Framing Analysis
A $95 billion budget reconciliation package directs the House Armed Services Committee to draft up to $60 billion in legislation and the House Intelligence Committee to draft up to $13 billion, for a potential $73 billion deficit impact. The measure uses the Senate's simple-majority process to bypass the 60-vote filibuster and includes new defense spending plus voter integrity funding. It occurs against the backdrop of an Iran conflict that began in February, has exceeded $37.5 billion in costs, and resulted in three U.S. troop deaths earlier in July.