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House Passes Three-Bill Spending Package After Earmark Dispute

The Senate now considers the minibus with a Jan. 30 deadline to finish the remaining funding bills.

Overview

  • The House approved the package 397-28, covering Commerce–Justice–Science, Energy and Water, and Interior and Environment.
  • Leaders staged separate votes on the Commerce–Justice–Science bill and the other two measures before recombining them for the Senate.
  • GOP leaders agreed to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar’s roughly $1 million earmark for Generation Hope to secure conservative votes.
  • The three bills include about $6.5 billion across more than 3,000 earmarks, drawing pushback from fiscal conservatives.
  • The White House signaled support for the package in its current form, while six remaining appropriations bills still require action before Jan. 30.