On December 21, Congress passed yet another stopgap continuing resolution (CR) to provide temporary funding for the federal government. The third such short-term funding measure needed since the 2018 fiscal year began in earnest on October 1, this new CR will last until mid-January. Funds will continue to flow at current levels for Perkins and other education programs until January 19, while lawmakers try to reach an agreement to raise the defense and non-defense discretionary funding levels. They will then need to pass appropriations bills under those revised funding caps before the new deadline in order to avoid a government shutdown.
As Congress returns from the holiday break, lawmakers are also under pressure to decide the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, permanently extend health care for low-income children, and shore up the Affordable Care Act’s individual insurance markets, which could further complicate the tight timeline for action on federal funding. Follow the latest CTE funding news on the CTE Policy Watch Blog.
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