The Government Accountability Office, which serves as Congress’s watchdog over federal programs, would see its budget nearly cut by nearly half in fiscal 2026, under a bill advanced by the House Appropriations Committee on Thursday. The Legislative Appropriation Act for fiscal 2026, which passed through the committee Thursday 34-to-28, provides $415.4 million for the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The bill now heads to the House floor, according to the committee’s June 26 press release. The committee’s proposal for GAO amounts…
House Appropriations Panel Seeks To Slash GAO funding
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