Newly elected Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) takes his oath of office after he was elected to be the new Speaker at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., October 25, 2023.
"This will be a litmus test," said Representative Ryan Zinke, a Republican who sits on the House committee that sets spending priorities.
With a similar use of previously allocated money, House Republicans would spend a net $65.2 billion on transportation, housing and urban development, 25% below current levels.
Even if passed, the House Republican bills have no chance of succeeding in the Democratic-led Senate or being signed into law by Democratic President Joe Biden.
While the House has focused on passing spending bills with only Republican votes, the Senate has worked on measures that have bipartisan support.
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