Economics and Public Finance: how Congress voted
19 contested final votes on economics and public finance bills in the 119th Congress, with party breakdowns.
| Last vote | Bill | By party |
|---|---|---|
| Sept. 1, 2026 | H.R. 6500 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 This act provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies through December 11, 2026, and extends various expiring programs and authorities. | House: Democrats 176–29, Independents 1–0, Republicans 193–19 |
| July 21, 2026 | H.R. 9770 Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities. | House: Democrats 6–204, Independents 1–0, Republicans 213–1 |
| July 15, 2026 | H.R. 8595 National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for national security, the Department of State, and related programs. | House: Democrats 1–208, Independents 1–0, Republicans 215–1 |
| June 4, 2026 | H.R. 8646 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agency Appropriations Act, 2027 This bill provides FY2027 appropriations for the Department of Agriculture (USDA), the Food and Drug Administration, and related agencies. | House: Democrats 4–205, Independents 1–0, Republicans 208–5 |
| March 26, 2026 | H.R. 8029 Pay Our Homeland Defenders Act This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. | House: Democrats 4–206, Independents 1–0, Republicans 213–0 |
| March 18, 2026 | H.J.Res. 139 Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States requiring a balanced budget for the… This joint resolution proposes a constitutional amendment prohibiting total federal expenditures for a year from exceeding the average annual federal receipts collected in the three prior years, adjusted for changes in the population of U.S. citizens and inflation. | House: Democrats 1–207, Republicans 210–0 |
| March 5, 2026 | H.R. 7744 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for the remainder of FY2026. | House: Democrats 4–209, Republicans 217–0 |
| Feb. 3, 2026 | H.R. 7148 Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13, 2026. | House: Democrats 21–193, Republicans 196–21 Senate: Democrats 22–23, Independents 1–1, Republicans 48–5 |
| Jan. 22, 2026 | H.R. 7147 Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 This act provides FY2026 appropriations for agencies and offices within the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) except for (1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and (2) the U.S. Border Patrol. | House: Democrats 7–206, Republicans 213–1 |
| Jan. 15, 2026 | H.R. 6938 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. | Senate: Democrats 35–9, Independents 1–1, Republicans 46–5 |
| Jan. 14, 2026 | H.R. 7006 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to financial services, general government, national security, the administration of foreign affairs, and foreign assistance. | House: Democrats 153–57, Republicans 188–22 |
| Nov. 12, 2025 | H.R. 5371 Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026 This act ends the government shutdown that began on October 1, 2025, by providing FY2026 continuing appropriations for most federal agencies through January 30, 2026, and providing appropriations through the end of FY2026 for agriculture, military construction and veterans affairs, and legislative branch programs. | House: Democrats 6–207, Republicans 216–2 Senate: Democrats 7–38, Independents 1–1, Republicans 52–1 |
| Sept. 30, 2025 | S. 2882 Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026 This bill provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for federal agencies, permanently extends the expanded premium tax credit for purchasing health insurance, provides additional funding for Medicaid and security for federal officials, and extends various expiring programs. | Senate: Democrats 45–0, Independents 2–0, Republicans 0–53 |
| Sept. 4, 2025 | H.R. 4553 Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations for U.S. Army Corps of Engineers civil works projects, the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Reclamation, the Department of Energy (DOE), and several independent agencies. | House: Democrats 0–209, Republicans 214–4 |
| July 18, 2025 | H.R. 4016 Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to the Department of Defense (DOD) for military activities. | House: Democrats 5–206, Republicans 216–3 |
| July 17, 2025 | H.R. 4 Rescissions Act of 2025 This act rescinds specified unobligated funds that were provided to the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), various independent and related agencies, and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. | House: Democrats 0–208, Republicans 214–4 Senate: Democrats 0–44, Independents 0–2, Republicans 51–2 |
| July 3, 2025 | H.R. 1 One Big Beautiful Bill Act This act reduces taxes, reduces or increases spending for various federal programs, increases the statutory debt limit, and otherwise addresses agencies and programs throughout the federal government. | House: Democrats 0–212, Republicans 218–2 Senate: Democrats 0–45, Independents 0–2, Republicans 50–3 |
| June 25, 2025 | H.R. 3944 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for activities and programs related to military construction, veterans, agriculture, and the legislative branch. | House: Democrats 2–206, Republicans 216–0 |
| March 14, 2025 | H.R. 1968 Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 This act provides continuing FY2025 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities. | House: Democrats 1–212, Republicans 216–1 Senate: Democrats 1–44, Independents 1–1, Republicans 52–1 |
Policy areas are assigned by the Congressional Research Service. Source: GovInfo BILLSTATUS and Voteview.