Senate Appropriations Committee reports FY2026 military construction, VA bill, including $153.5 billion discretionary package

The Senate Appropriations Committee on Wednesday voted to report HR 3944, the fiscal 2026 Military Construction, Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies appropriations bill, moving the measure to the Senate floor for further amendment and consideration. Chair Collins presided and Vice Chair Murray moved the committee to report the House-passed bill with an amendment in the nature of a substitute; the motion was agreed to on a roll-call vote the clerk announced as 25 ayes and 3 nays.

The bill packages discretionary funding for military construction and veterans programs and, according to subcommittee leaders, combines $153,500,000,000 in discretionary spending for the bill's accounts. Subcommittee Chair Boseman said the Department of Veterans Affairs would receive $133,300,000,000 in discretionary funds under the measure; combined with $49,800,000,000 from the toxic exposures fund, veterans medical care would total $163,600,000,000 for fiscal 2026, the subcommittee statement said. The bill also provides funds to military…