The House Appropriations Committee will not wait until the House finishes a budget to begin work on the FY17 appropriations bills. Rep. Mike Simpson (R-ID), Chair of the House Energy and Water Appropriations Subcommittee, has indicated that his committee will mark up their bill next week or the week of April 11th, when the House returns from recess.
House Appropriations Committee Chair Hal Rodgers (R-KY) has stated other subcommittees would hold markups as early as next week. The House is currently struggling to pass a budget. The House Budget Committee will likely pass a budget out of committee today, but that is possibly as far as the bill will get. A group of conservative House Members has indicated they do not support the top level number agreed to in last year’s 2-year budget deal. Chair Rodgers has directed his subcommittee chairs to mark their bills at the FY17 level agreed upon in the 2-year budget deal.