Congressional Appropriations 
Timeline FY 2010

>	September 30, 2008 is the last day of the 
FY 2008 federal fiscal year.  Theoretically, 
all FY 2009 appropriations bills are to be 
signed into law by the President by then.  
Congress will be working on the spending 
bills this fall, but many likely will not be 
completed until November, December or 
even early next year.
>	February - On the first Monday in 
February, the President's blueprint for FY 
2010 federal spending, or Budget 
Request, is sent to Capitol Hill.
>	March and April - House and Senate 
Budget Committees pass a budget 
resolution by April 15, setting the 302(a) 
allocation, or "top-line" for all 
discretionary federal spending.
>	March/April/May 2009 - After 
reviewing appropriations requests from 
multiple constituencies, Members and 
Senators will submit their priority 
requests to the Appropriations 
Subcommittees.
>	May - House and Senate Appropriations 
Committees subdivide their 302(a) 
allocation into 302(b) allocations which 
are distributed among the 12 
Subcommittees in the House and Senate.
>	February to June - Subcommittees hold 
budget oversight hearings.
>	May to July - Committees begin the 
"mark-up" process, setting targets for 
funding of both national programs and 
earmarks.
>	Fall 2009 - Theoretically, conference 
reports are negotiated, passed and enacted 
with funding outcomes for FY 2010 
appropriations projects and other national 
programs finalized and signed by the 
President.





SUNY Appropriations 
Timeline FY 2010

>	Fall 2008 -SUNY Campuses should 
identify, refine and prioritize federal 
appropriations requests for FY 2010.
>	November 26, 2008 - Deadline for 
campuses to submit FY 2010 requests to 
the SUNY Office of Federal Relations.
>	December 2008 - SUNY System review 
of FY 2009 requests.  The Office of 
Federal Relations will provide feedback 
on individual requests to campuses 
through December and into January.
>	January - March 2009 - Members and 
Senators set deadlines and provide forms 
for appropriations project requests.  With 
assistance from the SUNY Office of 
Federal Relations, campuses complete 
and submit forms to the appropriate 
offices.  Campuses will also want to plan 
meetings in Washington, DC or with 
congressional district staff to review 
requests.