Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that appropriates continuing fiscal year 2027 funds for federal agencies and programs, at the same rate as fiscal year 2026 appropriations, unless otherwise stated.

Highlights:

• Appropriates continuing FY2027 funds for federal agencies and programs, and specifies that the continuing funds will match FY2026 levels, with certain exceptions, including the following (Sec. 101-126):

• the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);

• Small Business Administration loan programs;

• the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Disaster Relief Fund;

• the Indian Health Service; and

• wildfire suppression activities.

• Extends several expiring programs, authorities, and restrictions, including (Sec. 101-126):

• the Department of Agriculture’s livestock mandatory price reporting program;

• the National Flood Insurance Program;

• limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees;

• the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program;

• the authority to waive certain pay limitations that apply to wildland firefighters and other wildland fire personnel;

• the authority for the District of Columbia to spend local funds; and

• the freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress.

• Appropriates the customary payments to the beneficiaries of the late Representative David Scott and the late Senator Lindsey Graham (Sec. 127).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text