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Overview of the FY2016 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 719) (open access)

Overview of the FY2016 Continuing Resolution (H.R. 719)

This report provides an analysis of the FY2016 continuing appropriations in H.R. 719. None of the FY2016 regular appropriations bills were enacted by the start of the fiscal year (October 1, 2015). As of September 30, 2015, H.R. 719, a continuing resolution (CR) for FY2016, had passed the House and Senate.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Tollestrup, Jessica
System: The UNT Digital Library
Presidential Vetoes of Annual Defense Authorization Bills (open access)

Presidential Vetoes of Annual Defense Authorization Bills

This report briefly discusses the historical precedent of Defense Secretary Ashton B. Carter's recommendation that President Obama veto the conference report on H.R. 1735, the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for FY2016. If Obama were to veto the measure, it would mark the fifth time since 1961 that a president has vetoed that measure.
Date: October 1, 2015
Creator: Towell, Pat
System: The UNT Digital Library