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On Motion to Instruct Conferees
Bill Passed (87-9, 3/5 majority required)
On Passage of the Bill
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (90-8)
On the Motion to Proceed
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to (91-7, 3/5 majority required)
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
Motion to Proceed Agreed to (50-48)
On the Motion to Proceed
Passed
On Passage
Failed
On Motion to Recommit
Limits how Department of Defense construction and family housing money may be used and imposes new notice, reporting, and procurement limits for DoD. Makes many policy and spending changes at the Department of Veterans Affairs: protects and studies suicide‑prevention staffing, authorizes certain fertility and adoption benefits, restricts use of VA funds for abortions (with narrow exceptions) and for gender‑affirming care, pauses or blocks some VA rules and directives, rescinds a large amount of unobligated VA balances, and requires plans and reports to Congress. Directs some research, pilot projects, and targeted prohibitions and reporting across agencies. Appropriates unspecified sums from the Treasury for military construction, VA, related agencies, and other purposes for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
None of the funds in this title may be expended for payments under a cost-plus-a-fixed-fee construction contract, where cost estimates exceed $25,000, to be performed within the United States (except Alaska), unless the Secretary of Defense gives specific written approval explaining the reasons.
Funds made available in this title for construction may be used to hire passenger motor vehicles.
Construction funds may be used for advances to the Federal Highway Administration, Department of Transportation, for construction of access roads authorized by 23 U.S.C. §210 when the Secretary of Defense certifies the projects are important to national defense.
None of the funds in this title may be used to begin construction of new bases in the United States for which specific appropriations have not been made.
None of the funds in this title shall be used to purchase land or land easements in excess of 100 percent of value as determined by the Army Corps of Engineers or the Naval Facilities Engineering Command, except: (1) where a Federal court determines value; (2) purchases negotiated by the Attorney General or designee; (3) where estimated value is less than $25,000; or (4) if the Secretary of Defense determines it is in the public interest.
Primary effects are on veterans and Veterans Affairs operations: health and benefit access for veterans will change where funding prohibitions or new benefit authorizations apply (notably abortion, gender‑affirming care, fertility/adoption benefits, and certain vaccination and transportation rules). The $15.889 billion rescission reduces VA unobligated balances and may constrain VA program budgets and planning. VA staff and suicide‑prevention operators are affected by staffing protections, new studies, and operational rules. Department of Defense components and military families are affected by stricter controls on construction and family housing funds, new limits on foreign contracting, and added notification/reporting duties—this will also affect defense contractors and housing vendors. Agencies across government gain new reporting and compliance obligations (procurement, travel, computer/network content, and State marijuana program interactions), increasing administrative workload and oversight. Some provisions narrow or suspend services for certain noncitizen populations and impose limits on mental‑health reporting to firearms systems, which may change eligibility or access for specific groups. Overall, the bill combines appropriations timing with substantive policy limits that will require agencies to adjust contracting, budgeting, clinical practice, and administrative procedures.
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Introduced June 12, 2025 by John R. Carter · Last progress August 1, 2025
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
The Speaker appointed conferees: Cole, Aderholt, Carter of Texas, Harris of Maryland, Valadao, Newhouse, Moolenaar, Rutherford, Cline, Hinson, Letlow, Guest, Zinke, Bice, Scott Franklin of Florida, LaLota, Strong, Maloy, Moore of West Virginia, DeLauro, Hoyer, Kaptur, Bishop, Wasserman Schultz, Cuellar, Pingree, Quigley, Espaillat, Underwood, Levin, Escobar, and Perez.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 213 (Roll no. 263). (consideration: CR H4249)
