House Republicans advanced a $95 billion budget resolution Wednesday in Washington to fund the Iran war, provide farm aid, and implement President Donald Trump’s election law priorities. The package, designed to trigger a Senate reconciliation bill allowing passage with a simple majority, aims to meet White House goals by increasing defense spending and enforcing strict voter ID requirements, officials said.
This funding is intended to replenish military supplies, sustain ongoing operations, and support classified initiatives associated with the conflict, according to House Republican leaders and committee staff. An additional $13 billion is designated for intelligence and national security activities, directed through the House Select Committee on Intelligence to support surveillance, analysis, and other programs linked to the Iran war and broader security needs, sources confirmed.
The $95 billion budget resolution allocates roughly $60 billion to Pentagon and defense spending tied to the U.S.-led military operations against Iran, officials said.
The package also includes $12 billion for agricultural aid aimed at assisting farmers affected by the economic fallout from President Donald Trump’s tariffs and rising fuel and fertilizer costs related to the Iran conflict. The funds are to be administered by the House Agriculture Committee, which has been instructed to develop programs supporting farm income and rural economic stability, according to House Budget Committee records. Republican materials describe this component as targeted relief for farmers struggling under these economic pressures.
In addition, $10 billion is earmarked for election law changes and administrative costs, primarily to implement Trump’s signature SAVE America Act. This legislation mandates strict voter identification and proof-of-citizenship requirements for voter registration nationwide, officials said. The funds will support enforcement, infrastructure upgrades, and administrative activities necessary to comply with the new federal election rules, according to House Administration Committee sources. Republicans characterize these provisions as essential to standardizing voter ID laws, while Democrats have criticized the measure for potentially disenfranchising eligible voters.
The resolution functions as a budget blueprint that sets reconciliation instructions to multiple House committees, directing them to draft legislation collectively implementing the $95 billion package. House Republicans intend to use the budget reconciliation process in the Senate to pass the measure with a simple majority vote, bypassing the 60-vote threshold typically required to overcome a filibuster, officials explained. This approach leverages the GOP’s narrow 53-seat Senate majority to advance the White House’s priorities despite unified Democratic opposition.
The House Armed Services Committee has been instructed to craft legislation that does not increase the federal deficit by more than approximately $60 billion over the period through 2036, according to committee staff. The House Budget Committee approved the resolution on a party-line 20–14 vote, with all Republicans supporting and all Democrats opposing, records show. House Speaker Mike Johnson is leading efforts to bring the package to the floor as a key Republican initiative ahead of the fall midterm elections, multiple sources confirmed.
The measure follows last year’s major tax and spending cut law signed by Trump, positioning this resolution as a sequel that layers targeted new spending atop earlier fiscal changes. GOP committee staff maintain that overall spending would be constrained by discretionary spending caps included in the resolution, which they say signal fiscal restraint despite the substantial defense and intelligence outlays, officials said. However, the resolution contains no direct offsets for the new $95 billion in spending, a point that has drawn concern from some Republican deficit hawks.
Democrats have uniformly opposed the proposal, criticizing it as a partisan plan that combines war funding, farm aid, and controversial election law provisions in a single legislative vehicle. They argue that bundling these disparate priorities complicates consideration of individual policy components, according to statements from House Democratic leaders. Some Republicans have also expressed reservations about the package’s fiscal impact and election provisions, sources indicated.
The House aims for committees to develop detailed bill text during the August recess, with plans to bring the full reconciliation package to the floor for a final vote in the fall. This timeline aligns with the midterm election season and is intended to lock in Trump’s priorities before voters head to the polls, officials said. The resolution’s progress sets the stage for a contentious Senate debate, where passage will hinge on the GOP’s ability to maintain party unity and navigate opposition from Democrats and some moderate Republicans.
