FY17 Appropriations Finally in the Books
With no time to spare before a partial government shutdown, Congress passed a $1.07 trillion fiscal 2017 omnibus spending bill. On May 5, seven months overdue, President Trump signed the measure into law.
The bill, which funds the government through the end of September, provides the Defense Department with $593 billion, a $19.9 billion increase over fiscal 2016 levels. Another $2.5 billion could be provided once the Trump Administration presents Congress with its strategy to defeat ISIS.