Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Key claim: The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (P.L. 119-75) provides full-year FY2026 appropriations for Defense, Labor/HHS/Education, Transportation/HUD, Financial Services, and State/National Security, plus a continuing resolution for DHS through February 13, 2026, while extending several expiring programs and authorities.
Abstract
(HR7148 · 119th Congress) Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 This bill provides appropriations to several federal departments and agencies for the remainder of FY2026 and provides continuing FY2026 appropriations for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through February 13, 2026. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities. Specifically, the bill includes 5 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026; the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026; and the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. The departments, agencies, and activities funded in the bill include the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, the Department of Transportation, the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the Department of the Treasury, the Executive Office of the President, the judiciary, the District of Columbia, the Department of State and related programs, the administration and oversight of foreign assistance programs, bilateral economic assistance, international security assistance, multilateral assistance, export and investment assistance, and several related and independent agencies. In addition, the bill includes a continuing resolution (CR) that provides continuing FY2026 appropriations to DHS through the earlier of February 13, 2026, or the enactment of the DHS appropriations act. The CR funds most DHS programs and activities at the FY2025 levels. The bill also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including the U.S. Grain Standards Act; the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower program; the National Flood In Latest action (2026-02-03): Became Public Law No: 119-75.
Why this matters
The Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 sets full-year FY2026 funding levels for the Department of Defense and State/National Security accounts, anchoring the fiscal envelope for defense operations, foreign assistance, and related security programs. By leaving DHS on a short-term continuing resolution through February 13, 2026, it also creates a near-term funding cliff for homeland security agencies. Extensions of expiring authorities embedded in the package carry forward existing security and intelligence programs without structural change.