H.R. 3944
Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
Sponsor: John R. Carter · 0 cosponsors
Official summary
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.
Text of the bill
A Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
I DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
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Such sums as may be deposited into the Department of Veterans Affairs Capital Asset Fund pursuant to section 8118 of title 38, United States Code, may be transferred to the Construction, Major Projects and Construction, Minor Projects accounts, to remain available until expended for the purposes of these accounts.
III
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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
IV
V FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AND RELATED PROGRAMS
VI
VII GENERAL PROVISIONS
C Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026
I LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
II GENERAL PROVISIONS