H.R. 3944

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

Sponsor: John R. Carter · 0 cosponsors

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Written by the 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.

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A Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

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B Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

I AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS

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III RURAL DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS

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V FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS

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VII GENERAL PROVISIONS

C Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026

I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

II GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 213. Changed · Aug 1

Where this section came from

  1. Jun 12, 2025 · Reported in House
  2. Aug 1, 2025 · Engrossed Amendment Senate S.Amdt. 3433: To limit the availability of funds for canceling large contracts without prior notice and explanation to Congress. Official page › S.Amdt. 3432: To prohibit the use of funds to reduce services under the Veterans Crisis Line. Official page › S.Amdt. 3431: To allocate amounts for the Intimate Partner Violence Assistance Program. Official page › S.Amdt. 3430: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to Congress a report on the use of third-party contractors to conduct medical disability examinations of veterans for purposes of obtaining disability compensation. Official page › S.Amdt. 3418: To provide appropriations to expedite fiber research on industrial hemp and expand cereal research into mycotoxin risk mitigation. Official page › S.Amdt. 3416: To allocate amounts for opioid prevention and treatment programs. Official page › S.Amdt. 3413: To require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit a report on the efforts of the Secretary to review and implement staffing models at the Department of Veterans Affairs that will ensure timely, high quality delivery of health care, benefits, and other services furnished by the Department. Official page › S.Amdt. 3412: To improve the bill. Official page › S.Amdt. 3411: In the nature of a substitute. Official page › S.Amdt. 3409: To allocate amounts for telehealth for veterans. Official page › S.Amdt. 3220: To require a report on funding for State homes for veterans. Official page › S.Amdt. 3208: To require a briefing on the current status, path forward, and timeline to construct a new medical center of the Department of Veterans Affairs in Reno, Nevada. Official page › S.Amdt. 3200: To increase funding for rural decentralized water systems. Official page › S.Amdt. 3190: To increase funding for the Healthy Fluid Milk Incentives Program, with an offset. Official page › S.Amdt. 3163: To fund activities relating to the suppression and control of Mormon crickets and grasshoppers. Official page › S.Amdt. 3110: To require an assessment of the feasibility of expanding the agricultural quarantine and inspection program to products entering Hawaii. Official page › S.Amdt. 3082: To address interment schedule availability at cemeteries under the control of the National Cemetery Administration. Official page › S.Amdt. 3081: To provide for the continuation of National Cemetery Administration surveys. Official page › S.Amdt. 3080: To require reports on facilities at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri. Official page › S.Amdt. 3073: To require a report on New World screwworm readiness and response. Official page › S.Amdt. 3070: To strike a provision relating to hemp. Official page › S.Amdt. 3025: To require a report on veterans participating in the housing choice voucher program. Official page › On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed Agreed to, 50–48 · Roll Call 422On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed — Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to, 91–7 · Roll Call 423On the Motion to Proceed — Motion to Proceed Agreed to, 90–8 · Roll Call 428On the Motion — Motion Rejected, 44–51 · Roll Call 472On the Amendment — Amendment Rejected, 44–51 · Roll Call 473On the Amendment — Amendment Rejected, 42–53 · Roll Call 474On the Amendment — Amendment Rejected, 45–50 · Roll Call 475On the Amendment — Amendment Rejected, 14–81 · Roll Call 476On the Amendment — Amendment Rejected, 15–81 · Roll Call 477On the Amendment — Amendment Rejected, 21–75 · Roll Call 478On the Amendment — Amendment Agreed to, 87–9 · Roll Call 479On Passage of the Bill — Bill Passed, 87–9 · Roll Call 480On the Amendment — Amendment Agreed to, 81–15 · Roll Call 481
What changed in the text

Amounts (a) made For an additional amount for Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $18,500,000, to remain available under until Medical expended, Services of are which $15,000,000 shall be for enhanced Member security and $3,500,000 shall be for the residential security system program: Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to Salaries, Officers and Employees — Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper and Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided pursuant to the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That of the amounts made available pursuant to this subsection for enhanced Member security, such sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly, through reimbursement, or through the transfer authority in the first proviso, for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate. ( 1 b ) For an additional amount for furnishing Capitol recreational Police—United facilities States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements , supplies $25 , 000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for reimbursements for mutual aid and equipment; related training, including mutual aid and training provided under the agreements described in section 7302 of Public Law 108–458: Provided, That obligation of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation. ( 2 c ) For an additional amount for funeral Capitol expenses Police— General Expenses , burial $1,000,000, expenses to remain available until expended , and to other provide expenses support incidental to the Senate Sergeant at Arms residential security system program. (d) Each amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to funerals section and 4001(a)(1) burials of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for beneficiaries fiscal receiving year care 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the Department House of Representatives .

(a) For an additional amount for Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate, $18,500,000, to remain available until expended, of which $15,000,000 shall be for enhanced Member security and $3,500,000 shall be for the residential security system program: Provided, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection may be transferred to Salaries, Officers and Employees—Office of the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper and Contingent Expenses of the Senate—Sergeant at Arms Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Fund: Provided further, That the transfer authority provided pursuant to the preceding proviso is in addition to any other transfer authority provided by law: Provided further, That of the amounts made available pursuant to this subsection for enhanced Member security, such sums as necessary may be used to restore amounts, either directly, through reimbursement, or through the transfer authority in the first proviso, for obligations incurred for the same purposes by the Sergeant at Arms and Doorkeeper of the Senate prior to the date of enactment of this Act: Provided further, That amounts made available pursuant to this subsection shall be allocated in accordance with a spending plan submitted to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

(b) For an additional amount for Capitol Police—United States Capitol Police Mutual Aid Reimbursements, $25,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 2030, for reimbursements for mutual aid and related training, including mutual aid and training provided under the agreements described in section 7302 of Public Law 108–458: Provided, That obligation of the funds made available pursuant to this subsection be subject to notification to the Chairmen and Ranking Members of the Committees on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress, the Senate Committee on Rules and Administration, and the Committee on House Administration of the amount and purpose of the expense within 15 days of obligation.

(c) For an additional amount for Capitol Police— General Expenses, $1,000,000, to remain available until expended, to provide support to the Senate Sergeant at Arms residential security system program.

(d) Each amount provided by this section is designated by the Congress as being for an emergency requirement pursuant to section 4001(a)(1) of S. Con. Res. 14 (117th Congress), the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 2022, and to legislation establishing fiscal year 2026 budget enforcement in the House of Representatives.