Overview
- The House approved a two-bill package 341-79 funding State, Treasury, the IRS and related agencies, and the White House signaled President Trump would sign it if it reaches his desk.
- The Senate advanced a roughly $174 billion package for Commerce-Justice-Science, Energy-Water, and Interior-EPA to a final vote today after broad bipartisan procedural support.
- House passage now covers eight of the 12 annual appropriations bills, leaving Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD, and Homeland Security still to resolve.
- Homeland Security funding was removed from this week’s House package after the fatal ICE shooting in Minnesota, with Democrats seeking ICE accountability measures and negotiators weighing a standalone bill.
- Lawmakers in both parties acknowledged a continuing resolution may be needed for DHS, as tight calendars and a slim House GOP margin—highlighted by a 213-210 rule vote and failed conservative amendments—compress options.