Legislative Services

FY27 House Appropriations

The U.S. House is on track to complete committee action on all 12 appropriations bills by the end of June. The U.S. Senate is moving more slowly, constrained by unresolved topline spending disagreements.

The National Association of Counties' FY27 appropriations tracker shows where all 12 bills stand in the House process, with each bill's topline discretionary figure, a short summary of what it funds and its major changes, and links to the official House documents.

Executive Order Summary

On June 2, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, Promoting Advanced Artificial Intelligence Innovation and Security, which is a scaled-back version of a draft Trump was set to sign May 21, but rejected hours beforehand. The order directs the federal government to secure its systems against AI cyber threats and to build voluntary channels for working with AI developers, while imposing no new mandatory regulations.

This order doesn't impose mandates on counties, so there's no compliance burden to consider with this version.

Farm Bill Update

Senate Agriculture Committee Chairman John Boozman (R-Arkansas) announced his intent to release the farm bill before the July 4 recess, followed by a committee markup.

The provision shifting a share of SNAP costs to states based on payment error rates remains the central fault line. A bill that can clear the Senate floor will likely require meaningful SNAP concessions, yet those same concessions could cost the House votes needed to pass a conference report.

The next milestone to watch is the release of the Senate draft text before the July 4 recess. Its treatment of SNAP will be the clearest signal yet of whether a final bill is achievable before the current extension.