Restore regular order in Congress by passing 12 separate appropriations bills through committee, open floor rules, amendments, and presidential signature.

We need to immediately return to regular business where Congress is deliberating and passing 12 separate appropriations bills through the committee process, considered under an open rule on the floor which allows for amendments to be considered, and those appropriations bills need to be sent to the President for signature.

Crank committed to restoring regular order for appropriations, including 12 separate bills, committee consideration, open rules, amendments, and sending bills to the president.

5th Congressional District: Jeff Crank
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So whether you're a Democrat or whether you're the Republican, they need to get back to regular order where members can go into committee, where they're experts, and talk about these issues... We need to follow that and get back to that. And I'll hold Republican leadership accountable to that and I'll hold Democrat leadership accountable to that.

Crank pledged to push Congress back to regular appropriations order and hold both Republican and Democratic leadership accountable for it.

Colorado District 5 candidate, Republican Jeff Crank on military spending, immigration, and why he believes he should go to Washington, DC
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Date Approved: March 15, 2025. Full Title: An act making further continuing appropriations and other extensions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2025, and for other purposes. Bill Number: H.R. 1968.

For FY2025, during Crank's first House term, Congress enacted a full-year continuing appropriations law rather than 12 separate regular appropriations bills.

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Public Law 119-4 - Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025
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Division A was titled Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025. Section 1101 appropriated amounts under the authority and conditions provided in applicable appropriations Acts for fiscal year 2024, listing the 12 FY2024 appropriations acts by reference.

The enacted FY2025 funding law continued prior-year appropriations by reference, which is inconsistent with the promise to pass 12 separate appropriations bills through regular order and presidential signature.

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Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act, 2025 - statutory text
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Vote Question: On Passage. Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025. Status: Passed. Yeas 217, Nays 213. Crank, Republican, Colorado, voted Yea.

Crank voted for the FY2025 full-year continuing appropriations bill. That vote funded the government, but it did not fulfill the specific regular-order pledge.

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Roll Call 70 | Bill Number: H. R. 1968
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Date Approved: November 12, 2025. Full Title: An act making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes. Bill Number: H.R. 5371.

The first enacted FY2026 appropriations law was a mixed package: continuing appropriations plus several regular appropriations divisions, not 12 separate bills.

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Public Law 119-37 - Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026
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The table of contents lists Division A--Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026; Division B--Agriculture; Division C--Legislative Branch; and Division D--Military Construction, Veterans Affairs, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026. Section 106 made continuing appropriations available until January 30, 2026.

FY2026 did include three regular appropriations divisions, but they were enacted in one package along with a continuing resolution for the remaining appropriations bills.

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Public Law 119-37 statutory text
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Short Title: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026. Full Title: An Act Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

A later FY2026 enrolled bill consolidated three appropriations areas into one measure, showing some regular appropriations progress but not 12 separate bills.

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H.R. 6938 (ENR) - Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026
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The table of contents lists Division A--Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies; Division B--Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies; and Division C--Department of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026.

The bill packaged three appropriations divisions together, which is not the promised process of 12 separate appropriations bills.

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H.R. 6938 enrolled bill text
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Short Title: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026. Full Title: An Act Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes.

The later FY2026 appropriations vehicle was expressly a consolidated appropriations act, not 12 separate bills handled individually through final enactment.

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H.R. 7148 (ENR) - Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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The table of contents lists appropriations divisions for Defense; Labor, HHS, and Education; Transportation-HUD; Financial Services and General Government; National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs; plus Division H--Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026.

H.R. 7148 combined multiple regular appropriations bills and included further continuing appropriations, directly undercutting the claim's requirement for 12 separate bills with regular-order floor process and presidential signature.

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H.R. 7148 enrolled bill text
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CRS noted H.R. 5371 (P.L. 119-37) and stated that FY2026 continuing appropriations for the remaining nine appropriations bills were provided through January 30, 2026. The notes also state H.R. 5371 included regular appropriations for Agriculture, Legislative Branch, and Military Construction-VA.

CRS confirms that, after the November 2025 enactment, only three regular appropriations bills were enacted while nine remained under continuing appropriations, so the 12-bill promise had not been fulfilled in regular order.

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Appropriations Status Table: FY2026
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