The House of Representatives is working at a breakneck pace in an effort to pass all twelve appropriations bills prior to the traditional August recess. As of Wednesday, July 8, all 12 bills have advanced through the House Appropriations Subcommittee process – 11 of them by voice vote – and are ready for consideration by the full committee.

One disappointing development is the Financial Services and General Government appropriations bill, which stayed silent on a pay adjustment for federal employees in 2021. President Trump proposed a one percent raise in his budget request submitted in February 2020.

FMA strongly supports the three percent raise the uniformed services are on track to receive in 2021, by way of the FY2021 NDAA. As the appropriations process continues, FMA will urge Congress to reconsider the federal workforce and provide the traditional and fair pay parity with the military.