Government Shutdown

“Earlier this week, Republicans narrowly passed funding for two immigration enforcement agencies through a “fast-tracked” process called reconciliation designed to overcome the filibuster, because it can be passed with a simple majority in both chambers, bypassing Democrats.
Trump is also urging Republicans to again sidestep negotiations with Democrats and pursue a new set of spending priorities, including $350 billion in defense funding, outside of the traditional appropriations process.”

Sigh

On Thursday, the House passed the Agriculture Appropriations Act, the second for FY27. I'll be updating with progress on more later in the week. Currently dealing with an overload of work and meetings.

The roll call from Friday's vote on H.R. 8469, the MilCon/VA funding bill for FY27

The legislation would fund veterans’ benefits, invest more than $2 billion in infrastructure improvements for Department of Veterans Affairs medical facilities and four cemeteries, and include $900 million for medical and prosthetic research, among other things.

The first appropriations bill of the FY2027 cycle may pass the House of Representatives as soon as today (05/14/2026). The bill, covering Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, MilCon/VA for short, is usually the first one out the gate as it is regularly noncontroversial.

In compliance with the 27th amendment, Senators will no longer receive pay during a government shutdown. It will be withheld just as Federal Employees have their pay withheld until their agencies reopen. If there is a shutdown before November, this resolution will not be in effect as it cannot change the pay of a member of Congress until after the next election has been conducted.

Now that FY26 is pretty much covered, the roll out of FY27 appropriation bills continue

The longest shutdown in U.S. history is over, aged 75 days

Republicans were forced to use a special maneuver to steer around opposition in their own party and speed the measure to the floor, relying on Democrats to push it through.

Monday at 6:55 p.m. ET

The first FY27 bill has reached the floor! And yes, they still haven't passed the last FY26 bill. Expect one more early next week and at least two more soon after.

Republicans in the upper chamber are ramping up the pressure on Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to swiftly approve a Senate-passed bill to fund most of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), arguing that tens of thousands of federal workers could miss paychecks next month if the House delays much longer.

Minority press release on Financial services

And the minority party press release on MilCon/VA

This covers the Treasury and several other Executive offices, House majority press release

House Majority press release on MilCon/VA