Newhouse Votes to Advance Government Funding Package

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-04) released the following statement upon House passage of the Senate amended H.R. 7148, the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2026, and the Continuing Resolution for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

"While I preferred the Senate send these final government funding bills to President Trump's desk, the responsibility fell on the House to finish the job," said Rep. Newhouse. "My colleagues and I on the Appropriations Committee, as well as House Leadership, worked hard to get us to this point, and passing all twelve funding bills remains the top priority. Shutting down the Department of Homeland Security makes us vulnerable to the threats in front of us and prevents FEMA from responding to natural disasters and severe weather events. I encourage swift and good faith negotiations on the path forward for on one of our most important national security agencies."

Background

On January 14, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 7006, the Fiscal Year 2026 Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, and sent it to the U.S. Senate.

On January 22, the House passed H.R. 7148, which included the Fiscal Year 2026 Defense Appropriations bill, the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development and Related Agencies Appropriations bill, and the Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations bill.

The same day, the House separately passed H.R. 7147, the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act.

The Senate planned to package all of these bills together, however, due to the shooting of Alex Pretti in Minnesota, the Senate and White House came to an agreement to pass all but the DHS bill and opted for a Continuing Resolution (CR) until February 13, 2026, for that agency's funding. The House passed this package today.

This package and CR will go to President Trump's desk for approval.

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