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House Appropriations Panel Seeks To Slash GAO funding

Wayne Barber

Monday, June 30th, 2025

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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…

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