FY2025 Appropriations

House GOP leaders could release the text of a long-term continuing resolution (CR) as soon as today. Some conservatives and defense supporters are threatening to withhold their votes. Reps. The House is expected to vote on the bill early next week followed by the Senate, where 60 votes are required. The current CR expires at midnight on March 14.

Funding Freeze

A federal judge has extended an order barring the Trump administration from withholding billions in congressionally approved funds to 22 states and the District of Columbia, finding that the administration had overstepped its authority in telling agencies to stem the flow of money for federal programs appropriated by Congress. The ruling, which builds on the judge’s temporary order and sets up a broader clash between Democratic states’ attorneys general over the Trump administration’s efforts to overhaul spending to align with the president’s agenda.