Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
What does the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 do?
HR 7148 is a House bill sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole (R-OK-4). The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 funds five of the twelve regular FY2026 appropriations packages — Defense, Labor/HHS/Education, Transportation/Housing, Financial Services/Treasury, and National Security/State — while extending DHS funding at FY2025 rates through February 13, 2026, and extending over a dozen expiring programs including the National Flood Insurance Program, TANF, E-Verify, and trade preferences for Africa and Haiti. It also contains a health care extenders division adding Medicare coverage for multi-cancer early detection tests and extending telehealth flexibilities, hospital payment adjustments, and community health center funding.
Did HR 7148 pass? Where it stands
As of July 17, 2026, HR 7148 has been signed into law on February 3, 2026.
Status: Signed into Law
Latest vote: House Passed 217–214 on February 3, 2026
Outlook: Enacted
Enacted: Signed into law on February 3, 2026
Key provisions
- Division A — Defense
- $54.54B Army military personnel; $40.54B Navy; $38.77B Air Force; $16.99B Marine Corps; $1.49B Space Force
- $74.72B Navy/Marine Corps O&M; $58.25B Army; $61.54B Air Force — Title II reduced $2.8B for efficiency and fuel savings
- Columbia Class Submarine: $3.93B + $5.35B advance; Virginia Class: $2.74B + $3.13B advance; $500M Israeli Cooperative Programs
- Division B — Labor, HHS, and Education
- $593.82B for Medicare; $508.15B for Medicaid plus $316.51B advance for Q1 FY2027
- $24.62B Pell Grants; $19.13B Title I K-12 grants; $15.49B special education (IDEA)
- $11.66B rescission of unobligated Inflation Reduction Act education funds (Sec. 528)
- Division D — Transportation and Housing
- $34.44B Section 8 housing choice vouchers; $8.32B Public Housing Operating Fund
- $63.4B Highway Trust Fund for federal-aid highways; $13.71B FAA; $14.64B public transit
- $4.42B homeless assistance; Amtrak: $850M Northeast Corridor + $1.577B National Network
- Division E — Financial Services and General Government
- IRS: $3.04B taxpayer services; $5.00B enforcement; $3.16B operations support
- SBA 7(a) loan guarantee ceiling: $35.5B; disaster loan ceiling: $15B
- Federal judiciary: $6.13B; GSA Federal Buildings Fund: $9.69B
- Division F — National Security and State
- Foreign Military Financing: $6.16B — $3.3B grants-only for Israel; PEPFAR HIV/AIDS: $5.88B
- National Security Investment Programs (renamed Economic Support Fund): $6.77B, 15% min. for Africa; Jordan: $1.65B minimum; Egypt: $1.43B minimum
- State Department operations: $9.36B; $900M permanently rescinded from prior-year funds (Sec. 7006)
- Division G — UNRWA Prohibition
- Bars all U.S. funds from being contributed to UNRWA for FY2024–FY2026 and FY2027 amounts prior to March 25, 2027
- Applies notwithstanding any other provision of law; covers prior-year appropriations not yet transferred
- Division H — DHS Continuing Resolution
- DHS funded at FY2025 enacted levels through February 13, 2026 under Public Law 119-37
- Ratifies obligations incurred during appropriations lapse; authorizes back pay for affected employees
- Division I — Authorizing Extenders
- National Flood Insurance Program extended to September 30, 2026 (retroactive to January 30, 2026)
- AGOA and Haiti HELP Act extended to December 31, 2026 with retroactive application; E-Verify to September 30, 2026
- U.S. Parole Commission extended to January 30, 2031; sex offense special assessment made permanent (Sec. 5012)
- Division J — Health Care Extenders
- Medicare coverage added for multi-cancer early detection (MCED) screening tests (Sec. 6221)
- Medicare Improvement Fund: $1.403B → $2.062B; telehealth, hospital-at-home, and ambulance add-ons extended
- TANF extended through December 31, 2026; PBM accountability requirements added; Abraham Accords FDA office created
Last updated June 10, 2026