Continuing Appropriations and Extensions and Other Matters Act, 2026

House Votes

This bill is a temporary funding plan to keep the government open at the start of fiscal year 2026. It keeps most programs at last year’s funding levels, with a few exceptions, until October 31, 2025, or until full-year spending bills become law. It also adds money for public broadcasting and for security for federal officials, and it extends several programs that were about to expire.

It permanently keeps the expanded premium tax credits that lower monthly costs for people who buy health insurance on the marketplace. It also undoes earlier health care changes that cut Medicaid funding. The bill lets Washington, D.C., use its local budget, extends the availability of some funds that were being withheld, and limits the Office of Management and Budget’s ability to hold back money.

• Who is affected: federal agencies; people buying health insurance through an exchange; Medicaid enrollees; D.C. residents; and people who rely on programs in health care, veterans’ services, homeland security, and agriculture. Public broadcasting and security for federal officials also receive added support.
• What changes: keeps government funding at last year’s levels with limited exceptions; permanently extends premium tax credits; reverses Medicaid cuts from a prior law; allows D.C. to use local funds; limits fund withholding by the budget office; and extends several expiring programs and authorities.
• When: through October 31, 2025, or until full-year spending bills are enacted.