Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75)

Current understanding

P.L. 119-75 provides full-year FY2026 appropriations for Defense; Labor/HHS/Education; Transportation/HUD; Financial Services and General Government; and State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (including national security accounts). It also contains a continuing resolution funding the Department of Homeland Security through February 13, 2026, and extends several expiring programs and authorities. The package is enacted and represents the FY2026 omnibus vehicle for the covered departments, with DHS funding to be resolved separately before the CR lapse.

Evidence log

• 2025-11-12 — Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026: 2025-11 — P.L. 119-37 (Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, FY2026) enacted ahead of P.L. 119-75, ending the October 2025 shutdown with full-year funding for Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and MilCon-VA plus a CR through January 30, 2026; confirms the FY2026 cycle is being resolved through sequential multi-bill packages rather than a single omnibus. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-07-18 — Relating to consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 4) to rescind certain budget authority proposed to be rescinded in special messages transmitted to the Congress by the President on June 3, 2025, in accordance with section 1012(a) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.: 2025 — House adopted the Senate amendment to H.R. 4 (Rescissions Act of 2025) under ICA §1012(a), rescinding budget authority from the President’s June 3, 2025 special messages; operates parallel to the FY2026 appropriations track by reducing previously enacted authority rather than providing new appropriations. (novelty: 2)
• 2025-09-18 — Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, Agriculture, and Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2026: 2025 — HR3944 (MilCon-VA / Agriculture-FDA / Legislative Branch FY2026 minibus) introduced as a separate three-bill appropriations vehicle covering departments not included in P.L. 119-75, indicating the FY2026 appropriations cycle is being resolved through multiple parallel packages rather than a single omnibus. (novelty: 2) (novelty: 2)
• 2025-09-16 — Pay Our Troops Act of 2026: HR5401 (Pay Our Troops Act of 2026) introduced as a standalone shutdown-contingency measure to continue military and DoD civilian/contractor pay during any FY2026 lapse, relevant to accounts not covered by P.L. 119-75 or in the event of gaps before/after its enactment. (novelty: 2)

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