Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2026
Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027
Latest action (Aug 10, 2026) — Message on Senate action sent to the House.
This bill is not what it was
It passed the House as AGOA Extension Act. The Senate then struck its text and put different legislation in its place on Aug 8, 2026. The text that came back is Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027. The bill number did not change, so the committee report, the sponsor and the record of who backed it all still refer to the original.
Replacing a bill's text this way is legal and common enough to have a name — a legislative vehicle. We flag it because nothing in the official record does.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Aug 8, 2026This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.
Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 11, 2026, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2027 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2027 begins on October 1, 2026.
The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2026 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the CR includes exceptions for
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);Small Business Administration loans;the Disaster Relief Fund; the Indian Health Service; the Department of Justice; andwildfire suppression activities.In addition, the bill extends several expiring authorizations, including authorities and programs related to
agriculture, flood insurance,cybersecurity,surface transportation, veterans benefits, housing,defense production, andtrade preferences for Haiti and certain countries in sub-Saharan Africa. The bill also includes provisions that
temporarily prohibit the implementation of a regulation that revises guidance for federal financial assistance,delay the implementation of certain changes to the statutory definition of hemp,extend the freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress and limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees, andprovide death gratuities to beneficiaries of two Members of Congress who died while in office.
Face Value
as passed the SenateHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Areas of law−32
Amends 5 separate titles of the US Code: 23, 31, 38, 40, 49.
- Length−12
113 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
Face Value measures reach, not honesty. A big bill can be accurately named, and a low score is not an accusation — it means the contents reach further than any short title could describe. Count it yourself ↗ How this is worked out
What Congress did
3 recordedof the Billdecisive vote
Senate · Aug 8, 2026
Whether the bill passes the Senate. This is the vote most people mean.
On , as Amendeddecisive vote
House · Jan 12, 2026
A fast-track vote: no amendments, short debate, and two thirds needed to pass. Used for bills expected to be uncontroversial.
On on the
Senate · Aug 3, 2026
Whether to end debate on whether to start debating it. Needs 60 senators; failing here kills the bill without a vote on the bill.
Who lobbied on this
2 organizationsThese organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.
- Fedex Corporationno position stated
“…- Restoring Trade Fairness Act S.206 - Restoring Trade Fairness Act H.R.407 - Prevent Tariff Abuse Act S.956 - Customs Facilitation Act of 2025 H.R.6500 - The AGOA Extension Act H.R.6504 - The Haiti Economic Lift Program Extension Act H.R.4930 - Information Sharing H.R.5917 Jackson Vanick…” filing ↗
- National Confectioners Associationno position stated
“Issues Related to Tariffs, African Growth and Development, H.R.6500 - African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) Extension Act of 2025” filing ↗
Most filings say only that an organization lobbied on a bill, not which side it took — where that's the case we say so rather than guessing. Quotes are verbatim from the filing. How this is built.
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