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HR 3944Passed CongressEconomy & Budgethouse
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Introduced Jun 12, 2025 by Rep. John R. Carter
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Both chambers passed it. It's headed to the President to be signed or vetoed.
Latest action · Sep 18, 2025
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
What it 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
Read the full summary on Congress.govSummary by the Congressional Research Service.
Roll-call votes
On Motion to Instruct Conferees
house · Sep 11, 2025
On Passage of the Bill H.R. 3944
senate · Aug 1, 2025
On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944
senate · Jul 23, 2025
On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944
senate · Jul 22, 2025
On the Motion to Proceed H.R. 3944
senate · Jul 22, 2025
On Passage
house · Jun 25, 2025
On Motion to Recommit
house · Jun 25, 2025
History
- Sep 18, 2025Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
- Sep 11, 2025The 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.
- Sep 11, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 11, 2025On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 213 (Roll no. 263). (consideration: CR H4249)
- Sep 11, 2025Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House instruct conferees Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 213 (Roll no. 263). (consideration: CR H4249-4250: 2)
- Sep 10, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the DeLauro motion to instruct conferees on H.R. 3944, the Chair put the question on motion to instruct conferees and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. DeLauro demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
- Sep 10, 2025The previous question was ordered without objection.
- Sep 10, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the DeLauro motion to instruct conferees.
- Sep 10, 2025Ms. DeLauro moved that the House instruct conferees.
- Sep 10, 2025On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 10, 2025Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference Agreed to by voice vote.
- Sep 10, 2025Mr. Cole moved that the House disagree to the Senate amendment, and request a conference.
- Sep 10, 2025Mr. Cole moved to take from the Speaker's table the bill H.R. 3944, with the Senate amendment thereto, disagree to the Senate amendment and request a conference.
- Aug 8, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 1, 2025Passed Senate under the order of 8/1/2025, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 9. Record Vote Number: 480.
- Aug 1, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate under the order of 8/1/2025, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 87 - 9. Record Vote Number: 480.
- Aug 1, 2025The committee substitute withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 1, 2025Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S5189-5200)
- Jul 23, 2025Measure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4588; text: CR S4588-4598)
- Jul 23, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 8. Record Vote Number: 428.
- Jul 23, 2025Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4577)
- Jul 22, 2025Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 91 - 7. Record Vote Number: 423. (CR S4520)
- Jul 22, 2025Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4515)
- Jul 17, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S4449)
- Jul 17, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4449)
- Jul 17, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 121.
- Jul 17, 2025Committee on Appropriations. Reported by Senator Boozman with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-43.
- Jul 17, 2025Committee on Appropriations. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 30, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
- Jun 25, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 25, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 182).
- Jun 25, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 182).
- Jun 25, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 208 - 216 (Roll no. 181).
- Jun 25, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
- Jun 25, 2025Ms. Kaptur moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (CR H2958)
- Jun 25, 2025The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
- Jun 25, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
- Jun 25, 2025The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 3944.
- Jun 25, 2025The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
- Jun 25, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2957)