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United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

Standing committee of the United States Senate

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Nov 10, 2025
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What is the average (mean) net worth of U.S. senators in 2025 and how is it calculated?

The available materials do not supply a single authoritative, publicly documented *average (mean) net worth* figure for all 100 U.S. senators in 2025; the most direct estimate reported in the assemble...

Nov 7, 2025
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How much funding did the CDC get in 2025

The documents provided show the CDC requested for FY2025, but none of the supplied texts definitively state a single, final ; instead they describe the request, Senate appropriations action that maint...

Nov 21, 2025
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Examples of specific pork-barrel projects in 2025 federal budget

Congressional “pork” for FY2025 shows up as earmarks and legislatively directed projects worth hundreds of millions in specific line items — for example, Citizens Against Government Waste (CAGW) lists...

Jan 16, 2026

Where can the full text of H.R.4552 (FY26 THUD) be accessed to read the exact waiver clause?

The authoritative full text of H.R.4552 (the House FY26 THUD appropriations bill) can be read on the Library of Congress Congress.gov bill page for H.R.4552, which hosts the official bill text . Alter...

Jan 15, 2026

What was the total ICE budget for fiscal year 2024?

The plain answer: ICE’s enacted base discretionary appropriation for fiscal year 2024 was in the neighborhood of $8.7–$9.6 billion depending on which official or secondary source is used, with common ...

Dec 10, 2025

Which 2025 federal appropriations provisions affected VA disability compensation eligibility?

Congress and VA appropriations in 2024–2025 raised mandatory funding for disability compensation (Compensation and Pensions account) to roughly $192–$227 billion depending on the measure, and Congress...

Nov 10, 2025

How does the federal budget appropriations process work in Congress?

Congress’s appropriations process is a multi-step system that starts with the President’s budget request and proceeds through a congressional budget resolution, 302(a)/302(b) allocations, and the work...

Nov 1, 2025

How might the 2025 federal budget impact funding for low-income housing programs?

The 2025 federal budget cycle contains competing proposals that would while leaving notable uncertainties because appropriation bills and reconciliation measures diverge. The Biden administration prop...

Jan 20, 2026

Which Trump administration policies reduced veterans' access to health care or VA services?

Multiple Trump administration actions and policy shifts cited in reporting—most prominently workforce reductions and mass firings at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), budget and contracting cha...

Jan 14, 2026

What funding models or legislative proposals could restore or bolster NWS capabilities?

Restoring and strengthening National Weather Service (NWS) capabilities requires a mix of immediate congressional appropriations to reverse proposed cuts and structural, multi-year funding reforms tha...

Jan 14, 2026

What specific statutory language in proposed FY2026 appropriations bills would preserve or eliminate tenant protections for Housing Choice Voucher holders?

The FY2026 appropriations cycle contains competing provisions that would either preserve existing tenant protections for Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) holders or open the door to rolling them back: the...

Jan 12, 2026

What specific line items composed ICE’s FY2024 budget (detention, removals, investigations, management) and how much did each receive?

The publicly available documents do not contain a single, agreed line-by-line accounting in the form the question asks; the Department of Homeland Security presented a requested FY2024 ICE topline of ...

Jan 11, 2026

What legislative proposals in 2025 aim to address Section 8 expirations or funding gaps?

In 2025 several competing legislative and budgetary proposals emerged to address imminent expirations and funding gaps for Section 8 (Housing Choice Vouchers), ranging from a White House plan to repla...

Jan 5, 2026

did funds get taken away from va hospitals from tru,[

Reporting shows the Trump administration enacted and proposed multiple measures that reduced VA staffing, canceled contracts and projects, and reallocated some resources toward private community care,...

Jan 2, 2026

What legal and administrative options existed to restore CPB funding after the 2025 rescission, and who advocated for them?

The Rescissions Act of 2025 eliminated CPB’s advance appropriations, but multiple legal and administrative pathways existed to reverse or blunt that outcome: prompt Congressional amendment or negotiat...

Nov 24, 2025

How have House and Senate committees responded—have there been hearings, subpoenas, or oversight letters about the DOE decision?

Available reporting in the provided search results does not directly mention any House or Senate hearings, subpoenas, or oversight letters specifically about a Department of Energy (DOE) decision; the...

Nov 24, 2025

Which cancer research programs are most likely to be impacted by the 2025 budget cuts?

Federal budget actions in 2025 have led to large, rapid reductions in NIH/NCI funding and related programs that press experts warn will hit specific cancer research activities hard: Democratic staff a...

Nov 24, 2025

Which congressional committees and members influenced the FY2026 NEA funding decision?

Congress — specifically House and Senate appropriations actors — drove FY2026 NEA funding debates after the White House proposed eliminating the agency; Senate Appropriations signaled "level funding" ...

Nov 24, 2025

What was the total NEA appropriation in the FY2026 federal budget and how does it compare to FY2025?

Congress had not yet settled a single FY2026 NEA appropriation in the documents and reporting in these search results; competing figures appear in committee marks and advocacy materials — the Senate A...

Nov 24, 2025

Which US funding bills and emergency packages included aid for Ukraine, and how much did each provide?

Congress has approved roughly $175 billion in emergency and supplemental assistance for Ukraine across multiple packages since 2022; the largest single recent congressional supplemental included about...