By design, budget reconciliation mostly addresses the parts of federal spending that are not part of the appropriations ...

Congress is staring down a deadline to fund the government by the end of the week, as the familiar threat of a shutdown looms over Washington.

NEW YORK, Feb. 25, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal budget process is broken. Since 1977, only on four occasions has Congress passed all appropriations bills on time. Delayed action sets the stage ...

Here's what to know moving forward: How the budget process works in Congress The annual federal budget process typically begins with federal agencies sending requests to the president, who then ...

Jodey Arrington's federal budget ... for his work leading the House Budget Committee. "This is the first important step in opening up the reconciliation process," Johnson said.