For a strong partnership between the United States and the United Nations

On April 3, President Trump submitted his request to Congress, kicking off the budget process on Capitol Hill.

• President Trump Signs Bipartisan Spending Bill Preserving U.S. Funding for UN
• Unpacking President Trump’s FY27 Budget Request

Once the President’s proposal is released, Congress — which constitutionally holds the purse strings — begins moving its own appropriations bills through committees in the House and Senate. All 12 spending bills must be passed by October 1.

• 6 Takeaways from Secretary of State Rubio’s Marathon Budget Hearings 
• House Appropriations Committee Cuts Funding for the UN Regular Budget and UN Peacekeeping
• What’s in the House FY 2027 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Spending Bill

Once bills pass out of committee, they head to the House and Senate floors for debate and votes, before being reconciled into a final version that ultimately reaches the President’s desk.

The final version of the spending bill heads to the President’s desk to be signed into law.