The Senate passed its first package of fiscal 2026 spending bills Friday, making up for lost time in the long-delayed appropriations process before preparing to head out of town for a monthlong August recess.

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 Senate voted 87-9 to pass a military construction spending bill with $20 million in funding for infrastructure at Selfridge Air National Guard Base