The Latest Breaking News from Appropriations

WASHINGTON -- Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have reached agreement to tack on nearly $14 billion in additional fiscal 2024 spending in the bills set to come before the panel before the August recess, sources familiar with the discussions say.

Senate Appropriations Committee leaders have reached agreement on nearly $14 billion in additional fiscal 2024 spending.

​WASHINGTON — The fiscal 2024 appropriations process has just begun, but some patterns in the distribution of earmarks by the majorities in their respective chambers are starting to emerge.

Despite a push to hold down overall spending, earmarks in four House bills have grown from less than $1.6 billion to more than $1.9 billion.

A partisan rift over the distribution of earmarks in next year's appropriations bills spilled out into the open Wednesday.

Stephanie Bice is a busy woman. She sits on four committees — double the usual most House members get — represents the class of 2020 on the Republican leadership team, and is the vice chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus. Oh, and she’s chairing a subcommittee with a modest…

Rep. Stephanie Bice is one of the busiest lawmakers in Congress, whose current mission is a paid family leave bill.

Rep. Steve Womack said Tuesday that lining up support from GOP panel members for appropriations markups remains “a work in progress.”

The House Legislative Branch Appropriations Subcommittee advanced a $6.7 billion fiscal 2024 spending bill to the full Appropriations panel.