Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins released long-delayed FY27 Agriculture and Military Construction-VA bills on Tuesday evening. She has been criticized by other lead appropriators for not releasing any of the FY27 spending bills earlier, as the House passed their versions in June.
The FY27 Agriculture bill would provide $27.3 billion in discretionary spending, covering agriculture research, nutrition programs, FDA, and other farm-related spending.
The FY27 Military Construction-VA bill would provide $173.2 billion, a 13% increase from last year.
Sen. Collins told reporters yesterday that ranking member Sen. Murray was blocking progress and pushing for another stopgap spending bill. Sen. Murray told reporters she is supportive of a short-term continuing resolution which would carry into the next Congress, when Democrats will have more influence over the bills with their upcoming large majorities.