{"id":31340,"date":"2024-06-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2024-06-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/06\/03\/lawmakers-moving-quickly-on-defense-authorization-va-budget-bills\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:27:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:27:45","slug":"lawmakers-moving-quickly-on-defense-authorization-va-budget-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/federaltimes\/congress\/2024\/06\/03\/lawmakers-moving-quickly-on-defense-authorization-va-budget-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"House lawmakers moving ahead on defense, VA budget bills"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">House officials plan to start floor consideration of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2024\/05\/21\/republicans-back-abortion-ban-in-360b-va-budget-draft-for-next-year\/#:~:text=Republican%20appropriators%20advanced%20a%20budget,the%20measure%20moves%20through%20Congress.\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs appropriations<\/a> measure this week while also moving ahead on their Defense Department funding plans, pushing their Senate colleagues to speed up work on the budget issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The VA budget bill was passed in a Republicans-only vote in the House Appropriations Committee on May 23. It\u2019s typically one of the first appropriations measures passed annually by the chamber, despite concerns this year from Democrats over social issues added to the funding measure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department\u2019s budget plans could be before the full chamber in the next few weeks as well, with House Appropriations Committee leaders anticipating a panel vote on the funding outline Wednesday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Moving both this week would give House leaders a chance to promote their chamber as ahead of the curve on the critical legislation, since neither measure has advanced past the committee stage in the Senate. However, even with early action, passage of the final budget bills is not expected until fall at the earliest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>Tuesday, June 4<\/h2>\r\n\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 8:30 a.m. \u2014 Capitol H-140<br>\r\n<i>Homeland Security Bill<\/i><br>\r\nCommittee members will mark up their draft of the Homeland Security appropriations plan for fiscal year 2025. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Appropriations \u2014 10 a.m. \u2014 Capitol H-140 <br>\r\n<i>State-Foreign Operations Appropriations <\/i><br>\r\nCommittee members will mark up their draft of the State Department appropriations plan for fiscal year 2025. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Veterans&#8217; Affairs \u2014 10:15 a.m. \u2014 360 Cannon <br>\r\n<i>Improper Bonuses<\/i><br>\r\nVA Secretary Denis McDonough will testify on improper bonuses given to senior department officials last year. <br>\r\n<br>\r\nHouse Foreign Affairs \u2014 10:30 a.m. \u2014 2200 Rayburn <br>\r\n<i>Foreign Assistance Grants <\/i><br>\r\nFormer State Department 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