Congress · 119th Congress
Little sign of spending progress as top appropriators meet
But so far, the two chambers and the two parties remain on different paths when it comes to fiscal 2026 spending bills.
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Policy · 119th Congress
Senate Agriculture plans Thursday vote on CFTC nominee
↵↵Congress hasn't yet agreed on fiscal 2026 appropriations for the agency.
Congress · 119th Congress
Top four appropriators set to meet on spending package
The top four leaders of the Senate and House Appropriations committees plan to huddle Thursday to make headway on the next package of fiscal 2026 spending bills, sources familiar with the meeting said
Congress · 119th Congress
Major spending package planned for Senate floor faces doubts
A Senate plan to take up a major fiscal 2026 appropriations package on the floor next week is looking increasingly like a long shot.
Congress · 119th Congress
Trump signs spending bill to end longest government shutdown
↵↵The package buys Congress 11 more weeks to ramp up funding negotiations to complete work on fiscal 2026 spending bills.
Congress · 119th Congress
GAO, Library of Congress avoid cuts in Legislative Branch bill
Senate appropriators Sunday unveiled a roughly $7.3 billion draft fiscal 2026 Legislative Branch appropriations bill, part of a three-bill package that could be paired with a stopgap spending measure in
Campaigns · 119th Congress
Democratic opposition to Senate deal runs party’s ideological gamut
None of the eight is up for reelection in 2026, while Durbin and Shaheen are both retiring. ↵↵Ossoff's "no" vote drew swift criticism from Republicans.
Congress · 119th Congress
Deal to end government shutdown advances in Senate
↵↵The final fiscal 2026 Military Construction-VA bill takes care of that toxic exposure fund through Sept. 30, with about $50 billion added for that purpose, but does not fund fiscal 2027 benefits.
Congress · 119th Congress
Republicans denounce new Democratic offer to end shutdown
↵↵The top four leaders of the House and Senate Appropriations Committees met Friday to try to put the finishing touches on a package of three fiscal 2026 bills that have been in the works for weeks: the
White House · 119th Congress
Spending law unenforceable if the president wants to violate it
↵↵And the fact that the money being used comes out of multiyear appropriations that remain available in fiscal 2026 means the maneuvers comply with the Antideficiency Act, the administration argues.
Congress · 119th Congress
No quick fix for Head Start funding as programs start to close
↵↵Senate Democrats also ran a "hotline" last week to gauge support for a package of funding bills that included the chamber's fiscal 2026 Labor-HHS-Education appropriations measure, which covers dollars
Democrats tight-lipped on shutdown off-ramp as pressure grows
over how long to extend government funding, as Senate leaders indicated negotiators will need more time beyond the Nov. 21 deadline proposed in the House-passed continuing resolution to finish fiscal 2026
Senate leaders prepare to pivot to a new bill to end shutdown
Senate Republican leaders plan to abandon a House-passed funding patch to reopen government and pivot to a new bill that would provide more time to complete fiscal 2026 appropriations.
Lots of talk but no deal as shutdown heads for the record books
Rank-and-file members have largely reported progress in talks aimed at moving appropriations bills for fiscal 2026 once the government reopens.
Appropriations chairman bullish on full-year spending bills after shutdown
Appropriators could finish drafting a compromise version of a three-bill spending package for fiscal 2026 in "two or three days" once the partial government shutdown is over, House Appropriations Chairman
USDA says it can’t use contingency fund for food stamps
The contingency fund is not available to support FY 2026 regular benefits, because the appropriation for regular benefits no longer exists," the memo says.
Campaigns · 119th Congress
At the Races: More maps, more problems
↵↵North Carolina Republicans approved a new House map Wednesday, making the Tar Heel State the latest to redraw its congressional lines ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
USDA’s Rollins says food stamp funding to dry up in two weeks
CRS said the account is estimated to have $25.2 billion in permanent appropriations in fiscal 2026, up from the estimated $24.4 billion in fiscal 2025.
DHS taps ‘big beautiful bill’ funding for Coast Guard paychecks
Those accounts make funding available for two fiscal years, which in this case would extend through Sept. 30, 2026.Â
Trump open to bipartisan health care deal to end shutdown
Appropriations conference For Republicans, part of the conversation has always been about buying time to get fiscal 2026 appropriations bills done.