The Senate on Friday broke a multiday impasse by passing the first three fiscal 2026 spending bills, the first time the upper chamber has passed appropriations bills before the August recess since 2018.

The vote on the package of bills combining the Military Construction-VA and Agriculture-FDA bills passed 87-9. Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins (R-ME) allowed a legislative branch funding bill to proceed separately, which passed 81-15.

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