The Latest Breaking News from Appropriations

​WASHINGTON — The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, as the party faces some soul-searching over whether to keep the practice if they retake one or both chambers after November’s midterms.

The Senate Republican Conference will lose some prolific earmarkers to retirement next year, which may prompt a second look at the practice.

WASHINGTON — ​House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans who will face a sensitive decision on whether to maintain “community project funding” in the next Congress if they retake the chamber in November.

House lawmakers’ appetite for earmarking has grown a year after Democrats resurrected the practice, particularly among Republicans.

House lawmakers criticized President Biden's budget proposal for the Navy, arguing it would not keep pace with China.

Senate Agriculture Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow wants to extend pandemic waivers for providing universal free school meals in a funding bill.

​WASHINGTON — Rep. Rodney Davis, R-Ill., secured nearly $11.6 million in earmarked projects for his constituents in the March omnibus appropriations law, from streetscape improvements in Gillespie to a new nursing school facility at Millikin University in Decatur.

Dynamics for a spending agreement this year are there, but history also says election years lead to delays and stopgap bills.

WASHINGTON — The House is set to vote Wednesday on an omnibus spending bill that would funnel more aid to Ukraine, provide another round of COVID-19 medical assistance and fund the government through September.