SSA Administrative Funding For Fiscal Year 2018 Remains In Question
October 1st marked the beginning of Fiscal Year 2018, but Congress did not pass a budget resolution for it until October 26th. Budget resolutions deal with total spending limits for the fiscal year in question. Both the House and Senate passed budget resolutions in October, but the two were drastically different, and for a time, it seemed as though conference was going to be the only way to resolve the differences. However, the House eventually passed the Senate’s version by a very slim margin: 20 Republicans sided with the Democrats to vote against it. The Concurrent Budget Resolution (a resolution… Learn More