Fiscal 2016 Omnibus News Archive
House leaders released the omnibus in the early hours of Dec. 16, and by noon on Dec. 18 it had cleared Congress, with the president signing it hours later. The $1.15 trillion measure provides fresh line-by-line guidance to every agency through Sept. 30, 2016.
Below are key stories and documents on fiscal 2016 budget and spending issues from Dec. 7 onward. For coverage of budget and appropriations action from Labor Day to Dec. 6 (including the two-year budget deal and the continuing resolution that lasted until Dec. 11), click here. Coverage of earlier appropriations action and the House and Senate budgets is available here. And coverage of the fiscal 2016 White House request can be found here.
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- Military Construction-VA
- State-Foreign Operations
- Transportation-HUD
- Awaiting an Omnibus
Overview
CQ Roll Call news stories
- CQ Roll Call Analysis: Where the Money Goes in Fiscal 2016 Dec. 18
- Massive Omnibus Bill Cleared by Senate, Heads to Obama Dec. 18
- Omnibus Met With Objections From House Conservatives, Liberals Dec. 17
- Senate Clinches Deal to Finish Omnibus on Friday Dec. 17
- Pelosi Supports Omnibus, but Other Democrats Not Sold Dec. 17
- CBO Says Omnibus Would Add $57 Billion to the Deficit Dec. 16
- Ryan Gets High Marks for First Big Showdown Dec. 16
- Mixed Reaction Among Lawmakers Dec. 16
- Omnibus Spending Bill Lands at Last, With Oil Export Ban Lifted Dec. 16
- Third and Likely Final CR Signed by President Dec. 16
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Tax Extenders, Policy Riders and Other Provisions
Many contentious policy riders were dropped from the final product, but Republicans scored a significant win with a tax extenders deal that will move alongside the omnibus.
CQ Roll Call news stories
- Green Groups Rack Up Win in Omnibus on Plastic Bottle Ban Dec. 17
- GOP Went Big With Tax Deal Dec. 16
- Maryland Delegation Cheers FBI HQ Funding Dec. 16
- Benefits for Rum, NASCAR Sweeten Deal as 'Taxibus' Action Accelerates Dec. 16
- Republicans Corral Support for Broad Tax Deal Dec. 16
- Oil, Greens and Money: Winners and Losers in the Omnibus Dec. 16
- Few Clear-Cut Wins for Abortion Foes in Omnibus Package Dec. 16
- White House: Omnibus Doesn't Slam Door on Climate Fund Dec. 16
- Omnibus Directs Cash to Conventions, Inauguration Security Dec. 16
- Email Privacy Language Tucked in Spending Package Dec. 16
- Cybersecurity, Intelligence Bills Wrapped Into Omnibus Dec. 16
- Campaign Finance: Battle Shifts to Disclosure Issues Dec. 16
- Congress Poised to Change Obamacare Taxes Dec. 16
- Omnibus Policy Riders: What Made It In, What Got Tossed Dec. 16
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Agriculture
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Commerce-Justice-Science
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Defense
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Energy-Water
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Financial Services
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Homeland Security
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Interior-Environment
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Labor-HHS-Education
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Legislative Branch
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Military Construction-VA
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State-Foreign Operations
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- Omnibus Fails to Block Obama on Cuba Normalization Policy Dec.17
- Defense, National Security Omnibus Winners and Losers Dec. 17
- State-Foreign Operations: Refugee Programs Get Roughly $1 Billion Boost Dec. 16
- State and Foreign Operations: Omnibus Increases Military Assistance, Particularly to Jordan, Ukraine Dec. 16
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Transportation-HUD
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Awaiting an Omnibus
Negotiators were hard at work as the clock ticked toward the Dec. 16 end of government funding. Yes, a two-year budget deal reached in October 2015 set overall spending levels, but lawmakers still had to agree on how that filters out at the agency level — and policy riders remained a big issue.
CQ Roll Call news stories
- Omnibus and Tax Extender Agreements Forged, Republicans Say Dec. 15
- 'Enviro' Democrats Resisting Oil Exports in Omnibus Dec. 15
- Omnibus Deal Slowed by Dispute Over Lifting Oil Export Ban Dec. 15
- Spending Deal a Likely Capstone for a Prominent House Chairman Dec. 15
- Omnibus Release Pushed Back as Leaders Huddle Dec. 14
- Visa Waiver In, Refugee Rider Likely Out of Omnibus Dec. 14
- Public Money for Political Conventions Could Hitch Omnibus Ride Dec. 14
- In Omnibus Fight, McConnell Seeks to Avoid Past GOP Missteps Dec. 14
- Omnibus Talks Extend Through the Weekend But No Deal Yet Dec. 13
- Omnibus Talks Snarled Over Whether to Include Tax Extenders Dec. 11
- House Passes Five-Day Extension of Government Funding Dec. 11
- Lawmakers Not Bracing for Defense Omnibus Riders Dec. 11
- Hensarling Doubts Financial Services Riders Will Be In Omnibus Dec. 10
- CR Approved by House Rules and Heads to the Floor Dec. 10
- Senate Passes Five-Day CR as Omnibus Talks Inch Along Dec. 10
- Obama Takes Backseat in Omnibus Talks Dec. 10
- Lawmakers Raise Campaign Cash Amid Omnibus Debate Dec. 10
- Five-Day CR Buys Time for More Omnibus Talks Dec. 9
- House Republicans Introduce 5-Day CR as Negotiations Continue Dec. 9
- McCain Slams 'Pork-Barrel Parochialism' in Rocket Program Dec. 9
- Vexing Policy Riders Populate the Omnibus Dec. 9
- Abortion Conscience Clause Language May Complicate Omnibus Dec. 8
- Casino Company Would Benefit From Proposal Pushed for Omnibus Dec. 8
- Mikulski: 'Poison Pill' Riders, Taxes Drag Down Omnibus Talks Dec. 8
- Short-Term CR Planned as Omnibus Talks Extend Dec. 8
- Slow Pace of Omnibus Talks Brings Warnings of Weekend Work Dec. 7
- 11th-Hour Push on for Online Sales Tax Mandate in Omnibus Dec. 7
- Immigration Riders Could Tangle Omnibus Negotiations Dec. 7