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Council briefed on federal landscape: executive orders, reconciliation, appropriations and grant risks
Summary
Federal advocates from Thorn Run Partners outlined priorities for the next year — executive orders and litigation, the reconciliation process, FY26 appropriations timing, and potential impacts on infrastructure grants, FEMA reimbursements and housing tax credits — and city staff flagged the need to track awarded grants and reimbursement requests.
Vicky (Thorn Run Partners) and Pam Welsh, partner at Thorn Run Partners, briefed Greenville City Council on the federal policy outlook, underscoring issues likely to affect municipal funding requests and grant administration in the year ahead.
The presentation covered recent presidential executive orders and their litigation, the congressional reconciliation process, the FY2026 appropriations calendar and current continuing resolution status. Vicky said agencies are reviewing programs and grants to align with the new administration’s executive orders and that litigation already challenges some actions. She noted the federal government is operating under a continuing resolution that runs through Sept. 30, 2025, and that the president had not yet submitted an FY2026 budget.
Pam Welsh explained the budget reconciliation process, which can allow passage of budgetary legislation with a simple Senate majority. She said potential reconciliation targets include…
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