Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Committees

• PrimaryAppropriations Committee

CRS subjects

Action history

1. June 16, 2025The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-162, by Mr. Calvert.
2. June 16, 2025The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-162, by Mr. Calvert.
3. June 16, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 129.
4. July 15, 2025Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 580 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4016, H.R. 3633, H.R. 1919 and S. 1582. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4016 and H.R. 3633 under a structured rule, and H.R. 1919 and S. 1582 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 4016, H.R. 3633, and H.R. 1919, and a motion to commit on S. 1582.
5. July 16, 2025Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 580. (consideration: CR H3333-3363)
6. July 16, 2025Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4016, H.R. 3633, H.R. 1919 and S. 1582. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4016 and H.R. 3633 under a structured rule, and H.R. 1919 and S. 1582 under a closed rule, with one hour of general debate on each bill. The resolution provides for a motion to recommit on H.R. 4016, H.R. 3633, and H.R. 1919, and a motion to commit on S. 1582.
7. July 16, 2025House resolved itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union pursuant to H. Res. 580 and Rule XVIII.
8. July 16, 2025The Speaker designated the Honorable Randy Fine to act as Chairman of the Committee.
9. July 16, 2025GENERAL DEBATE - The Committee of the Whole proceeded with one hour of general debate on H.R. 4016.
10. July 16, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 1.
11. July 16, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 2.
12. July 16, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 3.
13. July 16, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 4.
14. July 16, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 5.
15. July 16, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 6.
16. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H.Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 20 minutes of debate on the Calvert amendment en bloc No. 7.
17. July 17, 2025Mr. Calvert moved that the committee rise.
18. July 17, 2025On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
19. July 17, 2025Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4016 as unfinished business.
20. July 17, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3434-3448)
21. July 17, 2025The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
22. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Davidson amendment No. 57.
23. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Gosar amendment No. 106.
24. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 111.
25. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 111, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Greene (GA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
26. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 112.
27. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 112, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Greene (GA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
28. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 113.
29. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 113, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Greene (GA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
30. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 114.
31. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 114, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Greene (GA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
32. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 115.
33. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 115, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Ms. Greene (GA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
34. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 116.
35. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Greene (GA) amendment No. 116, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Greene (GA) demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
36. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Joyce (PA) amendment No. 159.
37. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Miller-Meeks amendment No. 221.
38. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Steube amendment No. 277.
39. July 17, 2025POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - At the conclusion of debate on the Steube amendment No. 277, the Chair put the question on agreeing to the amendment and by voice vote, announced the noes had prevailed. Mr. Steube demanded a recorded vote, and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
40. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tenney amendment No. 287.
41. July 17, 2025DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 580, the Committee of the Whole proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Tiffany amendment No. 293.
42. July 17, 2025Mr. Calvert moved that the committee rise.
43. July 17, 2025On motion that the committee rise Agreed to by voice vote.
44. July 17, 2025Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union rises leaving H.R. 4016 as unfinished business.
45. July 18, 2025Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3467-3468)
46. July 18, 2025The House resolved into Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for further consideration.
47. July 18, 2025The House rose from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union to report H.R. 4016.
48. July 18, 2025The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
49. July 18, 2025The House adopted the amendments en gros as agreed to by the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
50. July 18, 2025Ms. Kaptur moved to recommit to the Committee on Appropriations. (CR H3467)
51. July 18, 2025The previous question on the motion to recommit was ordered pursuant to clause 2(b) of rule XIX.
52. July 18, 2025On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 211 - 219 (Roll no. 211).
53. July 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 212).
54. July 18, 2025On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 212).
55. July 18, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
56. July 18, 2025The Clerk was authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, and cross references, and to make other necessary technical and conforming corrections in the engrossment of H.R. 4016.
57. July 23, 2025Received in the Senate.
58. July 30, 2025Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
59. July 31, 2025Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 136.
60. October 14, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S7113)
61. October 14, 2025Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S7113-7114)
62. October 16, 2025Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure not invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 50 - 44. Record Vote Number: 575. (CR S7154)
63. October 16, 2025Motion by Senator Thune to reconsider the vote by which cloture on the motion to proceed to H.R. 4016 was not invoked (Record Vote No. 575) entered in Senate.
64. November 18, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8189)
65. November 19, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate.
66. December 2, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (consideration: CR S8433)
67. December 8, 2025Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522)

Text versions

• Reported in House
  June 16, 2025
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• Engrossed in House
  July 18, 2025
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• Placed on Calendar Senate
  July 31, 2025
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Related bills

• H.R. 7148related
  Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
• S. 2572related
  Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
• H.Res. 580related
  Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4016) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 3633) to provide for a system of regulation of the offer and sale of digital commodities by the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1919) to amend the Federal Reserve Act to prohibit the Federal reserve banks from offering certain products or services directly to an individual, to prohibit the use of central bank digital currency for monetary policy, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (S. 1582) to provide for the regulation of payment stablecoins, and for other purposes; and waiving a requirement of clause 6(a) of rule XIII with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.