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H.R. 4016 · 119th Congress

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Passed HouseEconomics and Public Finance
IntroducedJun 16, 2025
Passed HouseJul 18, 2025
Passed SenateNot yet
To PresidentNot yet
Became lawNot yet

Where it stands

Passed House. Latest step, Dec 8, 2025: Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S8522) The House passed it 221–209. All 4 of Iowa's representatives voted yes in the House. It would change 0 sections of existing law and would add 175 new provisions of its own.

How this bill changes the law

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H.R. 4016 doesn't change any existing section of law. It would create 175 new provisions of its own. Read from the bill text as placed on the Senate calendar (Jul 31, 2025).

New provisions of the bill's own

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and 135 more, listed in the bill's text.

What the words would change: every change, in place (0)

Today's wording of each part of the law, with what would be struck out and added. Each change also gives the bill's own instruction, word for word.

    From the bill's official text on GovInfo and the U.S. Code, latest edition, which may not yet show changes made since.

    What it does

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    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.

    Official summary by the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jun 16, 2025).

    Our plain-language breakdown, with what it means for you and the case for and against, is written once a bill starts to move.

    What has happened

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    1. Jul 18, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 221 - 209 (Roll no. 212). Roll call recordLibrary of Congress

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    Recorded votes

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    1. Jul 18, 2025 · HousePassed 221–209
      Iowa: Randy Feenstra yes, Ashley Hinson yes, Mariannette Miller-Meeks yes, Zachary Nunn yes
      On Passage · needed a majority
      R 216 yes, 3 noD 5 yes, 206 noEach member · Record
    2 other recorded votes (procedure and amendments)
    1. Jul 18, 2025 · HouseFailed 211–219
      Iowa: Randy Feenstra no, Ashley Hinson no, Mariannette Miller-Meeks no, Zachary Nunn no
      On Motion to Recommit · needed a majority
      R 0 yes, 219 noD 211 yes, 0 noEach member · Record
    2. Oct 16, 2025 · SenateCloture on the Motion to Proceed Rejected 50–44
      Iowa: Joni Ernst yes, Chuck Grassley yes
      On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed · needed three-fifths
      R 47 yes, 1 noI 0 yes, 2 noD 3 yes, 41 noEach member · Record