economic Development Administration at $250 million, level with the...
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House Subcommittee Approves FY2016 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill; Provides Level Funding for EDA
This week, the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science and Related Agencies approved their fiscal year (FY) 2016 bill by a voice vote. The bill includes funding for all Department of Commerce agencies, including the U.S. Economic Development Administration...
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Senate Adopts FY2016 Budget Resolution
This week, the Senate approved a conference agreement on the fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 11 (https://www NULL.congress NULL.gov/114/bills/sconres11/BILLS-114sconres11enr NULL.pdf)) by a party line vote of 51 to 48. Both the Senate and House-passed budgets propose...
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House Passes FY2016 Budget Conference Agreement
This week, the House approved a conference agreement on the fiscal year (FY) 2016 budget resolution by a vote of 226 to 197. Both the House and Senate-passed budgets propose to eliminate the federal deficit within 10 years by cutting...
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NADO Past President Speaks at Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Capitol Hill Briefing
On April 28, Tim Ware, Executive Director of the George Washington Regional Commission, NADO Past President and current board member, spoke on behalf of NADO at a Capitol Hill briefing on the importance of the HUD-CDBG Program to rural communities...
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NADO Recognizes Representative Aderholt as the 2015 NADO Legislator of the Year
During the 2015 NADO Washington Policy Conference: NADO on the Hill, Representative Robert B. Aderholt (R-AL) was named NADO’s 2015 Legislator of the Year. Representative Aderholt is a dedicated supporter of regional economic development and rural communities. As...
