I still have much I want to do in the coming year, not least of which is keeping the government open. To do that, we must send all our appropriations bills to the President in a bipartisan and timely fashion.
Help keep the government open by sending all appropriations bills to the President in a bipartisan and timely fashion.
Occurrences
Roll Call 145 | Bill Number: H. R. 1 ... Vote Question: On Passage One Big Beautiful Act
Evidence
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Public Law 119-37 is titled the Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, and its divisions include full-year Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction and Veterans Affairs appropriations plus a continuing resolution.
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Public Law 119-74, enacted Jan. 23, 2026, is the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, covering three regular FY2026 appropriations bills.
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Public Law 119-75, enacted Feb. 3, 2026, is the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 and includes appropriations divisions for Defense, Labor-HHS-Education, Transportation-HUD, Financial Services-General Government, State, and related continuing/technical provisions.
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Public Law 119-86, enacted Apr. 30, 2026, is the Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 and includes the Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2026 plus additional continuing appropriations.
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House Roll Call 272 on H.R. 9770, making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2027, passed 220-205 on July 21, 2026; the official vote table lists George Latimer (D-NY) voting Nay.
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CRS reports that no regular FY2026 appropriations bills had been enacted by October 1, 2025, causing a 42-day funding gap, and that P.L. 119-37 provided continuing appropriations through January 30, 2026 for agencies funded through 9 of the 12 regular bills.
Assessments
Latimer was in federal office during the FY2026 appropriations cycle, and Congress ultimately enacted the full-year FY2026 appropriations set by April 30, 2026, including several regular appropriations packages. That gives him some same-term credit for helping advance appropriations. But the promise specifically required keeping the government open and sending all appropriations bills to the President in a bipartisan and timely fashion. The evidence shows no regular FY2026 appropriations bills were enacted by October 1, 2025, a 42-day funding gap occurred, and Congress relied on continuing appropriations before final enactment. FY2027 was still unresolved as of August 17, 2026, and the House had advanced a stopgap rather than all regular appropriations bills. This falls short of full delivery but is more than no action.
Congress ultimately completed the FY2026 appropriations cycle during George Latimer's term, with the last regular appropriations act enacted on April 30, 2026, so the government was kept open and the bills did reach the President. But the process was not timely as promised: it relied on continuing appropriations and stopgap funding well into the fiscal year rather than sending all appropriations bills on time. Because the outcome was achieved only after delays, this is partial rather than full delivery.