Rep. Wolf: Prospects Dim for Swift NASA Bill Passage

摘要

With four legislative weeks remaining in the 111 th U.S. Congress, it is possible that lawmakers will not approve a 2011 NASA spending bill until January, more than three months into the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, the senior Republican on the House Appropriations subcommittee that oversees the space agency said July 27.rnAlthough Congress is officially in session at least for the remainder of the fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30, lawmakers are expected to recess for six weeks beginning Aug. 2 to campaign in their districts in advance of the November elections. That leaves little time to hammer out spending legislation for U.S. federal agencies, including NASA, before adjournment, now targeted for early October.