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FY2027 appropriations and the December 11, 2026 continuing resolution

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Public Law 119-103 funds the government at FY2026 rates through Dec. 11, 2026; no full-year FY2027 appropriations act has been enacted.

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  • Section 101 provides such amounts as may be necessary, at a rate for operations as provided in the applicable appropriations acts for fiscal year 2026 and under the authority and conditions provided in such acts, for continuing projects or activities that were conducted in fiscal year 2026.

    Public Law 119-103, Division A, section 101 (govinfo.gov)

  • Section 106 makes the appropriations available until whichever occurs first: enactment of an appropriation for a project or activity provided for in the act, enactment of the applicable FY2027 appropriations act without provision for such project or activity, or December 11, 2026.

    Public Law 119-103, Division A, section 106 (govinfo.gov)

  • OMB Bulletin 27-01 automatically apportions to each applicable account the pro-rata share of the rate for operations provided by section 101 of the CR, and states that OMB expects to approve exception apportionment requests only in extraordinary circumstances.

    OMB Bulletin No. 27-01 (Sept. 28, 2026) (whitehouse.gov)

  • NIH states that its institutes and centers may, at their discretion, issue non-competing research grant awards at a level below that indicated on the most recent Notice of Award, and that upward adjustments will be considered after FY2027 appropriations are enacted.

    NIH Notice NOT-OD-26-131 (Sept. 28, 2026) (grants.nih.gov)

Changelog 7 entries, newest first

  1. OMB Bulletin 27-01 automatically apportions the CR pro rata through Dec. 11

    OMB's bulletin states that Division A of Public Law 119-103 provides continuing appropriations for October 1, 2026 through December 11, 2026, and that as of October 1, 2026 OMB is automatically apportioning to each applicable account the pro-rata share of the rate for operations provided by section 101 of the CR and any extensions. Absent a spend-faster anomaly, agencies must request an exception apportionment, which OMB expects to approve only in extraordinary circumstances.

    Source: OMB Bulletin No. 27-01 (whitehouse.gov)

  2. Public Law 119-103 signed: FY2026 rates through December 11, 2026

    The Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 was signed September 2, 2026 (140 Stat. 987). Section 101 funds continuing projects and activities at a rate for operations as provided in the FY2026 appropriations acts and under their authority and conditions. Section 106 ends availability at the earliest of a full-year appropriation, an applicable FY2027 act without provision for the activity, or December 11, 2026. The act also carries Division B authorizing extensions, Division C the Surface Transportation Extension Act of 2026, and Division D veterans extenders.

    Source: Public Law 119-103 (govinfo) (govinfo.gov)

  3. House agrees to the Senate amendments 370 to 48, sending the CR to the President

    The House suspended the rules and agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500 by 370 to 48. The House Appropriations Committee's release states the bill provides more time to address full-year bills and contains no poison pills.

    Source: House Committee on Appropriations press release (Sept. 1, 2026) (appropriations.house.gov)

  4. Senate passes H.R. 6500 with an amendment, 90 to 6

    After cloture on the motion to proceed (89 to 4, August 3) and cloture on the substitute amendment, the Senate passed H.R. 6500 with an amendment and a title amendment by 90 to 6 on August 8, 2026. The message was transmitted to the House on August 10.

    Source: GovInfo bill status, H.R. 6500 (govinfo.gov)

  5. Senate Appropriations releases bipartisan CR text running through December 11

    The Senate Appropriations Committee minority's release states the text keeps the government funded through December 11, includes anomalies, and extends authorizations of health, veterans, infrastructure and other programs for the duration of the CR. The release also states that Republicans rejected extending the advance appropriations provided by Division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act beyond their October 1 expiration.

    Source: Senate Committee on Appropriations (minority), release on CR text (appropriations.senate.gov)

  6. House passes its own continuing resolution (H.R. 9770) through Dec. 4, 2026, 220 to 205

    H.R. 9770 passed the House 220 to 205 on July 21, 2026 and was received in the Senate July 22 with no further action recorded. The House Appropriations Committee's release states the bill extends government funding until December 4, 2026 and that three full-year FY2027 House bills had passed the floor with bipartisan support.

    Source: House Committee on Appropriations press release (July 21, 2026) (appropriations.house.gov)

  7. House passes H.R. 8595, FY2027 National Security and State appropriations, 217 to 209

    H.R. 8595 was reported April 30, 2026 (H. Rept. 119-631) and passed the House 217 to 209 on July 15, 2026. The bill was received in the Senate on July 29, 2026, and the govinfo record shows no Senate action after that.

    Source: GovInfo bill status, H.R. 8595 (govinfo.gov)

Background

The public law's govinfo package page records the bill's history: H.R. 6500 passed the House January 12, 2026 (340 to 54) as a different measure, passed the Senate with amendments August 8, 2026 (90 to 6), and the House agreed September 1, 2026 (370 to 48). Section 101 incorporates twelve FY2026 appropriations acts by reference, with stated exceptions for certain sections; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development act applies as amended by sections 153(b) and 156(a) of the CR.

As of November 3, 2026, govinfo records for the House-passed FY2027 bills show no Senate action after receipt, and neither appropriations committee's release listing announces a further FY2027 floor passage or another continuing resolution.

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