The appropriations process for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 has begun, with action expected in both the House of Representatives and the Senate.

Congress must address the Senate filibuster rule in order to preserve the appropriations process, rather than bypassing it with budget reconciliation, which would reduce transparency and limit ...

The House on Thursday passed its second fiscal 2027 appropriations bill, marking a key milestone for GOP leaders as they ...

Senators are not thrilled with a top White House official's comments that the government funding process should become more partisan, and fear that doing so could erode Congress’ power of the purse.

Congressional negotiators are working quickly to move billions of dollars in federal funding, but debates are raging over a wide range of prickly issues. With less than three months until a government ...

Senate Republicans’ reconciliation package in its current form includes billions of dollars for Immigration and Customs ...

During the coming summer months, Congress will focus its attention on the appropriations process—an annual exercise that, ideally, ends with a determination of funding for the federal government for ...

Melanie is a Visiting Fellow in the Richard and Helen DeVos Center for Life, Religion, and Family at The Heritage Foundation. The Biden Administration has waged a campaign of massive resistance to the ...

Justin Bogie was a senior policy analyst in fiscal affairs at The Heritage Foundation. The Joint Select Committee on Budget and Appropriations Process Reform is tasked with developing recommendations ...

As we reflect on the just-ended Department of Homeland Security funding impasse, we face a familiar problem. Such shutdowns occur because Congress struggles to assemble 60 votes in the Senate to pass ...