[DEOC] Fw: Federal Update - Government Funding, Shutdown Risk, and Outlook for Resolution

Thu Sep 21 17:32:12 PDT 2023

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> Duff, Robert (GOV) <Robert.Duff at GOV.wa.gov>
> *Subject:* Federal Update - Government Funding, Shutdown Risk, and
> Outlook for Resolution
> *Importance:* High
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> Agency Directors and Federal Affairs Contacts,
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> Below is an update on the status of negotiations for federal fiscal year
> 2024 funding. Current federal appropriations expire on September 30, and *if
> a new agreement is not reached by then, we will experience a federal
> government shutdown. This outcome is becoming increasingly likely. *
>
>
>
> *Why are we here?*
>
> You might remember back in June that Congress reached a deal to extend the
> debt limit, which included top line spending levels for the new fiscal year
> and a path for returning to regular order and passing all 12 appropriations
> bills. The House Republican Majority is disregarding that agreement and is
> now demanding more cuts to spending, among other ideological goals.
> Meanwhile the Senate has passed out of committee *bipartisan*
> appropriations bills based on the debt limit agreement and is beginning the
> process of floor passage for those bills – trying to adhere to regular
> order, with input from both parties. However, even the Senate’s efforts are
> now being held up by Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI)’s objections to the first
> batch of appropriations bills.
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>
>
> So, the Senate and the House are living in two different realities when it
> comes to funding the government… and they will have to eventually agree on
> funding for the next fiscal year, which is virtually impossible to
> accomplish before the quickly approaching September 30 deadline.
>
>
>
> Both House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer
> last month accepted that a continuing resolution (CR) of some duration
> would be necessary to provide enough time to come to an agreement on full
> year appropriations. Unfortunately, Speaker McCarthy has not been able to
> secure enough Republican votes in the House to pass any funding extension.
>
>
>
> *State of play*
>
> Yesterday, House Republicans attempted to pass a CR bill containing a
> number of partisan “poison pill” provisions that would be defeated in the
> Senate, but Republican leadership failed to even secure a procedural vote
> to move forward on that measure due to objections from several far right
> Republican members who wanted deeper spending cuts and policy changes in
> exchange for a CR. If this partisan bill, that would already be unable to
> pass in the Senate, cannot be passed on the House floor with only
> Republican votes, it is unclear if any spending measure can pass right now.
>
>
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> If a partisan CR bill like this was able to be passed by the House, it
> would provide a way forward for the Senate to consider the bill, strip
> partisan provisions, and send a clean CR back to the House for a vote. A
> clean CR, or any Senate passed provision, would assuredly require
> Democratic votes for passage. This is the most likely path for a
> resolution. However, some House Republicans are threatening to remove Kevin
> McCarthy as Speaker if he allows a measure to be considered on the House
> floor designed to gain passage with Democratic votes, which greatly
> complicates that possibility.
>
>
>
> *Outlook*
>
> Given all these complicating factors, as of today, a federal government
> shutdown of some duration on October 1 seems the most probable outcome. How
> long a shutdown we see is hard to predict, and absent a Congressional
> agreement emerging soon, we should plan for the possibility of a long-term
> shutdown, like the one in December of 2018 into January 2019. There is also
> a possibility this impasse is resolved with a short-term CR, only for
> similar disagreements to resurface and cause a shutdown later this year.
>
>
>
> *State Impacts *
>
> Assuming funding does expire on September 30, most annually appropriated
> discretionary federal funding to the state will be impacted. However, that
> does not include all federal funding. For example, mandatory spending
> programs, any programs that have already received their funding for a
> program year that began before October 1, or programs with funding from the
> previous fiscal year that can be rolled over should be able to continue
> operating with minimal disruption. Federal agencies are beginning to update
> their shutdown memos which will outline more specifically what funding
> streams are impacted, what funding can still be used and what spending can
> be reimbursed.
>
>
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> OFM will also be sending out additional information soon for state
> agencies regarding planning and procedures for a potential federal
> government shutdown.
>
>
>
> *Bottom line: *Now is the time to responsibly prepare for a federal
> government shutdown of considerable length, while still hoping for a
> resolution before those plans need to be implemented.
>
>
>
> That is what we know right now. I’ll update as more concrete details
> emerge. Please feel free to email me, or DC Office Deputy Director Rose
> Minor (rose.minor at gov.wa.gov), with any specific questions or concerns
> you run into as this process unfolds.
>
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>
> Best regards,
>
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> Morgan Wilson
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> *MORGAN WILSON*
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