119th Congress | House Committee on Appropriations

Trump’s Unprecedented Funding Freeze Hits Communities Across America

April 28, 2025

Since taking office, President Trump has trampled over our nation's laws and choked off critical investments that families, businesses, and local governments in every zip code in America are counting on.

The tracker below offers a snapshot-in-time look, as of June 3, 2025, at the vast array of federal funding that should be going out the door, but that President Trump, in an unprecedented scheme, is holding up or actively fighting in court to block.

Scroll through for a look at the $425+ billion in funding President Trump is blocking, and click HERE to read commentary from Ranking Member DeLauro and learn more about the project.

Trump To Propose “Every Child Left Behind” Budget

April 14, 2025

WASHINGTON — House Appropriations Committee and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement in response to President Trump reportedly considering eliminating all funding for Head Start in his fiscal year 2026 budget request.

Kaptur, Murray Ask GAO to Look into Whether New DOE Order Will Risk More Cost Overruns, Project Delays and Failures at National Lab

April 11, 2025

Toledo, Ohio — Today, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee and Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting it review whether a recent order issued by Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Chris Wright that seeks to accelerate project execution might actually lead to more cost overruns, project delays and failures, and waste, fraud, and abuse at America’s national labs.

Congressman Pocan Statement at FSGG Hearing on Deferred Maintenance Across the Federal Government

April 9, 2025

Congressman Mark Pocan (D-WI-02) delivered the following remarks at the Financial Services and General Government Subcommittee's hearing on the Government Accountability Office's (GAO) Assessment of the Costs of Deferred Maintenance Across the Federal Government.

Ranking Member Espaillat Statement at Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Hearing for the Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, and United States Government Publishing Office

April 9, 2025

Congressman Adriano Espaillat (D-NY-13), Ranking Member of the Legislative Branch Subcommittee, delivered the following remarks at the Subcommittee's fiscal year 2026 budget hearing for the Government Accountability Office, Congressional Budget Office, and United States Government Publishing Office.