House Rules Committee approves rule for FY2025 budget resolution after heated debate over Medicaid, SNAP and tax cuts

The House Rules Committee on Thursday approved a closed rule to report H.Con.Res.14, the fiscal year 2025 budget resolution, after a full-day hearing that featured lengthy debate over proposed spending cuts to Medicaid and nutrition programs and Republicans' plan to extend major tax provisions.

The Rules Committee approved the motion to report the rule under a package offered by Representative Houchin that sets out closed rules for consideration on the House floor. The rule package sets time limits for floor debate and waives points of order against provisions in the joint resolutions on the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Agency rules. The committee then voted to report the concurrent budget resolution (H.Con.Res.14) to the House; the final recorded tally on the motion to report was 9 yeas, 4 nays.

Why it matters: The budget resolution frames reconciliation instructions for committees and sets the fiscal parameters that Republican leaders intend to use to pursue tax extensions and spending reductions. Members on both sides said the resolution will shape whether cuts fall on…