The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2025
HR 3944 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by John R. Carter (R)

Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Funds military construction, veterans affairs, agriculture, and Congress for 2026.

Tradeoff

money for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, , FDA, and legislative branch operations through September 30, 2026. Sets rules for how the money can be spent.

The House passed this 218-206 on June 25, 2025. The Senate voted to proceed on July 23, 2025 (90-8), then passed it 87-9 on August 1, 2025. Now in the House for a second round.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jun 12, 2025)

  2. House

    On

    Failed(Roll #181 · Jun 25, 2025)

    208 yeanay 216
  3. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed(Roll #182 · Jun 25, 2025)

    218 yeanay 206
  4. Senate

    Received from the House

    on (Jun 30, 2025)

  5. Senate

    The Committee on voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 17, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-43.

  6. Senate

    On on the

    Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944

    Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #423 · Jul 22, 2025)

    91 yeanay 7
  7. Senate

    On the

    Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944

    Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #428 · Jul 23, 2025)

    90 yeanay 8
  8. Senate · Amended

    Senator Collins's

    Agreed to(S.Amdt. 3411 · Aug 1, 2025 · 87-9)

    Drops the $970,000,000 Bridging Rental Assistance for Veteran Empowerment account and bars using funds to cut Veterans Crisis Line staffing or hours.

  9. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    H. R. 3944, as amended

    Bill Passed(Roll #480 · Aug 1, 2025)

    87 yeanay 9
  10. House

    Rejected the Senate's changes and asked for a conference committee

    Agreed to by (Sep 10, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  11. House

    On Motion to Instruct Conferees

    Failed(Roll #263 · Sep 11, 2025)

    211 yeanay 213

Passage votes so far· 119th Congress · 2025–2027