Senate Appropriations Subcommittees Approve Commerce, FDA and Transport Funding Bills
The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) on June 3 advanced FY15 funding legislation without amendment (here). The legislation has yet to be released, but the Senate Appropriations Committee said the bill would fund the International Trade Administration at $480 million, $10 million more than the FY14 enacted level. “The bill also supports the Interagency Trade Enforcement Center to aggressively tackle unfair trade practices hurting American businesses,” said a committee release, adding that the bill would appropriate $434 million above FY14 enacted levels for U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. Counterpart legislation advanced through the full House on May 30 after lawmakers tacked on a number of trade-related amendments (see 14060202).
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The Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies also approved FY15 funding legislation without amendment on June 3 (here). The legislation has also not yet been released. The bill would fund the Federal-aid Highways program at $40.3 million, which is equal to FY14 enacted levels. That funding is consistent with the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, the Senate Appropriations Committee said. The House Appropriations Committee approved counterpart legislation on May 21, and the full chamber has yet to vote on the bill (see 14052224).