The House is back in session today and is expected to spend the week working on appropriations bills. The White House has issued a trio of veto threats against the first set of spending bills the House is scheduled to vote on, dismissing each proposal as “partisan bills” put forward by Republicans. The White House published statements of administration policy Monday addressing House spending bills for the Department of Defense, Department of Homeland Security and Department of State. House lawmakers will weigh in on the three government funding bills this week as Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) looks to make good on his rigorous schedule for the appropriations process. The bills are set to go before the House Rules Committee Tuesday afternoon with more than 230 amendments filed for the Homeland Security bill, several of which focus on the border; upward of 210 amendments were put forth for the State/Foreign Operations measure, with some focusing on Ukraine; and around 400 amendments were proposed for the Pentagon legislation. The trio of bills all advanced out of the appropriations committee despite fierce opposition from Democrats, meaning they are all but certain to stall in the Democratic-controlled Senate.
For today, the House is expected to consider six bills from the Foreign Affairs Committee at 6:30 P.M: H.R. 6586 – To require a strategy to oppose financial or material support by foreign countries to the Taliban, H.R. 7089 – Global Anti-Human Trafficking Enhancement Act, H.R. 7152 – Korean American Divided Families National Registry Act, H. Res. 901 – Expressing support for democracy and human rights in Pakistan, H.R. 4132 – Falun Gong Protection Act and H.R. 2789 – American Cooperation With Our Neighbors Act.
