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Previous "Updates" – 104th Congress
VA HUD & Independent
Agencies Appropriations Act Signed Into Law By the
President Today; Antarctic Bill Passed by Congress
September 26, 1996
In a White House Rose Garden signing ceremony that
took place earlier today, the President signed into
law the VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations
Act for FY 1997. The signing ceremony was used largely
to highlight a provision in the act that guarantees
women a 48-hour hospital stay after childbirth. Full
Update.
FY 1997 Appropriations
Conference Moves to Completion
September 19, 1996
On Wednesday, September 18, House and Senate negotiators
resolved their differences on H.R. 3666, the VA, HUD,
and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act for FY
1997. For NSF, the conferees agreed on a total appropriation
of $3.270 billion, an amount that is $50 million,
or about 2%, over the FY 1996 level. Full
Update.
Appropriations Conference
Expected This Week or Next
September 10, 1996
Congress returned from its Labor Day recess in early
September and promptly debated and passed H.R.
3666, the FY 1997 VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies
Appropriations bill. This bill includes funding for
the National Science Foundation, as well as NASA,
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the
Veterans Department, the Environmental Protection
Agency and numerous other independent agencies. Full
Update.
Congress Recessed for
the Month of August
August 1996
Congress recessed for the month of August on Friday,
August 2, without taking up H.R. 3666, the FY 1997
VA, HUD, and Independent Agencies Appropriations bill.
This bill includes funding for the National Science
Foundation, as well as NASA, the Department of Housing
and Urban Development, the Veterans Department, the
Environmental Protection Agency and numerous other
independent agencies. Full
Update.
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