Trump will submit the congressional budget proposal on April 3, and U.S. national security spending is attracting much attention.

US President Trump will submit his annual budget request to Congress on April 3. According to media reports citing insiders, he is seeking a significant increase in defense spending, while continuing to reduce the size of domestic US agencies.

This budget proposal will provide a detailed display of Trump's spending priorities for his second term for the first time. Usually, US presidents submit a so-called "abridged budget" in their first year of office, but Trump's 2025 budget proposal is even more concise than usual, and he has not followed the customary practice of submitting a detailed plan containing economic forecasts afterwards.

Excluding the first year's budget, this release—which covers spending plans for fiscal year 2027—will be the latest since 2013. According to US law, the deadline for submitting the budget is the first Monday in February. The timing of this budget submission coincides with the one-year anniversary of Trump's so-called "Liberation Day Tariffs."

The main focus of public attention may be Trump's proposed national security spending total, which reaches $1.5 trillion, setting a new historical record. It is currently unclear whether this figure refers only to the Pentagon's budget or includes overall US national security expenditures (of which about 95% comes from the Pentagon).

Insiders declined to comment on whether the Pentagon will request a supplemental budget for its current annual budget, which is close to $1 trillion. US Defense Secretary Hegses previously stated that the supplemental budget would be about $200 billion. It is unclear whether this amount will be deducted from the US fiscal year 2027 budget blueprint.

Another focus for budget watchers is the budget forecasts for each armed force over the next five years, investment in the industrial base, supply chain improvements, and the balance between R&D and procurement spending.

White House Budget Director Russell Vought stated that he will testify before the House Budget Committee on April 15.

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