The Hill's Evening Report — What's in, out of the $1.7 trillion spending bill

View Online  Evening Report Tuesday, December 20 © Greg Nash, The Hill What's in, out of the $1.7 trillion spending bill Congress is set to vote on a 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion government funding bill within days of its release this week.   The omnibus funding package, made up of the 12 annual appropriations bills, will fund the government and its various agencies through the remainder of fiscal 2023, which ends in late September.   Its expected passage in the days ahead will cap off months of stalemates in haggling over issues like levels of growth for defense and nondefense spending and decades-old riders.   What's in: The package includes $858 billion in defense funding, more than $40 billion for Ukraine aid, $40 billion in natural disaster aid, a measure to reform the 1887 Electoral Count Act and a bill seeking to prohibit the use of TikTok on government phones and devices.   Out of the bill: A Democratic-led push for an expansion to the child tax credit, a popular cannabis banking bill, a bipartisan compromise to address sentencing disparities for crack and powder cocaine offenses, and more.   Keep reading here.   More from The Hill: Read the full 4,155-page, $1.7 trillion government funding bill Welcome to The Hill's Evening Report, catching you up on news from the afternoon and looking at the big stories likely to impact tomorrow. 🛰 Greene and Boebert trade public barbs over McCarthy, 'space lasers' Tension between conservative firebrand Reps. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has spilled into public view, with the two trading barbs over House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy's (R-Calif.) Speakership ambitions, controversial and fringe statements Greene has made and Boebert's narrow reelection. 🎓 Congress on track for big increase to maximum Pell Grant award The $1.7 trillion omnibus bill unveiled early Tuesday morning to fund the government includes the largest increase to the Pell grant award in more than a decade.  🇲🇽 Biden to meet with leaders of Mexico, Canada in Mexico City President Biden will visit Mexico City next month for a summit with other North American leaders, the White House confirmed Tuesday. Biden will meet with Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Jan. 9 and 10, 2023. ☢️ Biden in newly surfaced video declares Iran talks 'dead' President Biden in a newly released video declared talks on the Iranian nuclear deal "dead," signaling an end to negotiations his administration took part in after the Trump administration pulled the United States from the international agreement. 🔵 Jeffries taps DelBene to lead House Democrats' campaign arm The incoming leader of the House Democrats has tapped Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-Wash.) to lead the party's campaign arm heading into the 2024 elections, where Democrats are eyeing a return to power after losing their majority in this year's midterms. 📬 US Postal Service fleet to be three-quarters electric by 2028 The U.S. Postal Service's new fleet of "next generation" vehicles will be 75 percent electric by 2028, the agency announced Tuesday, months after controversy erupted over the initial majority-gas-powered order.  🇺🇸 Spending package won't include 'Dreamer' protections The deal to fund the federal government through the 2023 fiscal year will not include protections for "Dreamers," the name given to undocumented immigrants who arrived in the country as minors. 🇸🇾 Six ISIS officials captured in commando raids in Syria The U.S. military has captured six Islamic State operatives over the course of three helicopter raids in Syria this week, U.S. Central Command announced Tuesday. 🚚 Biden administration finalizes rule cutting truck pollution The Biden administration on Tuesday announced it had finalized a rule that's expected to cut a significant amount of harmful pollution from heavy-duty trucks, though environmental groups say the administration should be doing even more. 🏥 Biden administration to publish hospital ownership data for first time The Biden administration plans to announce it will release ownership data for all 7,000 hospitals that participate in Medicare in an effort to boost transparency. 📥  NotedDC: Sign up for insider news from The Hill Have you signed up for The Hill's NotedDC? Make sure to get it in your inbox every Tuesday through Thursday for your guide to what's happening in D.C. and beyond. Stay Engaged You're all caught up! Stay with TheHill.com for the latest and recommend this newsletter to others: TheHill.com/Evening. See you tomorrow. Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  Sign Up for Other Newsletters 1625 K Street NW, 9th Floor, Washington, DC 20006 © 1998 - 2022 Nexstar Media Inc. | All Rights Reserved.

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