Congress Unveils $1.2 Trillion Bipartisan Funding Package

The U.S. House of Representatives on Jan. 20 released the text of a $1.2 trillion three-bill spending package that would fund several federal departments and agencies until Sept. 30. The package of legislation, formally called the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, is a “minibus” bill, an alternative to the usual “omnibus” bill, for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1, following a previous fiscal year funded almost entirely through continuing resolutions that largely extended existing programs without significant new spending. The Consolidated Appropriations Act, if passed, would fund the departments of Defense, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Homeland Security, Transportation, as well as Housing and Urban Development. The legislation was negotiated between the Senate and House in a conference process between Democrats and Republicans....