House Appropriations committee

Appropriators restore funding for Commerce’s TraCSS spacewatch effort

After a drastic reduction proposed by the White House, the Senate Appropriations Committee would fund the Office of Space Commerce at $60 million in FY26 to continue with TraCSS.

Funding F/A-XX could ‘delay’ F-47, White House warns Congress

The White House made official what many in defense circles have been whispering: That the administration is prioritizing the Air Force’s next jet over the Navy’s future capability.

House GOP appropriators pass defense spending bill defeating Dem measures on Air Force One, Ukraine 

The committee voted 36-27 to send its funding proposal to the House floor after a marathon markup that lasted almost nine hours.

House appropriators call for new Space Force acquisition pilot

A key problem identified by the HAC is the fact that the military services do not allow program officers responsible for acquisition oversight to remain in their posts long enough to gain the necessary expertise.

House appropriators press Hegseth for FY26 spending plans, marking up without answers

“We don't have anything today. We have zip, nada at knowing where you're going. You could talk percentages, you could talk about whatever you want, but unless this committee sees dollars and cents and where … your plan is, then we may reconsider what you need to do to go forward,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro.

House Appropriations Committee releases flat $832B FY26 funding proposal ahead of the Pentagon

The Pentagon has yet to send its budget to Congress, but House Appropriators are moving forward with their own version of the spending plan.

Pentagon considers big shifts for Sentinel ICBM, drone wingmen in FY25, draft documents say

The Air Force could cut about $1 billion from the Sentinel ICBM and add hundreds of millions of dollars for the Collaborative Combat Aircraft drone wingmen program, a draft April proposal says.

KC-46 refueling vision system fix delayed to 2027

The new timeline is a setback for the beleaguered tanker, whose deliveries have been halted since February.

New No. 2 House appropriator: Reconciliation bill going to be ‘heavy lift’

In a sit down with Breaking Defense, Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart discussed getting the FY25 budget sorted, giving the Pentagon more flexibility, and reforming foreign aid.

House pushes forward FY25 spending bill after blocking amendment to cut F-35s

An amendment that would have cut 18 F-35s was blocked by the GOP-led House Rules Committee, which decides which amendments are debated on the floor.

House appropriators approve $833 billion defense bill, rebuking Ukraine aid amendment

Republicans defeated a measure that would have added $300 million to the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative, saying the previously passed supplemental funding covered that need.

House appropriators spending bill report shows key changes across procurement, R&D

Funding tables show the detailed changes House appropriators make in their $833 billion version of the FY25 spending bill, with big cuts to programs like the Air Force's beleaguered Sentinel ICBM.

F-35, Israel win big in House appropriators’ $833B draft defense bill

The HAC-D's version of the spending bill contains a heavy focus on culture war issues, but does increase spending for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and the Defense Innovation Unit.

‘Dead on arrival’: Key House appropriators oppose transfer of Guard units to Space Force

“The states need to be consulted, and need to be full partners moving forward in any major change such as this," said Minnesota Rep. Betty McCollum, the defense subcommittee’s top Democrat.