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Congressman Scott Franklin (FL-18), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voted in favor of the final package of Fiscal Year 2026 appropriations bills, completing the House’s work on all 12 funding measures. The package includes the Defense, Homeland Security, Labor-Health and Human Services-Education, and Transportation-Housing and Urban Development bills.

“This package delivers for Florida by supporting missions at our military bases, sustaining critical defense jobs and industry, strengthening military infrastructure and advancing key training capabilities,” said Congressman Franklin. “It also supports infrastructure that drives long-term growth in our fast growing communities. Together, these priorities reflect a responsible approach to governing that strengthens our state and the nation.”

The FY26 appropriations package advances key priorities across four major funding areas:

• Defense: Strengthens military readiness, supports modernization, reinforces the defense industrial base and delivers a pay raise for servicemembers, ensuring our men and women in uniform have the resources and support they deserve.
• Homeland Security: Prioritizes border enforcement, supports frontline personnel, strengthens cyber defense to protect against adversaries like China and Russia, strengthens disaster preparedness and recovery with $32 billion for FEMA, and refocuses DHS on its core mission of protecting the American people.
• Transportation-HUD: Modernizes air traffic control, expands the aviation workforce, strengthens surface transportation systems, supports essential housing assistance and cuts waste and bureaucracy, including provisions that directly benefit communities across FL-18.
• Labor-HHS-Education: Prioritizes rural health, strengthens biomedical research and biosecurity, protects Social Security by rooting out waste and fraud, supports workforce development and reduces bureaucracy at the Department of Education.

Congressman Franklin added, “These bills reflect a clear shift in priorities. They move us away from Biden-era spending levels and refocus the federal government on its core responsibilities, including military readiness, border security and infrastructure that supports long-term economic strength, while maintaining fiscal discipline. Passing full-year appropriations provides certainty and stability, and I’m pleased the House advanced these bills through regular order.”

Passage of these bills completes all 12 FY26 appropriations measures. Together, they provide full-year funding without unrelated policy riders, cost less than another stopgap continuing resolution and reinforce Congress’s constitutional role over federal spending, delivering responsible governance, stronger national security and real oversight for the American taxpayer.

The measure passed the House by a vote of 341-88 and now moves to the Senate for consideration to prevent a government shutdown.

Bill text available here.

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