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The Chair of the House Appropriations Committee wants all 12 appropriations bills reported out by July 4.  The House likely will pass a few of the bills before the elections – GOP leadership will bring the Military Construction appropriations bill to the floor this week.  But the Senate is moving much more slowly, making it very likely that Congress will need to pass stop-gap funding to keep the government open after the current fiscal year ends on September 30.