The Latest on FY 2025 Government Funding

The House has gaveled in for legislative business as GOP leadership looks to advance a pair of government funding bills. Lawmakers will consider the fiscal year (FY) 2025 appropriations measures for Energy-Water Development and Interior-Environment during today’s session, but will no longer consider the Agriculture-FDA and Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) bills due to ongoing disagreements. It’s also reportedly unclear whether the Energy-Water and Interior-Environment bills can pass at all given the present dynamics. Under the current schedule, final votes could occur ahead of or after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Joint Address to Congress tomorrow afternoon. It is also possible the votes get canceled at the last minute if GOP leadership feels that the spending bills are on a path to failing in the narrowly-divided House.

• Scheduling rumors. With the Agriculture-FDA and FSGG bills no longer set to be considered, there is increased chatter on Capitol Hill that House GOP leadership could adjourn early for the August district work period and give back the last week of July. A few additional conversations suggest that lawmakers could fly out as soon as tomorrow night. But as of now, GOP leadership has given no formal notice of a change in the House schedule.