Defense spending – CONGRESS MACHINE

HR 4016: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

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.

Sponsors

Ken Calvert (R) CA

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Monday, June 16th, 2025

Subjects
Africa, American Samoa, Appropriations, Asia, Aviation and airports, Budget process, Buy American requirements, Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), Chemical and biological weapons, China, Collective security, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Defense spending, Department of Defense, Disability assistance, District of Columbia, Drug trafficking and controlled substances, Drug, alcohol, tobacco use

HR 1968: Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025

This bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.

Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2025 appropriations to federal agencies for the remainder of FY2025. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2025 appropriations bills have not been enacted when the existing CR expires on March 14, 2025.

The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2024 levels. It also includes several additional provisions that increase or decrease funding for various programs compared to FY2024 levels.

In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs and authorities, including

several public health, Medicare, and Medicaid authorities and programs;
the National Flood Insurance Program;
authorities related to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission whistleblower program;
the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) National Cybersecurity Protection System;
authorities for DHS and the Department of Justice to take certain actions to mitigate a credible threat from an unmanned aircraft system;
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;
several immigration-related programs and authorities;
the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking;
the temporary scheduling order issued by the Drug Enforcement Administration to place fentanyl-related substances in Schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act;
the authorization for the U.S. Parole Commission; and
the Department of Agriculture livestock mandatory price reporting program.

Sponsors

Tom Cole (R) OK

Cosponsors

None

Introduced on
Monday, March 10th, 2025

Subjects
Abortion, Access Board, Accounting and auditing, Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Administrative remedies, Adoption and foster care, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Aging, Agricultural conservation and pollution, Agricultural education, Agricultural equipment and machinery, Agricultural insurance, Agricultural marketing and promotion, Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit, Agricultural research, Agricultural trade, Air quality, Alabama, Animal and plant health, Appropriations, Architect of the Capitol, Arms control and nonproliferation, Aviation and airports, Border security and unlawful immigration, Building construction, Child health, Coast guard, Commodities markets, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Congressional officers and employees, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Defense spending