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Senate Delays GOP Budget Vote, Targets Dec 11 Funding Extension

8/12/2026

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The U.S. Senate will not vote on Republicans’ multibillion-dollar budget blueprint before the August recess.
Senators will consider a revised budget after the chamber reconvenes on September 14.
Lawmakers aim to pass a measure extending government funding through December 11.
Senate Budget Chair Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the Senate will work diligently through August and that the revised budget will be “much better” than the current proposal.

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The U.S. Senate will not vote on Republicans’ multibillion-dollar budget blueprint before the August recess.
Senators will consider a revised budget after the chamber reconvenes on September 14.
Lawmakers aim to pass a measure extending government funding through December 11.
Senate Budget Chair Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said the Senate will work diligently through August and that the revised budget will be “much better” than the current proposal.