Senate GOP appropriators want their leaders to bring a package of fiscal 2026 spending bills to the floor before August recess, Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, said Thursday.

Senate appropriators on Thursday advanced plans for a $456 billion budget for Veterans Affairs programs and benefits next fiscal year, putting it generally in line with House and White House goals for future department spending.

WASHINGTON, July 1 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's massive budget bill that passed on Tuesday will make it harder to develop wind and solar energy projects, despite the removal of some contentious provisions, industry advocates and lawmakers said.

ET, the Senate passed about $9 billion in federal spending cuts requested by President Donald Trump, including deep reductions to public broadcasting and foreign aid, moving forward on his top priorities despite concerns from several Republican senators.

Senate Republicans had barely enough votes Tuesday to advance President Trump's proposal to claw back money appropriated for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

A bill striking billions in foreign aid will get slightly smaller after Republicans agreed to exempt $400 million in funding for AIDS prevention, a major concession to centrists wavering on the White House request.

The U.S. Senate is expected to begin voting Tuesday afternoon on President Trump's formal request to cut $9.4 billion in funding already approved by Congress for foreign assistance and public broadcasting.

Deputy Secretary of State Michael Rigas will testify before the House Foreign Affairs Committee Tuesday afternoon on the State Department’s fiscal 2026 budget request. The hearing comes just