Government Funding: Temporary Extension Through December 2026
A house committee must act next: committee consideration.
This is a standard bill used to avoid a shutdown. Since it was introduced by the Appropriations Chair, it has strong leadership backing.
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Defense funding continues so troops keep getting paid and current operations continue, but the bill blocks new weapons production, blocks increasing production rates above 2026 levels, and blocks starting new multi-year procurement contracts, which can delay modernization and new equipment deliveries.
“No appropriation or funds made available or authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall be used for: (1) the new production of items not funded for production in fiscal year 2026 or prior years”
Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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Introduced in House
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House GOP leaders released text Friday for a bill to fund the federal government from Oct. 1 until Dec. 4, 2026, bypassing the bipartisan appropriations process to avoid a shutdown fight before the midterm elections. The bill includes WIC flexibility and disaster relief funding.
House Republican leaders are preparing to bring a stopgap measure to the floor that would keep federal agencies funded through Dec. 4. The bill, called the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, aims to avert a government shutdown before the Sept. 30 deadline.
The Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027, would sustain current funding levels through Dec. 4 while adding no policy riders. It includes extensions for SNAP, WIC, and the Disaster Relief Fund, and blocks pay raises for members of Congress.
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Document Type
Congressional Bill
Official Title
Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, and for other purposes.
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