ANALYSIS
Original pieces from the Approps desk. Where the bills stand, what the deadlines mean, and who gets what. Every claim traces to a primary source or to the verified data on this site.
Jul 9, 2026
The House has moved all twelve bills and passed two. The Senate has not held a markup. With the September 30 deadline under three months out, the cycle ends one of three ways.
Touches: Defense · Agriculture-FDA · MilCon-VA
Jul 9, 2026
Congress calls them Community Project Funding and Congressionally Directed Spending. They are earmarks, more than 8,300 of them in FY2026, and every one is searchable here.
Touches: Agriculture-FDA · MilCon-VA
EXPLAINERS
Evergreen pieces on how the process works.