In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
There’s understandable confusion over Capitol Hill lingo discussing the budget process and appropriations/spending process — ...
What Does a Shutdown Have to Do With the Budget or Elon Musk? Here’s a Guide.
By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...
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Senate Republicans approve budget framework, pushing past Democratic objections after all-night vote
The hours-long “vote-a-rama” rambled along in a dreaded but crucial part of the budget process, as senators considered one amendment after another, largely from Democrats trying to halt it. But ...
Here comes the hard part for GOP’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ for Trump agenda
The Trump agenda faces opposition within the GOP, with some members expressing concerns over proposed cuts to social safety ...
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House GOP pushes 'big' budget resolution to passage, a crucial step toward delivering Trump's agenda
The proposal includes $4.5 trillion in tax breaks and $2 trillion in spending cuts. It kick-starts a weeks-long process to ...
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Potential government shutdown approaches as March 14 deadline looms. Here's what to know.
Since the current budget process was enacted in 1976, Congress has prompted 20 funding gaps lasting at least one full day, according to the Congressional Research Service. Many of those funding ...
Congress poised to force $1B cut to local DC budget, surprising many lawmakers
Congress is poised to pass a President Trump-endorsed funding bill this week that D.C. officials warn would lead to a $1 ...
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What Can House Republicans Cut Instead of Medicaid? Not Much.
In theory, the budget, which kicks off the process of passing ... has a few more steps: For one, the Senate has to adopt this budget resolution. Then both houses of Congress will also need to ...
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In Congress, what’s the difference between a budget resolution, reconciliation and spending bills?
The budget process is broken down into two steps ... be adopted by both the House and Senate before Congress can take the critical next step: Advancing legislation to reconcile tax-and-spending ...