House Pushes Back Vote on FY 15 Stop-Gap Funding Measure

House lawmakers are pushing back action on a short-term Continuing Resolution necessary to keep funding the federal government at the start of Fiscal Year 2015 as the President yesterday requested authorization to take action against ISIS in Iraq and Syria be included in the CR. The CR would fund most Department of Energy and National Nuclear Security Administration programs at Fiscal Year 2014 levels through Dec. 11. The House Rules Committee had been scheduled to consider the measure yesterday, but the panel’s hearing has been postponed indefinitely as lawmakers work to negotiate addition of the requested language.