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H.R. 4016 · 119th CongressStatus not classified

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Latest action. Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (continuing resolutionA stopgap law funding the government at existing levels when the annual appropriations bills are not done by October 1.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) S8522) · December 8, 2025

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What this bill would do
Official summary · Congressional Research Service

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.

(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all included in other appropriations bills.)

Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for

Military Personnel;

Operation and Maintenance;

Procurement;

Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and

Revolving and Management Funds.

The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including

the Defense Health Program,

Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,

Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and

the Office of the Inspector General.

In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.

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 "Introduced in House" stage on June 16, 2025. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.

Status
Latest action, as recorded
December 8, 2025

Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522)

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Where is it in the process, and what happens next?

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The record's latest action, on December 8, 2025: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522)

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. 3 recorded roll-call votes cite this measure, listed further down this page with every member's position.

Who is behind it?

Ken Calvert (R-CA) introduced it on June 16, 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 16, 2025, 451 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 276 days ago, on December 8, 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

  1. House
    Passed on a recorded vote (official bill record may lag)
    221–209 Passed · July 18, 2025211–219 Failed · July 18, 2025
  2. Senate
    Awaiting Senate vote
    50–44 Rejected · October 16, 2025
  3. President
    Not stated in the latest action