The House Appropriations Committee released on May 16 its top-line numbers for the 2025 fiscal year.
The numbers are slightly more than what was allocated under the 2023 Fiscal Responsibility Act (FRA), which raised the debt ceiling.
The total is almost $1.61 billion in defense and non-defense spending.
The top line for defense spending would be more than $895.21 billion, or $9 billion more than the top line in the FRA. It is also $70.2 billion more than what was appropriated for the 2024 fiscal year.
For non-defense spending, the top line would be almost $710.69 billion, or more than $6 billion higher than the top line in the FRA. It is $62.10 billion less than that top line in the 2024 appropriations….
