HR 5371 Back in the House – FY 2026 CR and Spending Bills

Early this morning the House Rules Committee completed their consideration of the Senate Amendments to HR 5371, the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026. After rejecting 10 Democratic amendments to the Senate Amendments (all by the expected party-line 4 to 8 votes), the Committee voted to approve the Rule for the consideration of the bill on the floor of the House later today, again by an 8 to 4 vote.

According to the Committee’s website the rule:

• Provides for consideration of the Senate amendment to H.R. 5371.

• Makes in order a motion offered by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations or his designee that the House concur in the Senate amendment to H.R. 5371.

• Waives all points of order against consideration of the motion and the Senate amendment.

Provides that the Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read.

• Provides one hour of debate on the motion equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations or their respective designees.

The House is scheduled to meet at noon today with votes starting at 5:10 pm EST. All three of the fringe Republicans on the Rules Committee voted for the rule, so I expect that the rule and the bill will have sufficient votes to pass this evening, even if all the Democrats vote against them.