House Republicans unveil $95B budget framework for third party-line funding package
House Republicans are fast-tracking another $95 billion package, including $73 billion for war and defense spending.
— Rep. Norma Torres (@NormaJTorres) July 15, 2026
They can move this quickly for war. They should move just as quickly to lower costs, build affordable housing, and invest in the American people. https://t.co/on5pwXP7ke
WASHINGTON, DC: House Republicans unveiled a $95 billion budget framework on Wednesday, July 15, to launch a third party-line funding package even as GOP leaders face resistance from fiscal conservatives unhappy that the plan lacks spending offsets.
The proposal marks the opening step toward another reconciliation bill. But internal opposition over unpaid spending is forcing House Republican leaders to rally support before the measure reaches the next stage.
Fiscal hawks challenge GOP funding plan
House Budget Committee Chair Jodey Arrington (R-Texas) scheduled a Thursday morning markup of the budget framework, which would unlock the reconciliation process and allow Republicans to bypass the Senate filibuster for a third time this Congress, the Politico reported on Wednesday.
The proposal would “authorize up to $73 billion for military and intelligence efforts, another $12 billion for farm assistance and $10 billion for election-related initiatives,” the report said.
Some Republicans, it added, “want to use part of that election funding for grants encouraging stricter voter ID laws as House GOP leaders seek to pass portions of the SAVE America Act through reconciliation.”
“Even so, advancing the framework out of committee is far from certain,” it continued.
Members of the Budget Committee's fiscal hawk bloc, the report said, are demanding spending offsets to reduce the package's deficit impact. “Those demands are unlikely to be met, leaving the proposal unpaid for and fueling resistance within Republican ranks,” it said.
House GOP leaders are expected to spend the day trying to ease those concerns while balancing competing priorities across the conference, the report added.
GOP leaders pitch defense spending
Republican leaders are telling skeptical members that "a quick injection of military cash is essential to defending the nation" amid the ongoing conflict in Iran.
They are also arguing that Democrats would seek even higher spending levels if Congress instead pursued a bipartisan funding package, the report cited.
“The military funding in the framework largely mirrors the White House's supplemental request from last month, with roughly $73 billion allocated for defense and intelligence programs,” it said.
That figure, however, falls well short of President Donald Trump's request for $350 billion in new Pentagon funding this year, the report said.
Under the proposal, “Republicans could direct $13 billion to intelligence programs, while the remaining $60 billion in defense funding would be split between the ongoing war in Iran and servicemember pay after Pentagon officials warned existing funding will run short in August.”
Third reconciliation faces procedural hurdles
If Arrington succeeds in moving the budget resolution through committee, “both the House and Senate must adopt it before Republicans can begin work on a third reconciliation bill this Congress,” the report stated.
The House hopes “to vote on the framework” next week before lawmakers leave for a six-week recess. The Senate, which is expected to remain in session into early August, “would then amend the resolution by adding instructions for its committees before sending it back to the House for another vote.”
“Only after both chambers approve the revised budget resolution can Republicans move to pass the $95 billion funding package itself during the limited number of legislative days scheduled before Election Day,” the report said.
