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.
What's in it
See official bill textThe 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.
House
Introduced
(Jun 12, 2025)
House
On
Failed(Roll #181 · Jun 25, 2025)
208 yeanay 216House
Passage of the bill
Passed(Roll #182 · Jun 25, 2025)
218 yeanay 206Senate
Received from the House
on (Jun 30, 2025)
Senate
The Committee on voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Jul 17, 2025)
Committee report S. Rept. 119-43.
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 7Senate
On the
Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944
Motion to Proceed Agreed to(Roll #428 · Jul 23, 2025)
90 yeanay 8Senate · 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.
Senate
Passage of the bill
H. R. 3944, as amended
Bill Passed(Roll #480 · Aug 1, 2025)
87 yeanay 9House
Rejected the Senate's changes and asked for a conference committee
Agreed to by (Sep 10, 2025)
No individual votes were recorded.
House
On Motion to Instruct Conferees
Failed(Roll #263 · Sep 11, 2025)
211 yeanay 213
Passage votes so far· 119th Congress · 2025–2027