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.