United StatesHouse Bill 5371HR 5371

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

Economics and Public Finance

161 pages

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Last progress November 12, 2025 (1 month ago)

Introduced on September 16, 2025 by Tom Cole

House Votes

79 Yea · 71 No — 76 needed

Senate Votes

60 Yea · 40 No — 51 needed

Presidential Signature

Signed

November 12, 2025 (1 month ago)

President of the United States

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Text as it was Enrolled Bill

November 13, 2025•161 pages

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Text as it was Engrossed Amendment in Senate

November 10, 2025•394 pages

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Text as it was Placed on Calendar Senate

September 19, 2025•92 pages

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Text as it was Engrossed in House

September 19, 2025•94 pages

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Text as it was Introduced in House

September 16, 2025•91 pages

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Amendments

SAMDT 3949November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3948November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3943November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3939November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3937November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3942November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3938November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3940November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3944November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3946November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3947November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3950November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3945November 10, 2025

SAMDT 3941November 10, 2025

This bill keeps the federal government open and extends many health and veteran programs people use every day. It funds agencies at last year’s levels through November 21, 2025, unless full‑year bills pass sooner, adds money to improve security for top federal officials, and lets Washington, DC spend its local budget—avoiding a shutdown and keeping services running.

It also extends key health benefits. Medicare telehealth options, including audio‑only visits and services from community clinics, continue through late November 2025 . Community health centers, the National Health Service Corps, and teaching health centers get short‑term funding from October 1 to November 21, 2025, helping clinics stay open and staffed. The Special Diabetes Programs (including for American Indians and Alaska Natives) are extended with short‑term funding for the same period. Planned cuts to Medicaid hospital payments are delayed, helping hospitals that serve many low‑income patients. The program that enforces surprise medical billing protections gets an extra $15 million for October 1 to November 21, 2025. Veterans’ health and benefits continue, and VA gets tools to help veterans avoid foreclosure through its mortgage Partial Claim Program . The FDA’s over‑the‑counter (OTC) drug program is renewed through 2030, and the government will review how prescription drugs can safely move to OTC status .

Who is affected: People who rely on federal services; Medicare patients using telehealth; patients at community health centers; people with diabetes; hospitals serving low‑income communities; veterans with VA home loans; consumers who use OTC medicines; and DC residents .
What changes: Government funded at FY2025 levels; Medicare telehealth extended; clinic and diabetes program funding continued; Medicaid hospital cuts delayed; added funds to enforce surprise billing protections; VA foreclosure‑avoidance tools; FDA’s OTC program renewed and reviewed for Rx‑to‑OTC switches .
When: Most extensions run through November 21, 2025 (some Medicare items through November 22, 2025); the OTC drug program runs through 2030 .

Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

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