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House Passes Reconciliation Bill Containing $150 Billion for Defense

May 27 2025

USA

The House passed a Republican budget reconciliation bill Thursday by a vote of 215-214, with two Republicans joining Democrats in opposition to the legislation.

The reconciliation process takes advantage of voting loopholes that allows legislation to bypass the Senate filibuster and be passed with a simple majority vote. The legislation faced some resistance in the House from Republican hardliners that were calling for deeper spending cuts to offset the cost of the...

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