I urge all members to support this bill and join me in advancing it out of committee.
Support the FY27 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill and work to advance it out of committee.
Occurrences
Evidence
Last Action Date Listed: April 23, 2026. Action: Mr. Carter of Texas, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported the following bill; which was committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed.
House Appropriations Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Chairman John Carter (R-TX) and Committee Chairman Tom Cole (R-OK) delivered remarks while leading debate on the House Floor in support of H.R. 8469... 'I want to thank Appropriations Committee Chairman Cole for his leadership in advancing this bill through the Committee.' Cole said, 'I rise today in support of our first FY27 appropriations bill on the floor... I urge my colleagues to support H.R. 8469.'
Subcommittee Chairman John Carter testified before the House Committee on Rules in support of H.R. 8469. 'I want to thank Appropriations Committee Chairman Cole for his leadership in getting this bill through committee.'
Assessments
The promise was to support the FY27 Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies bill and work to advance it out of committee. The bill was formally reported out of the House Appropriations Committee on April 23, 2026, during Cole's current federal House term. Cole also publicly supported H.R. 8469 on the House floor, and official committee materials credited him as Appropriations Committee chairman with leadership in moving the bill through committee. This satisfies both the support and committee-advancement components of the promise.