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Where we stand

Currently two appropriations bills have passed the House:

Defense (H.R. 4016)

Military Construction/Veterans Affairs (H.R. 3944)

The House Appropriations Committee has approved 9 bills:

the aforementioned Defense and MilCon/VA

Agriculture (H.R. 4121)

Energy & Water (H.R. 4553)

Homeland Security (H.R. 4213)

Interior & Environment (H.R. 4754)

Legislative Branch (H.R. 4249)

National Security/State (H.R. 4779)

Transportation/Housing and Urban Development (H.R. 4552)

The Senate has not passed any appropriations bills but has invoked cloture on the MilCon/VA bill the House passed. They could vote on it this week before they leave for Recess, but their focus is currently on approving President Trump's nominees.

The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved 6 bills:

Agriculture (S. 2256)

Commerce/Justice/Science (S. 2354)

Interior & Environment (S. 2431)

Legislative Branch (S. 2257)

Transportation/Housing and Urban Development (S. 2456)

and the House passed MilCon/VA, rather than their own version

The following bills have been approved by a subcommittee:

Commerce/Justice/Science (House)

Financial Services (House)

That leaves one bill that has seen no action in either House:

Labor/HHS/Education

The House of Representatives has already left on August Recess, to return on September 2nd, when they will have exactly 28 days left to pass a budget or a continuing resolution.

The Senate remains in town until Friday, August 1st, depending on action on the currently scheduled items. They are also expected to return on September 2nd.

Based on past years performances, I expect little action on any of the actual bills and several rounds of continuing resolutions until a massive omnibus bill with several caveats.

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The House's Energy and Water Appropriations Act

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The Senate's Interior and Environment Appropriations Act

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The Senate's THUD appropriations act

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The House's THUD appropriations act

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The House's rebranded National Security and State Appropriations Act

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The House's Interior and Environment Appropriations Act

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I'm back from a too short vacation and getting caught up on the action and inaction on the Hill last week. The House is now on recess until September, so expect no action on any of the 7 appropriations bills now on the floor. The Senate is leaving soon, but may be able to pass something before they go?

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Cloture vote invoked, vote on passage expected early next week. It will have to go back to the House or face conference committee.

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Here's the Senate bill for Commerce Justice Science

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Here's the minority press release on both bills approved by Senate Appropriations on Thursday

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Senate Appropriations approve the House bill on Military Construction/Veterans with an amendment in the nature of a substitute (replacing the whole bill language)

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Senate Appropriations clears Commerce/Justice/Science a week later than planned

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Defense Appropriations passed the House yesterday. We'll see if the Senate even takes it up.

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The Defense spending bill is on the floor of the House today (7/15/25)

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National Security/State, aka State/Foreign Ops, subcommittee markup today

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Interior and Environment subcommittee markup today