The House finalized its $54.9 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 budget this week after adding $129.7 million in spending over the course of three days of debate.

The House took action on 1,566 amendments through a combination of 7 consolidated amendments and 3 separate votes. Some form of at least 773 amendments were adopted; 745 added new spending, 25 added or amended policy sections or budget language, and 3 included a combination of both. This brief summarizes the House debate action and assesses the new spending and policy proposals.