HR 1473 Introduced – FY 2011 Continuing Resolution

I was wondering why the House held a pro-forma session last night at 11:00 pm. Well I found out this morning, it allowed Appropriations Committee Chair Rogers (R, KY) to introduce HR 1473, the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2011, with a date of 4-11-11. The early date is important for complying with the new Republican House rules designed to give members timely access to pending legislation. Of course the bill is not available on the GPO web site yet, but it a Committee Draft is available on the House Rules Committee web site.

Title A of the bill is actually an appropriations bill for the Department of Defense. Title B is a new continuing resolution for the remainder of FY 2011. The base figures in the new CR come from the various appropriations bills for FY 2010, the last year when such bills were actually passed.

I haven’t had a chance to review all of the DHS provisions yet, but I can tell you that §1650 extends the §550 authority for CFATS until October 4th, 2011.