House budget resolution passes rule vote as holdouts threaten future on floor

Published February 24, 2025 9:48pm ET



The House Rules Committee voted to pass a budget resolution seeking between $1.5 trillion and $2 trillion in spending cuts on Monday, sending the legislation to the floor, where many Republican holdouts against the proposal remain.

In a 9-4 vote, the Rules Committee voted to move the resolution forward after over five hours of debate, allowing it to go for a scheduled procedural vote at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday followed by a final passage later that day at 6 p.m.

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