House Republicans are considering a proposal to pass bills funding the government in pieces through mid-December, one day after a budget impasse forced a partial government shutdown.
The proposal by House GOP leaders is being discussed Tuesday with rank-and-file lawmakers. It would fund individual programs or agencies, such as those providing services for veterans or national parks, a House Republican aide said. The narrow spending bills would extend funding at the current sequester levels, around $986 billion on an annual basis, according to the aide.
House Republicans would choose the programs covered by the spending bills, unlike the normal appropriations process that funds the government through an organized set of spending bills covering set areas of government operations. Congress hasn’t approved any routine appropriations bills for fiscal 2014, which began Tuesday.
Source: WSJ
