Yesterday, the House of Representatives and the Senate both passed H.R.1473, a bill that will fund the United States Government for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year. Now, the bill will be sent to the President who is expected to sign the measure into law.
2011 Bill Restores Funding to Critical Humanitarian Aid Accounts
H.R.1473 represents a compromise agreement reached late last week. We are grateful that the compromise bill largely restored funding to key humanitarian accounts that had been slashed in the original House version.We thank the thousands of activists who took action to fight the House-proposed cuts to critical accounts that save lives in Sudan like International Disaster Assistance, Food for Peace, and Migration and Refugee Assistance.
2012 Budget Proposal Threatens to Devastate Funding for Sudan and Genocide Prevention
Now that funding for the remainder of the 2011 fiscal year has been secured, the focus turns to the 2012 Budget.
Earlier this week, the Chairman of the House Committee on the Budget introduced H.Con.Res.34, a budget resolution that would devastate the entire international affairs account. The severity of the cut—a more than 43% decrease over the President’s request—would have a drastic impact on humanitarian aid and money needed for genocide prevention. The proposed reductions would undermine the United States’ commitment to peace in places like Sudan and would jeopardize national security. The House is expected to vote on H.Con.Res.34 later today.
Update on House Budget Vote (April 15 at 4:15 p.m.)
The House passed H.Con.Res.34 on Friday, April 15 by a vote of 253-189. See how your Representative voted.
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Tags: 2012 Budget, Budget, Darfur, FY12 Budget, genocide prevention, H.Con.Res.34, Humanitarian Aid, Sudan
