Appropriations subcommittee votes 9-6 to report FY2026 CJS bill to full committee

The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Commerce, Justice, Science voted to report the Fiscal Year 2026 Commerce-Justice-Science (CJS) appropriations bill favorably to the full Appropriations Committee after a recorded vote of 9-6.

The vote moves the subcommittee-drafted spending bill to the full committee for further consideration and potential amendment, a procedural step that keeps the measure on the congressional calendar.

Representative Carter, a member of the subcommittee, moved that “the bill be favorably reported to the full committee.” The motion passed on a recorded vote. The clerk then called the roll; the transcript records nine members voting “aye” and six voting “no.” After the roll call the chair ordered that staff be permitted to make technical and conforming changes, and instructed that copies of the bill and report with technical and conforming changes be delivered to all full committee members’ offices “no later than 3 business days before the full committee.”

Members recorded voting “aye” in the transcript included Mister Alford, Mister Carter, Mister Klein, Mister Clyde, Mister Cole, Mister Gonzales, Mister Moore, Mister Rogers and Mister Strong. Members recorded as voting “no” in the transcript included Miss Dean, Miss Meng, Mister Ivy, Mister Morelli, Mister Mervan and Mister Laurel. A recorded vote was requested during the proceeding and ordered.

The subcommittee’s action does not adopt the bill into law; it forwards the subcommittee’s version to the full Appropriations Committee, which may further amend the measure before any floor consideration. The transcript of the markup shows sustained debate on programmatic cuts across law enforcement, scientific research and economic development during the hearing prior to the vote.