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CBO Issues Cost Estimate for Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7006).
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Table 1. Estimated Discretionary Spending Under Divisions A and B, by Appropriations Subcommittee Notes
a. Base spending stems from appropriations that are constrained by statutory limits (or caps) in years when those limits are in place, as was the case for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA, Public Law 118-5).
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (H.R. 7006).
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Table 1. Estimated Discretionary Spending Under Divisions A and B, by Appropriations Subcommittee Notes
a. Base spending stems from appropriations that are constrained by statutory limits (or caps) in years when those limits are in place, as was the case for fiscal years 2024 and 2025 under the Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 (FRA, Public Law 118-5).For 2026, no such limits apply. Spending for designated categories stems from appropriations that are legislatively designated for requirements related to disaster relief, certain activities related to program integrity, and wildfire suppression. Emergency spending stems from appropriations that are legislatively designated for emergency requirements. Emergency spending attributable to prior-year legislation consists of appropriations that were previously enacted and designated as emergency requirements for fiscal year 2026 for allocation enforcement under the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (P.L. 93-344). (No allocations for 2026 have been established for the House or Senate Committee on Appropriations under that act. In the absence of such allocations, no authorities to adjust appropriated amounts apply.) In keeping with section 103 of the FRA, those prior-year amounts also are excluded from calculations related to statutory budget enforcement. They stem from division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (P.L. 117-58), division B of the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (P.L. 117-159), and section 443 of division G of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2023 (P.L. 117-328). Base spending and emergency spending amounts are classified either as security spending (also referred to as defense spending, or in law as revised security, which is budget function 050) or as nonsecurity spending (or nondefense spending, referred to in law as revised nonsecurity, which covers all other budget functions). Spending for designated categories consists solely of nonsecurity spending.
b. Nonsecurity base spending for the Subcommittee on Financial Services and General Government includes funding for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission. That spending also includes a $28 million full-year appropriation (for the protection of Supreme Court justices) provided by section 143 of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of P.L. 119-37).
c. Subject to approval by the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, section 101 of division A would authorize the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to transfer up to 5 percent of amounts provided by this bill or any other legislation between IRS accounts. Relative to current law, CBO expects that enacting that provision would change how and when the IRS uses funding provided in the 2022 reconciliation act (P.L. 117-169) to support the agency's enforcement activities. Specifically, CBO estimates that the IRS would spend those funds earlier and on different activities. CBO estimates that this would increase revenues by $247 million in 2026 and decrease revenues, on net, by $844 million over the 2026-2035 period.
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Original text here: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-01/hr7006-Divisions-A-and-B_0.pdf
Boyle, Budget Democrats Demand Answers From Vought on Rising Costs and Looming Health Care Losses
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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Boyle, Budget Democrats Demand Answers from Vought on Rising Costs and Looming Health Care Losses
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding answers on the Trump Administration's handling of the cost-of-living crisis and the millions of Americans who Republicans are kicking off their health
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Brendan Boyle, D-Pennsylvania, ranking member of the House Budget Committee, issued the following news release:
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Boyle, Budget Democrats Demand Answers from Vought on Rising Costs and Looming Health Care Losses
Congressman Brendan F. Boyle (PA-02), Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee, led Committee Democrats in sending a letter to Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russell Vought demanding answers on the Trump Administration's handling of the cost-of-living crisis and the millions of Americans who Republicans are kicking off their healthcare. The letter follows Committee Democrats' request in December that Director Vought testify before the Committee. He refused to appear, becoming the first OMB Director in 50 years to decline to testify before the Committee.
"The American people are confronting a cost-of-living crisis and a weakening job market, both made worse by the Administration's policies," wrote Ranking Member Boyle and Committee Democrats. "To make matters worse, Republicans have refused to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits. When open enrollment ends on January 15, millions of Americans will face higher costs, fewer benefits, or no health coverage at all."
The Members continued: "the House Budget Committee cannot wait weeks or months for basic oversight. The Committee must hear from you now."
The letter highlights rising prices for food, energy, and other essentials; a weakening job market; and Republican policies ripping away Americans' health care to fund tax breaks for the ultra-wealthy. In the letter, the Members:
* Demand to know if the Administration has any plans to prevent 15 million Americans from losing their health care;
* Call on Vought to state whether the Administration supports extending the enhanced ACA tax credits;
* Ask if the Administration has any plan to bring down the rising cost of food, energy, and housing; and
* Demand answers about the illegal impoundment of funds, misuse of shutdown authorities, withholding of SNAP benefits, and unlawful reductions-in-force.
The letter is signed by Ranking Member Brendan F. Boyle, Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Rep. Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Rep. Scott H. Peters, Rep. Jimmy Panetta, Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rep. Veronica Escobar, Rep. Ilhan Omar, Rep. Becca Balint, Rep. Marcy Kaptur, Rep. Pramila Jayapal, Rep. Judy Chu, Rep. Paul D. Tonko, Rep. Morgan McGarvey, and Rep. Gabe Amo.
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January 13, 2026
To: The Honorable Russell Vought, Director, Office of Management and Budget, 725 17th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20503
Dear Director Vought,
The American people are confronting a cost-of-living crisis and a weakening job market, both made worse by the Administration's policies. At the same time, Republicans' budget reconciliation bill last summer -- and their refusal to extend the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits -- will strip health coverage from 15 million Americans, all to finance tax breaks that overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-wealthy. Doubling down on this approach and once again weaponizing the reconciliation process will only worsen the nation's cost-ofliving crisis. As members of the House Budget Committee, we demand that you explain the Administration's extreme agenda, which jeopardizes the economic security of the American people and shows open disregard for Congress's constitutional power of the purse.
Despite the President's recent and false claims that he has brought prices down, families are still seeing essential costs skyrocket -- including a nearly 16 percent increase in beef prices, a 20 percent jump in coffee prices, and an almost 5 percent rise in electricity costs since the start of this Administration. Meanwhile, the labor market continues to weaken, with three-month average job growth now at negative 22,000 jobs per month, and less than 600,000 jobs created in 2025, when over 2 million jobs were created in 2024.
To make matters worse, Republicans have refused to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits. When open enrollment ends on January 15, millions of Americans will face higher costs, fewer benefits, or no health coverage at all.
In addition to failing to provide solutions to the cost-of-living crisis, at your behest, OMB has disregarded Congress's power of the purse. As outlined in our December 1, 2025, request to you, you are the first Director in the 50-year history of the House Budget Committee to refuse to testify annually before the Committee.
Chairman Arrington has committed to scheduling your testimony upon the release of the President's Budget and has publicly stated that you would appear early this year. However, the Administration's announcement that the State of the Union will be held on February 24 -- an event that traditionally precedes the release of the President's Budget -- makes clear that the budget will not be submitted by the statutory deadline of February 2, 2026. Given this delay, the House Budget Committee cannot wait weeks or months for basic oversight. The Committee must hear from you now.
In light of your continued evasion of oversight and refusal to appear before the Committee, we demand that you provide written responses to the questions below no later than February 13, 2026.
1. Republicans' reconciliation bill and refusal to extend the enhanced ACA tax credits rips health coverage away from 15 million Americans to pay for tax cuts that overwhelmingly benefit the ultra-rich. Expiration of the ACA tax credits more than doubled Americans' out-of-pocket premium costs, and some families have even seen their premium costs triple or quadruple.
* What is the Administration's health care plan to prevent millions of Americans from facing enormous increases in their health insurance premium costs?
* Does the Administration support extending enhanced ACA tax credits to prevent skyrocketing premium costs for millions of Americans?
* Does the Administration have any proposals to prevent 15 million Americans from losing their health care coverage?
* Provide a list of the Administration's health care proposals to improve Americans' health care coverage and bring down their out-of-pocket costs.
2. As mentioned above, American families are facing increasing prices with no end in sight. Food and energy prices continue to rise, putting a strain on household budgets. Housing, education, and health care take up huge portions of the average family's spending, making it harder to achieve the American dream. The Administration's tariff policy is only making this worse. In fact, as a result of your tariff policy, the effective tariff rate is now the highest since 1935 and the average household will lose $1,700 in the short run as a result of increased prices. Clothing prices are projected to increase by 20 percent, and the tariffs will cost families an average of an additional $6,500 when purchasing a new car.
* Given all this, what are the Administration's plans to address the cost-of-living crisis?
* Has the Administration measured what the average price increase is from these tariffs, and is the Administration incorporating those price increases into its economic projections?
* Why does the Administration need a $12 billion bailout for farmers to combat the tariffs' harms?
3. The non-partisan Government Accountability Office (GAO) has already found that the Administration violated the Impoundment Control Act eight times.
* Provide a list of each appropriation for which the Administration will not commit to fully spending the appropriated amount. For 2026 appropriations, indicate whether the Administration will commit to fully spending all appropriations that become law. If not, list each appropriation that the Administration will not commit to fully spending. For not yet enacted appropriations, list if the Administration will not commit to fully spending the appropriation if it is at levels consistent with (i) fiscal year 2025 levels; (ii) levels reported by the House Appropriations Committee or passed by the full House; and/or (iii) levels reported by the Senate Appropriations Committee.
* For appropriations whose period of availability expired in 2025; (i) provide a list of each appropriation where OMB did not fully apportion money and the amount of money OMB did not apportion; and (ii) provide a list of each appropriation where at least 99 percent of the appropriation was not obligated and the amount of money not obligated.
* Provide all legal memoranda, opinions, or analyses prepared by or for OMB, the Department of Justice, or any other executive branch entity regarding the supposed legal authority to impound funds.
* Provide all guidance, instructions, or directives issued by OMB to federal agencies regarding impounding funds.
4. Despite GAO previously finding that OMB violated the Antideficiency Act when it obligated funds during the fiscal year 2019 lapse in appropriations, OMB conducted ongoing, regular functions of government during the recent lapse in appropriations, which included approving a regulation preventing public servants whose work does not align with President Trump's partisan political agenda from accessing student loan forgiveness.
* Provide a list of each OMB office/division where employees worked during the recent lapse in appropriations, including (i) how many employees worked during the shutdown; (ii) whether any of the employees were paid; and (iii) if paid, the source of funding and if not paid, an explanation of the exemption/exception that permitted the OMB to incur such obligation.
* Identify any obligations or expenditures made by a department or agency affected in whole or in part during the recent lapse in appropriations. Include (i) the amount so obligated or expended; (ii) the account affected; (iii) an explanation of the exception that permitted the department or agency to incur such obligation or expenditure; and (iv) an explanation of any change in the application of any exception from any previous lapse in appropriations.
5. Despite the Administration's own shutdown plan saying that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits could be paid through its contingency fund, the Administration sought to weaponize hunger by illegally withholding SNAP benefits during the recent lapse in appropriations.
* Provide an explanation of why the Administration changed its view on the availability of the contingency fund to pay SNAP benefits.
* Provide all legal memoranda, opinions, or analyses prepared by or for OMB, the Department of Justice, the Department of Agriculture, or any other executive branch entity regarding the legal authority to pay SNAP benefits during a lapse in appropriations.
* Provide all communications between OMB, Department of Agriculture, the White House, the Department of Justice, and any federal agency regarding (i) funding for SNAP benefits during a lapse in appropriations or (ii) the Department of Agriculture's shutdown plan.
6. Without any appropriations allowing the expenditure, during the recent lapse in appropriations, OMB and agency officials obligated funds to issue a reduction-in-force (RIF) to about 4,000 employees. Even though the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-37) prohibited the implementation of any RIFs until January 30, 2026, OMB illegally disregarded the law by further implementing RIFs for State Department employees.
* Why has OMB not responded to House Democrats' letters to you on October 21, 2025, about the RIFs? All information demanded in those letters continues to be demanded, and you should include that information in response to this letter.
* What actions has the Administration taken to comply with Section 120 of P.L. 119-37 and/or Judge Illston's December 17, 2025, order?
If you have any questions about this, please contact House Budget Committee Democratic staff. Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter.
Sincerely,
Brendan F. Boyle, Ranking Member, House Budget Committee
Lloyd Doggett, Member of Congress
Robert C. "Bobby" Scott, Member of Congress
Scott H. Peters, Member of Congress
Jimmy Panetta, Member of Congress
Bonnie Watson Coleman, Member of Congress
Veronica Escobar, Member of Congress
Ilhan Omar, Member of Congress
Becca Balint, Member of Congress
Marcy Kaptur, Member of Congress
Pramila Jayapal, Member of Congress
Judy Chu, Member of Congress
Paul D. Tonko, Member of Congress
Morgan McGarvey, Member of Congress
Gabe Amo, Member of Congress
cc: Chairman Jodey C. Arrington, House Budget Committee
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Original text here: https://democrats-budget.house.gov/news/press-releases/boyle-budget-democrats-demand-answers-vought-rising-costs-and-looming-health
Big, Beautiful Success Story: Family of Four Earning $73,000 Has Zero Federal Income Tax Liability Under Working Families Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Big, Beautiful Success Story: Family of Four Earning $73,000 Has Zero Federal Income Tax Liability Under Working Families Tax Cuts
Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, a family of four with two children earning $73,000 will pay no federal income tax this year. Historic tax refunds this spring will provide further relief to the same families struggling with their cost of living.
"The Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering real relief to low- and
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Rep. Jason Smith, R-Missouri, chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee, issued the following news release:
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Big, Beautiful Success Story: Family of Four Earning $73,000 Has Zero Federal Income Tax Liability Under Working Families Tax Cuts
Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cuts, a family of four with two children earning $73,000 will pay no federal income tax this year. Historic tax refunds this spring will provide further relief to the same families struggling with their cost of living.
"The Working Families Tax Cuts are delivering real relief to low- andmiddle-income families. A mom and dad with two kids making $73,000 will pay zero dollars in federal tax this year because Republicans in Congress took action to tackle the cost-of-living crisis left by the Biden Administration's disastrous spending spree. This tax relief is a huge boost to the average household in my district in Missouri that earns less than this, along with millions of families like them across the country," said Ways and Means Committee Chairman Jason Smith (MO-08). "A tax cut for working families, in addition to the bigger tax refunds coming this spring, make a real difference for the farmers, linemen, waitresses, seniors, who work hard and still struggle to get by."
This family of four would only need to claim the boosted standard deduction and the bigger Child Tax Credit to reduce their tax liability to zero. The Working Families Tax Cuts additionally created new tax relief that directly benefits working families: no tax on tips, no tax on overtime, and no tax on Social Security.
Since the Working Families Tax Cuts retroactively cut taxes on income earned in 2025, families can expect record-setting tax refunds totaling $370 billion this tax season, a 26 percent increase over last year. The average American could receive a refund of nearly $4,000.
Read more (https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2025/12/03/big-beautiful-success-story-bigger-2026-tax-refunds-will-furtherhelp-families-cover-the-cost-of-everyday-expenses/) about how tax refunds help working families afford essential needs.
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Original text here: https://waysandmeans.house.gov/2026/01/14/big-beautiful-success-story-family-of-four-earning-73000-has-zero-federal-income-tax-liability-under-working-families-tax-cuts/
At Hearing, Warren Calls Out How Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle the CFPB Are Making Seniors Less Safe From Scams
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026:
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At Hearing, Warren Calls Out How Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle the CFPB Are Making Seniors Less Safe From Scams
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, gave remarks at the Aging Committee's hearing "Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge of
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, ranking member of the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 14, 2026:
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At Hearing, Warren Calls Out How Trump Administration Efforts to Dismantle the CFPB Are Making Seniors Less Safe From Scams
Today, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, gave remarks at the Aging Committee's hearing "Made in China, Paid by Seniors: Stopping the Surge ofInternational Scams." At the hearing, Senator Warren highlighted the Trump Administration's efforts to dismantle the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), making seniors less safe from scams.
Below is the transcript of Ranking Member Warren's remarks and questioning:
Senator Warren: Thank You Mr. Chairman, and I want to thank you and Ranking Member Gillibrand for holding this hearing.
Falling victim to a scam is devastating for anyone-but it can be especially hard for seniors. When older Americans are taken advantage of, it's important for them to have someone to turn. Someone who will be on their side, someone who will help out. And that's where the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes in.
The CFPB is a financial cop on the beat for American consumers. Since 2011, it has saved over $21 billion dollars for hardworking families. $21 Billion dollars. And that's not all it's done. The CFPB has a dedicated office to protect older Americans from financial fraud. It also has a consumer complaint database, where people who've been ripped off can report scams and get their money back.
Mr. Bagdoyan, the Government Accountability Office, GAO, just conducted a review of federal scam prevention efforts. Can you explain how the CFPB protects Americans from scams, including seniors?
Mr. Bagdoyan: As you know from our report we identified CFPB as one of the three entities that are best positioned to lead a government wide strategy that we are advocating for. So CFPB has the resident expertise, it has the legislative charge and mission, if you will. It has the experience since the early 2010's, as you noted. So, combined, these things are important. We made five recommendations to CFPB to further its ability to counter scams and coordination as we mentioned as part of the government wide strategy. To create the definition of scams, gather better data, to analyze data, and find out what the real risks are. This is a very dynamic environment. But what it has been doing, I think it does all of the 11 categories of activities that we identified among the 13 agencies that where in our universe. So,it is well positioned to react through regulatory actions, education, advocacy, analytics. So again, it justifies them being well-positioned to --
Senator Warren: A lot of opportunities there in the way it is structured, both to catch the bad guys and to be able to respond. And to be able to help people who have been cheated and get their money back for them. And, one of the points you make though, is CFPB does not act alone. And that the three principal actors in this area are the CFPB, the FBI, and the FTC, I think I have that right. Three of them working together.
I think one of your recommendations was that they should coordinate even more in their efforts. Is that right? Would you like to just say a word more about that?
Mr. Bagdoyan: Yes, absolutely, that would be one of the key components of a government wide strategy. What we found was, of course, the 13 agencies that were pretty much working independently, coordinating on an ad hoc basis, but not systematically, that sort of fragmentation really undermines the effectiveness of anything any of the agencies do.
Senator Warren: Not enhancing effectiveness, not more efficient when- when they fragment.
Mr. Bagdoyan: That's right.
Senator Warren: Based on what you've said here, you'd think that to protect seniors from scams, that President Trump should leverage the CFPB. Unfortunately that is not what he is doing. Instead he is systematically dismantling the agency. Cutting funds, cutting staff and preventing the agency from doing its job.
Mr. Bagdoyan, let me just ask you, does cutting staff, cutting funds, issuing stop work orders at the CFPB make seniors more safe, about the same, or less safe?
Mr. Bagdoyan: Thank you for your question, I'm glad you asked it, it's very timely. As you may know, you submitted a request to us for follow on work on what staffing and organizational restructurings at the agencies we identified. What kind of impact that would have on their ability to implement our recommendations for example, and do a better job of protecting seniors and others against scams. Ranking Member Gillibrand is also a party to that request, and also Senator Hassan I believe has joined recently. What we did, actually this morning we staffed the review. So we will be starting that in about several weeks. By spring we should have a decent idea of what our strategy to pursue that will entail and CFPB is one of the agencies we will be looking at. What's really going on and what impacts any of these restructurings, including staff reductions, diversions and other things. So, thank you for your timely question.
Senator Warren: Well, thank you very much, I appreciate the work you are doing. I want to say a very special thank you to Senator Gillibrand and Senator Hassan for joining in this effort. You know, if President Trump really cared about seniors he would stop these illegal efforts to shut down the CFPB. CFPB is on the front lines trying to protect seniors and we need to offer it support so it can do that important work. Thanks very much. Appreciate it. Thank you Mr. Chairman.
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Original text here: https://www.banking.senate.gov/newsroom/minority/at-hearing-warren-calls-out-how-trump-administration-efforts-to-dismantle-the-cfpb-are-making-seniors-less-safe-from-scams
CBO Issues Cost Estimate for NFIP Extension Act
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the NFIP Extension Act (H.R. 5577).
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H.R. 5577 would extend the authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to underwrite (or renew) insurance policies, and to borrow money from the Treasury, through September 30, 2026. Under current law, those authorities expire on January 30, 2026.
The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 requires CBO to incorporate into its projections and cost estimates the assumption that expiring programs that meet certain criteria will
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 -- The Congressional Budget Office issued the following cost estimate for the NFIP Extension Act (H.R. 5577).
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H.R. 5577 would extend the authorization for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) to underwrite (or renew) insurance policies, and to borrow money from the Treasury, through September 30, 2026. Under current law, those authorities expire on January 30, 2026.
The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 requires CBO to incorporate into its projections and cost estimates the assumption that expiring programs that meet certain criteria willcontinue to operate throughout the baseline projection period in the manner they are operating immediately before their scheduled expiration. (That rule is sometimes referred to as the $50 million rule.) On that basis, CBO estimates that enacting H.R. 5577 would have no budgetary effect.
The CBO staff contact for this estimate is Jon Sperl. The estimate was reviewed by H. Samuel Papenfuss, Deputy Director of Budget Analysis.
Phillip L. Swagel, Director, Congressional Budget Office
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Original text here: https://www.cbo.gov/system/files/2026-01/hr5577.pdf
Congressman Riley M. Moore Delivers Major Wins for West Virginians in FY26 Appropriations Package
WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Riley M. Moore Delivers Major Wins for West Virginians in FY26 Appropriations Package
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore (WV-02) today applauded the passage of the second package of Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills with a vote of 397 to 28. This package includes the FY 26 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations bills, which advance regular order and deliver targeted investments to strengthen national security,
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 9 -- Rep. Riley M. Moore, R-West Virginia, issued the following news release:
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Congressman Riley M. Moore Delivers Major Wins for West Virginians in FY26 Appropriations Package
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Washington, D.C. - Congressman Riley M. Moore (WV-02) today applauded the passage of the second package of Fiscal Year 2026 spending bills with a vote of 397 to 28. This package includes the FY 26 Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations bills, which advance regular order and deliver targeted investments to strengthen national security,energy dominance, public safety, responsible land management, and important resources for water development projects.
This bicameral funding agreement delivers several victories for West Virginia, including fully funding the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) at $200 million. The ARC is a critical partner for West Virginia, supporting job creation, workforce training, infrastructure development, entrepreneurship, broadband expansion, and efforts to combat substance abuse. These programs help communities attract investment, modernize critical infrastructure, and ensure workers have the skills needed to succeed in today's economyparticularly in rural and economically distressed areas of the Mountain State.
In addition to strengthening economic development efforts, Congressman Moore secured key investments to protect public health and improve water quality for West Virginia families. This includes funding for water infrastructure projects that remove harmful contaminants such as lead and arsenic from drinking water, ensuring safer and more reliable access for local communities. Congressman Moore also successfully advanced an amendment that was included in the final package to help combat toxic water runoff impacting Wyoming and McDowell Counties addressing long-standing environmental and public health concerns while protecting local waterways. Together, these investments reflect a comprehensive approach to strengthening communities, protecting families, and delivering real results for West Virginia.
The FY26 appropriations package keeps total spending below projected levels under the current continuing resolution, delivers savings for taxpayers, maintains important protections for the right to life and the Second Amendment, and provides full-year funding to prevent disruptions to essential government services. The House Appropriations Committee has now passed six out of 12 funding bills and seeks to complete consideration of all 12 appropriations bills for the first time in decades through a transparent, member-driven process.
Congressman Riley M. Moore released the following statement:
"I'm proud that the House passed this important package that funds critical programs that impact West Virginians everyday. I am especially grateful to Chairman Tom Cole for his work to reach this agreement. Notably this package includes $200 million for the Appalachian Regional Commission, which I fought for during committee markup. ARC funding is a proven investment that creates jobs in West Virginia, combats addiction, trains our workforce, and improves critical infrastructure in communities that are often overlooked. The passage of these bills delivers real results for all West Virginiansespecially my constituents in the Second District."
Major Investments Secured for West Virginia:
The passage of the appropriations package advances regular order, while also including major local investments in West Virginia, championed by Congressman Riley M. Moore:
* $1,500,000 for a new Sewer Extension and Improvement in the city of Weston. This will extend sewer service along Corridor H with sufficient capacity to encourage homebuilding and industrial site readiness. With faster access to markets via Corridor H, industrial-grade utilities will position Lewis County and the surrounding region to compete for manufacturing jobs and investments.
* $1,500,000 for a new Tucker County Regional Sewer System. This will support the construction of a new, integrated wastewater treatment plant to serve the mountain communities of Tucker County. This will encourage business development, protect the local environment, and generate opportunities for homebuilding in Tucker County.
* $1,000,000 for a new Waterline Extension in the city of Pennsboro. West Virginians along Bonds Creek have faced water shortages and water contamination - including positive tests for lead and arsenic in the drinking water. The will help extend safe, reliable drinking water to residents along Bonds Creek as part of a much larger effort by local leaders to expand public water service.
* $2,250,000 for a new Clarksburg Water Board for Lead Line Replacement and Water Distribution System Improvements. The Clarksburg Water Board is a large utility in Harrison County. They directly serve more than ten thousand West Virginians. They also sell water to rural public service districts in the surrounding area. This will replace lead pipes - guaranteeing safe, clean, and reliable water service to the people of Clarksburg and the surrounding area.
Congressman Riley M. Moore's statement on how these projects are crucial to West Virginia's infrastructure and constituents:
"These are the kinds of investments that truly matterprojects that save lives, protect our most vulnerable, and strengthen communities across West Virginia. The passage of these bills helps deliver real results for the people of the Second District, including critical investments in water and sewer infrastructure that are essential for health, economic growth, and quality of life.
From expanding sewer systems to replacing aging and dangerous water lines, these projects ensure West Virginians have reliable, modern infrastructure they can depend on. West Virginians work hard and expect their government to do the same. I will continue fighting for commonsense solutions that strengthen our economy and deliver for the great people of the Mountain State."
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Original text here: https://rileymoore.house.gov/media/press-releases/congressman-riley-m-moore-delivers-major-wins-west-virginians-fy26
At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Show How Trump's Politicization of Antitrust Enforcement, Merger Review Is Enriching Trump and Harming Americans
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026:
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At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Show How Trump's Politicization of Antitrust Enforcement, Merger Review Is Enriching Trump and Harming Americans
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Democrats in raising concerns about how massive deals involving Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Jamie Raskin, D-Maryland, ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee, issued the following news release on Jan. 7, 2026:
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At Subcommittee Hearing, Democrats Show How Trump's Politicization of Antitrust Enforcement, Merger Review Is Enriching Trump and Harming Americans
Today, Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, and Rep. Jerrold Nadler, Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on the Administrative State, Regulatory Reform, and Antitrust, led Democrats in raising concerns about how massive deals involving Netflix, Warner Bros. Discovery(WBD) and Paramount are being politicized under President Trump, who has abandoned proper antitrust enforcement.
The hearing included testimony from: Matt Wood, Vice President of Policy and General Counsel, Free Press; Jay Ezrielev, Ph.D., Founder & Managing Principal, Elevecon; Jessica Melugin, Director, Center for Technology & Innovation, Competitive Enterprise Institute; and John M. Yun, Ph.D., Professor, Antonin Scalia Law School, George Mason University.
Efforts by Netflix and Paramount--WBD competitors--to acquire WBD raise significant antitrust and public policy concerns. Meanwhile, the Trump Administration is politicizing antitrust, specifically merger review, to benefit the President's cronies and force pro-Trump media content.
* Ranking Member Raskin said: "In ordinary times, we'd proceed carefully with an acquisition of this size to ensure that it passes scrutiny under American antitrust laws. But these are not ordinary times. Just last month, this subcommittee heard testimony from whistleblower Roger Alford, who served in Antitrust at the DOJ during both the first and second Trump terms. [...] He testified to 'the pervasive practice of lobbyists attempting to corruptly influence antitrust law enforcement' at the Department of Justice, telling us the corporate lobbyists now boast about their ability to overrule both the antitrust experts and President Trump's own hand-picked leadership at the Antitrust Division."
* Rep. Becca Balint said: "At the last meeting of this subcommittee, Roger Alford, DOJ whistleblower, described the pay-to-play climate at the Antitrust Division. And President Trump recently has said he will be 'involved' in the Warner Bros. deal. What do you think he means by that, when he says he's going to be involved? What's he talking about?" Mr. Wood explained: "I think it's just about the Trump family's own fates and fortunes here. And these political choices. [...] The government should not be imposing its will on companies. That's a violation of the First Amendment, when they're dangling antitrust review and approval based on content changes. And of course, as we're all saying, this should be a market analysis."
* Ranking Member Raskin said: "If Paramount were to acquire Warner Bros., it would put CNN under the same ownership as CBS. When the Ellisons, who own Skydance, were seeking to acquire Paramount, they made Trump-friendly changes in the newsroom, including installing an ombudsman, which news staff referred to as a 'hall monitor' for them. So, we can only assume the same kind of fate for CNN. Mr. Wood, when there is consolidation in the news media, how does this affect the freedom of speech and expression in the marketplace for ideas generally and specifically in the Trump period, given the very specific phenomena that have arisen in terms of the review process?" Mr. Wood explained: "There really are two distinct threats at least. One is, just typically speaking, when you have fewer competing voices, you have fewer people working to get stories, you have fewer risk takers. So, reduction of competition reduces the number of opportunities to even tell different stories. But in this Administration, we've seen not just consolidation writ large as a problem--it's the merger process itself being used as a carrot, and basically saying, if you don't agree to change your news coverage, then we won't approve your deal. And that's the kind of thing that should be completely out of bounds but has happened very often with this Administration."
Republicans are refusing to conduct any oversight on how the Trump Administration's corrupt approach to antitrust harms U.S. competition and innovation, as well as American consumers and workers.
* Rep. Balint said: "Americans don't like these mergers. They don't want a few giant companies controlling what they see and what they hear. We want choices. We want more choices. We want artistic freedom. And we don't want a handful of companies deciding the content that we see. I hear this over and over again from my constituents. When these giant companies merge, things get better for the people at the top, over and over again every single time, and worse for the rest of us."
* Rep. Lou Correa cited opposition to these mergers from labor groups, adding "These folks are concerned about their jobs." When asked by Rep. Correa if they expected these mergers to result in job losses, witnesses either expected job losses or were unsure.
* Ranking Member Nadler said: "Hollywood unions such as the Writers Guild are opposing acquisition by either Netflix or Paramount because of concerns that consolidation will reduce employment compensation and creative opportunities. What happens to independent producers and creators when the number of potential buyers for their work shrinks?" Mr. Wood explained: "We've spoken to some of those writers, we've spoken to some of those independent producers. They're very concerned, and rightly so. When the number of buyers for their work shrinks, it's not just that there are fewer open doors, there are fewer doors at all. So they have fewer places they can take their content. They also have the loss of competition and diversification in the market. Fewer, smaller, independent producers, or fewer scrappy competitors who are willing to take a chance on something different. So, I think it tends to homogenize content and, by design, reduce the number of outlets and number of choices they have."
* Rep. Chuy Garcia said: "Another important goal of antitrust enforcement is protecting workers from anti-competitive and abusive practices. Of course, this deal is just the latest in a series of mega mergers in the entertainment industry. Every time the companies promise to protect workers, every time they betray workers. After Disney acquired FOX, 4,000 jobs were lost. In the years after the AT&T-Time Warner merger, 77,000 workers were laid off. And since merging with Skydance only months ago, Paramount has already laid off a thousand workers and promised to lay off thousands more in the coming months."
* Ranking Member Raskin said: "Each new merger acts as a new opportunity for the president to enrich himself and his family and friends. [...] Ladies and gentlemen, this is not antitrust law. This is a political and financial shakedown substituting for an antitrust merger review. It's got nothing to do with antitrust law or consumer choice or lower prices. It is corruption."
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Original text here: https://democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/at-subcommittee-hearing-democrats-show-how-trump-s-politicization-of-antitrust-enforcement-merger-review-is-enriching-trump-and-harming-americans
Amodei Celebrates Passage of Minibus, Securing Key Investments for Nevada
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Amodei Celebrates Passage of Minibus, Securing Key Investments for Nevada
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives took another meaningful step toward restoring regular order by advancing the bipartisan, conferenced Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
Rep. Amodei was able to secure $17.8 million for 10 locally driven projects across Northern Nevada in this minibus.
"This bipartisan, bicameral funding package
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Mark Amodei, R-Nevada, issued the following news release:
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Amodei Celebrates Passage of Minibus, Securing Key Investments for Nevada
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Washington, D.C. - Today, the House of Representatives took another meaningful step toward restoring regular order by advancing the bipartisan, conferenced Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026.
Rep. Amodei was able to secure $17.8 million for 10 locally driven projects across Northern Nevada in this minibus.
"This bipartisan, bicameral funding packagereflects the diligent work of Appropriators to keep progress moving forward and prevent chaos from derailing our responsibilities. With a few bills still to finalize, the passage of three additional Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills sets the year off on strong footing and moves us closer to our goal of restoring regular order.
"This package focuses on priorities that matter to Americans nationwide. It invests in public safety, supports access to affordable and reliable energy, strengthens deterrence against foreign adversaries, ensures National Parks remain open and accessible, responsibly stewards taxpayer dollars, fully funds programs families and communities rely on, and much more.
"Also included is funding for 10 essential projects across Northern Nevada. I'm grateful to the subcommittee chairs for their thoughtful consideration and for recognizing the value these investments will bring to improve the lives of Nevadans in CD-2."
FY26 Community Project Funding Awardees
Included in Interior and Environment:
Recipient: Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Amount: $2,224,000
Project Name: Hungry Valley Water Pipeline Installation
Recipient: Gardnerville Ranchos General Improvement District
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Name: Gardnerville Ranchos South District Pipeline Replacement
Recipient: City of Fernley
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Name: Fernley Water Treatment Plant
Recipient: City of Elko
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Name: City of Elko Water Storage Tank
Recipient: Lyon County
Amount: $1,938,000
Project Name: Dayton Sewer Main and Manhole Rehabilitation Project
Recipient: City of West Wendover
Amount: $2,000,000
Project Name: Water Transmission System PCCP Pipeline Replacement Project
TOTAL INTERIOR PROJECT FUNDING: $12,162,000
Included Commerce, Justice, Science:
Recipient: City of Reno
Amount: $1,200,000
Project Name: Reno Police Department's Real Time Information Center
Recipient: Douglas County
Amount: $400,000
Project Name: Douglas County Sheriff's Office Mobile Command Center
Recipient: City of Fallon
Amount: $1,000,000
Project Name: Fallon Police Department Dispatch and Emergency Response Communication Network and Records Management System
Recipient: Washoe County
Amount: $3,000,000
Project Name: Northern Nevada Mobile Intelligence Response Vehicle
TOTAL CJS PROJECT FUNDING: $5,600,000
Background:
* By moving these next three bills forward, this measure keeps the Committee on track to complete all 12 FY26 appropriations bills.
* Gone are the days of bloated, backroom omnibuses. Thanks to Republican governance, funding decisions will move through a deliberate, member-driven process that emphasizes transparency, accountability, and timely consideration.
* Differences between the House and Senate versions of the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; and Interior, Environment and Related Agencies appropriations bills were reconciled through bipartisan, bicameral negotiations led by House and Senate appropriators.
* The package contains no poison pills.
* This package is part of an agreement that keeps total FY26 spending below the level projected under the current continuing resolution, delivering real savings for American taxpayers.
Text of the three-bill package is available here (link is external).
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Original text here: https://amodei.house.gov/news-releases/amodei-celebrates-passage-minibus-securing-key-investments-nevada
Americans Win with the Working Families Tax Cuts
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Americans Win with the Working Families Tax Cuts
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Washington, D.C. Thanks to the historic Working Families Tax Cuts legislation largely driven by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Americans are starting 2026 with lower taxes, higher wages and new pro-growth policies. This week, the U.S. Department of Treasury unveiled a new platform to show how those reforms are making a difference to individuals, families and businesses throughout the country.
"Thanks to President Trump and
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Sen. Mike Crapo, R-Idaho, issued the following news release:
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Americans Win with the Working Families Tax Cuts
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Washington, D.C. Thanks to the historic Working Families Tax Cuts legislation largely driven by U.S. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), Americans are starting 2026 with lower taxes, higher wages and new pro-growth policies. This week, the U.S. Department of Treasury unveiled a new platform to show how those reforms are making a difference to individuals, families and businesses throughout the country.
"Thanks to President Trump andcongressional Republicans, instead of being hit with a massive tax hike on January 1st, Americans began the new year looking forward to bigger paychecks and more opportunities to get ahead," said Crapo. "The Working Families Tax Cuts Act will benefit middle-class Americans for years to come, and its permanent pro-growth policies are helping small businesses hire, invest and innovate. As Americans begin to see the effects of the legislation in their own budgets, the Treasury Department's new website will be a useful tool for understanding how it is also benefitting the wider economy."
According to the U.S. Department of Treasury, the Working Families Tax Cuts will result in:
* $3,750 average tax cut per filer
* $100 billion in total tax refunds in 2026 for American families
* $7,200 in higher wages per American worker
* 7.2 million American jobs protected and created
Click HERE to learn more about the Finance Committee provisions in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act.
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Original text here: https://www.crapo.senate.gov/media/newsreleases/americans-win-with-the-working-families-tax-cuts
Amata Highlights $900,000 Boost for American Samoa's DOI/OIA Budget in House-Passed Bill; Up $6.3 ML Since 2018
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release:
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Amata Highlights $900,000 Boost for American Samoa's DOI/OIA Budget in House-Passed Bill; Up $6.3 ML Since 2018
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Renews Amata-Requested Yearly Designation of $3 Million for ASCC
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage of a major appropriations bill for several departments of the U.S. government, which boosts funding for American Samoa's DOI Operations. The bill, which passed 397-28, adds $900,000 for a new total of $29 million - that despite
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release:
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Amata Highlights $900,000 Boost for American Samoa's DOI/OIA Budget in House-Passed Bill; Up $6.3 ML Since 2018
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Renews Amata-Requested Yearly Designation of $3 Million for ASCC
Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming House passage of a major appropriations bill for several departments of the U.S. government, which boosts funding for American Samoa's DOI Operations. The bill, which passed 397-28, adds $900,000 for a new total of $29 million - that despitethe overall trimming of the Office of Insular Affairs spending for the year. An upcoming Senate vote is expected, and House/Senate leaders have already negotiated the legislative package.As part of American Samoa's $29 million in the bill, $3 million is once again designated to American Samoa Community College, specifically at Amata's request. She successfully added that designation for the last several years.
Historically, American Samoa's DOI operations fund was flat for years, with six straight increases starting in fiscal year 2018 at Amata's request. Upon final passage of this year's additional boost, that addition to the annual fund since 2018 will be $6.3 million.
"I'm particularly happy to see this win for American Samoa pass the House this year, as this success came against the prevailing winds while there is a strong focus on spending discipline in Washington, D.C.," said Congresswoman Aumua Amata. "I'd like to especially thank my friend, Appropriations Chairman Tom Cole for his direct support on this effort, and all the Committee leadership in both parties for accepting our funding at every step of this bill. It's important for the United States to continue to recognize and invest in American Samoa and our region in the face of China's competing strategic investment nearby."
Appropriations in 2025 for American Samoa's operations DOI account were $28.1 million. Those prior increases were $250,000, $718,000, $400,000, $500,000, $2.5 million, and $1 million, all accumulated each year since and preserved in this legislation along with the new $900,000.
This major bill also supports all federal services and local grants for 2026 from several U.S. departments of government: The Department of the Interior, including Insular Affairs, wildfire support, and energy development; the Department of Justice; the Department of Commerce, including the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA); the Department of Energy, including various national defense aspects; along with other congressional support for efforts in science and research, water development, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and more.
Upon final passage in the Senate, this legislation would complete half of the year's 12 appropriations bills, since the appropriations for Veterans Affairs, military construction, the Department of Agriculture, along with its nutrition programs, and legislative branch funding were signed into law in November.
Issues : Budget
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Original text here: https://radewagen.house.gov/media-center/press-releases/amata-highlights-900000-boost-american-samoa-s-doioia-budget-house
Alford Votes to Cut Spending, Support Law Enforcement, & Unleash American Energy
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Alford Votes to Cut Spending, Support Law Enforcement, & Unleash American Energy
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Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
"By advancing this three-bill government funding package, House Republicans are on track to complete all 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026. We are keeping
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Mark Alford, R-Missouri, issued the following news release:
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Alford Votes to Cut Spending, Support Law Enforcement, & Unleash American Energy
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Today, Congressman Mark Alford (MO-04) issued the following statement after the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
"By advancing this three-bill government funding package, House Republicans are on track to complete all 12 appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026. We are keepingour promise to end the days of bloated, backroom omnibus bills," said Congressman Alford.
"Throughout this appropriations process, I have said we will return to regular order, restore fiscal sanity, and advance the America First agenda. That's exactly what H.R. 6938 does. We're cutting spending, supporting law and order, unleashing American energy, and ensuring transparency and accountabilityall while delivering more than $5 million in critical investments for the Fourth District. This will lead to safer communities and lower costs for the hardworking Missouri families I represent.
I was proud to support this government funding package and look forward to finishing our appropriations work to prevent another disastrous Schumer Shutdown."
Background:
As a member of the House Appropriations Committee, Congressman Alford secured more than $5 million in reasonable federal investments for the Fourth District to help turn the "Show Me State" into the "Grow Me State," including:
* $4.2 million for safe and reliable reactor operations at the University of Missouri
* $120,000 for Peculiar Police Department radios
* $750,200 for the Missouri Rural Health Innovation Center at Bothwell Regional Health Center
Read the text of H.R. 6938 here.
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Original text here: https://alford.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=1429
"Congress Cannot Keep Writing a Blank Check to Obamacare." Rep. Crank Votes Against ACA Extension, Protects Unborn Lives
WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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"Congress Cannot Keep Writing a Blank Check to Obamacare." Rep. Crank Votes Against ACA Extension, Protects Unborn Lives
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted against the extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. In response, he has issued the following statement:
"I cannot support an extension of the ACA subsidies without serious reform," said Rep. Crank. "Congress cannot keep writing a blank check to Obamacare and slapping a subsidy band-aid on a healthcare
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WASHINGTON, Jan. 8 -- Rep. Jeff Crank, R-Colorado, issued the following news release:
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"Congress Cannot Keep Writing a Blank Check to Obamacare." Rep. Crank Votes Against ACA Extension, Protects Unborn Lives
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WASHINGTON, D.C. Today, Representative Jeff Crank (CO-05) voted against the extension of the enhanced Affordable Care Act (ACA) subsidies. In response, he has issued the following statement:
"I cannot support an extension of the ACA subsidies without serious reform," said Rep. Crank. "Congress cannot keep writing a blank check to Obamacare and slapping a subsidy band-aid on a healthcaresystem that remains fundamentally unaffordable. Congress needs to focus on real reforms that lower costs, improve and expand competition so consumers have real choices.
"Additionally, I can never support an extension of the ACA subsidies without closing the biggest taxpayer-funded abortion loophole in healthcare. Taxpayer funding of abortions is something I will never be flexible on, and I will continue to fight for protections for the unborn."
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Original text here: https://crank.house.gov/media/press-releases/congress-cannot-keep-writing-blank-check-obamacare-rep-crank-votes-against-aca
