House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole has announced updated subcommittee allocations for Fiscal Year 2026. These allocations align with President Trump's goals of strengthening America, enhancing safety, and focusing federal agencies on their core missions.
Chairman Cole stated, "Our FY26 process is driven by the national mandate of turning President Trump’s vision into action. That means real reforms, real savings, and real results for the American people. These funding allocations reduce spending by billions of dollars—and we don’t do this through gimmicks—but through responsible budgeting and principled decision-making. Every bill is cut except for the vital areas the President requested be protected: our defense, veterans, and homeland security. With this effective approach, we are decreasing spending by $45 billion compared to FY25. We are aggressively saving taxpayer dollars while funding our nation’s most important needs. Our path forward will continue to reflect investments that make the United States safer, stronger, and more prosperous."
The key aspects of these allocations include protection for President Trump's funding priorities such as defense spending to maintain peace through strength and increased Homeland Security funding to ensure American safety. Additionally, Veterans Affairs will receive full funding to honor those who have served.
Non-defense programs will face a nearly 6% reduction in costs to achieve savings for taxpayers. The House topline reduces spending by $45 billion compared to FY25, adding to a previous $25 billion reduction from earlier proposed FY25 allocations.
The appropriations process aims at targeted investments in border security, energy independence, national defense, and economic growth while reducing unnecessary government expenditure.
For Defense, the allocation stands at $892.5 billion; Non-Defense receives $705.6 billion; totaling $1.5981 trillion overall.
Interim 302(b) allocations detail specific budgets for various agencies including:
- Agriculture and related agencies: $25.523 billion
- Commerce and related agencies: $76.824 billion
- Defense: $831.513 billion
- Energy and Water Development: $57.3 billion
- Financial Services: $23.198 billion
- Homeland Security: $66.361 billion
- Interior and Environment: $37.971 billion
- Labor and Health Services: $184.491 billion
- Legislative Branch: $6.7 billion
- Military Construction/Veterans Affairs: $152.091 billion
- National Security/State Department: $46.218 billion
- Transportation/Housing Development: $89.91 billion
