The House Appropriations Committee met to mark up the fiscal 2026 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) appropriation, advancing the measure by recorded vote after a day-long series of amendments and debates. Chairman Cole called the session to order; Chairman Joyce presented the subcommittee's bill and manager's amendment. The FSGG topline in the measure is $23,341,000,000, a reduction from fiscal 2025 levels that prompted extended debate on funding priorities and policy riders.

Committee leaders and members debated major funding changes and policy riders through several hours of markup and multiple recorded votes. Chairman Joyce described three priorities guiding the subcommittee draft as ensuring fiscal responsibility, leveraging technology, and strengthening national security, and he urged members to support the measure. Ranking members and other Democrats criticized deep cuts to enforcement at the Internal Revenue Service, reductions to regulatory agencies such as the Federal Trade Commission and Consumer Product Safety Commission, and riders affecting the District of Columbia.

A manager's amendment offered by Chairman Joyce was adopted by the committee. Separately, an amendment by Rep. Robert A. Aghilar (Aguilar) to permit recipients of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) to be eligible for federal employment under this bill passed on a recorded vote (adopted, recorded vote 30'1-29). Several high-profile amendments failed on recorded votes after lengthy debate, including bidirectional measures focused on Inspector General oversight of OMB and proposals to prohibit the executive branch from using pocket rescissions that members said would subvert the Impoundment Control Act.

The committee ultimately voted to report the bill to the House by recorded vote (adopted; final motion to report passed 35'2-28). Members said further negotiations and conference with the Senate will be required before final funding is set, and multiple lawmakers pressed for follow-up oversight or legislative fixes on topics ranging from the OMB rescissions controversy to IRS enforcement and funding for election security grants.

Votes at a glance
- Manager's amendment (Chairman Joyce): adopted (voice vote, then Chair recorded adoption). Evidence spans: 7338.775'0'0'07451.315.
- DACA federal-employment eligibility (Rep. Aguilar): adopted (recorded vote 30'1-29). Evidence spans: 21666.084'0'0'022473.27.
- Final motion to report the FY2026 FSGG bill to the House: adopted (recorded vote 35'2-28). Evidence spans: 38430.36'0'0'038440.13.

What happens next: The committee-ordered report will move to the House floor and likely to conference with the Senate if both chambers pass measures. Several members said the appropriations process remains under strain because of late budgets and disputes over executive-branch implementation of appropriations; they signaled additional oversight and potential corrective legislation could follow if the executive branch withholds or redirects funds the committee expects to be spent.