House vote
Official title: HR 3944: On Motion to Instruct Conferees
Tells the negotiators what to ask for in talks with the other chamber. Not binding.
SourceMotion failed: 208 yes, 210 no, 7 not voting
, HR 3944
Verified, Official roll call data
Official source: clerk.house.gov(opens in a new tab)Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Topic: Economics and Public Finance
What the bill does
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to military construction, veterans, agriculture, and the legislative branch. Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills: - the Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; - the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and - the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026. The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include - Department of Defense military construction and family housing activities, - the Department of Veterans Affairs, - the Department of Agriculture, - the Food and Drug Administration, - the Senate, - various agencies that support Congress, and - several related and independent agencies. (Pursuant to the longstanding practice of each chamber of Congress determining its own requirements, funds for the House of Representatives are not included in the Senate bill.)
Source: Congressional Research Service summary