The Latest Breaking News from Appropriations

Earmark fans grow among House GOP as total requests swell - Roll Call

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

Roll Call · May 26, 2022

Tensions rise in House over Navy shipbuilding - Roll Call

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

Roll Call · May 11, 2022

School nutrition waiver issue emerges in supplemental talks

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

Roll Call · May 6, 2022

Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations

WASHINGTON — Lawmakers universally loathe running the government on stopgap funding. But as the House voted last week to extend stagnant spending levels into the sixth month of the fiscal year, there was one particularly frustrated group.

Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022

Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations - Roll Call

Politically vulnerable House Democrats are anxious about the ongoing delay in finalizing fiscal 2022 spending bills.

Roll Call · Feb 14, 2022

Appropriators reach ‘framework’ deal on fiscal 2022 spending

WASHINGTON — House and Senate Appropriations Committee leaders said Wednesday they have a deal on a “framework” that will allow them to start writing compromise spending bills for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.

Tribune News Service · Feb 10, 2022

Appropriators reach 'framework' deal on fiscal 2022 spending - Roll Call

House and Senate Appropriations committee leaders said Wednesday they had a deal on a "framework" to start writing compromise spending bills.

Roll Call · Feb 9, 2022

Stopgap bill passes House as appropriators narrow differences

WASHINGTON — The House passed a stopgap appropriations bill Tuesday evening to extend current federal agency funding rates through March 11 as Democrats and Republicans continue to trade offers on topline spending levels for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1.

Tribune News Service · Feb 9, 2022

Stopgap bill passes House as appropriators narrow differences - Roll Call

The House passed a stopgap appropriations bill Tuesday evening to extend current federal agency funding rates through March 11.

Roll Call · Feb 8, 2022