Senate Passes Omnibus Bill to Keep Gov't Doors Open
The Senate passed the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act of 2015, H.R. 83 (here), on Dec. 13, with bipartisan opposition and only 56 votes in favor. President Barack Obama is expected to sign the bill into law after several…
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days of prodding lawmakers to support it. The law will fund the federal government at new levels through Sept. 30, 2015, but Department of Homeland Security appropriations are frozen at fiscal year 2014 levels until late February due to congressional opposition to the recent executive action on immigration. CBP is part of DHS, so its funding will also remain unchanged. The appropriations in the legislation boost funding for some Commerce Department trade functions, as well as the Consumer Product Safety Commission (see 1412100012">1412100012).