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H.R. 6938: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026 · Congress Swing Tracker
H.R. 6938·119th Congress·Economics and Public Finance
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to commerce, law enforcement, science, energy and water development, public lands, and the environment.
Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills:
the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026;
the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and
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the Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.
The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include
the Department of Commerce,
the Department of Justice,
the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA),
the National Science Foundation,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects,
the Department of Energy,
the Department of the Interior,
the Environmental Protection Agency,
the Forest Service,
the Indian Health Service, and
several related and independent agencies.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
How the projections held up
Each member’s recorded vote compared with their swing projection from before the vote. A member by voting against most of their own party.
House
On PassagePassed397 yea, 28 nayJanuary 8, 2026 · Roll call 7
How members in each band voted on this House vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote
VotedVoted yea or nay
BrokeBroke with party
Share
Swing
35
0
0%
Middle
242
21
9%
Entrenched
144
7
5%
All
Committees and subjects
Committees
House Committee on Appropriations · HouseReferred to
Members fall into . All 100 senators have enough data to score. The bill is not before the Senate right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the Senate
Ranked by swing score, 0–100 · swing-v2
Bars show each input from 0 to 100: ideology gap, scorecard gap, . is the seat’s partisan lean, and shows how much of the input data a score has. Where the Senate has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Ideology gapHow far a member’s DW-NOMINATE voting score sits from their party’s median in the same chamber.
Scorecard gapHow far their Heritage Action and LCV ratings stray from their party’s average, using the groups’ votes on similar bills where available.
Cross-pressureHow strongly their district or state leans toward the other party, from our own computed partisan lean.
Similar votesHow often they voted against their own party on earlier roll calls about this bill or similar ones.
Committee bonusMembers of the committees handling the bill decide whether it moves, so they get a boost.
Cosponsor checkThe sponsor and active cosponsors have already committed, so they drop toward entrenched.
voting members
421
28
7%
: Pair any member who broke with one who stayed with their party: in 52% of those pairs, the one who broke had the higher swing score before the vote. Chance would be 50%.
Projections from swing-v2, computed with data from before the vote. Present and not voting never count as breaking.
Senate
On Passage of the BillPassed82 yea, 15 nayJanuary 15, 2026 · Roll call 11
How members in each band voted on this Senate vote, by their projection before the vote
BandBand before the vote
VotedVoted yea or nay
BrokeBroke with party
Share
Swing
7
0
0%
Middle
63
11
17%
Entrenched
25
4
16%
All voting members
95
15
16%
: Pair any member who broke with one who stayed with their party: in 60% of those pairs, the one who broke had the higher swing score before the vote. Chance would be 50%.
Projections from swing-v2, computed with data from before the vote. Present and not voting never count as breaking.
Vote on passage, Jan 15, 2026:YeaProjected: 64 Middle
Ideology vs. swing score, Senate
Democrat
Republican
Independent
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Swing score
SWING ZONE 70+Entrenched below 30
Ringed dots broke with their party on the vote.
← More liberalDW-NOMINATE ideology scoreMore conservative →
Ideology is each member’s score. The most moderate members of each party sit nearest the center line and highest on the chart.
Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the Senate: total similarity weight 196.0 (needs 5.0).
H.R. 6938 · Jan 15, 2026 · Roll call 670On Passage of the BillA bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Bill PassedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 6938 · Jan 15, 2026 · Roll call 669On the Cloture MotionA bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Agreed toSame bill×3.0
H.R. 6938 · Jan 12, 2026 · Roll call 666On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed toSame bill×3.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 30, 2026 · Roll call 679On Passage of the BillA bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Bill PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 30, 2026 · Roll call 678On the MotionTo prevent the deferral or rescission of appropriations within 90 days of their expiration.
Motion RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 30, 2026 · Roll call 677On the AmendmentTo rescind certain amounts appropriated for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and certain changes to Medicaid.
Amendment RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 30, 2026 · Roll call 673On the AmendmentTo eliminate funding for refugee and entrant assistance.
Amendment RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 7148 · Jan 29, 2026 · Roll call 672On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
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H.R. 5371 · Nov 10, 2025 · Roll call 618On Passage of the BillA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Bill PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 10, 2025 · Roll call 617On the Cloture MotionA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture Motion Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 10, 2025 · Roll call 616On the AmendmentIn the nature of a substitute.
Amendment Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 10, 2025 · Roll call 615On the Cloture MotionIn the nature of a substitute.
Cloture Motion Agreed to
Shared subjects
×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 10, 2025 · Roll call 611On the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Motion to Proceed Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 9, 2025 · Roll call 610On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Nov 4, 2025 · Roll call 603On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 28, 2025 · Roll call 590On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 22, 2025 · Roll call 581On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 20, 2025 · Roll call 576On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 16, 2025 · Roll call 573On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 15, 2025 · Roll call 572On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 14, 2025 · Roll call 571On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 9, 2025 · Roll call 558On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
S. 2882 · Oct 9, 2025 · Roll call 557On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 5371 · Oct 8, 2025 · Roll call 551On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
S. 2882 · Oct 8, 2025 · Roll call 550On Cloture on the Motion to ProceedA bill making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.
Cloture on the Motion to Proceed RejectedShared subjects×1.0
