Congress is expected later this week to take up and approve a package of six spending bills to fund half the government through the fall, after months of bitter negotiations as Republicans pressed for cuts and conservative policies.
The $460 billion legislation would fund a slew of government agencies and programs, including the Environmental Protection Agency, the Justice Department and veterans affairs.
It must pass in order to avert a partial government shutdown at the end of the week.
Here is what to know about the 1,050-page bill on track for passage this week.
The funding levels adhere to the debt limit and spending deal negotiated last year by President Biden and the speaker at the time, Kevin McCarthy, keeping spending on domestic programs essentially flat — even as funding for veterans’ programs continues to grow — while allowing military spending to increase slightly.
Persons:
Biden, Kevin McCarthy
Organizations:
Environmental Protection Agency, Justice Department, Pentagon, Republicans