The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2023 was an appropriations bill in the 118th U.S. Congress.
The House bill, HR 4366, with a $155.7 billion appropriation,[1] was passed by the House on July 27, 2023. President Biden threatened to veto the bill a few days before passage, because it did not include diversity, equity and inclusion funding, and other priorities.[2]
A matching Senate bill, S.2127, was introduced to the Senate on June 22.[3] It was mooted by the November 1 passage in the Senate of the House bill, with amendments making it a $154.4 billion appropriation, as part of a minibus appropriations package.[4][1] The minibus arrangement was the work of then-Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy in September.[5]
As of November 27, 2023, the bill is pending House concurrence on the Senate amendments, or further House amendments.
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- ^ a b "Appropriations Watch: FY 2024". Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget. November 2, 2023. Retrieved November 2, 2023.
- ^ Aidan Quigley (July 24, 2023). "Biden issues veto threats on House GOP-drafted spending bills". Roll Call.
- ^ S.2127 - all actions, congress.gov, accessed November 2, 2023
- ^ HR 4366 - all actions, congress.gov, accessed November 2, 2023
- ^ Emily Brooks (September 13, 2023). "McCarthy pitches combining funding bills into 'minibus' amid GOP spending fights". The Hill.