1HOUSE · JUL 21, 2026
Passed the House
220–205PASSED
R 213–1 D 6–204 I 1–0
On Passage · roll 272 · 6 not voting
House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Passed House
Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
Official title: Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedJul 18, 2026
- Committee actionskipped
- Passed HouseJul 21, 2026 · 220–205
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 22, 2026 — Received in the Senate.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9770.
- 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. 117, July 18, 2026, Page H4631):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 July 18, 2026 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 803 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 9770, 119th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/9770
- 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
1 recorded roll-call vote on H.R. 9770. The vote that moved the bill is first.
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 1 of 1 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.Res. 1438 (119th) Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 8800) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2027 for military activities of the…Procedurally related
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.