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House committee backs $7.436 billion pre-appropriation for fiscal 2026
Summary
The House received a report from the Committee on Ways and Means recommending passage of House Bill 4237, which would make pre-appropriations totaling $7,436,000,000 for fiscal year 2026; the matter was scheduled for consideration and the House suspended rules to advance business.
The House of Representatives received a report from the Committee on Ways and Means recommending passage of House Bill 4237, which would make appropriations totaling $7,436,000,000 for fiscal year 2026 before final action on the General Appropriation Bill.
The committee report, read during the floor session, said the total appropriation under House Bill 4237 is $7,436,000,000 and recommended that the bill "ought to pass." The Committee on Steering Policy and Scheduling reported the matter be scheduled for consideration by the House.
During the same floor period, Representative Walsh of Peabody moved to suspend the rules to proceed with business; the House voice-voted the motion and the ayes prevailed. Following procedural motions, House Bill 4237 was ordered to a third reading.
The actions on the floor were procedural: committee recommendation, scheduling by the steering committee, suspension of the rules by Representative Walsh of Peabody, and the ordering of the bill to a third reading. No final passage of House Bill 4237 was recorded in the provided transcript excerpt; the transcript documents committee recommendation and the House moving the bill forward for further consideration.
