The following is the Congressional Research Service report, Defense Authorization and Appropriations Bills: FY1961-FY2019.
From the Report
The passage of the Department of Defense (DOD) authorization and appropriations bills through Congress often does not follow the course laid out in textbooks on legislative procedure. Tracking DOD authorization or appropriation bills can be confusing and time-consuming. This has been particularly true in recent years, when continuing resolutions (CRs)...
America’s Water Infrastructure Act (AWIA) was signed off on by Congress and the President this week, authorizing an estimated $3.8 billion in new Army Civil Works projects, fiscal year 2019 appropriations of $7 billion, and emergency supplemental funds of $17.4 billion. The legislation includes the Water Resources Development Act of 2018 (WRDA).
Passing in the Senate with a vote of 99 to 1, AWIA 2018 demonstrates the importance of federal water resource projects across the U.S. The action...