Congress Reaches Final Spending Bill Deal Before Deadline (3)

Jan. 20, 2026, 11:07 AM UTCUpdated: Jan. 20, 2026, 8:11 PM UTC

Lawmakers clinched a deal on their last set of spending bills as Congress races to fund the government by the Jan. 30 deadline.

The bills would fund Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD, and Homeland Security programs through the remainder of fiscal 2026. The last measures make up the bulk of discretionary spending, with about $1.2 trillion of such spending provided by the bill.

The House Rules Committee will meet Wednesday to prepare the package for floor consideration, according to Alex Ives, communications director for Chair Virginia Foxx (R-N.C.). A schedule sent to lawmaker offices listed a Wednesday House vote.

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