Budget Updates

International Affairs Budget Update 8-27-10

1. Congress Finalizes FY10 International Affairs Budget
2. Appropriators Set FY11 State-Foreign Operations Levels, but with Major Differences and an Uncertain Future
3. FY11 International Affairs Budget Snapshot

International Affairs Budget Update 7/30/10

1. Senate Appropriations Committee Approves FY 2011 State-Foreign Operations Appropriations Bill
2. FY 2010 Supplemental Signed by President Obama
3. Outlook for Remainder of FY 2011 Appropriations Process

International Affairs Budget Update, 7/23/10

1. House Adopts 302(b) Allocations, Restores $1.3 Billion to State-Foreign Operations Bill
2. House Increasingly Likely to Adopt Senate’s FY 2010 Supplemental Bill

International Affairs Budget Update 7/16/10

1. Senate Approves 302(b) Allocations, Cuts the International Affairs Budget
2. Appropriations Process Picking Up Speed, Senate Markup of State-Foreign Operations Bill Next Week
3. House and Senate Hold Oversight Hearings on Afghanistan

International Affairs Budget Update, 7/2/10

1. House Cuts International Affairs Budget
2. House Approves One-Year “Budget Deemer”
3. House Finishes FY10 Supplemental; Heads Back to Senate
4. Details of House State-Foreign Operations Subcommittee Bill

International Affairs Budget Update, 6/25/10

1. Congress to Move Budget “Deeming Resolution” for FY 11
2. FY 11 Appropriations Process Getting Underway

International Affairs Budget Update, 6/4/10

1. Summary and Analysis of Senate-Passed FY 10 Supplemental
2. Status of House Action on FY 10 Supplemental

International Affairs Budget Update 5/28/10

1. Nearly 40% of Senate Calls for Full Funding of FY 11 International Affairs Budget
2. Secretary Clinton Calls for Integrated National Security Budget
3. Senate Approves FY 10 Supplemental; House Mark-up Postponed
4. Administration Releases New National Security Strategy

International Affairs Budget Update 5/21/10

1. Momentum Building on Bipartisan Letter to Senate Appropriators
2. Full Senate to Debate FY 10 Supplemental Next Week
3. USGLC Holds Lobby Day for Congressional Appropriators
4. USGLC Sponsors “World Trade Week” Briefing on Capitol Hill
5. Senate Foreign Relations Committee Holds Haiti Hearing

International Affairs Budget Update 5/14/10

1. Bipartisan Group of Senators Sponsors Letter to Senate Appropriators
2. Senate Appropriators Mark Up FY 2010 War Supplemental
3. Changes to House State-Foreign Ops Subcommittee Roster
4. USGLC To Sponsor “World Trade Week” Briefing on Capitol Hill

International Affairs Budget Update

April 30, 2010

1. More on Senate Budget Committee’s FY 11 Budget Resolution; Future Action Uncertain
As reported last week, the Senate Budget Committee on April 22nd cut $4 billion (7%) from the President’s $58.8 billion International Affairs Budget request in its FY 11 budget resolution.  This was the Committee’s entire cut in discretionary spending [...]

International Affairs Budget Update 4/16/10

April 16, 2010

1. Support in Congress Builds for the International Affairs Budget
As the budget and appropriations process begins to move into high gear on Capitol Hill, more than 110 Members of the House – spanning the ideological spectrum of the Democratic Caucus – have signed various letters calling on Speaker Pelosi and Budget Committee [...]

$2.8 billion Request for Haiti; Clinton & Gates Testify; USGLC Military Leaders Meet with Lawmakers and Administration

On Wednesday, March 24th, the Administration officially submitted an amendment to its $33 billion FY10 War Supplemental, requesting an additional $2.8 billion to support ongoing recovery and reconstruction operations in Haiti. The request includes an additional $1.9 billion for the FY10 International Affairs Budget, on top of the initial request of $4.5 billion in the [...]

Budget Mark-ups Delayed; USGLC Military Leaders Send Letter to Congress

While it has not officially been announced, our sources on the Hill have indicated that both the House and Senate Budget Committee mark-ups of the FY11 Budget Resolutions will be delayed until after the spring recess, which is currently scheduled for March 29th through April 9th. Delaying the Committee mark-ups will ensure Congress does not [...]

USAID Administrator Shah Testifies before the House

USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah testified before two House Committees on March 3rd and 4th, in support of elevating development, alongside diplomacy and defense, as part of U.S. national security. During the committee hearings, bipartisan support was also expressed for Dr. Shah’s leadership in coordinating U.S. government-wide efforts to provide relief and recovery assistance to [...]

Clinton Testifies before Congress in Support of the FY11 International Affairs Budget

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton testified on Capitol Hill before four separate committees on February 25th and 25th, to make the case for the President’s $58.5 billion FY11 International Affairs Budget request. In her testimony before each of the committees, Secretary Clinton talked about the importance of the International Affairs Budget to America’s national security, as well [...]

USGLC Applauds President’s FY 2011 International Affairs Budget

Today, the USGLC applauded the Administration’s FY 2011 International Affairs Budget request as a critical investment in America’s national security, especially given the growing global challenges of the 21st century.  The request is part of President Obama’s $3.8 trillion FY 2011 Budget request submitted to Congress today. 
As part of the national security budget, the Administration [...]