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Five Hour Vote
April 30, 2026
After five hours of an open vote, the House was able to pass the Senate budget resolution (S. Con. Res. 33) in an effort end the stalemate on DHS funding and if and how much for fund ICE. This resolution instructs Congress to provide $70 million for immigration enforcement funding. The House voted to adopt…
Committee releases FY27 Commerce, Justice, Science Appropriations Bill, including blocking language related to indirect costs
April 29, 2026
Today, the House Appropriations Committee released the FY27 bill for the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Subcommittee. The bill will be considered in subcommittee tomorrow, April 30. The text provides a total discretionary allocation of $77.34 billion, a $670 million decrease from the FY26 enacted level. The bill includes $7 billion for the NSF,…
Senate appropriators push back on ED cuts during budget hearing
April 29, 2026
Education Secretary Linda McMahon faced backlash from both sides of the aisle on Tuesday during a Senate Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on the President鈥檚 proposed FY27 budget. The President鈥檚 budget requests $76.5 billion for the Department of Education, a $2.3 billion decrease from the 2026 enacted level. TRIO programs were a major point of discussion,…
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