The Senate facet of the U.S. Capitol in Washington on July 14, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Instances
The U.S. Senate on Aug. 1 handed a so-called “minibus” spending bundle to fund the federal government within the upcoming fiscal yr, approving a slate of non-controversial spending objects.
The slate of funding payments consists of round $187 billion in appropriations for the Division of Veterans Affairs (VA), the Division of Agriculture, the Meals and Drug Administration (FDA), legislative department operations, navy development, and rural growth.