2. “House passes defense budget, CR for civilian agencies through March 23”
In February the House passed a fifth continuing resolution for fiscal 2018 which included full appropriations for the Defense Department but would carry over current funding levels for non-defense agencies through March 23. It also contained a $659 billion, full-year budget for the Pentagon, including $584 billion in base spending and an additional $75 billion for Overseas Contingency Operations.