Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3838) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3486) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase penalties for individuals who illegally enter and reenter the United States after being removed, and for other purposes.

This measure doesn’t change any laws by itself. It sets the rules so the House can debate and vote on two separate bills: one to set funding and staffing levels for the military and related defense programs for the next fiscal year, and another to increase penalties for people who illegally enter or reenter the United States after being removed .

What this means for most people: nothing changes right now. It simply clears the way for the House to consider those two bills. If those bills pass later, they could affect defense spending and immigration penalties, but this measure alone does not make those changes .

• Who is affected now: no direct impact on the public
• What changes now: none; it allows debate and votes on the two bills
• When: applies to the House’s upcoming consideration of those bills