By Reuters and The Associated Press
24 Jun 2026
The Trump administration has asked Congress to approve an additional $87.6 billion in spending, covering initiatives related to the U.S.-Israel conflict with Iran.
On Wednesday, the Office of Management and Budget, an executive branch agency, formally submitted the funding proposal, urging the House of Representatives to consider it.
In a letter to House Speaker Mike Johnson, Vought wrote, “I urge Congress to act on these important and urgent requests without delay.”
Approximately $67 billion of the request is allocated to the Department of Defense to cover personnel costs, readiness initiatives, and the replenishment of operational stocks.
This proposal is smaller than the $200 billion supplemental request the Defense Department had made earlier in the fiscal year.
However, it remains uncertain whether there is sufficient political support to pass another sizable spending bill before the November midterm elections.
The request was introduced the day after Congress passed a war powers resolution urging the president to cease U.S. military actions against Iran unless it obtains legislative approval.
The vote was supported by four Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski of Alaska, Susan Collins of Maine, Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, and Rand Paul of Kentucky — who joined Democrats. Two additional senators did not cast a vote.
The split within the Republican Party reflects broader public divisions over the conflict, as polls indicate the war is increasingly unpopular among Americans.
Earlier this week, Ipsos and Reuters released a survey showing that only 24 percent of respondents believed the war was justified in terms of its cost.
The contentious nature of the war was evident in Congress on Wednesday, when President Trump attended a closed‑door luncheon with Senate Republicans.
After Trump criticized the Republicans who supported the war powers resolution, Senator Bill Cassidy reportedly confronted the president and defended his own vote.
Cassidy told reporters, “I stood and said, ‘You have not told the American people what’s going on,’ adding, ‘This was supposed to last four weeks; it has now stretched to four months, and our original objectives remain unmet.’”
He said he will continue to introduce war powers resolutions until Congress receives a comprehensive briefing on the U.S. war effort.
Meanwhile, Democratic lawmakers announced their opposition to the White House’s funding request.
Senator Patty Murray of Washington described the proposal as “an attempt to secure tens of billions of additional dollars for unrelated Pentagon priorities that should be considered through the regular appropriations process.”
“I will carefully review the entire request and ensure we care for our service members, but I will not simply approve tens of billions more for what I consider a disastrous war of choice,” she added.
The proposal also garnered support from Representatives Tom Cole of Oklahoma and Ken Calvert of California, who viewed the additional military funding as a worthwhile investment.
“President Trump’s request reflects the reality that our defense strength must be sustained, not merely showcased,” they wrote in a joint statement.
Of the allocated funds, $21 billion is earmarked for munitions, $17.3 billion for operational expenses, and $21.1 billion for classified programs.
This amount would be added to the $150 billion that Congress approved last year for the military through Trump’s signature tax‑and‑spending package, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA).
However, the additional spending proposal also contains various other provisions that critics argue could be used to incentivize its passage.
The package proposes $11.1 billion in farm aid, with $1.1 billion allocated to Florida farmers who have suffered losses from winter storms, and $1.4 billion for initiatives to respond to Ebola outbreaks in Africa.
Additional funds are earmarked for infrastructure and public works projects.
Under the proposal, $1 billion would fund improvements to New York’s iconic Penn Station, and $500 million would be allocated to restoration and construction projects in Washington, D.C., where the administration has pursued several initiatives, including the demolition of the White House’s East Wing.
