The House on Jan. 22 took a step closer to completing action on the fiscal year 2026 appropriations bills.
The House passed 220-207, H.R. 7147, a bill funding the Department of Homeland Security, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency, for fiscal year 2026.
The House then passed 341-88 H.R. 7148, Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, another omnibus spending bill, which includes funding for the Department of Health and Human Services which runs the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program.
Senate passage of the two measures the week of Jan. 26 would complete the fiscal year 2026 appropriations process and avoid a partial government shutdown when a stop-gap spending bill expires on January 30.
Meanwhile, on January 15, the Senate voted 82 to 15 to clear H.R. 6938, the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, to the White House. However, the bill itself was not relayed to the President until yesterday and has not yet been signed into law.
