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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026

Public Law 119-74 · H.R. 6938 · 119th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Donald Trump (R) on Jan 23, 2026 · Economics and Public Finance

Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

  • HouseRecorded vote: 397 yea, 28 nay397–28
  • SenateRecorded vote: 82 yea, 15 nay82–15
Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to commerce, law enforcement, science, energy and water development, public lands, and the environment.

Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills:

• the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026;

• the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and

• the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include

• the Department of Commerce,

• the Department of Justice,

• the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),

• the National Science Foundation,

• U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects,

• the Department of Energy,

• the Department of the Interior,

• the Environmental Protection Agency,

• the Forest Service,

• the Indian Health Service, and

• several related and independent agencies.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 119th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 397 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

397 yea28 nay6 present or did not vote

ProEstablishmentAnti
Economic left–right
More liberalMore conservative

Democrats who voted yea(206)

Republicans who voted yea(191)

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 367 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

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Related bills

7 bills the Library of Congress relates to this one.

  • H.R. 4553Related bill

    Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

  • H.R. 4754Related bill

    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

  • H.R. 5342Related bill

    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

  • H.Res. 977Procedurally related

    Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 4593) to amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act to revise the definition of showerhead; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 5184) to prohibit the Secretary o…

  • S. 2354Related bill

    Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

  • S. 2431Related bill

    Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

  • S. 3293Related bill

    Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026

Data notes

Related bills are identified by the Congressional Research Service, the House and the Senate: companion and identical bills, bills with similar text, bills that were folded into this law, and rules that brought it to the floor. A bill that is itself a public law in this site’s data links here; the others link to Congress.gov.

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 38 actions.

  1. Jan 23, 2026Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 119-74.
  2. Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
  3. Jan 22, 2026FloorFloor · Presented to President.
  4. Jan 15, 2026FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 15. Record Vote Number: 11.Senate roll call 11
  6. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4210) fell when cloture on the measure was invoked in Senate.
  7. FloorFloor · Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 14. Record Vote Number: 10. (CR S230)Senate roll call 10
  8. FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
  9. Jan 14, 2026FloorFloor · Considered by Senate.
  10. Jan 13, 2026FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
  11. FloorFloor · Motion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4210) made in Senate.
  12. FloorFloor · Measure laid before Senate by motion.
  13. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote.
  14. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
  15. Jan 12, 2026FloorFloor · Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 13. Record Vote Number: 7. (CR S128)Senate roll call 7
  16. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
  17. Jan 8, 2026FloorFloor · Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S119)
  18. FloorFloor · Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S119)
  19. FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  20. FloorFloor · On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 28 (Roll no. 7).House roll call 7
  21. FloorFloor · On Retaining Divisions B and C Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 6 (Roll no. 6).House roll call 6
  22. FloorFloor · Mr. Cole moved On Retaining Divisions B and C.
  23. FloorFloor · On Retaining Division A Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 47 (Roll no. 5).House roll call 5
  24. FloorFloor · Mr. Cole moved On Retaining Division A.
  25. FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
  26. FloorFloor · POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on retaining Division A of H.R. 6938 and pursuant to H. Res. 977 the yeas and nays were ordered. The Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
  27. FloorFloor · Pursuant to section 4(a) of H. Res. 977, the Chair will put the question on retaining Division A of the bill, and then retaining Divisions B and C.
  28. FloorFloor · The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
  29. FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6938.
  30. FloorFloor · Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
Data notes

Every action the Library of Congress lists for the bill, from introduction to signing, plus the dated committee hearings. The source lists many steps twice (the chamber’s own entry and the Library of Congress copy, or a presidential and a became-law entry with the same words); those are shown once. Amendments are listed in their own section.

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Amendments

74 amendments offered to the bill, with the last recorded step of each.

Where each amendment ended up
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Amendments offered to this bill in either chamber, as the Library of Congress records them: each with a status read from its last recorded step: agreed to, rejected, withdrawn, ruled out of order, fell with another amendment, or offered with no vote recorded (most Senate amendments are only ever offered). The wording of each amendment is the source’s. Amendments to amendments and amendments to other bills are not listed.

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Official record

The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.