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Uniform Guidance rewrite (OMB-2026-0034)

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Proposed rule 91 FR 32198 closed to comment July 13, 2026; section 157 of the continuing resolution bars issuing or finalizing it through Dec. 11, 2026; no final rule published.

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  1. NIH tells applicants the CR prohibits implementing the Uniform Guidance revisions

    NIH Notice NOT-OD-26-131 states that NIH operates under the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027 (Public Law 119-103), which continues government operations through December 11, 2026 at the FY2026 enacted level. It states that the CR also prohibits NIH from implementing the revisions to the Uniform Administrative Requirements for Federal Awards, commonly known as the Uniform Guidance, including 2 CFR Part 200.

    Source: NIH Notice NOT-OD-26-131 (grants.nih.gov)

  2. Public Law 119-103 enacted; section 157 bars issuing or finalizing the rule through Dec. 11, 2026

    H.R. 6500, the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027, was signed on September 2, 2026 as Public Law 119-103. Section 157(a) provides that through December 11, 2026 a rule to revise the Uniform Guidance arising out of the May 29, 2026 notice of proposed rulemaking, or a substantially similar rule, shall not be issued or finalized. Section 157(b) provides that a rule issued or finalized before enactment shall not have force or take effect through December 11, 2026, and section 157(c) makes the section effective immediately upon enactment.

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

  3. House clears the CR 370 to 48; Chair Collins says it halts implementation of the proposed rule

    The House agreed to the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500 by a vote of 370 to 48. Senate Appropriations Chair Collins' statement on House passage says the measure also halts the implementation of the Office of Management and Budget's proposed rule, which she states would politicize the grant process.

    Source: Senate Committee on Appropriations (majority), Collins statement (Sept. 1, 2026) (appropriations.senate.gov)

  4. Senate Appropriations releases continuing-resolution text that blocks the rule for the CR's duration

    The Senate Appropriations Committee minority's release on the bipartisan continuing resolution states that the bill blocks implementation of OMB's new grants rule for the duration of the CR, that language was secured to prevent the administration from implementing the proposed grants rule through the duration of the CR, and that Republicans rejected killing the proposed rule outright.

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

  5. Comment period closes; docket records 496,606 submissions received

    The Federal Register notice set the comment deadline at July 13, 2026, and regulations.gov lists the document's comment end date as July 14, 2026. The docket page shows it closed for comments, with 164,654 submissions published and 496,606 received. No comment-period extension for this docket appears in the Federal Register.

    Source: Regulations.gov, docket OMB-2026-0034 (regulations.gov)

  6. OMB publishes proposed rule Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance at 91 FR 32198

    OMB and 45 co-signing agencies published a proposed rule (FR Doc. 2026-10817) to revise 2 CFR Parts 1, 25, 170, 175, 176, 180, 182, 183 and 200 and the agencies' adopting regulations. The summary states the revisions would improve transparency, accountability and oversight for federal awards, clarify the regulatory status of the OMB requirements, and reduce recipient burden. Comments were due on or before July 13, 2026.

    Source: Federal Register, 91 FR 32198 (proposed rule) (federalregister.gov)

  7. Docket OMB-2026-0034 opens with the proposed rule, a regulatory impact analysis and a small-entity analysis

    The regulations.gov docket, titled Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance under RIN 0348-AB88, lists three documents posted May 29, 2026: the proposed rule, a Regulatory Impact Analysis of Proposed Revisions to 2 CFR, and a Regulatory Flexibility Act Small Entity Analysis. The docket lists the proposed rule's comment period as May 29 to July 14, 2026.

    Source: Regulations.gov, docket OMB-2026-0034 (regulations.gov)

Background

The enrolled law is also available as a PDF from Congress at 140 Stat. 987. As of November 2, 2026, the Federal Register's listing of OMB documents since May 1, 2026 contains the May 29 proposed rule and no comment-period extension, reopening or final rule on 2 CFR. The Federal Register notice gives the comment deadline as July 13, 2026 and regulations.gov lists July 14, 2026; this page reports each as its source states it.

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