In Conference

House and Senate appropriators will hold a joint conference committee meeting on the remaining fiscal year 2012 spending bills -- including defense -- tomorrow at 10:30 a.m., according to a House Appropriations Committee statement.

"This bicameral, bipartisan Conference Committee is the next step in completing all Appropriations work for the year. Members and Senators of both parties are working hard together to craft a package that funds the federal government in a responsible and timely fashion, and good progress is being made. It is our hope and expectation that we will have an agreement on this critical, must-pass legislation by the end of next week," House Appropriations Committee Chairman Harold Rogers (R-KY) said in the statement.

The meeting will probably last about 20 minutes if all goes as planned, according to a committee spokeswoman. Actual deliberations will be behind closed doors, and no announcement or results are anticipated before early next week, she said, adding that conferees want to file the bills either Monday or Tuesday, so results could be disclosed at that time.

The conferees, according to Rogers' statement, will be:

Republicans:

Appropriations Full Committee Chairman Hal Rogers

Rep. C.W. Bill Young, Chairman Emeritus

Rep. Jerry Lewis, Chairman Emeritus

Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen

Rep. Robert B. Aderholt

Rep. Jo Ann Emerson

Rep. Kay Granger

Rep. Mike Simpson

Rep. John Culberson

Rep. Ander Crenshaw

Rep. Denny Rehberg

Rep. John R. Carter

Democrats:

Appropriations Ranking Member Norm Dicks

Rep. Peter Visclosky

Rep. Nita Lowey

Rep. Jose Serrano

Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Rep. James Moran

Rep. David Price

Rep. Sanford Bishop