House · On Motion to Instruct ConfereesFailed
Yea 211 Nay 213 Present / not voting 8
H.R. 3944 · 119th CongressStatus not classified
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Latest action. Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
Live record from Congress.gov, updated as the official record changes.
What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research ServiceMilitary 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.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Passed Senate" stage on August 1, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Status
Latest action, as recorded
September 18, 2025
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
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Common questions
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The record's latest action, on September 18, 2025: Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House requests a conference.
How likely is it to become law?
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In the 118th Congress (2023-24), 274 of the 16,565 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 1.7 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one has no outstanding steps listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
Yes. 16 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.
Who is behind it?
John Carter (R-TX) introduced it on June 12, 2025. No cosponsors are recorded.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 12, 2025, 455 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 357 days ago, on September 18, 2025.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 119th Congress has not finished by January 3, 2027 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
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Vote history
- HousePassed on a recorded vote (official bill record may lag)
- SenatePassed on a recorded vote (official bill record may lag)81–15 Agreed to · August 1, 202587–9 Passed · August 1, 202587–9 Agreed to · August 1, 202521–75 Rejected · August 1, 202515–81 Rejected · August 1, 202514–81 Rejected · August 1, 202545–50 Rejected · August 1, 202542–53 Rejected · August 1, 202544–51 Rejected · August 1, 202544–51 Rejected · August 1, 202590–8 Agreed to · July 23, 202591–7 Agreed to · July 22, 202550–48 Agreed to · July 22, 2025
- PresidentOn the President's desk
Senate · Mullin Amdt. No. 3412; To improve the bill.Agreed to
Yea 81 Nay 15 Present / not voting 0
Senate · H. R. 3944, as amended; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Passed
Yea 87 Nay 9 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Collins Amdt. No. 3411, as amended; In the nature of a substitute.Agreed to
Yea 87 Nay 9 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Johnson Amdt. No. 3428; To limit disclosures regarding earmarks.Rejected
Yea 21 Nay 75 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Scott (FL) Amdt. No. 3113, as modified; To reduce funding for certain programs under the division making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies.Rejected
Yea 15 Nay 81 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Kennedy Amdt. No. 3414; To reduce the Agriculture discretionary appropriations by 2 percent across the board.Rejected
Yea 14 Nay 81 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Duckworth Amdt. No. 3466; To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the plan of the Secretary for Department of Veterans Affairs workforce reduction in fiscal year 2026.Rejected
Yea 45 Nay 50 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Van Hollen Amdt. No. 3115; To prohibit funds from being used for reorganization of the Department of Agriculture and to require a benefit-cost analysis on that reorganization, a public comment period, and a report.Rejected
Yea 42 Nay 53 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Murphy Amdt. No. 3447; To require a report on veterans who would have been reported to the national instant criminal background check system and who die by suicide with a firearm.Rejected
Yea 44 Nay 51 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Motion to Waive All Applicable Budgetary Points of Order Re: Merkley Amdt. No. 3114; To limit recissions of funding.Rejected
Yea 44 Nay 51 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Agreed to
Yea 90 Nay 8 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Motion to Invoke Cloture: Motion to Proceed to H.R. 3944; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Agreed to
Yea 91 Nay 7 Present / not voting 0
Senate · Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to consider Emil J. Bove III; A bill making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.Agreed to
Yea 50 Nay 48 Present / not voting 0
House · On PassagePassed
Yea 218 Nay 206 Present / not voting 8
House · On Motion to RecommitFailed
Yea 208 Nay 216 Present / not voting 8