Jun 15, 2018
On June 14th, the Senate Appropriations Committee approved the Fiscal Year 2019 Interior and Environment Appropriations bill by a vote of 31-0. The legislation includes funding for the Department
May 25, 2018
May 25, 2018 - On May 23rd , the Senate Armed Services Committee passed the 2019 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). Committee Member Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), helped secure authorization
May 18, 2018
May 18, 2018 - On May 16th, the House Appropriations Committee approved the FY19 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The bill totals $44.7 billion in funding
May 11, 2018
May 11, 2018 - On May 6th, the House Appropriations Committee released its FY19 Energy & Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill. The bill totals $44.7 billion in funding –
Apr 26, 2018
On April 26th, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) held a National Water Quality Program Liaison Committee Meeting in Washington DC to discuss current USGS National Water-Quality Program activities
Mar 09, 2018
Mar. 9, 2018 - This week, appropriators in both chambers of Congress worked through disagreements as they try to wrap the fiscal 2018 spending bills into a $1.3 trillion omnibus.
Feb 16, 2018
Feb. 16, 2018 - On February 12th the Administration released its budget plan for FY 2019. EPA funding is cut by more than 25% to $6.1 billion from FY17 levels, though water infrastructure funding
Feb 02, 2018
Feb. 2, 2018 - On Feb. 8, the short-term spending bill that ended the January government shutdown runs out. House Republican leaders are working on another stopgap through March 22, though a
Jan 26, 2018
Jan. 26, 2018 — The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Jan. 26 published a new report that analyzes the current and future workforce needs for the drinking water and wastewater sector.
Dec 22, 2017
Dec. 22, 2017 — On Dec. 21, Congress approved another temporary spending bill to fund the government through Jan. 19, 2018. President Trump signed the Continuing Resolution (CR) into law on Friday,