Will House Republicans approve DC’s billion-dollar budget fix?

During House Recess, Bowser and Others Press for Passage of Bipartisan Amendment that Preserves FY 2025 Budget

The Senate has passed an amendment to restore $1.1 billion of the District's local dollars for the current fiscal year, but it remains to be seen if House Republicans will allow the amendment to pass, potentially forcing the District to make drastic cuts to its budget. The post During House Recess, Bowser and Others Press for Passage of Bipartisan Amendment that Preserves FY 2025 Budget appeared first on The Washington Informer.

District Links: Senate passage offers reprieve from $1B in DC spending cuts as long as House follows suit; Trump says FBI will stay in DC; and more

Mayor Muriel Bowser and other local officials are celebrating the Senate’s passage of a bill to allow the District to spend according to its approved budget — thereby averting $1 billion in cuts midway through fiscal year 2025 as long as the House follows suit when it returns from recess.

Will House Republicans approve DC’s billion-dollar budget fix?

For all the latest developments in Congress, follow WTOP Capitol Hill correspondent Mitchell Miller at Today on the Hill. D.C. appears to have dodged a billion-dollar bullet with Senate approval of a bill to fix a big budget problem, but the House still needs to approve it. The decision to bring the legislation to the floor will be up to House Speaker Mike Johnson, and the issue won’t be resolved until Congress returns to session next week. The …

What now? DC in limbo before House vote on $1.1B budget cut

D.C. leaders are working to stop Congress from forcing the District to dramatically cut spending of the city’s own funds after the Senate voted against the budget cut on Friday but the House’s vote is still at least a week away. The mayor said she has not heard from Speaker of the House Mike Johnson about whether he will bring the legislation for a vote. D.C. officials say the city would have to cut spending by more than $1.1 billion over just a…

GOP-Led Congress Turns to Budget Reconciliation with Tax Reform, Spending Cuts After Stopgap Passes | March 17, 2025

by Nicholas Ballasy   The GOP-led Congress is now turning to the budget reconciliation bill that is expected to include tax reform and spending cuts after the passage of the Continuing Resolution, which keeps the government funded through the end of the current fiscal year on September 30. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the House and Senate have to “pass a concurrent budget resolution that includes a deficit reducti…

GOP-Led Congress Turns to Budget Reconciliation with Tax Reform, Spending Cuts After Stopgap Passes | The Star News Network

by Nicholas Ballasy   The GOP-led Congress is now turning to the budget reconciliation bill that is expected to include tax reform and spending cuts after the passage of the Continuing Resolution, which keeps the government funded through the end of the current fiscal year on September 30. According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, the House and Senate have to “pass a concurrent budget resolution that includes a deficit reducti…