House and Senate Appropriations Committee Leaders on Jan. 20 unveiled H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, which represents a “bipartisan, bicameral” agreement on Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 appropriations legislation.

The U.S. House and Senate Appropriations Committees have released a bipartisan fiscal year (FY) 2026 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development (THUD) Appropriations Act draft as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026.

Senate Democrats plan to block the Department of Homeland Security funding bill, and some Senate Republicans contend that the bill may need to be sidelined to avoid a shutdown.

The Senate has begun consideration of the appropriations package passed by the House Jan. 22, which contains conferenced legislation for the Departments of Defense, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services,

As negotiations over congressional appropriations continue, Senate Democrats are seeking $32.5 million in funding for a United Nations agency that lists one of its primary aims as securing “dignity and rights for LGBTQIA+ people.

The Senate Appropriations Committee passed a stadium authority bill, aimed at attracting the Chicago Bears to Northwest Indiana, which means the bill will move forward for consideration by the

Status: The House courts committee approved this bill by an 8-5 vote on Jan. 21, and it now moves to the full House for consideration. A similar bill, Senate Bill 11, is not scheduled for a committee vote in time for an upcoming deadline and is likely dead.

The House Appropriations Committee Jan. 20 released text of a three-bill minibus for fiscal year 2026 that includes funding for key health programs and other bipartisan health care provisions and extensions.

The Senate has voted to approve a spending package that could avert a government shutdown. As part of the deal, senators stripped out new Homeland Security funding so Democrats and the White House could continue negotiation on potential changes to ICE and Border Patrol.