Congress funds military bases and war veteran benefits for 2026.

What it does

This bill gives money to build and fix military bases and housing. It pays for war veteran health care and pensions. The bill sets rules for how money can be spent. It requires reports on certain bases.

Who it affects

War veterans get health care and money for pensions. Military families get housing and services. Military bases get money to build and repair.

One thing to notice

The bill locks in money for Guantanamo Bay Naval Station. It requires detailed reports on Fort Leonard Wood Army Community Hospital. The bill holds back some money for a war veteran computer system until the VA meets certain goals.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Jun 12, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 128”
• Jun 25, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 218 - 206 (Roll no. 182)”
• Jun 30, 2025 — Referred to Senate Committee on Appropriations · Congress.gov: “Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations”
• Aug 1, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate under the order of 8/1/2025, having achieved 60 votes in the affirmative, with an amendment by…”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

40 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 55 reports from Sep 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $43,904,545 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 10 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 99% of bills with any report.

John Carter, who sponsored the bill, received $527,100 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $17,960,000 in 1 report
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America — $8,410,000 in 1 report
• American Property Casualty Insurance Association — $3,540,000 in 2 reports
• Northrop Grumman Corporation — $3,530,000 in 2 reports
• Leidos Inc — $1,500,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• war veteran — A person who served in the military.
• pensions — Regular money paid to war veterans after they leave service.
• health care — Medical services and treatment.
• holds back — Keeps money and does not give it out until conditions are met.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.