On Thursday November 17th Congress approved a "minibus" appropriations measure that combines FY12 Agriculture, Commerce-Justice-Science, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development spending bills.
For those federal agencies whose current year appropriations bills have yet to be approved, Congress approved a short-term funding extension through December 16th. This includes the Department of Education.
H.R. 2112 was first approved in the House and later by the Senate on Thursday. H.R. 2112 has been forwarded to President Obama for his signature.
Attempts to pass a second "minibus” bill have come to halt in the Senate. Leaders have been unable to successfully agree on terms to combine State and foreign operations and financial services and general government appropriations bills to the Energy and water development appropriations bill.
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