Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027
Latest action (Jul 22, 2026) — Received in the Senate.
What it does
Congressional Research Service, Jul 21, 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 4, 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 bill includes exceptions for
the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);Small Business Administration loan programs;the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund;the Indian Health Service; andwildfire suppression activities.In addition, the bill extends several expiring programs, authorities, and restrictions, including
the Department of Agriculture’s livestock mandatory price reporting program,the National Flood Insurance Program,limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees,the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program,the authority to waive certain pay limitations that apply to wildland firefighters and other wildland fire personnel, the authority for the District of Columbia to spend local funds, andthe freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress. The bill also provides the customary payments to the beneficiaries of the late Representative David Scott and the late Senator Lindsey Graham.
Face Value
as passed the HouseHow much of this bill its name accounts for.
- Every bill starts at100
- Length−1
29 sections, against 20 before length counts against a bill.
- Name admits it—
The short title says the bill is broad, so both penalties are halved.
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
1 recordeddecisive vote
House · Jul 21, 2026
Whether the bill passes the House. This is the vote most people mean.
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