House Armed Services Committee Chairman Mike Rogers (R-AL) has expressed his approval following the final passage of the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. The legislation provides funding to reopen the federal government and delivers full-year appropriations for several key sectors.
“I was proud to vote in favor of finally ending Schumer’s shutdown. For 43 days, Senate Democrats have held our country hostage in the name of partisan demands. Today, Republicans, along with a few sensible Democrats, voted to reopen the government with a clean continuing resolution along with full-year appropriations for Agriculture, the Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs,” Rogers said. “This measure restores stability to our country, reestablishes certainty for military families, and funds key national security work, but work does not stop there. I look forward to passing full-year appropriations as well as the FY2026 NDAA and SPEED Act. With the government reopened, House Republicans stand ready to advance President Trump’s Peace Through Strength Agenda.”
The Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for 2026 allocates $153.278 billion in discretionary funding—$19.7 billion for defense military construction and family housing projects and $133.5 billion for non-defense areas—as well as $263.7 billion dedicated to mandatory veterans’ programs such as disability compensation, education benefits, and employment training.
Funding under this act will support the construction and modernization of facilities critical to military operations and training by providing over $7 billion toward these efforts. More than $2 billion is directed at infrastructure supporting new technologies like next-generation hangars for advanced platforms.
To enhance shipyard capacity, $1.5 billion will be invested in the Navy’s Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program aimed at upgrading four public shipyards.
Quality of life improvements are also a focus: more than $4.5 billion is earmarked for maintenance and operations of barracks, family housing units, hospitals, schools, child development centers, and other related facilities.
Additionally, existing national security authorities are maintained through continued prohibitions on closing Naval Station Guantanamo Bay or using military construction funds for detainee facilities within the United States.
Further details about this appropriations package can be found through official resources on the Continuing Appropriations Act as well as analyses specific to military construction and veterans affairs components.
