119th Congress | House Committee on Appropriations

DeLauro Statement on President Trump’s Irresponsible Request to Kick the Can Down the Road for Four Months

September 9, 2025

House Appropriations Committee Ranking Member Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03) issued the following statement on President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought’s extreme request to kick the can down the road on government funding until January 31, 2026.

NEW: Weeks Away from End of Fiscal Year, Trump is Blocking $410+ Billion in Funding Owed to Communities Nationwide

September 8, 2025

Today, Congresswoman Rosa DeLauro (D-CT-03), Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee, and Senator Patty Murray (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, released updated information detailing at least $410 billion in federal funding that President Trump and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Director Russ Vought are holding up and denying communities across the country.

Weeks Away from End of Fiscal Year, Trump is Blocking $410+ Billion in Funding Owed to Communities Nationwide

September 8, 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 September 8, 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.

Scroll through for a look at the $410+ billion in funding President Trump is blocking, and click HERE to read commentary from Ranking Member DeLauro and learn more about the project.

Fiscal Year 2026 Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Bill

September 5, 2025

House Republicans Vote to Raise Energy Costs and Weaken National Security in Extreme Energy and Water Funding Bill

September 4, 2025

Today, the House passed Republicans’ harmful 2026 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies funding bill that increases costs for American households, undermines infrastructure investments, and weakens our national security.