Oct. 23, 2025
HARRISBURG – With a majority of line items in the most recently voted down budget proposals agreed to by the House and Senate, Rep. Seth Grove (R-Dover) will introduce a Reconciliation Budget to immediately send funding to desperate school districts, counties and programs as the final details are hashed out.
“We are undoubtedly in unprecedented times. In my lifetime as a state legislator, I do not recall a time when, simultaneously, Pennsylvania and the federal government have been without budgets,” Grove said. “These impasses are jeopardizing our citizens, from children in day care to our seniors. Programs at every level are suffering right now because of the inability for all sides to come together and reach an agreement on a full budget.”
To jumpstart funding to programs, Grove has unveiled a Reconciliation Budget based on agreements already reached on items in the latest budget proposals put forth by the House and Senate. Grove noted the two sides agree to fully fund 510 items, or 53.4%, of the 934 in total appropriations. In the Reconciliation Budget, those items would be fully funded while 424 items would be partly funded since funding is partially agreed to.
For example, more than $1 billion in child welfare funding to counties would be released in the Reconciliation Budget because the House and Senate fully agree on the funding amount in their separate budget proposals. However, funding to state correctional institutions is still in limbo with the Senate agreeing to $2.4 billion, while the House stands at $2.5 billion, leaving a $81.3 million gap. As such, $1.2 billion, which is half of the lower proposed amounts, would be released in the Reconciliation Budget.
“The Reconciliation Budget is a commonsense approach to partially fund state government operations while all sides continue to work on finding middle ground in areas where difference remain,” Grove said. “If everyone already agrees to certain line items, there is no reason why we shouldn’t move forward with funding those areas and partially fund items that need fleshed out.”
House Democrats and Senate Republicans agree on roughly 53.4% of their respective budgets that match to the penny. They also agree on 45.3% of their respective budgets about what to spend money on but not the exact dollar amount, while they don’t agree at all on the remaining items.
“Clearly there is more in common in the two proposals than there are differences. Since the sides agree on the majority of funding, there is no reason why Pennsylvanians should continue to suffer because of a few hang ups,” Grove said. “The Reconciliation Budget locks in the agreed-to appropriations and allows dollars to flow while leaders continue to negotiate a final product.”
To review the co-sponsorship memo for the Reconciliation Budget, and the bill,
click here.
Representative Seth Grove
196th District
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
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