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H.R. 8469: Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes. · Congress Swing Tracker
H.R. 8469·119th Congress·Economics and Public Finance
Making appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2027, and for other purposes.
Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2027
This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for military construction, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), and related agencies.
The bill provides appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military construction for
the Army;
the Navy and Marine Corps;
the Air Force;
Defense-wide agencies and activities;
the Army and Air National Guard; and
the Army, Navy, and Air Force Reserves.
The bill also provides appropriations to DOD for
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Security Investment Program;
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the Base Closure Account;
Construction and Operation and Maintenance of Family Housing for the Army, the Navy and Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide agencies and activities;
the Family Housing Improvement Fund; and
the Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund.
Within the VA budget, the bill provides appropriations for
the Veterans Benefits Administration,
the Veterans Health Administration,
the National Cemetery Administration,
Departmental Administration, and
the Cost of War Toxic Exposures Fund.
The bill provides appropriations for related agencies and programs, including
the American Battle Monuments Commission,
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 PassagePassed400 yea, 15 nayMay 15, 2026 · Roll call 175
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
33
0
0%
Middle
241
7
3%
Entrenched
141
8
6%
All
Committees and subjects
Committees
House Committee on Appropriations · HouseReported original measure
Members fall into . 2 representatives don’t have enough data yet and are marked “insufficient data”. Non-voting delegates are not counted. The bill is not before the House right now; these scores show where members would stand.
Key players in the House
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 House has voted, each member’s appears with the projection made before it.
Similar past votes, House
Earlier behind swing-v3’s input
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Cosponsors
0 active
This bill has no cosponsors.
How the swing score works
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.
the U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims,
Cemeterial Expenses of the Army, and
the Armed Forces Retirement Home.
The bill also sets forth requirements and restrictions for using funds provided by this and other appropriations acts.
voting members
415
15
4%
: Pair any member who broke with one who stayed with their party: in 36% 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.
Department of Defense
Department of Veterans Affairs
Disability and paralysis
Disability assistance
District of Columbia
Domestic violence and child abuse
Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
Emergency communications systems
Employment and training programs
Environmental health
Europe
Executive agency funding and structure
Family planning and birth control
Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
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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 cluster low on the chart includes the bill’s 1 sponsor and cosponsor in the House: they have already committed, so they score as entrenched. 2 representatives without a DW-NOMINATE score or with insufficient data are not plotted.
Similar votes count toward swing-v3 in the House: total similarity weight 158.0 (needs 5.0).
H.R. 8469 · May 15, 2026 · Roll call 534On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame bill×3.0
H.R. 3944 · Sep 11, 2025 · Roll call 262On Motion to Instruct ConfereesMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
FailedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3944 · Jun 25, 2025 · Roll call 181On PassageMilitary Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 3944 · Jun 25, 2025 · Roll call 179On Agreeing to the Amendment
Agreed toShared subjects×1.0
H.R. 6500 · Sep 1, 2026 · Roll call 646On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate AmendmentsAGOA Extension Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.Con.Res. 113 · Jul 22, 2026 · Roll call 641On Agreeing to the ResolutionEstablishing the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2027 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2028 through 2036
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 9770 · Jul 21, 2026 · Roll call 632On PassageMaking continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8595 · Jul 15, 2026 · Roll call 607On PassageNational Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027
PassedSame policy area×0.5
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H.R. 8595 · Jul 15, 2026 · Roll call 605On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8595 · Jul 15, 2026 · Roll call 603On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8595 · Jul 15, 2026 · Roll call 602On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8595 · Jul 15, 2026 · Roll call 601On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8646 · Jun 4, 2026 · Roll call 565On PassageAgriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027
PassedSame policy area×0.5
S.Con.Res. 33 · Apr 29, 2026 · Roll call 503On Agreeing to the ResolutionSetting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal year 2026 and setting forth the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 2027 through 2035
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 8029 · Mar 26, 2026 · Roll call 464On PassagePay Our Homeland Defenders Act
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.J.Res. 139 · Mar 18, 2026 · Roll call 455On Motion to Suspend the Rules and PassProposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the Federal Government
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7744 · Mar 5, 2026 · Roll call 447On PassageDepartment of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7148 · Feb 3, 2026 · Roll call 413On Motion to Concur in the Senate AmendmentsConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7148 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 405On PassageConsolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7148 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 404On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7148 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 403On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7147 · Jan 22, 2026 · Roll call 402On PassageMaking further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7006 · Jan 14, 2026 · Roll call 388On PassageFinancial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026
PassedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7006 · Jan 14, 2026 · Roll call 387On Agreeing to the Amendment
FailedSame policy area×0.5
H.R. 7006 · Jan 14, 2026 · Roll call 386On Agreeing to the Amendment
