2026 Funding for Transportation and Housing Programs
The House must act next: a House floor vote.
This is a standard spending bill that must pass to keep the government running, but the controversial policy rules will likely lead to long debates with the Senate.
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The bill bars federal money from being used to take discriminatory action against any person who acts on a sincerely held belief that marriage is only between one man and one woman. It also blocks funds used in contravention of several executive orders, including one commonly associated with restricting gender identity recognition. These provisions limit certain nondiscrimination enforcement.
“none of the funds provided by this Act, or previous appropriations Acts, shall be used in whole or in part to take any discriminatory action against a person, wholly or partially, on the basis that such person speaks, or acts, in accordance with a sincerely held religious belief, or moral conviction, that marriage is, or should be recognized as, a union of one man and one woman.”
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 172.
The bill is now on the schedule for the full chamber to consider. It's in line for debate and a vote.
The House Committee on Appropriations reported an original measure, H. Rept. 119-212, by Mr. Womack.
A federal judge found the Transportation Secretary's attempt to shut down the congestion pricing program 'wholly unlawful.' The ruling is a major setback for the administration's efforts to use the 2026 budget cycle to dismantle the Manhattan traffic-reduction effort.
Despite losing billions in the 2026 federal budget, the California High-Speed Rail Authority is applying for new grants. The authority acknowledges the risk of further clawbacks from the federal government, which has labeled the project a 'textbook example of government failure.'
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026
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