Last month, the Senate passed its version of the NASA authorization bill, which is more of a compromise.

上个月，美国参议院通过了美国航天局授权法案，这是一个经过妥协的版本。

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Noting that Congress has not enacted a water projects authorization bill since 2000, supporters argued that the new law will help address a backlog of overdue infrastructure projects.

支持者们表示，国会自2000年以来还没有颁布过任何水利项目授权法案，新法案应着力解决基础设施项目滞后的问题。

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The authorization bill was framed as an effort to regularize a U.S.civilian aid program which has fluctuated over the years depending on regional events.

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Briefly, talks have stalemated, along with discussions on you-know-what-else, for an FAA re-authorization bill.

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