On Wednesday, the House approved rules that will govern the floor debate for a four-bill spending package for FY2018. The House leadership earlier this week decided to combine four of the appropriations bills for next year– the Legislative Branch, Military Construction, Energy and Water, and Defense– into a single legislative package and move them together through the House. The House will act on the “minibus” package this week.
The House is expected to take up the Legislative Branch and Military Construction bills before moving on to the Energy and Water legislation later this evening. The Defense bill is expected to be the last of the four measures that will be brought up.