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Senate approves more than $180 billion in 2026 funding before August recess
UNITED STATES SENATE, WASHINGTON, D.C., AUG 1 – The Senate approved a bipartisan $180 billion minibus funding three key appropriations bills for fiscal year 2026 to prevent a government shutdown, with over 80 senators voting in favor.
- On Friday, the U.S. Senate approved a minibus containing three of the 12 funding bills and over $180 billion for fiscal year 2026 before its August recess.
- Although Republicans initially planned to advance the annual appropriations bills shortly after the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the introduction of a $9 billion rescissions package caused weeks of delay.
- The first vote passed 87-9, approving the minibus package allocating nearly $900 billion for military construction and Veterans Affairs, $27 billion for agriculture, and $2.2 billion for legislative branch operations.
- Following the vote, Senate Majority Leader Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said, 'we have more work ahead of us, but today we made significant progress toward that goal.'
- Both chambers must pass the same 12 annual funding bills by Oct. 1 to avoid a government shutdown, or they risk lapsing in funding.
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The Senate approved a $180 billion funding package before the August recess. It is an allocation project for fiscal year 2026, which will distribute the money to veterans, military infrastructure, and the Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Food and Medicines (FDA). After achieving broad bipartisan support in the Upper House, the projects will pass to the House of Representatives. Read more]]>
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