What’s in the $1.2 Trillion Government Funding Package

The Republicans and Democrats each got policy victories in the second tranche of appropriations legislation.

The U.S. Capitol building during cherry blossom season in Washington on March 20, 2024. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

In the wee hours of March 21, the text of the second appropriations bill—totaling $1.2 trillion—to fund most of the U.S. government was unveiled.

The second tranche of spending legislation covers 70 percent of the federal government. This includes the Defense, Treasury, Homeland Security, Labor, Health and Human Services (HHS), Education, and State departments.