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House Approves Three-Bill Funding Package After Earmark Dispute, Sending Measure to the Senate

Senate consideration next week will test efforts to finish six remaining spending bills before the Jan. 30 deadline.

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., speaks during a news conference at the Capitol, Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)
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Overview

  • The House passed the Commerce–Justice–Science, Energy and Water, and Interior–Environment bills in a 397–28 vote, providing full-year funding for those agencies through September.
  • Leaders used a bifurcated rule to allow separate votes on the CJS bill before recombining the measures for transmission to the Senate.
  • To secure votes from fiscal hawks, negotiators removed a roughly $1.03 million community project requested by Rep. Ilhan Omar for a Minnesota nonprofit.
  • The package includes roughly $6.5 billion across more than 3,000 earmarks, drawing criticism from conservatives even as the White House signaled support.
  • Congress still must resolve six outstanding appropriations—widely expected to include thornier DHS, Defense and Labor–HHS measures—to avert a partial shutdown on Jan. 30.