House Republicans Release Year-Long Stopgap Funding Bill Underfunding HUD’s Vital Programs – Take Action!
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) released on March 7 a long-term continuing resolution (CR) that would serve as a seven-month funding patch and keep the federal government funded until the end of…
House Votes to Adopt Blueprint for Massive Bill to Slash Medicaid and SNAP Funding, Extend Tax Cuts Primarily Benefiting High-Income Households and Corporations
The House voted on January 25 to pass a budget resolution that will provide the blueprint for a massive reconciliation bill. The bill passed on a razor-thing margin, 217-215, with all Democrats and…
White House Sends “Anomalies” List to Congress as Republican Leaders Push for Full-Year Continuing Resolution – Take Action!
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) instructed appropriators to begin putting together the text of a year-long continuing resolution (CR) that would fund…
Senate Adopts Framework for “Skinny” Reconciliation Package, While House Plans to Consider Massive Bill This Week
The Senate voted in the early morning hours of February 21 to pass a budget resolution that will provide the blueprint for the first of two potential reconciliation bills. The resolution passed along…
Join CHCDF’s National Day of Action on February 27 to Demand a Final FY25 Spending Bill with Significant Increases for Affordable Housing and Homelessness Services!
NLIHC is joining our partners in the Campaign for Housing and Community Development Funding (CHCDF) for a National Day of Action on February 27. Advocates around the country should contact their…
Funding Negotiations Over Current Fiscal Year Continue While White House Considers 30-40% Cross-Government Spending Cuts in FY26 – Take Action
Appropriations leaders are continuing their work on a long-overdue fiscal year 2025 (FY25) spending bill, with a March 14 deadline fast approaching. Lawmakers will only have until March 14 to…
Senate Budget Committee Begins Moving Forward on Reconciliation Package Amidst Ongoing Disagreements in the House
Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsay Graham (R-SC) released on February 7 a budget resolution that would provide additional funds for defense spending, border security, and immigration enforcement,…
Congress Eyes Another Temporary Funding Bill to Avoid Potential Government Shutdown on March 14 Funding Deadline – Take Action
With no topline spending agreement between House and Senate appropriators and only a few short weeks before a March 14 deadline, members of Congress are considering another short-term spending bill,…
March 14 Funding Deadline Nears with No Clear Path to Final FY25 Agreement – Take Action!
Congress has only until March 14 to enact a long overdue fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending agreement or the federal government will be forced into a partial shutdown. Appropriators had been hoping at…
Congressional Leaders Green-Light Spending Talks for FY25 as 3/14 Deadline Looms – Take Action!
Congressional leadership granted Appropriations Committee leaders permission to begin negotiating a topline spending deal for a final fiscal year (FY) 2025 spending bill. Members have only until…
With 3/14 Government Funding Deadline Looming, Congress Has Made Little Progress on Final Agreement – Take Action!
Despite a March 14 deadline to reach a deal to fund the federal government, congressional leaders have turned their attention to a reconciliation and tax package they hope to enact within President…