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H.R. 5371119th Congress
Official title: Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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HR 5371 funds federal agencies at 2025 levels through January 30, 2026, while locking in full-year budgets for a few areas.
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HR 5371 is a stopgap funding bill that keeps most federal agencies running at roughly 2025 spending levels through January 30, 2026, or until Congress passes full budgets. It also includes permanent full-year funding for Agriculture and food/drug programs, the Legislative Branch, and military construction/Veterans Affairs, plus extensions of several expiring health, agriculture, and veterans programs and renewal of unrelated legal authorities like cybersecurity information-sharing rules.
The bill affects federal agencies, employees, farmers, veterans, military families, and recipients of programs run by USDA, VA, and other departments.
Without this or similar legislation, funding authority for most agencies would lapse at the start of fiscal year 2026, risking disruptions to federal operations and payments. The bill also reverses any federal employee layoffs attempted during the funding gap, with back pay.
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Right now: the President signed it. It's law.Now law
Latest action: — Became Public Law No: 119-37.