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CQ Budget, Episode No. 376

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., kept the GOP conference united to pass all spending bills.
Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., kept the GOP conference united to pass all spending bills. (Tom Williams/ CQ Roll Call)
By David Lerman, Aris Folley and Jessica Wehrman
Posted January 23, 2026 at 3:15pm

The House has passed all 12 spending bills for the current fiscal year and the Senate is on track to clear them by the Jan. 30 deadline to avoid another partial shutdown. CQ Roll Call’s Jessica Wehrman, David Lerman and Aris Folley recount the drama of the House dealmaking and the state of the appropriations process.

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