1HOUSE · MAR 5, 2026
Passed the House
221–209PASSED
R 217–0 D 4–209
On Passage · roll 87 · 2 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026
Official title: Making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 2, 2026
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseMar 5, 2026 · 221–209
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Mar 9, 2026 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 7744.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 172, No. 39, March 2, 2026, Page H2336):The principal constitutional authority for this legislation is clause 7 of section 9 of article I of the Constitution of the United States (the appropriation power), which states: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law . . . .'' In addition, clause 1 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution (the spending power) provides: ``The Congress shall have the Power . . . to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States . . . .'' Together, these specific constitutional provisions establish the congressional power of the purse, granting Congress the authority to appropriate funds, to determine their…Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 2, 2026 ↗
Evidence
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- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 7744, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/7744
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 11, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Vote results
2 recorded roll-call votes on H.R. 7744. The vote that moved the bill is first.
Procedural votes (1) — motions, rulings and amendments along the way (1 House). Tap to show.
Oldest first. Totals are yea–nay.
- Send the bill back to committeeMotion to recommitHouse · Mar 5, 2026 · roll 86R 0–216 D 212–1212–217Failed
Yea–nay by party (R = Republicans, D = Democrats, I = independents). Counts for present and not-voting members are shown where there were any. Showing all 2 of 2 recorded votes. Sorted by date; within a chamber by roll-call number.
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
More from the sponsor
Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole.
- H.R. 1968 (119th) Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
- H.R. 5371 (119th) Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
- H.R. 6938 (119th) Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 7147 (119th) Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
- H.R. 7006 (119th) Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
Related bills
- H.R. 7147 (119th) Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.Related bill
- H.R. 7148 (119th) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 8029 (119th) Pay Our Homeland Defenders ActRelated bill
- H.Res. 1095 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7744) making appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security for the fiscal year…Procedurally related
- H.R. 4213 (119th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 7481 (119th) Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
- H.R. 8173 (119th) Reforming ICE and Protecting America ActRelated bill
- H.R. 8206 (119th) Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026Related bill
Relationships as recorded by Congress.gov.
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 25, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.