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S. 2572 119th Congress Senate

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

Official title: An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

Introduced: July 31, 2025 Introduced by: Mitch McConnell Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Jul 31, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.
Jul 31, 2025
Committee on Appropriations. Original measure reported to Senate by Senator McConnell. With written report No. 119-52.
Jul 31, 2025
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 137.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026

This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities.

(The bill excludes military construction, military family housing, civil works projects of the Army Corps of Engineers, and nuclear warheads, which are all included in other appropriations bills.)

Within the DOD budget, the bill provides appropriations for

  • Military Personnel;
  • Operation and Maintenance;
  • Procurement;
  • Research, Development, Test and Evaluation; and
  • Revolving and Management Funds.

The bill provides appropriations for Other Department of Defense Programs, including

  • the Defense Health Program,
  • Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction,
  • Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, and
  • the Office of the Inspector General.

In addition, the bill provides appropriations for Related Agencies, including (1) the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund, and (2) the Intelligence Community Management Account.

The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026
  • HR 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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 Lobbying activity 1,326

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • MCALLISTER & QUINN, LLC
    for HAWAII PACIFIC UNIVERSITY · Hawaii · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CGCN GROUP, LLC
    for C3.AI, INC. · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • WHITMER & WORRALL, LLC
    for HELICON CHEMICAL COMPANY · Florida · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • HILL EAST GROUP, LLC
    for PROGRESSIVE EXPERT CONSULTING · New York · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • AEROVIRONMENT, INC.
    for AEROVIRONMENT INC. · Virginia · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • BLOOM ENERGY
    for BLOOM ENERGY · California · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2572/
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"S. 2572: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2572/.
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S. 2572, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2572/.
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