The federal budget expires on January 31. The House passed Appropriations bills for the Departments of Defense, Education, Transportation, Health and Human Services, and Homeland Security. The Senate has yet to act and has raised concerns about Homeland Security funding. There is currently little agreement on how to move forward.
During past federal shutdowns, a wide range of services were affected, including public assistance programs, national park closures, the reduction of some food safety programs, the reduction of access to some veterans’ programs, and the inability to process federal housing and small business loans.
Please see our previous budget-related reports for the Office of Management and Budget’s (OMB) guidance to agencies and Agency Contingency Plans.
We will continue to provide updates.
Contact: Paul Penna, Director of Government Affairs, ppenna@njlm.org, 609-695-3481, x110.