Tracking the 2012 Budget

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Tracking the 2012 Budget

Track the budget process, step-by-step and find out how far along Congress is in allocating your agency\'s spending.

Federal News Network Staff

September 12, 2011 7:26 am

2 min read

The appropriations process, in which Congress allocates agency and government spending, is a complicated mix of both procedure and politics.

Here’s how the process normally works:

Government spending is collected into 12 categories. The House Appropriations Committee (which is made up of various subcommittees) drafts and votes on a bill. After it’s passed the committee vote, the legislation then goes to the floor for a vote by the full House.

That process is repeated in the Senate, starting with the Appropriations Committee. However, the House and Senate versions are often not an exact match, so the bills must be reconciled in conference committee.

Finally, when a single spending bill is formulated, it is sent to the president to sign into law.

Track the progress of your agency’s 2012 appropriations bill below:

Appropriations	House		Senate		Conference		President’s signature
Appropriations	Committee approval	House approval	Committee approval	Senate approval	House approval	Senate approval	President’s signature
Agriculture House report Senate report	X	X	X	X Read more: Budget	X	X	X
Commerce/ Justice/ Science House report Senate report	X	X	X	X Want to stay up to date with the latest federal news and information from all your devices? Download the revamped Federal News Network app	X	X	X
Defense House report Senate report	X	X	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Energy & Water House report Senate report	X	X	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Financial Services House report Senate report	X	X^*	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Homeland Security House report Senate report	X	X	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Interior & Environment House report Senate report	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Labor/HHS/ Education House report Senate report	X^*	X^*	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Legislative Branch House report Senate report	X	X	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Miltary/veterans House report Senate report	X	X	X	X	X^*	X^*	X^*
State/Foreign Operations House report (DRAFT) Senate report	X^*	X^*	X	X^*	X^*	X^*	X^*
Transportation/HUD House report (DRAFT) Senate report	X	X	X	X	X	X	X

*Included in the 2012 spending “megabus” bill (part of the Military Construction/Veterans Affairs appropriations bill

Source:
Status of Appropriations Legislation for Fiscal Year 2012, Library of Congress
House Appropriations Committee
Senate Appropriations Committee

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