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Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Releases Fiscal Year 2023 Spending Bills

On Thursday, July 28th, Senate Appropriations Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) released all twelve spending bills for the upcoming fiscal year, which begins October 1. In total, the proposed spending bills would increase defense spending by 8.7% and non-defense spending by 10.1% over fiscal year 2022. The agriculture spending bill, which funds the USDA and the FDA, would increase spending by 9%, or $2.3 billion, to $27.1 billion.

More Below:

https://www.agri-pulse.com/articles/18049-senate-democrats-released-fy23-spending-bills

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/news/majority/breaking-chairman-leahy-releases-fiscal-year-2023-senate-appropriations-bills

https://www.appropriations.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Agriculture%20FY23%20Summary.pdf