HR 7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Congress: 119 · Status: passed · Israel/Palestine classification: bundled package

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Sponsor: Cole, Tom (R-Oklahoma)

Summary

Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13, 2026. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill includes 5 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026;  the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026; and the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development,  the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Department of State and related programs, the administration and oversight of foreign assistance programs,   bilateral economic assistance, international security assistance, multilateral assistance, export and investment assistance, and several related and independent agencies. In addition, the bill includes a continuing resolution (CR) that provides continuing FY2026 appropriations to DHS through the earlier of February 13, 2026, or the enactment of the DHS appropriations act. The CR funds most DHS programs and activities at the FY2025 levels. The bill also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including the U.S. Grain Standards Act; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower program; the National Flood Insurance Program; the Forest Service's participation in the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program; the Transportation Security Administration’s Reimbursable Screening Services Program; the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee; several authorities and programs related to cybersecurity; the technology modernization fund and board; the U.S. Parole Commission; the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking; several immigration-related programs and authorities; the authority for the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate certain guidelines or amendments related to the use of unmanned aircraft;  certain bankruptcy fees; trade preferences for Haiti and countries in sub-Saharan Africa; the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; and several health care authorities and programs. 

Editorial Explainer

This omnibus spending bill funds five of twelve regular federal departments for fiscal 2026, including Defense, State Department, Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Treasury. It also provides temporary funding for the Department of Homeland Security through mid-February 2026 and extends several expiring programs.

Why it matters

As a comprehensive appropriations bill, this determines funding levels for U.S. military aid to Israel, State Department diplomatic programs, and foreign assistance accounts that may affect Palestinian aid and Middle East policy for the remainder of 2026. The final bill text will show whether Congress locked in military support levels, added restrictions, or made changes to international programs related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Roll-call votes (532)