Proposed 2026 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Funding Bill
June 12, 2025
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The Frame
This bill determines the specific budget levels for military facility construction and maintenance across all service branches for fiscal year 2026, impacting the timeline and scope of defense infrastructure projects nationwide.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Department of Defense
The department receives specific funding allocations for construction and facility maintenance.
Army Corps of Engineers
The agency is authorized to utilize funds for personnel and services related to military construction.
Last recorded activity June 12, 2025.
Introduced.
Key Facts
- Appropriates $2,103,657,000 for Army military construction.
- Appropriates $4,104,499,000 for Navy and Marine Corps military construction.
- Appropriates $3,169,526,000 for Air Force military construction.
- Appropriates $3,963,383,000 for Defense-Wide military construction.
- Appropriates $358,489,000 for Army National Guard military construction.
- Appropriates $210,492,000 for Air National Guard military construction.
- All funds remain available for obligation until September 30, 2030.
- Specific caps are placed on funds available for study, planning, design, and architect/engineer services for each branch.
- Secretaries of the military departments may exceed planning/design spending caps if they notify the Committees on Appropriations with a justification.
- Portions of the total appropriations are earmarked for specific projects listed in the accompanying committee report (e.g., $77.3M for Army, $155.1M for Navy/Marine Corps, $32.4M for Air Force, $82M for Defense-Wide).
Why It Matters
This bill determines the specific budget levels for military facility construction and maintenance across all service branches for fiscal year 2026, impacting the timeline and scope of defense infrastructure projects nationwide.
Frequently Asked Questions
When will these funds expire?
Can the military spend more on planning and design than the limits set in the bill?
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Voting Record
Total
423
Yes
210
No
213
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (423)
Jared Moskowitz
D · yes
James Baird
R · no
Marlin Stutzman
R · no
Kim Schrier
D · yes
Ro Khanna
D · yes
Eugene Vindman
D · yes
Andrew Garbarino
R · no
Raul Ruiz
D · yes
Brett Guthrie
R · no
Stephen Lynch
D · yes
Mike Rogers
R · no
Kweisi Mfume
D · yes
Jim Jordan
R · no
Warren Davidson
R · no
Kevin Hern
R · no
Jared Huffman
D · yes
James McGovern
D · yes
Derrick Van Orden
R · no
Jimmy Patronis
R · no
Pete Stauber
R · no
Stephanie Bice
R · no
J. Correa
D · yes
Kat Cammack
R · no
Trent Kelly
R · no
+ 399 more
Total
96
Yes
81
No
15
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (96)
John Boozman
R · yes
Catherine Cortez Masto
D · yes
Tammy Baldwin
D · yes
James Risch
R · yes
Amy Klobuchar
D · yes
Martin Heinrich
D · yes
Kirsten Gillibrand
D · yes
Lisa Murkowski
R · yes
Cindy Hyde-Smith
R · yes
Mark Warner
D · yes
Richard Blumenthal
D · yes
Bill Hagerty
R · yes
Chris Van Hollen
D · yes
John Barrasso
R · yes
John Cornyn
R · yes
Lisa Blunt Rochester
D · yes
Michael Bennet
D · yes
Maria Cantwell
D · yes
Christopher Coons
D · yes
Markwayne Mullin
R · yes
Sheldon Whitehouse
D · yes
Pete Ricketts
R · yes
Mark Kelly
D · yes
Chuck Grassley
R · yes
+ 72 more
Total
1
Yes
1
No
0
Present
0
Not Voting
0
Abstain
0
How they voted (1)
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Discoveries
Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.
Extended Funding Availability
The bill allows funds to remain available for obligation for five years (until 2030), which is a standard but significant window for long-term construction projects.
Connected Entities
Sources
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