Bills and Legislation

H.R. 3944

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

What it does · Congressional Research Service

Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 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.) The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

The “Passed Senate” summary, Aug 1, 2025. Read it in full on congress.gov.

The record

  • Chamber: U.S. House
  • Status: Passed Senate — Passed the Senate. It still needs to clear the House.
  • Sponsor: Rep. Carter, John R. [R-TX-31]
  • Introduced: Jun 12, 2025
  • Latest action: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference. (Sep 18, 2025)
  • Subjects: Economics and Public Finance

Recorded floor votes

  • Failed — On Motion to Instruct Conferees (Sep 11, 2025, 211–213, House)
  • Bill Passed — On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944 (Aug 1, 2025, 87–9, Senate)
  • Motion to Proceed Agreed to — On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944 (Jul 23, 2025, 90–8, Senate)
  • Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to — On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944 (Jul 22, 2025, 91–7, Senate)
  • Motion to Proceed Agreed to — On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944 (Jul 22, 2025, 50–48, Senate)
  • Passed — On Passage (Jun 25, 2025, 218–206, House)
  • Failed — On Motion to Recommit (Jun 25, 2025, 208–216, House)
  • Agreed to — On Agreeing to the Amendment (Jun 25, 2025, 219–206, House)

Procedural and amendment votes included.

More bills on these subjects

  • H.R. 6500 — Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
  • H.R. 8595 — Making appropriations for national security, Department of State, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
  • H.Con.Res. 113 — Establishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036.
  • H.R. 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027

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