Supplemental Appropriations Explained

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Background on Supplemental Appropriations:

In addition to amounts provided in a regular appropriations measure, the President may request, and Congress may enact, additional funding for a fiscal year in the form of one or more supplemental appropriations measures (“supplementals”). Supplementals are used to provide funding where the need is too urgent to be postponed until enactment of the next regular appropriations bill, often in response to natural disasters, health emergencies, or national security requirements.


Recent News on Supplemental Appropriations:

Wed, June 24, 2026:

  • President Trump submitted an $87.6 Supplemental funding request to Congress including:

    • $67.1 billion for the Department of Defense for the Iran war and related costs,

    • $11.1 billion for the Department of Agriculture for farm economic and disaster assistance (related to losses resulting from tariffs),

    • $800 million for Department of Energy war related costs,

    • $2 billion for the Coast Guard for Iran war and drug enforcement costs;

    • $3.3 billion for State Dept. security and Ebola response, and

    • $3 billion for other purposes.


Supplemental Appropriations by Fiscal Year:

(Click on the link below, select the appropriate fiscal year, and navigate on the bar to “Supplementals”)