On September 22, the Senate approved, 62-30, the Continuing Appropriations for FY2013 Resolution (H. J. Res. 117). The House passed the resolution on September 13 (see The Source, 9/14/12); the president is expected to sign the measure into law.
The six month continuing resolution will fund all government agencies and programs through March 27, 2013 at a level of 0.6 percent above FY2012. It will provide a total of $1.15 trillion in annual spending. This total includes $1.047 trillion in discretionary spending, the cap set by the 2011 Budget Control Act (P.L. 112-25). It also includes $99.9 billion in overseas contingency operations funding, $6.4 billion in disaster funding, and $483 million in program integrity funding.
