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Senate Passes FY2016 Budget

On May 5, the Senate approved, 51-48, the FY2016 budget conference report (S. Con. Res. 11). The House approved the measure on April 30 (see The Source, 5/1/15).

The nonbinding resolution, which provides a blueprint for federal spending, allocates $3.039 trillion in budget authority and caps federal discretionary spending at $1.016 trillion in FY2016.