The $1 Trillion Omnibus Spending Bill Is Out: Now Find Out What’s In It

Marguerite Bowling / January 14, 2014

Late yesterday, Washington lawmakers dropped a massive, 1,582-page spending bill that will fund the entire government for fiscal year 2014.

Known as the omnibus spending bill, the gigantic legislative text works off a budget deal that set spending at $1.012 trillion—$45 billion more than previous spending caps that were agreed upon by a bipartisan majority in 2011.

In other words, your tax dollars will fund this bloated spending bill, which adds to the nation’s debt of $17 trillion.

With so much at stake, The Foundry has posted the actual bill for you to read. Last night and into the early hours of this morning, Heritage’s team of policy experts combed through the bill to produce this comprehensive analysis. It highlights the pork projects, ineffective government programs, and giveaways for corporate cronies included in the omnibus.

But in case you’re pressed for time, here are the highlights of what our experts have documented so far (in 140 characters or less).

Members of Congress might not read the 1,582-page #omnibus, but our team is on it. pic.twitter.com/OUNZ4rR7c5

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Your tax dollars are subsidizing unreliable energy programs at a cost of $3.5 million. http://t.co/OIcBAGLZiT #omnibus

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Lawmakers stuff #omnibus with at least $1.5 billion green handouts: http://t.co/OIcBAGLZiT

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Congress rewards Amtrak for its poor performance, offers $1.39 billion subsidy in #omnibus. http://t.co/OIcBAGLZiT

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Oil, coal and natural gas industry makes plenty of money. So why is Congress giving it $562 million? http://t.co/oMqe39w86z #omnibus

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

#Omnibus provides a funding lifeline for #Obamacare. Read more on The Foundry: http://t.co/oMqe39w86z

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Here’s what a trillion-dollar #omnibus spending bill looks like: pic.twitter.com/mYHzjFqNCo

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Obama Administration study found Head Start ineffective. So why is #omnibus increasing spending by $612 million? http://t.co/oMqe39w86z

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Did you know your tax dollars are paying for a $20 million trolley car in Kansas City, MO? http://t.co/oMqe39w86z #omnibus

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Do you think Congress should spend $16 million on a 6-mile pedestrian mall in Fresno, CA? http://t.co/oMqe39w86z #omnibus

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Congress blocks postal reform, won’t let @USPS discontinue Saturday deliveries or close rural post offices. http://t.co/oMqe39w86z #omnibus

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

#Omnibus spends your money on @UNFPA –> organization with ties to China’s coercive family planning regime http://t.co/oMqe39w86z

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Diesel Emissions Reduction grants pay for retrofitted tractors, electrified parking spaces, 1950s locomotive http://t.co/oMqe39w86z #omnibus

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014

Congress could have tightened its belt on spending. With this #omnibus, it failed miserably. http://t.co/OIcBAGLZiT

— Heritage Foundation (@Heritage) January 14, 2014