Kaptur Votes To Pass Final Appropriations Funding Legislation, For National Health, Defense, Transportation And Housing Priorities And Secures Nearly $11 Million For 7 NW Ohio[...]

Washington, DC - On Thursday, Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09) voted to pass H.R.7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, the final funding legislation funding for FY2026 which will now head to the Senate for final approval. The legislation passed the House by a bipartisan vote of 341-88, and now moves to the Senate for final consideration. This legislative package includes funding for the Departments of Transportation, Department of Housing and Urban Development, Department of Labor, Department of Health and Human Services, and the Department of Defense.

As part of this package, Congresswoman Kaptur secured $10,861,099 for 7 Community Funded Projects across Northwest Ohio for transportation agencies, transportation infrastructure, local law enforcement, fire, and emergency services, and a public education partnership with local colleges and universities. The legislative package also included Congresswoman Kaptur's Care for Military Kids Act, bipartisan legislation to ensure children of active duty servicemembers who are required to relocate for a deployment maintain their medical coverage for complex health needs when moving across state lines.

"This week, Republicans and Democrats working together voted to deliver much needed, critical investment for transportation infrastructure, housing, law enforcement, fire and emergency services, public health, national defense, and to support working people in Northwest Ohio, and across America. Municipalities across our region will receive well over $10 Million in community projects alone to help the people who call our region home. This progress will be felt in communities big and small, from the tiny Village of Gibsonburg, to the bustling City of Toledo" said Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur (OH-09). "I am thrilled to see that this legislation includes a key priority of mine, my bipartisan Care for Military Kids Act. This will ensure children in our military families will always have access to the care they need, no matter where their parent's service takes them. The House has done our job in bipartisan fashion, and I now urge the Senate to pass this legislation with haste, so it can be signed into law, to get this vital funding to our communities."

Congresswoman Kaptur's community-led project funding

• $3,061,099 for Toledo Public School District for Scott Park Campus Revitalization. In June 2023, Toledo Public Schools acquired the Scott Park Campus, launching an ambitious project to transform it into a hub for education, residential living, and recreation. The campus will host three specialized magnet schools-Education, Business, and Construction/ Architectural Designs-catering to students in grades 7-12 from across Northwest Ohio.
• $2,000,000 for Toledo Area Metroparks for Toledo Riverwalk Construction and Glass City Enrichment Center Building Upgrades. Toledo has undertaken an unprecedented public-private initiative to bring high-quality public greenspace, trails, and programs to downtown Toledo's riverfront neighbors.
• $1,000,000 for Wood County Port Authority to extend the Chessie Circle Trail by constructing 2.37-miles of 16-foot-wide multi-use trail, a connecting path into the Knight Nature Preserve, trailheads, wayfinding and interpretive signage, and trail amenities in northern Wood County.
• $250,000 for the Village of Gibsonburg for a multi-modal pedestrian and bicycle replacement project located in the Village's downtown business district.
• $ 2,450,000 for the Toledo Area Regional Transit Authority (TARTA) to upgrade its maintenance facilities in preparation for the Zero Emission Bus (ZEB) systems transition.
• 1,250,000 for the Toledo Police Department for the construction of a new SAFE-T City Headquarters. Since its inception in 1978, the Safe-T-City program, orchestrated by the Toledo Police Department, has played a crucial role in educating generations of Toledo-area kindergarteners about life-saving safety measures, from pedestrian awareness in traffic to fire safety and appropriate responses to strangers in public spaces.
• $850,000 for the City of Toledo for a new Fire Station 16 on Dorr Street. This would replace an existing station built in 1979 with a modern facility to enhance emergency response capabilities for nearly 10,000 residents.

Additional Highlights of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026

Care for Military Kids Act

• Congresswoman Kaptur Co-Leads this bipartisan legislation alongside Congresswoman Jen Kiggans (VA-02). The Care for Military Kids Act ensures that children of active duty servicemembers who are required to relocate for a deployment maintain their Medicaid coverage when moving across state lines. Specifically, this legislation would amend the Social Security Act to ensure that any dependent of an active duty servicemember currently receiving long-term care services through a state administered Medicaid plan will remain eligible should their family move due to relocation.

Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education

Department of Health & Human Services

Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) - The bill includes a total of $116.8 Billion for HHS, an increase of $7 Billion above the Republican House bill. Of this amount, the bill includes:

• Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) - The bill includes $8.9 Billion for HRSA, an increase of $929 Million above the 2025 level.
  • Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training (BHWET) Program: $114,000,000
  • Substance Use Disorder Workforce Loan Repayment Program: $40,000,000
  • Maternal and Child Health Block Grant:$603,584,000
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - The bill includes a total of $9.2 Billion for CDC, an increase of $1.7 Billion above the Republican House bill. Within this amount, the bill includes:
• $185,000,000 for Public Health Data Modernization, an increase of $10 Million above the 2025 level.
• $12,500,000 for Firearm Injury and Mortality Prevention Research, which was eliminated in the Republican House bill.
• $247,000,000 for Tobacco Prevention and Control, which was eliminated in the Republican House bill.
• $3,500,000 for studying Harmful Algal Blooms
• $4,500,000 for the Vision and Eye Health Program
• National Institutes of Health (NIH) - The bill includes a total of $48.7 Billion for NIH, an increase of $415 Million above the 2025 level. BRAIN Initiative: $195,000,000
• Administration for Children and Families (ACF) - The bill includes $33.0 Billion for ACF, an increase of $1.4 billion above the Republican House bill.
  • Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP): $4,000,000,000
• Administration for Strategic Preparedness Response:
  • Research Development, Procurement:
    • Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA): $1,050,000,000

Social Security Administration: $12,300,000,000 for operating budget, an increase of $50 Million above the 2025 level. The bill includes $2.4 Billion for SSA's program integrity activities, an increase of $494 Million above the 2025 level.

Department of Labor

Railroad Retirement Board: $127,000,000

Employment and Training Administration: $10,400,000,000, including:

• Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act State Grants: $2,900,000,000
• Reintegration of Ex-Offenders: $110,000,000
• Registered Apprenticeships: $285,000,000
• Strengthening Community College Training Grants: $65,000,000
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration: $629,000,000
• Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB): $116,000,000
• Women's Bureau: $23,000,000

Department of Education (ED) - The bill includes a total of $79 Billion for ED, an increase of $12.3 Billion above the Republican House bill. Of this amount, the bill includes:

Career, Technical and Adult Education - The bill includes $2.2 Billion for Career, Technical and Adult Education, an increase of $706 Million above the Republican House bill.

• Office of Federal Student Aid; Student Financial Assistance:
  • Maximum Pell Grant Award: $6,335 per student

Institute of Museum and Library Services: $291,800,000

Department of Defense

The fiscal year 2026 Department of Defense funding bill provides $868.7 Billion, which is $8.4 Billion above the Administration's fiscal year 2026 request.

• Increases funding for medical research by $1.7 Billion, including $1.3 Billion for Congressionally Directed Medical Research Projects (CDMRP) that support efforts to develop treatments for cancer, disease, and service-related injuries
• Fully funds the 3.8 percent pay raise for military personnel

Military Personnel - The bill provides $193.3 Billion for active, reserve, and National Guard military personnel, $10.9 billion above fiscal year 2025.

• Army - $54,500,000,000
• Navy - $40,500,000,000
• Marine Corps - $16,900,000,000
• Air Force - $38,700,000,000
• Space Force - $1,500,000,000

Operation and Maintenance - The bill provides $294.4 Billion, $4.1 Billion above the fiscal year 2025 enacted level and $1.3 billion below the fiscal year 2026 request.

• Army - $58,200,000,000
• Navy - $74,700,000,000
• Marine Corps - $10,900,000,000
• Air Force - $61,500,000,000
• Space Force - $5,600,000,000

Security Cooperation Programs:

• $400,000,000 added to the Security Cooperation account available for Ukraine.

Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development

Department of Transportation: $28,500,000,000

Federal Aviation Administration: $18,600,000,000

National Infrastructure Investments: $145,000,000

Great Lakes Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation:

• General funding: $38,080,000
• Operations and Maintenance: $54,030,000
• Seaway Infrastructure Program: $15,950,000

Maritime Administration: $876,000,000, including:

• Port Infrastructure Development Program: $103,330,000
• Maritime Security Program: $390,000,000
• Small Shipyard Grant Program: $35,000,000

Federal Transit Administration:

• Capital Investment Grant Program: $1,700,000,000
• Transit Formula Grants, Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Grants: $14,642,000,000

Federal Railroad Administration:

• National Network Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation:
  • Additional Corridor Development: $66,000,000
  • Long-Distance Facilities & Service Enhancement: $1,577,000,000
  • Amtrak National Network: $1,577,000,000
  • Great Lakes Stations Improvement: $29,240,000
• Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI): $137,426,000

Federal Highway Administration: $64,300,000,000, including:

• Highway Infrastructure Programs:
  • Truck parking infrastructure: $200,000,000
  • National Scenic Byways Program: $10,000,000

National Transportation Safety Board: $145,000,000

Department of Housing and Urban Development:

Housing:

• Supportive Housing for the Elderly Section 202 of the Housing Act:
  • Legacy Grants Assistance Elderly Intergenerational Families: $4,000,000
• Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes: $295,000,000, including:

  • Lead Hazard Reduction program; Healthy Homes Grants and Support: Healthy Homes and Weatherization Cooperation

    Healthy Homes Initiative: $9,000,000

• Office of Community Planning and Development
  • Self-Help Homeownership Opportunity Program (SHOP): $65,000,000
    • Rural Capacity Building: $5,000,000
• Housing Counseling Assistance Program: $57,500,000
• Community Planning and Development:
  • HOME Investment Partnership Program: $1,250,000,000
• Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation (NeighborWorks): $158,000,000
• Community Development Fund:
  • Community Development Block Grants: $3,300,000,000
• Fair Housing Initiatives Program: $56,000,000
• Rental Assistance Programs: $66,000,000,000
• Housing for the Elderly: $1,000,000,000
• Homeless Assistance Grants: $4,400,000,000
• Community Planning and Development: $13,300,000,000

More information on Kaptur community-led projects can be found here. The text of H.R.7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 is available here. A summary of the appropriations provisions for Labor, HHS, Education and Related Agencies, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies, and Defensecan be found by clicking individually, or all links can be found here.

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