Appropriations chair urges passage of two-bill FY2026 spending package
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Summary
The chair of the House Appropriations Committee told the House Rules Committee that a two-bill FY2026 package covering financial services, general government and national security/State Department funding is the product of bipartisan, bicameral negotiation and urged members to support it to complete FY26 appropriations.
Unidentified Speaker, chair of the House Appropriations Committee (name not specified in the transcript), told members of the House Rules Committee that he appeared to present a two-bill fiscal 2026 appropriations package covering financial services, general government and national security and Department of State funding.
The witness described the package as the result of "bipartisan and bicameral negotiation," saying it reflects "full year funding that reflects member priorities, the American First agenda, and collaboration across political aisles and chambers." He framed the measures as steps toward completing all FY2026 discretionary appropriations and "comprehensively sending our entire discretionary budget to President Trump's desk for signature."
He provided a brief status report, saying a first three-bill package was enacted in November and a second three-bill package passed last week, leaving six of the twelve regular appropriations measures passed by the House so far and that it was "time to add 2 more to that tally." The speaker described the financial services and general government portion as including provisions to drive economic growth, protect consumers, support entrepreneurship and small business and to encourage consumer freedom. He said the national security and State Department portion "reprioritiz[es] funding in support of our national security" and reiterated continued support for Israel while restoring deterrence and upholding U.S. national security interests.
On process, the chair urged a return to "regular order," saying recent reliance on omnibus holiday-deadline packages was unfair and that, upon assuming the Appropriations Committee chairmanship, he committed to ending that practice. He characterized the current package and the recent three-bill packages as steps toward that goal.
The hearing record ends with the chair asking for members' support for the bipartisan package and yielding back to the committee for questions.