The Latest Breaking News from Appropriations

Lawmakers released a more than $1.2 trillion, six-bill appropriations package early Thursday morning, less than 48 hours ahead of a Friday night deadline.

The House overwhelmingly voted to pass a six-bill, $467.5 billion final fiscal 2024 appropriations package Wednesday.

House and Senate leaders rolled out a $467.5 billion, six-bill appropriations package Sunday afternoon ahead of votes this week.

Congress is barreling toward a March 1 funding deadline with all signs pointing to gridlock on appropriations bills. CQ Roll Call’s David Lerman, Aidan Quigley and Paul M. Krawzak dissect the latest setback and potential next steps on both appropriations and a stalled war funding package. Show Notes:

Lawmakers are aiming to roll out the first spending package ahead of the March 1 deadline, though there are still significant disagreements.

Department of Homeland Security funding has emerged as a key sticking point slowing down the talks between top appropriators.

Without a spending limit deal this week, lawmakers will essentially be out of time to work out details of appropriations bills by Jan. 19.

Speaker Mike Johnson is taking a hard line in talks over final spending levels for fiscal 2024, imperiling odds of a deal in the next week.

​Negotiations among congressional leaders over spending limits for fiscal 2024 appropriations are moving at a glacial pace.

An influential House Freedom Caucus member wants Speaker Mike Johnson to ignore "side deals" that would boost nondefense spending.

The House easily passed Speaker Mike Johnson’s stopgap spending measure that would continue to fund the government into the new year.