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
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.
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.
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.
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.
Assessments
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.