Overview

• On May 28, Appropriations leaders Patty Murray and Rosa DeLauro accused OMB Director Russell Vought of overseeing inconsistent and inadequate FY2025 spending plans in a formal letter
• The HHS submission replaces program-specific funding amounts with 530 asterisks, hiding how taxpayer dollars are being allocated
• The Education Department’s initial plan omitted dozens of programs and labeled nearly $13 billion as “unallocated,” with a May 23 revision still leaving $8 billion undefined
• More than 45 days after a March continuing resolution, numerous agencies have yet to file the legally required spending, expenditure or operating plans
• Lawmakers demand full compliance with Section 1113 by May 31 to restore transparency and enable proper congressional oversight