H.R. 6938 (119th)
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026ⓘ
- Policy area:
- Economics and Public Finance
- Sponsor:
- Tom Cole
- Latest action:
- Became Public Law No: 119-74. (Jan 23, 2026)
- Subjects:
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures, Advanced technology and technological innovations, Advisory bodies, Alabama, Alaska, Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, Alternative and renewable resources, American Samoa, Appalachian Regional Commission, Appropriations, Aquatic ecology, Arizona, Arkansas, Arms control and nonproliferation, Army Corps of Engineers, Art, artists, authorship, Asia, Assault and harassment offenses, Atmospheric science and weather, Birds, Building construction, California, Census and government statistics, Child health, Child safety and welfare, China, Coal, Colorado, Commemorative events and holidays, Commission of Fine Arts, Commission on Civil Rights, Community life and organization, Competition and antitrust, Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits, Computer security and identity theft, Computers and information technology, Congressional oversight, Correctional facilities and imprisonment, Crime victims, Crimes against children, Crimes against women, Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation, Criminal justice information and records, Criminal procedure and sentencing, Cultural exchanges and relations, Dams and canals, Data collection, sharing, protection, Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, Delta Regional Authority, Denali Commission, Department of Agriculture, Department of Commerce, Department of Energy, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Justice, Department of the Interior, Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad, Disability and health-based discrimination, Disability assistance, Disaster relief and insurance, District of Columbia, Domestic violence and child abuse, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA), Drug trafficking and controlled substances, Drug, alcohol, tobacco use, Economic development, Education programs funding, Educational facilities and institutions, Elections, voting, political campaign regulation, Electric power generation and transmission, Elementary and secondary education, Emergency planning and evacuation, Employee benefits and pensions, Employment and training programs, Employment discrimination and employee rights, Endangered and threatened species, Energy efficiency and conservation, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Environmental assessment, monitoring, research, Environmental health, Environmental regulatory procedures, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), Evidence and witnesses, Executive Office of the President, Executive agency funding and structure, Family services, Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), Federal Prison Industries, Inc., Federal-Indian relations, Firearms and explosives, Fires, First responders and emergency personnel, Fishes, Floods and storm protection, Florida, Forests, forestry, trees, Fraud offenses and financial crimes, Genetics, Geography and mapping, Georgia, Government buildings, facilities, and property, Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management, Government information and archives, Government lending and loan guarantees, Government studies and investigations, Government trust funds, Great Lakes, Guam, Hate crimes, Hazardous wastes and toxic substances, Health care costs and insurance, Health care coverage and access, Health facilities and institutions, Health information and medical records, Health personnel, Health technology, devices, supplies, Hearing, speech, and vision care, Higher education, Historic sites and heritage areas, Historical and cultural resources, Human trafficking, Humanities programs funding, Hybrid, electric, and advanced technology vehicles, Hydrology and hydrography, Idaho, Illinois, Immigration status and procedures, Immunology and vaccination, Indian claims, Indian lands and resources rights, Indian social and development programs, Infrastructure development, Intellectual property, Intergovernmental relations, Internet, web applications, social media, Juvenile crime and gang violence, Kentucky, Lakes and rivers, Land transfers, Land use and conservation, Law enforcement administration and funding, Lawyers and legal services, Lease and rental services, Legal Services Corporation, Legal fees and court costs, Life, casualty, property insurance, Lighting, heating, cooling, Louisiana, Maine, Mammals, Marine Mammal Commission, Marine and coastal resources, fisheries, Marshall Islands, Maryland, Medical research, Mental health, Micronesia, Mining, Minority and disadvantaged businesses, Minority education, Missing persons, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Monuments and memorials, Motor vehicles, Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, National Capital Planning Commission, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, National Institutes of Health (NIH), National Science Foundation, Natural disasters, Navigation, waterways, harbors, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York State, North Carolina, Northern Mariana Islands, Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC), Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board, Nuclear power, Nuclear weapons, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, Ohio, Oil and gas, Oregon, Organized crime, Palau, Parks, recreation areas, trails, Pennsylvania, Performing arts, Pollution liability, Prescription drugs, Public contracts and procurement, Racial and ethnic relations, Radioactive wastes and releases, Research administration and funding, Research and development, Rural conditions and development, Science and engineering education, Seafood, Seashores and lakeshores, Sex offenses, Smithsonian Institution, Smuggling and trafficking, Solid waste and recycling, South Carolina, Space flight and exploration, Spacecraft and satellites, Specialized courts, State and local government operations, Strategic materials and reserves, Student aid and college costs, Supply chain, Telecommunication rates and fees, Tennessee, Texas, Trade restrictions, Transportation costs, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council, U.S. International Trade Commission, U.S. Sentencing Commission, U.S. and foreign investments, U.S. history, U.S. territories and protectorates, User charges and fees, Utah, Vermont, Veterans' education, employment, rehabilitation, Violent crime, Virgin Islands, Virginia, War crimes, genocide, crimes against humanity, Washington State, Water quality, Water resources funding, Water use and supply, West Virginia, Wetlands, Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats, Wildlife conservation and habitat protection, Women's health, Women's rights, World history
Congressional Budget Office estimates
Action timeline
45 actions, most recent first. Each line is the text published by the chamber or the Library of Congress, shown word for word.
- Jan 23, 2026 President code E40000
Became Public Law No: 119-74.
Source: Library of Congress
- Jan 23, 2026 BecameLaw code 36000
Became Public Law No: 119-74.
Source: Library of Congress
- Jan 23, 2026 President code E30000
Signed by President.
Source: Library of Congress
- Jan 23, 2026 BecameLaw code 36000
Signed by President.
Source: Library of Congress
- Jan 22, 2026 Floor code E20000
Presented to President.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 22, 2026 President code 28000
Presented to President.
Source: Library of Congress
- Jan 15, 2026 Floor
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Source: Senate
- Jan 15, 2026 Floor
Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 15. Record Vote Number: 11.
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Jan 15, 2026 Floor code 17000
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 82 - 15. Record Vote Number: 11.
Source: Library of Congress · recorded vote
- Jan 15, 2026 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4210) fell when cloture on the measure was invoked in Senate.
Appropriations Committee
Source: Senate
- Jan 15, 2026 Floor
Cloture on the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 85 - 14. Record Vote Number: 10. (CR S230)
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Jan 15, 2026 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S227-249)
Source: Senate
- Jan 14, 2026 Floor
Considered by Senate. (consideration: CR S185-218)
Source: Senate
- Jan 13, 2026 Floor
Cloture motion on the measure presented in Senate.
Source: Senate
- Jan 13, 2026 Floor
Motion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment (SA 4210) made in Senate.
Appropriations Committee
Source: Senate
- Jan 13, 2026 Floor
Measure laid before Senate by motion.
Source: Senate
- Jan 13, 2026 Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S141-143, S157)
Source: Senate
- Jan 13, 2026 Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate.
Source: Senate
- Jan 12, 2026 Floor
Cloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 80 - 13. Record Vote Number: 7. (CR S128)
Source: Senate · recorded vote
- Jan 12, 2026 Floor
Motion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (consideration: CR S121-128)
Source: Senate
- Jan 8, 2026 Floor
Cloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S119)
Source: Senate
- Jan 8, 2026 Floor
Motion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S119)
Source: Senate
- Jan 8, 2026 Calendars
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 299.
Source: Senate
- Jan 8, 2026 Calendars
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time. (Legislative Day January 7, 2026).
Source: Senate
- Jan 8, 2026 15:11:24 Floor code H38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 15:11:23 Floor code H37100
On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 28 (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H151-199)
Source: House floor actions · recorded vote
- Jan 8, 2026 15:11:23 Floor code 8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 397 - 28 (Roll no. 7). (text: CR H151-199)
Source: Library of Congress · recorded vote
- Jan 8, 2026 15:04:09 Floor code H36610
On Retaining Divisions B and C Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 419 - 6 (Roll no. 6).
Source: House floor actions · recorded vote
- Jan 8, 2026 14:58:06 Floor code H36600
Mr. Cole moved On Retaining Divisions B and C.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 14:58:00 Floor code H36610
On Retaining Division A Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: 375 - 47 (Roll no. 5).
Source: House floor actions · recorded vote
- Jan 8, 2026 14:31:48 Floor code H36600
Mr. Cole moved On Retaining Division A.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 14:31:02 Floor code H30000
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H209-211)
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 13:24:54 Floor code H8D000
POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on retaining Division A of H.R. 6938 and pursuant to H. Res. 977 the yeas and nays were ordered. The Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 13:24:22 Floor code H8D000
Pursuant to section 4(a) of H. Res. 977, the Chair will put the question on retaining Division A of the bill, and then retaining Divisions B and C.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 13:24:17 Floor code H35000
The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 12:29:46 Floor code H8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 6938.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 12:29:16 Floor code H8D000
Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 12:29:11 Floor code H30000
Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 977. (consideration: CR H151-205)
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 8, 2026 12:28:53 Floor code H8D000
UNANIMOUS CONSENT REQUEST - Mr. Cole asked unanimous consent that the question of retaining a portion of the bill on H.R. 6938 may be subject to postponement, as though under clause 8 of rule 20. Agreed to without objection.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 7, 2026 17:33:14 Floor code H1L220
Rule H. Res. 977 passed House.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 7, 2026 09:46:42 Floor code H1L210
Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 977 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184 and H.R. 6938. The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 4593, H.R. 5184, and H.R. 6938 under a closed rule with one hour of general debate and provides for one motion to recommit on each bill.
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 6, 2026 IntroReferral code H11100
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Budget Committee
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 6, 2026 IntroReferral code H11100
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Appropriations Committee
Source: House floor actions
- Jan 6, 2026 IntroReferral code Intro-H
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
- Jan 6, 2026 IntroReferral code 1000
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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Recorded votes on this measure
- Senate Roll #11 Passage Jan 15, 2026 · Bill Passed
- Senate Roll #10 Procedural Jan 15, 2026 · Cloture Motion Agreed to
- Senate Roll #7 Procedural Jan 12, 2026 · Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to
- House Roll #7 Passage Jan 8, 2026 · Passed
- House Roll #6 Other Jan 8, 2026 · Passed
- House Roll #5 Other Jan 8, 2026 · Passed
Coverage: the 118th–119th Congresses.