On July 21, 2026, the House voted on Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year… The outcome came down to 3 votes.
House vote — Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to…
It passed, 214 to 211.
The typical House vote this session is decided by 20 votes. This one: 3.
The bill
The vote was on Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes; providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8884) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to reauthorize demonstration authority for the disability insurance program; providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res.
Who is behind it
Filed by Virginia Foxx.
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