The Latest Breaking News from the House Appropriations Committee

Legislative Branch spending bill advances without member pay bump - Roll Call

The House Appropriations Committee on Thursday approved a Legislative Branch spending bill after again denying lawmakers a pay raise.

Roll Call · Jun 14, 2024

Cole gets Steering Committee nod for House Appropriations gavel - Roll Call

Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole will almost certainly be the next chairman of the House Appropriations Committee after a preliminary vote Tuesday.

Roll Call · Apr 9, 2024

Jim Jordan is out. Here are the three Texas Republicans who helped keep him from the speaker’s gavel.

Reps. Kay Granger, Tony Gonzales and Jake Ellzey were firm in their opposition to Ohio Republican Rep. Jim Jordan.

The Texas Tribune · Oct 20, 2023

House and Senate on a collision course toward a government shutdown (again)

Some House GOP hard-liners say Speaker Kevin McCarthy shouldn't rule out a shutdown to achieve spending cuts and social policy changes sought by the far right of his party.

WEKU · Jul 28, 2023

Some Democrats are already warning of a government shutdown as budget battle with GOP takes shape

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy’s bid to appease hardliners in his caucus and get the House moving again has some Democratic worried about the road ahead when it comes time to passing legislation to keep the government running

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2023

GOP accused of breaking debt deal

Republicans have already "walked away from this deal," says Rep. Rosa DeLauro

Salon · Jun 16, 2023

In U.S. House, the far right gains a powerful spending-cuts ally in Texas Republican Kay Granger

The chair of the House Appropriations Committee vows to hold spending bills to 2022 levels to counter “years of out-of-control spending.”

The Texas Tribune · Jun 13, 2023

Ridiculous Spending on Museums May Be Here To Stay

Handouts for tourist-trap museums will be part of the federal funding battleground in the next two years.

Reason · Mar 10, 2023