The White House is asking Congress to approve an $87.6 billion emergency supplemental spending package to cover military operations, international humanitarian needs, and support U.S. farmers.
The proposal, submitted Wednesday by the Office of Management and Budget, is centered on funding costs associated with Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. military campaign targeting Iran’s nuclear program, and U.S. military infrastructure.
The largest portion of the request—more than $67 billion—would go to the Department of War for military readiness, operational costs, munitions procurement, cybersecurity, drones, classified programs, and rebuilding weapons stockpiles used during the operation.
“Under President [Donald] Trump’s leadership, the United States executed a successful operation to deter the threat of a nuclear armed Iranian regime and massively degrade the regime’s ability to project power in the region,” director of the U.S. Office of Management and Budget Russell Vought wrote in the letter.
Vought urged Congress to take action as soon as possible.
A Democrat questioned the administration’s justifications for the military funding request.
“The administration already asked for a record defense budget for next year, the largest single-year request since World War II, a huge jump over current levels,” Rep. Mike Levin (D-Calif.) posted on X on Wednesday. “The Pentagon is also sitting on more than $100 billion in unspent funds from last year’s reconciliation bill. So no, another $67 billion is not necessary. [Secretary of War] Pete Hegseth does not have a money problem. He has a problem accounting for what Congress already funded.”
The Trump administration also wants $768 million for the Department of Energy, including funding for nuclear security and efforts to permanently eliminate Iran’s ability to develop a nuclear weapon. Additional funding would support State Department security, embassy protection, and U.S. Coast Guard anti-cartel operations in the Western Hemisphere.
Beyond military spending, the proposal includes $1.4 billion to combat the Ebola outbreak in Central Africa through disease surveillance, humanitarian assistance, and efforts to prevent the virus from reaching the United States. It also requests $11.1 billion in agricultural assistance, including $10 billion for temporary aid to producers of 2026 row and specialty crops and $1.1 billion for farmers recovering from severe winter storms.
The package also includes funding for several domestic infrastructure projects, including $1 billion for the modernization of New York City’s Penn Station, $500 million for restoration work around Washington, D.C., $600 million for federal building upgrades, and $1 billion to increase pension benefits for certain former Delphi workers affected by General Motors’ 2009 bankruptcy.
In addition, the administration is seeking legislative changes related to hemp regulation, year-round sales of E-15 gasoline, small-business manufacturing loans, air traffic control modernization, and development financing in Venezuela.