H.R. 7006 · 119th Congress · Received in the Senate.

2026 Funding Bill for Treasury, White House, Courts, State Department, and Foreign Aid

Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026

Sponsored by Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK)

Deep dive September 12, 2026

This bill funds Treasury, the White House, federal courts, Washington D.C., the State Department, and foreign aid for 2026. It sets spending limits, adds oversight rules, and attaches many policy conditions, from abortion funding limits to aid rules for specific countries. It also cuts some old unused funds and blocks a few agency actions, like IRS targeting by belief or a new $1 bill design.

What to know

The bill funds Treasury, IRS, White House offices, federal courts, Washington D.C. agencies, the State Department, and foreign aid programs for fiscal year 2026.
It blocks federal money for abortion in most cases, with exceptions for rape, incest, or danger to the mother's life, and this rule applies to both federal worker health plans and D.C.'s own budget.
It sets detailed foreign aid rules for dozens of countries, including conditions tied to Israel, Egypt, Ukraine, Russia, China, Palestinian groups, and countries fighting the Taliban or Hamas.
It cancels almost $1.94 billion in old, unspent foreign aid funds and cuts $300 million from a Treasury law enforcement fund.
It adds many new reporting and oversight rules, requiring agencies to notify Congress before moving money, changing programs, or signing big contracts.
It blocks a few specific actions, including redesigning the $1 bill, banning gas stoves, and merging the U.S. Mint with the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.

Heads up

11 buried provisions

Provisions we flagged do not match the bill's stated purpose, or repeat language from bills that did not pass on their own.

Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and Digital Asset Stockpile custody by third parties (Section 128)

Why we flagged this

This section only asks for a report. But it reveals that the U.S. holds Bitcoin and digital assets. Private contractors hold custody of these assets. A big financial choice sits inside a report request. The public may miss it.

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The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to issue a report to Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the authorities used to establish the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile, the impact the reserve and/or stockpile has on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund (TFF) including specific impacts on funding for law enforcement and compensation for victims of crime, a description of how Bitcoin and digital assets would appear on the Federal government’s balance sheet including on TFF monthly reports, and all third party contractors responsible for the custody of the assets.

Confidential emergency funds spent on Secretary's certificate alone (Title I, Departmental Offices)

Why we flagged this

Money can be spent for "unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature." The Secretary decides alone. The only record needed is the Secretary's own certificate. This gives wide spending power with little outside check.

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not to exceed $258,000 is for unforeseen emergencies of a confidential nature to be allocated and expended under the direction of the Secretary of the Treasury and to be accounted for solely on the Secretary's certificate;

Direct hire authority without notice or preference rules (Section 111)

Why we flagged this

The Treasury may hire people without normal notice or preference rules. This skips usual hiring steps. It echoes past efforts to loosen hiring limits.

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The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary’s delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary’s delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and return information.

Fourth Amendment limit on electronic communications access (Section 622)

Why we flagged this

This section blocks funds used to get stored electronic messages in a way that breaks the Fourth Amendment. The text names the amendment. It shows a known tension over search and seizure of digital data.

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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

First Amendment limit on IRS targeting (Section 106)

Why we flagged this

This bars IRS funds used to target people for using First Amendment rights. The text names the First Amendment. It signals a known tension over free speech and government action.

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None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

Presidential noncompliance on constitutional grounds (Section 7017)

Why we flagged this

This lets the President choose not to follow parts of the law on constitutional grounds. It only requires a later notice. This raises questions about the separation of powers and the duty to faithfully execute the law.

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If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program or policy.

UN peacekeeping with U.S. troops under foreign command (Title I, Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities)

Why we flagged this

Funds may support UN missions where U.S. troops serve under a foreign commander. The President must recommend it first. Still, command of U.S. forces can pass to a non-U.S. officer. This shifts control abroad.

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That none of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this heading may be used for any United Nations peacekeeping mission that will involve United States Armed Forces under the command or operational control of a foreign national, unless the President's military advisors have submitted to the President a recommendation that such involvement is in the national interest of the United States and the President has submitted to Congress such a recommendation:

Foreign Military Financing for weapons and defense services abroad (Title IV, Foreign Military Financing Program)

Why we flagged this

This directs billions in grants to foreign militaries. It funds advanced weapons for Israel, Egypt, Jordan, Taiwan, and others. Industrial and defense flows go to foreign states. This lens applies to all such flows regardless of the country.

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For necessary expenses for grants to enable the President to carry out the provisions of section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), $6,158,397,000:

Treasury intelligence funds deemed authorized by Congress (Section 120)

Why we flagged this

This treats Treasury intelligence spending as already authorized by Congress. It applies even before a real intelligence law passes. A small clause approves sensitive spending with little debate.

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Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.

Sharing records with other Federal and State entities (Section 127)

Why we flagged this

Treasury Inspector General funds tie to broad record uses across Federal and State bodies. This mirrors language from a bill that failed on the floor. That prior bill let agencies share program participant records widely.

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Amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3)) shall be available for any necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General with respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.

Multilateral development bank support for nuclear energy abroad (Section 7070(b))

Why we flagged this

This directs U.S. votes at world banks to fund nuclear energy in other countries. It sets up new trust funds for this purpose. A large policy shift sits deep in a general provisions section.

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The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director at the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the Secretary finds appropriate, any other multilateral development bank (as defined in section 1307(g)) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to advocate for—

Section by section

Short title of the Act
This section gives the bill its official name. It will be called the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026. This short name lets people refer to the whole bill easily. It does not set any spending or rules by itself.
Who this affects
This section affects no one directly. It sets the name used by lawmakers, agencies, and the public to refer to the bill.
Tradeoff
There is no real tradeoff here, since naming a bill has no policy effect on its own.
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This Act may be cited as the Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 .
Table of contents for the funding bill
This section is a table of contents. It lists the parts of the bill. The bill has three main divisions. Division A covers money for the Treasury Department, the White House, courts, and Washington D.C. Division B covers money for the State Department and foreign aid programs. Division C covers other matters. Each division is split into titles that name specific agencies or topics. This section does not spend any money itself. It just maps out where to find each part of the bill.
Who this affects
This section affects readers of the bill, including lawmakers, agency staff, and the public who want to find specific funding details.
Tradeoff
A table of contents makes the bill easier to navigate, but it adds no new rules or funding on its own.
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Division A—Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2026 Title I—Department of the Treasury Title II—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President Title III—The Judiciary Title IV—District of Columbia Title V—Independent Agencies
How the word 'Act' is used in this law
This section is a rule about words. This bill has more than one division. Each division covers different topics. This section says when a division uses the word 'Act,' it only means that division. It does not mean the whole bill. This helps courts and agencies read the law correctly. It stops confusion about which rules apply where.
Who this affects
It affects courts, government agencies, and lawyers who read and use this law.
Tradeoff
This rule makes the law clearer for each division, but it can make the bill harder for average readers to follow as a single document.
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Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any division of this Act shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of that division.
How to read the spending instructions
This section deals with a document called the explanatory statement. It gets printed in the Congressional Record around January 14, 2026. The House Appropriations Committee chair submits this document. It explains how money should be split up and used under this law. This section says that document counts as official guidance. It works the same as if both the House and Senate had agreed on it together. Agencies use it to know how to spend the funds listed in the bill.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that receive funding under this act. It also affects Congress members who oversee how the money gets spent.
Tradeoff
This approach lets Congress give detailed spending directions without writing them into the law itself, but it means some funding rules exist outside the text most people can easily read.
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The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 14, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions A and B of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
Where the money comes from
This section is a short legal statement. It says the funds in this law come from the U.S. Treasury. It applies to money not already promised for other uses. It sets the time period as one fiscal year. That year runs through September 30, 2026. This section does not list any specific programs. It just sets up the rule for how the rest of the bill's spending works.
Who this affects
It affects how all funding in this bill is legally structured. It does not directly affect any specific person or group.
Tradeoff
This section is a technical rule with no direct tradeoff, since it only sets the legal basis for spending listed elsewhere in the bill.
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The following sums in this Act are appropriated, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026.
Payment to a member of Congress's widow
This section gives money to Jill Marie LaMalfa. She is the widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa, a former Representative from California. The payment is $174,000. This is a common step Congress takes when a sitting member dies in office. It helps the family with costs after the loss.
Who this affects
This affects Jill Marie LaMalfa, the widow of the late Representative Douglas L. LaMalfa. It does not affect the general public directly.
Tradeoff
The payment supports a grieving family, but it uses public funds for a single named person instead of a general program.
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For payment to Jill Marie LaMalfa, widow of Douglas L. LaMalfa, late a Representative from the State of California, $174,000.
IRS budget transfer limit
This section lets the Internal Revenue Service move money between its own budget accounts. It can shift up to 5 percent of any funds it gets under this law or other laws. The IRS cannot do this on its own. It must first get approval from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees.
Who this affects
The Internal Revenue Service and Congress. It also affects how tax dollars get spent inside the agency.
Tradeoff
This gives the IRS some flexibility to fix budget gaps, but it limits how much money it can move and requires Congress to sign off first.
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any funds made available to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act or any other provision of law may be transferred to any other Internal Revenue Service appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
IRS employee training requirements
This section tells the Internal Revenue Service to keep running a training program for its workers. The training must cover certain topics. These include taxpayer rights and treating people politely. It also covers cross-cultural relations, ethics, and fair use of tax law. The goal is to make sure IRS staff treat all taxpayers fairly and respectfully.
Who this affects
IRS employees who take the training, and taxpayers who deal with the IRS.
Tradeoff
The training may improve how taxpayers are treated, but it also takes staff time and money away from other IRS work.
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The Internal Revenue Service shall maintain an employee training program, which shall include the following topics: taxpayers' rights, dealing courteously with taxpayers, cross-cultural relations, ethics, and the impartial application of tax law.
Protecting taxpayer information
This section tells the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to protect taxpayer data. The IRS must set up rules to keep tax records private. It must also guard people against identity theft. The section does not list specific methods. It leaves the details up to the IRS.
Who this affects
This affects all taxpayers who file with the IRS. It also affects IRS staff who handle tax records.
Tradeoff
Stronger privacy rules can protect people from identity theft, but they may also add more work and cost for the IRS.
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The Internal Revenue Service shall institute and enforce policies and procedures that will safeguard the confidentiality of taxpayer information and protect taxpayers against identity theft.
IRS phone help line funding
This section deals with the IRS help line. It says money given to the IRS can be used to improve phone service for taxpayers. This includes better facilities and more staff. The IRS Commissioner must keep making the help line better. The Commissioner must also use resources to answer taxpayers faster. This is very important for people who are victims of tax crimes, like identity theft.
Who this affects
Taxpayers who call the IRS for help, especially victims of tax fraud or identity theft. Also affects IRS staff and management.
Tradeoff
Better phone service can help taxpayers get answers faster, but it may require shifting money or staff away from other IRS tasks.
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Funds made available by this or any other Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be available for improved facilities and increased staffing to provide sufficient and effective 1–800 help line service for taxpayers.
Address change notices and fraud relief for employers
This section deals with employers who pay payroll taxes. If an employer changes their address with the IRS, the IRS must confirm the change. It must send this confirmation to both the old address and the new address. This helps catch cases where someone changes an address without the employer's knowledge. The section also tells the IRS to give special attention to settlement offers from employers who were scammed by a payroll tax preparer. This means if a third party preparer commits fraud, the victim employer may get more consideration when trying to settle their tax debt.
Who this affects
Employers who pay payroll taxes, especially those who use outside payroll tax preparers. IRS staff who process address changes and settlement offers are also affected.
Tradeoff
The extra notice step helps catch address fraud, but it adds a small extra task for the IRS on every address change.
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The Internal Revenue Service shall issue a notice of confirmation of any address change relating to an employer making employment tax payments, and such notice shall be sent to both the employer's former and new address and an officer or employee of the Internal Revenue Service shall give special consideration to an offer-in-compromise from a taxpayer who has been the victim of fraud by a third party payroll tax preparer.
IRS cannot target free speech
This section limits how the IRS can use its money. The IRS cannot use funds from this law to target people for using their First Amendment rights. Those rights include things like speech, religion, and protest. The section does not give new details on how this rule would be enforced. It sets a broad rule for the IRS to follow.
Who this affects
This affects the Internal Revenue Service and its staff. It also affects U.S. citizens who deal with the IRS.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to protect citizens' rights, but its broad wording could make it harder to know exactly which IRS actions it blocks.
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None of the funds made available under this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target citizens of the United States for exercising any right guaranteed under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
No IRS targeting based on beliefs
This section stops the IRS from using this law's money to single out groups for extra scrutiny because of their ideology. The IRS cannot pick groups for closer review just based on their political or social beliefs. This applies only to funds provided by this specific act.
Who this affects
It affects the IRS and its staff. It also affects nonprofit groups, advocacy organizations, and taxpayers who interact with the IRS.
Tradeoff
This protects groups from bias based on their beliefs, but it may make it harder for the IRS to flag suspicious activity if that activity is tied to an ideological group.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Internal Revenue Service to target groups for regulatory scrutiny based on their ideological beliefs.
IRS conference spending rules
This section limits how the IRS can spend money on conferences. The IRS must follow rules set by its Chief Financial Officer and other offices. These rules came from a 2013 government report. That report looked into a costly IRS conference held in Anaheim, California, in 2010. If the IRS does not follow these rules, it cannot use this law's funds for conferences.
Who this affects
This affects the Internal Revenue Service and its employees who plan or attend conferences.
Tradeoff
This rule can prevent wasteful conference spending, but it may also slow down or limit legitimate IRS training and meetings.
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None of funds made available by this Act to the Internal Revenue Service shall be obligated or expended on conferences that do not adhere to the procedures, verification processes, documentation requirements, and policies issued by the Chief Financial Officer, Human Capital Office, and Agency-Wide Shared Services as a result of the recommendations in the report published on May 31, 2013, by the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration entitled Review of the August 2010 Small Business/Self-Employed Division's Conference in Anaheim, California (Reference Number 2013–10–037).
IRS bonuses and rehiring must consider tax compliance
This section limits how the IRS can spend its money. The IRS cannot pay employee bonuses or awards unless the bonus program checks the employee's conduct and tax compliance. The IRS also cannot rehire former employees unless that hiring process checks their conduct and tax compliance. This means IRS workers with tax problems or misconduct could be blocked from bonuses or rehiring.
Who this affects
IRS employees and former IRS employees, especially those applying for bonuses or seeking to be rehired.
Tradeoff
This can help ensure IRS staff follow the tax rules they enforce, but it adds extra screening steps that could slow down bonus payments and rehiring decisions.
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None of the funds made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be obligated or expended— (1) to make a payment to any employee under a bonus, award, or recognition program; or (2) under any hiring or personnel selection process with respect to re-hiring a former employee; unless such program or process takes into account the conduct and Federal tax compliance of such employee or former employee.
Protecting tax return privacy
This section says money from this law cannot be used to break the tax privacy law. That law is called section 6103 of the tax code. It keeps tax returns and tax information private. Agencies must follow those privacy rules when they spend this funding.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that get money from this law, and it protects taxpayers whose tax records are kept private.
Tradeoff
This section keeps tax records private, but it does not create new privacy rules, it only enforces the existing law.
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None of the funds made available by this Act may be used in contravention of section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return information).
Faster hiring to clear tax return backlogs
This section lets the Treasury Department hire workers faster. It can skip some normal hiring rules. These workers would help process backlogged tax returns. The Secretary of the Treasury sets the rules for how this works. This is meant to speed up hiring so old tax returns get handled sooner.
Who this affects
This affects Treasury Department hiring staff, new job applicants, and taxpayers waiting on backlogged returns.
Tradeoff
Faster hiring can clear backlogs sooner, but skipping normal notice and preference rules may reduce fairness or oversight in who gets hired.
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The Secretary of the Treasury (or the Secretary's delegate) may use the funds made available in this Act, subject to such policies as the Secretary (or the Secretary's delegate) may establish, to utilize direct hire authority to recruit and appoint qualified applicants, without regard to any notice or preference requirements, directly to positions in the competitive service to process backlogged tax returns and return information.
Car and security service for the IRS Commissioner
This section lets the IRS use its budget to pay for a car and security detail for the IRS Commissioner. This covers rides between the Commissioner's home and workplace. Normally, a law limits when the government can pay for this kind of travel. This section makes an exception to that limit for the IRS Commissioner.
Who this affects
The IRS Commissioner and IRS budget planners are directly affected. Taxpayers are affected because IRS funds pay for this service.
Tradeoff
The Commissioner gets safe, reliable transportation, but taxpayer money funds this benefit instead of other IRS activities.
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funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service in this Act may be used to provide passenger carrier transportation and protection between the Commissioner of Internal Revenue’s residence and place of employment.
Treasury Department operating rules for uniforms, vehicles, and overseas health services
This section lets the Treasury Department spend its funds on certain basic operating needs. It can pay for staff uniforms, plus cleaning and repair of those uniforms. It can buy insurance for official cars used in other countries. It can also buy vehicles for overseas use without following normal price limits. Treasury can pay the State Department to give health care to its workers and their families who live abroad. Finally, it can hire outside experts or workers using a specific hiring law.
Who this affects
Treasury Department employees working overseas and their families. Also affects Treasury's budget and contracting decisions.
Tradeoff
This gives Treasury more flexibility to support overseas staff, but it also means some normal spending limits and rules do not apply.
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Appropriations to the Department of the Treasury in this Act shall be available for uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by law ( 5 U.S.C. 5901 ), including maintenance, repairs, and cleaning; purchase of insurance for official motor vehicles operated in foreign countries; purchase of motor vehicles without regard to the general purchase price limitations for vehicles purchased and used overseas for the current fiscal year
Moving money between Treasury offices
This section lets Treasury shift a small part of its budget between five offices. These offices include the main Treasury office, its inspector general, the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, the Bureau of the Fiscal Service, and the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau. Treasury can move up to 2 percent of funds from one of these offices to another. But Congress must approve the move first. Also, no single office can gain or lose more than 2 percent of its budget this way.
Who this affects
This affects Treasury Department offices and staff, and the Congressional committees that oversee their budgets.
Tradeoff
This gives Treasury more flexibility to fix budget gaps, but limits how much money can shift and requires Congress to sign off first.
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Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriations in this title made available under the headings Departmental Offices—Salaries and Expenses , Office of Inspector General , Financial Crimes Enforcement Network , Bureau of the Fiscal Service , and Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau may be transferred between such appropriations upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Moving IRS funds to its watchdog office
This section lets officials shift some money from the IRS budget to a different office. That office is the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration. This office checks IRS work and looks for problems. The amount moved cannot be more than 2 percent of any IRS appropriation. Congress must approve the move first. Both the House and Senate appropriations committees have to sign off before it happens.
Who this affects
This affects the IRS, the tax watchdog office, and Congress. It also indirectly affects taxpayers who rely on IRS oversight.
Tradeoff
It gives budget flexibility to fund tax oversight better, but it also reduces money available for the IRS's other work.
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Not to exceed 2 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act to the Internal Revenue Service may be transferred to the Treasury Inspector General for Tax Administration's appropriation upon the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
No redesign of the $1 bill
This section blocks money from being used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note. The Treasury Department and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing cannot spend any funds on this task. This rule applies to money from this act or any other source. It means the current design of the $1 bill must stay the same.
Who this affects
This affects the Treasury Department and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. It also affects anyone who uses $1 bills.
Tradeoff
This keeps the $1 bill familiar and saves money, but it blocks any updates for security or accessibility.
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None of the funds appropriated in this Act or otherwise available to the Department of the Treasury or the Bureau of Engraving and Printing may be used to redesign the $1 Federal Reserve note.
Funding transfers for federal debt collection
This section lets the Treasury Secretary move money from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service's normal operating budget into its Debt Collection Fund. This money would cover the cost of collecting debts owed to the government. Later, the Debt Collection Fund must pay that money back. It repays the operating budget once it collects the owed debts.
Who this affects
This affects the Bureau of the Fiscal Service and its debt collection operations. It also affects people or businesses who owe money to the federal government.
Tradeoff
This lets the bureau cover collection costs quickly, but it relies on future debt collections to pay the money back.
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The Secretary of the Treasury may transfer funds from the Bureau of the Fiscal Service—Salaries and Expenses to the Debt Collection Fund as necessary to cover the costs of debt collection: Provided, That such amounts shall be reimbursed to such salaries and expenses account from debt collections received in the Debt Collection Fund.
Approval needed before the U.S. Mint builds a museum
This section stops the U.S. Mint from using any government money to build or run a museum. The Mint can only do this if it gets clear approval first. It needs approval from four groups. These are the House and Senate appropriations committees, the House Financial Services Committee, and the Senate Banking Committee. This rule applies no matter which law funds the Mint.
Who this affects
The United States Mint and the congressional committees that oversee its budget and operations.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more control over Mint spending on museums, but it could slow down or block any museum project the Mint wants to build.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used by the United States Mint to construct or operate any museum without the explicit approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Blocking a merger of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the U.S. Mint
This section stops the Treasury Department from using any money to merge the Bureau of Engraving and Printing with the U.S. Mint. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing makes paper money. The Mint makes coins. Treasury cannot combine their jobs, in part or in full, without extra approval. Four groups must agree first. These are the House Financial Services Committee, the Senate Banking Committee, and both chambers' Appropriations Committees.
Who this affects
This affects the Treasury Department, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the U.S. Mint. It also affects Congress members on the named committees, who gain a say in any merger.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more control over changes to money-making agencies, but it could slow down or block reforms that might save money or improve efficiency.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act or source to the Department of the Treasury, the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, and the United States Mint, individually or collectively, may be used to consolidate any or all functions of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing and the United States Mint without the explicit approval of the House Committee on Financial Services; the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Treasury intelligence funding authorization
This section deals with money for Treasury Department intelligence work. Some laws say Congress must specifically authorize spending on intelligence activities. This section says the funds in this act count as that authorization. This applies for fiscal year 2026. It lasts until Congress passes a new intelligence authorization law for that year.
Who this affects
It affects the Department of the Treasury's intelligence programs and staff. It also affects Congress's oversight process for intelligence spending.
Tradeoff
It lets Treasury keep using intelligence funds without delay, but it relies on this act instead of a separate, more detailed intelligence authorization law.
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Funds appropriated by this Act, or made available by the transfer of funds in this Act, for the Department of the Treasury’s intelligence or intelligence related activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security Act of 1947 ( 50 U.S.C. 414 ) during fiscal year 2026 until the enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026.
Small budget for official events at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
This section sets a spending limit. The Bureau of Engraving and Printing can use up to $5,000 for official receptions and events. This money comes from the bureau's own revolving fund, not new tax dollars. The fund pays for these events instead of the regular budget.
Who this affects
It affects the Bureau of Engraving and Printing, which prints U.S. currency. It sets a cap on how much staff can spend on official hosting.
Tradeoff
The cap limits spending on events, but it also means less money is free for other bureau needs if those funds get used.
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Not to exceed $5,000 shall be made available from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing's Industrial Revolving Fund for necessary official reception and representation expenses.
Treasury capital spending plan
This section makes the Treasury Department report its big equipment and building spending plans to Congress. The Secretary of the Treasury must send this plan within 30 days after the President's budget comes out. The plan must cover money from all Treasury accounts. This includes systems and capital programs, the Treasury Franchise Fund, and the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. The plan must also show past spending on any project that is not finished yet.
Who this affects
This affects the Treasury Department and Congress. It helps lawmakers track how Treasury spends money on major projects.
Tradeoff
This creates more paperwork for Treasury, but it gives Congress better information to check on unfinished, costly projects.
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall submit a Capital Investment Plan to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 30 days following the submission of the annual budget submitted by the President
Freeze on rules for social welfare nonprofits
This section stops the Treasury Department and the IRS from writing new rules in 2026. Those rules would define what counts as a 501(c)(4) social welfare group. These groups get a tax break. The section keeps the old rules from January 1, 2010 in place. Those old rules apply to all groups, no matter when they were formed. This blocks a 2013 proposed rule change from moving forward.
Who this affects
This affects nonprofit social welfare groups, including some political advocacy groups. It also affects the IRS and Treasury Department staff who oversee these groups.
Tradeoff
The freeze keeps clear, old rules in place, but it also stops regulators from updating standards that some see as outdated or too loose.
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none of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by the Department of the Treasury, including the Internal Revenue Service, to issue, revise, or finalize any regulation, revenue ruling, or other guidance not limited to a particular taxpayer relating to the standard which is used to determine whether an organization is operated exclusively for the promotion of social welfare for purposes of section 501(c)(4) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986
Report on Treasury Franchise Fund charges
This section makes the Treasury Department explain its Franchise Fund. The Franchise Fund provides shared services to different Treasury offices, like payroll or IT support. Within 45 days, the Treasury Secretary must send a detailed report to Congress. The report must list how much money each office was charged. It must explain what each service costs and how that cost was figured out. It must also describe how customer offices help run the fund.
Who this affects
This affects the Treasury Department, its internal offices, and Congress members who oversee spending.
Tradeoff
The report gives Congress more insight into how the fund charges offices, but it also creates extra paperwork for Treasury staff.
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the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit an itemized report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate on the amount of total funds charged to each office by the Franchise Fund
Reporting rules for the Office of Financial Research
This section makes the Office of Financial Research send regular reports to Congress. It must report every three months. The report is due within 60 days after each quarter ends. It goes to House and Senate spending committees and financial oversight committees. Each report must show money spent last quarter and money expected to be spent this year. It must also list staff numbers, past and expected. Finally, it must explain what the office has done to meet its goals. Congress can also call office officials in to testify about these reports.
Who this affects
The Office of Financial Research, and members of Congress who oversee its budget and work.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more oversight and transparency, but it adds paperwork and reporting work for the office.
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Not later than 60 days after the end of each quarter, the Office of Financial Research shall submit reports on their activities to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs.
Moving Treasury money into a tech upgrade fund
This section lets the Treasury Department shift some of its budget into a special fund. That fund pays for computer system upgrades. Treasury can move up to 5 percent of any money it gets under this law. It must first get approval from Congress's spending committees. Once moved, this money can be used through September 30, 2029.
Who this affects
This affects the Department of the Treasury and its information technology programs. It also affects Congress, which must approve any transfer.
Tradeoff
Treasury gains flexibility to fund tech upgrades, but this shifts money away from its original planned use.
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Department of the Treasury may be transferred to the Department's information technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF)
More money for Treasury oversight of pandemic relief funds
This section gives extra money to the Treasury Department's Inspector General office. The Inspector General checks how the government spent certain pandemic relief funds. This includes money sent to states and local governments during the COVID-19 crisis. The extra funds come from a specific pot of money set aside under the Social Security Act. This money is on top of any funds the office already has for this oversight work.
Who this affects
This affects the Treasury Department's Inspector General office. It also affects oversight of state and local governments that received pandemic relief money.
Tradeoff
More funding allows closer checks on how relief money was spent, but it means more government spending on oversight instead of other uses.
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Amounts made available under section 601(f)(3) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 801(f)(3) ) shall be available for any necessary expenses of the Department of the Treasury Office of Inspector General with respect to section 601 of that Act, subtitle A of title V of division N of the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021, and section 3201 of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, in addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
Report on Bitcoin and digital asset reserves
This section tells the Secretary of the Treasury to write a report. The report must go to House and Senate committees within 90 days. It must explain the legal basis for the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and the U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile. It must also explain how these assets affect the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. That fund pays for law enforcement work and helps crime victims. The report must show how Bitcoin and other digital assets are listed on the government's financial records. It must also name any outside companies that hold or guard these assets.
Who this affects
This affects the Treasury Department, Congress, and law enforcement agencies that use the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. It also affects companies that store digital assets for the government.
Tradeoff
The report gives Congress more information and oversight, but it also takes Treasury staff time to prepare and may reveal details about private contractors handling government funds.
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The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to issue a report to Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the House Committee on Financial Services, and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act on the authorities used to establish the Strategic Bitcoin Reserve and U.S. Digital Asset Stockpile
Regular reports on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund
This section makes the Treasury Department report on a special fund. That fund holds money and property seized in law enforcement cases. The Secretary of the Treasury must send a report to Congress. The first report is due 20 days after this law passes. After that, a new report is due every month. These reports go to the House and Senate spending committees.
Who this affects
The Department of the Treasury and its Forfeiture Fund. Congressional appropriations committees that oversee spending.
Tradeoff
Regular reporting gives Congress more oversight of seized funds, but it adds ongoing paperwork work for Treasury staff.
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Not later than 20 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not later than 20 days after the end of the month thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the Treasury Forfeiture Fund.
Moving money between White House offices
This section lets a top budget official move money between certain White House and executive offices. These include the White House itself, the Vice President's residence, and a few advisory councils. The official can shift up to 10 percent of an office's funding to another listed office. Congress must approve the move first. No office can grow by more than 50 percent from these transfers. Moving money out of the Vice President's office or his residence needs his approval too.
Who this affects
This affects White House staff offices, the Vice President's office, and Congress, which must approve each transfer.
Tradeoff
This gives officials flexibility to fix funding gaps quickly, but it also lets them shift money away from its original purpose without a new law.
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the Director of the Office of Management and Budget (or such other officer as the President may designate in writing) may, with advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, transfer not to exceed 10 percent of any such appropriation to any other such appropriation
Cost estimates for presidential orders
This section covers fiscal year 2026. It says the White House budget office must write a cost report for each executive order or presidential memo. The report must explain the budget impact, including costs, benefits, and revenue changes. It must show the effect on spending by federal agency for five years. It must also show the effect on government revenue for those five years. If an order comes from a national emergency, the budget office gets 15 extra days to finish the report. This cost report rule only applies to memos with a regulatory cost over $100 million.
Who this affects
This affects the White House budget office (the Office of Management and Budget) and the President's use of executive orders and memos. It also affects Congress and the public, who would see these cost reports.
Tradeoff
This gives the public and Congress more information about the cost of presidential actions, but it adds paperwork and may slow down urgent orders.
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During fiscal year 2026, any Executive order or Presidential memorandum issued or revoked by the President shall be accompanied by a written statement from the Director of the Office of Management and Budget on the budgetary impact, including costs, benefits, and revenues, of such order or memorandum.
Order to follow new spending rules
This section gives a deadline for a key official to act. The Director of the Office of Management and Budget must send out a memo within 30 days after this law passes. The memo must go to all federal departments, agencies, and government corporations. It must tell them to follow the rules in title VII of this Act. Title VII is a different part of the same law. This section makes sure those rules get put into action quickly.
Who this affects
The Office of Management and Budget director, and all federal departments, agencies, and government corporations.
Tradeoff
Setting a firm deadline speeds up compliance, but it gives agencies little time to prepare for the new rules in title VII.
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Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall issue a memorandum to all Federal departments, agencies, and corporations directing compliance with the provisions in title VII of this Act.
Extra money for the Office of National Drug Control Policy
This section gives the Office of National Drug Control Policy an extra $7,071,000. The money pays for specific projects listed in a separate explanatory statement. The office cannot move this money to any other purpose. It must use it only for the listed projects.
Who this affects
This affects the Office of National Drug Control Policy and the projects it funds. It may also affect groups that receive drug policy program support.
Tradeoff
This locks the funding to specific projects, which limits waste but also removes flexibility if needs change later.
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For an additional amount for Office of National Drug Control Policy, Salaries and Expenses , $7,071,000, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading Administrative Provisions—Executive Office of the President and Funds Appropriated to the President in the explanatory statement described in section 4
Allowing agencies to hire outside experts
This section lets agencies use their salary and expense money to pay for outside experts and consultants. It points to an existing law, 5 U.S.C. 3109, that already allows this kind of hiring. Agencies can bring in short-term help for special tasks. This money comes from funds already set aside in this part of the bill.
Who this affects
Federal agencies covered by this title, and outside experts or consultants they may hire.
Tradeoff
Agencies get more flexibility to bring in outside help, but this could mean less money is used for regular staff or other planned costs.
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Appropriations and authorizations made in this title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109 .
Moving money between judiciary accounts
This section lets courts shift some money between different judiciary budget accounts. They can move up to 5 percent of any account's funds for the year. Most accounts cannot grow by more than 10 percent from these moves. Two account types have no growth limit: courts of appeals and district court services, and jury and commissioner fees. Any money moved this way must follow the reporting rules in sections 604 and 608. Courts must tell Congress before they spend transferred funds.
Who this affects
This affects federal courts, judges, and court staff who manage judiciary budgets. It also affects Congress, which oversees how court funds are spent.
Tradeoff
This gives courts flexibility to cover unexpected costs, but it limits how much money can shift and requires Congress to be notified first.
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Defender Services and Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services, Fees of Jurors and Commissioners , shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers
Judicial Conference reception expenses
This section lets the courts use existing funds for a special purpose. Federal courts get money each year for salaries and other costs. This section says some of that money can also pay for receptions and events. These events are hosted by the Judicial Conference of the United States. This is a group that sets policy for federal courts. The section limits this spending to $11,000. The Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts must manage this money.
Who this affects
This affects the federal court system and the Judicial Conference of the United States. It also affects the Administrative Office of the United States Courts.
Tradeoff
This lets courts host official events without new funding, but it caps the amount at $11,000 to limit spending.
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the salaries and expenses appropriation for Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services shall be available for official reception and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the United States: Provided, That such available funds shall not exceed $11,000 and shall be administered by the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in the capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
Widening a property law rule to cover all federal agencies
This section changes one word in an existing law about federal property. The old law used the word 'executive' to describe which agencies a rule applies to. This section says to use the word 'Federal' instead, everywhere it appears in that part of the law. This change likely widens the rule so it covers more types of federal offices, not just executive branch ones. The law itself deals with federal real estate or property matters under title 40 of the U.S. Code.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that manage property, including those outside the executive branch. It may also affect government staff who apply this property law.
Tradeoff
Widening the rule to more agencies creates more consistent property rules, but it also means more parts of government must follow the same requirements, whether or not that fits their situation.
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Section 3315(a) of title 40, United States Code, shall be applied by substituting Federal for executive each place it appears.
Courthouse security pilot program
This section starts a test program for courthouse security. Normally, the Department of Homeland Security provides certain security services for federal buildings. Under this pilot, the United States Marshals Service will provide those services instead, but only at courthouses chosen by its Director. The Marshals Service will work with the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to pick which courthouses join the test. One type of service, listed in a specific law, will not be included. Also, the courts' office will now pay the Marshals Service for this work, instead of paying Homeland Security.
Who this affects
It affects federal courthouses chosen for the pilot, the U.S. Marshals Service, the Department of Homeland Security, and the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
Tradeoff
The change may let the Marshals Service test a new way to handle courthouse security, but it shifts duties and payments away from Homeland Security, which could affect coordination between the two agencies.
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the United States Marshals Service shall provide, for such courthouses as its Director may designate in consultation with the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts, for purposes of a pilot program, the security services that 40 U.S.C. 1315 authorizes the Department of Homeland Security to provide, except for the services specified in 40 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(E)
Delay on off-road vehicle safety rule
This section deals with off-road vehicles like ROVs, which are recreational off-highway vehicles used for outdoor riding. In 2014, the Consumer Product Safety Commission published a new safety standard for these vehicles. It set rules about tipping over and handling. This section blocks the government from using 2026 funds to finish or enforce that rule right now. First, the National Academy of Sciences must study the rule. The study must check if the tipping and handling tests actually work well. It must estimate how many rollovers the rule would prevent. It must also check if a warning label on rollover risk makes sense. Finally, it must look at how the rule would affect military use of these vehicles. After the study is done, a report must go to four congressional committees. Only after that report is delivered can the rule move forward.
Who this affects
This affects makers and sellers of off-road recreational vehicles, government safety regulators, the military, and people who buy or ride these vehicles.
Tradeoff
Delaying the rule allows more research before enforcement, but it also means possible safety improvements are put off longer.
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none of the amounts made available by this Act may be used to finalize or implement the Safety Standard for Recreational Off-Highway Vehicles published by the Consumer Product Safety Commission in the Federal Register on November 19, 2014
No money to ban gas stoves
This section blocks federal money from being used a certain way. The Consumer Product Safety Commission cannot use these funds to write, put in place, or enforce any rule that bans gas stoves. This means the agency could not use this funding to ban gas stoves as a whole product type. The rule only covers this one budget bill's money.
Who this affects
It affects the Consumer Product Safety Commission. It also affects people who use or sell gas stoves.
Tradeoff
It keeps gas stoves on the market under this funding, but it limits the agency's power to regulate them for safety or health reasons.
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None of the funds provided may be used to promulgate, implement, administer, or enforce any regulation issued by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban gas stoves as a class of products.
Extending an election help law
This section changes an older law about elections. That law is called Public Law 108-494, Section 302. It had an end date of December 31, 2024. This section removes that end date. This means the rule in that law keeps going. It does not stop at the end of 2024 anymore.
Who this affects
This mostly affects election officials and agencies that use rules from this older law. It may also affect groups that get help or funding tied to that law.
Tradeoff
Removing the end date lets the rule continue without a break, but it also means lawmakers give up a built-in chance to review or update the rule at a set time.
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Section 302 of Public Law 108–494 shall be applied as if and ending on December 31, 2024 were struck.
Blocking limits on universal service phone support
This section stops the Federal Communications Commission from spending any money in this law to change its rules on universal service support payments. Specifically, it blocks the agency from adopting 2004 recommendations that would limit support to just one phone line or connection per household or business. Universal service funds help pay for phone and internet service in rural and low income areas. This section keeps the current rules in place instead of letting the agency adopt the single line limit.
Who this affects
It affects the Federal Communications Commission, telephone and internet companies that get universal service funding, and rural or low income customers who use that service.
Tradeoff
Blocking this change keeps support flowing for multiple connections, but it also stops possible cost savings that a single line limit might have created.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change its rules or regulations for universal service support payments to implement the February 27, 2004, recommendations of the Federal-State Joint Board on Universal Service regarding single connection or primary line restrictions on universal service support payments.
Renting cars for GSA use
This section lets the General Services Administration use its funds to rent passenger vehicles. The agency helps run and support other federal offices. This rule lets it pay for car rentals when needed, instead of only owning vehicles.
Who this affects
It affects the General Services Administration and federal workers who use rented vehicles for official travel.
Tradeoff
Renting cars can be flexible and cheap for short-term needs, but it may cost more than owning vehicles over time.
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Funds available to the General Services Administration shall be available for the hire of passenger motor vehicles.
Moving money inside the Federal Buildings Fund
This section lets officials shift money between different activities in the Federal Buildings Fund for 2026. They can only do this when the program truly needs it. Before making any change, they must get approval from the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. This keeps Congress in control of how the money is used.
Who this affects
It affects the General Services Administration and any agency that relies on the Federal Buildings Fund for construction or repair work.
Tradeoff
Officials gain flexibility to fix urgent building problems, but they must first wait for Congress to approve the change, which can slow things down.
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Funds in the Federal Buildings Fund made available for fiscal year 2026 for Federal Buildings Fund activities may be transferred between such activities only to the extent necessary to meet program requirements: Provided, That any proposed transfers shall be approved in advance by the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Rules for future courthouse building requests
This section sets rules for asking Congress to fund new federal courthouses in 2027. Before the government can send that funding request, it must follow certain design rules. Those rules come from the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference, and the Office of Management and Budget. The request must also match the Judicial Conference's official priority list for courthouse projects. Finally, it must include a study showing how much each courtroom is actually used. This study applies to any building that would be built, replaced, or expanded.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that plan courthouse construction, and communities waiting for new or upgraded federal courthouses.
Tradeoff
These rules aim to make courthouse spending more careful and data-based, but they could slow down or delay requests for new courthouses that do not yet meet all the requirements.
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funds made available by this Act shall be used to transmit a fiscal year 2027 request for United States Courthouse construction only if the request: (1) meets the design guide standards for construction as established and approved by the General Services Administration, the Judicial Conference of the United States, and the Office of Management and Budget
No free federal office space upgrades
This section limits how agencies can use money from this Act. Agencies cannot get more office space, cleaning, security upgrades, or other building services unless they pay their required rent. This rent is called the rate per square foot. The General Services Administration sets this rate. It follows rules from a 1972 law called the Public Buildings Amendments Act. If an agency does not pay its share, it cannot get these extra building services or space.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that use space managed by the General Services Administration, and the officials who run those buildings.
Tradeoff
This rule pushes agencies to pay their full share for building costs, but it may limit space or service upgrades for agencies with tight budgets.
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None of the funds provided in this Act may be used to increase the amount of occupiable square feet, provide cleaning services, security enhancements, or any other service usually provided through the Federal Buildings Fund, to any agency that does not pay the rate per square foot assessment for space and services as determined by the General Services Administration in consideration of the Public Buildings Amendments Act of 1972 (Public Law 92–313).
Paying small construction claims from project savings
This section lets the government pay small claims from federal building projects. These claims must be less than $250,000. They come from construction jobs or building purchases. The money to pay them can come from savings on other construction projects. The agency must first tell Congress about this. It must notify the House and Senate spending committees before using the money.
Who this affects
This affects the federal agency that manages government buildings, its contractors, and Congress's spending oversight committees.
Tradeoff
This gives the agency more flexibility to settle small claims quickly, but it means money can move between projects without a new budget approval from Congress.
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claims against the Government of less than $250,000 arising from direct construction projects and acquisition of buildings may be liquidated from savings effected in other construction projects with prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Matching lease areas for federal building rentals
This section deals with how the General Services Administration rents office space for the government. Before signing a big lease, the agency sends Congress a plan called a prospectus. That plan lists a specific area where the building must be located. This section says the actual lease must use the same location area as the plan. If the agency wants to use a different area, it must first explain why. It must send that explanation to key House and Senate committees before signing the lease.
Who this affects
This affects the General Services Administration, Congress, and property owners who lease buildings to the federal government.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more oversight of federal leases, but it may slow down the agency's ability to change locations quickly.
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the Administrator shall ensure that the delineated area of procurement is identical to the delineated area included in the prospectus for all lease agreements
Spending plan for citizen services projects
This section applies to the Federal Citizen Services Fund. This fund pays for projects that help the public get government information and services. The section tells the head of the General Services Administration to write a spending plan. The plan must explain each project that will get money. The agency must send this plan to House and Senate spending committees. It must do this within 60 days after the law is signed.
Who this affects
This affects the General Services Administration and the two congressional appropriations committees. It also indirectly affects the public who use citizen services programs.
Tradeoff
The rule gives Congress more oversight of how the money is spent, but it also adds paperwork and time before projects can start.
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the Administrator of General Services shall submit a spending plan and explanation for each project to be undertaken to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act.
Extra money for federal building repairs
This section adds $23,612,000 to a fund used for fixing and updating federal buildings. The money must go to specific projects listed in a separate table. Officials can spend this money until it runs out, with no time limit. If a project costs more than planned and risks not finishing, the agency must tell Congress right away. If a project needs less money than expected, the agency must also tell Congress. The money cannot be used for anything other than these listed projects.
Who this affects
Affects the General Services Administration, which manages federal buildings. Also affects Congress, which oversees the spending.
Tradeoff
This approach locks money to specific projects to prevent misuse, but it may slow down agencies if they need flexibility to handle unexpected costs.
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For an additional amount to be deposited in the Federal Buildings Fund , $23,612,000, to remain available until expended, which shall be for initiatives related to Repairs and Alterations, in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading Administrative Provisions—General Services Administration
Extra money for historical records grants
This section adds $14,344,000 in new funding for the National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program. The money must be used within one year after the law is signed. It must go to specific projects listed in a separate explanatory table. The law says no one can move this money to a different purpose.
Who this affects
This affects the National Archives and Records Administration, and groups that receive historical records grants.
Tradeoff
The extra funding supports specific historical preservation projects, but it locks the money to only those uses, giving officials no flexibility to redirect it elsewhere.
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For an additional amount for National Historical Publications and Records Commission Grants Program , $14,344,000 shall be available until one year after the date of enactment of this Act, which shall be for initiatives in the amounts and for the projects specified in the table that appears under the heading Administrative Provision—National Archives and Records Administration in the explanatory statement described in section 4 (in the matter preceding division A of this consolidated Act): Provided, That none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose.
Moving money between Small Business Administration accounts
This section lets the Small Business Administration shift some of its funding between different budget accounts. It can move up to 5 percent of any funding line to another line. No single account can grow by more than 10 percent because of these moves. Before making a transfer, the agency must follow special reporting rules from another part of this law. Those rules require notice to Congress first.
Who this affects
This affects the Small Business Administration and the lawmakers who oversee its budget. It also indirectly affects small businesses that rely on the agency's programs.
Tradeoff
This gives the agency flexibility to fix funding gaps, but it limits how much money can shift and requires Congress to be told first.
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business Administration in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers
Moving money for Small Business Administration computer upgrades
This section lets the Small Business Administration move some of its budget money into a special fund. The fund pays for updating and running the agency's computer systems. Up to 3 percent of the money for salaries, expenses, and business loans can be shifted this way. Congress must approve the move first. Once the money moves, the agency can use it through September 30, 2029.
Who this affects
This affects the Small Business Administration and its computer systems. It also affects small business owners who rely on the agency's loan programs and services.
Tradeoff
Moving money to fix computer systems can improve service, but it means less money stays in the original programs it was meant for.
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Not to exceed 3 percent of any appropriation made available in this Act for the Small Business Administration under the headings Salaries and Expenses and Business Loans Program Account may be transferred to the Administration's information technology system modernization and working capital fund (IT WCF)
Extra money for small business programs
This section gives the Small Business Administration $106,862,000 in extra funding. The money is for small business development and entrepreneurship efforts. It can pay for programs, building projects, and equipment purchases. The exact projects are listed in a separate explanatory statement. The section also lets the agency give grant money to subrecipients, even though normal federal rules might limit that. Finally, it says this money cannot be moved and used for anything else.
Who this affects
Small businesses and entrepreneurs who use Small Business Administration programs. It also affects the agency staff who manage these grants and projects.
Tradeoff
The funding can support small business growth and construction projects, but locking the money to one purpose limits flexibility if needs change later.
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none of the funds made available by this section may be transferred for any other purpose
No funding to pay outside groups in agency cases
This section blocks money in this bill from being used a certain way. Agencies cannot use these funds to pay or cover costs for outside groups. This applies to non-government groups that join agency legal cases. These cases include regulatory or court-like proceedings funded by this act. In short, the government cannot fund these outside parties' expenses.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies covered by this bill and outside groups or people who join agency hearings or legal cases.
Tradeoff
This saves federal money, but it may make it harder for smaller groups to afford taking part in agency cases.
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None of the funds in this Act shall be used for the planning or execution of any program to pay the expenses of, or otherwise compensate, non-Federal parties intervening in regulatory or adjudicatory proceedings funded in this Act.
Money must be spent this year only
This section sets a rule for the money in this bill. Agencies must spend the money within the same year. They cannot save it for later years. They also cannot move the money to a different program. There is one narrow exception. Agencies can transfer money if a specific federal property law allows it. That law is section 3173(d) of title 40. Any other transfer needs clear permission written into this Act.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that receive funding through this Act. It also affects programs that depend on that funding staying available.
Tradeoff
This rule keeps tight control over how agencies use tax dollars, but it limits their flexibility to shift money if needs change during the year.
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None of the funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, except for transfers made pursuant to the authority in section 3173(d) of title 40, United States Code, unless expressly so provided herein.
Public access to consulting contracts
This section covers money spent by the government on outside consultants. Agencies can hire consultants through contracts. This section says those contracts must be public record. People can inspect them. There are some exceptions. These apply if another law or executive order already says otherwise.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that hire consultants, and members of the public who want to review those contracts.
Tradeoff
This rule increases public oversight of consultant spending, but it may add paperwork for agencies unless an existing law or order excuses them.
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The expenditure of any appropriation under this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109 , shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Rules on moving money between agencies
This section limits how agencies can move money funded by this law. Agencies cannot transfer these funds to other agencies. The only exception is if this law or another spending law allows it. This stops agencies from shifting money around without permission.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and departments that receive funding under this law.
Tradeoff
This keeps tighter control over how money is spent, but it also makes it harder for agencies to quickly move funds if needs change.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be transferred to any department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States Government, except pursuant to a transfer made by, or transfer authority provided in, this Act or any other appropriations Act.
Protecting the forced labor import ban
This section stops federal money from being used to weaken a law about forced labor. That older law, section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930, bans imports made with forced labor. No agency can use funds from this bill to make a rule, decision, or policy that stops this ban from being enforced. No employee can be paid to do that work either.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies, especially ones that handle customs and trade enforcement, and their employees.
Tradeoff
This keeps a strong tool against forced labor imports in place, but it also limits agencies' ability to change how that rule works, even if they think a change is needed.
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None of the funds made available by this Act shall be available for any activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, regulation, or policy that would prohibit the enforcement of section 307 of the Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1307 ).
Buy American rule for funded groups
This section sets a condition on money from this act. Any group that gets funds must agree to follow a federal law called chapter 83 of title 41. That law is the Buy American Act. It requires groups to use American-made goods when they spend federal money. If a group will not agree to this rule, it cannot get the funds.
Who this affects
Any organization, agency, or entity that receives funding through this act.
Tradeoff
This rule can support American goods and jobs, but it may raise costs or limit choices for groups that need supplies not made in the United States.
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No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the assistance the entity will comply with chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
No funds for convicted fraud offenders
This section blocks money in this law from going to any person or company convicted of breaking a specific fraud law. That law is chapter 83 of title 41, which covers procurement fraud. If someone has been found guilty under this law, they cannot get funds from this act.
Who this affects
This affects people and companies that seek federal contracts or grants under this act, especially those with past fraud convictions related to government contracting.
Tradeoff
This keeps taxpayer money away from proven fraud offenders, but it could also block a company from funding even if only one past employee or division was involved in the conviction.
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No funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this Act shall be made available to any person or entity that has been convicted of violating chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code.
Rules for shifting money between programs
This section limits how agencies can move money around after Congress sets a budget. Agencies cannot use this shifting, called reprogramming, to start new programs or kill old ones. They cannot boost funding for anything Congress already denied or limited. They cannot spend money on a different purpose than Congress specified. Big changes above 5 million dollars or 10 percent of a program need approval first. Agencies must ask the House and Senate spending committees before making these changes. Within 60 days of this law passing, each agency must send a report. The report must show funding details, staffing levels, and any special items Congress cares about. If an agency misses the deadline, its budget gets cut by 100,000 dollars for each late day.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this act, and the congressional committees that oversee their budgets.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more control over how agencies spend money, but it also limits agencies' flexibility to respond quickly to changing needs.
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none of the funds provided in this Act, provided by previous appropriations Acts to the agencies or entities funded in this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure in fiscal year 2026, or provided from any accounts in the Treasury derived by the collection of fees and available to the agencies funded by this Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through a reprogramming of funds that: (1) creates a new program; (2) eliminates a program, project, or activity
Rollover of unused agency funds
This section lets federal agencies keep some unused money instead of returning it. If an agency does not spend all its 2026 salaries and expenses funds, it can keep up to half of that leftover money. The money can stay available through September 30, 2027. Agencies must still use it for the same purpose it was first given for. Before spending it, the agency must ask Congress for approval. The request must follow normal budget transfer rules.
Who this affects
Federal agencies covered by this appropriations act, and the congressional committees that oversee their budgets.
Tradeoff
Agencies get more flexibility to use leftover funds instead of losing them, but this delays some money returning to the treasury and requires extra oversight steps.
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not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized
Limits on White House requests for FBI files and tax status rulings
This section limits the Executive Office of the President. It cannot use this law's funds to ask the FBI for a background report on a person. It also cannot ask the Treasury Department or IRS to decide if a group qualifies for tax-exempt status. There are two exceptions. First, a background check request is allowed if the person gave written consent in the last 6 months, during the same administration. Second, either request is allowed if there is an urgent national security need.
Who this affects
It affects the Executive Office of the President, the FBI, the Treasury Department, and the IRS. It also affects individuals whose background could be checked and nonprofit groups seeking tax-exempt status.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to stop political misuse of background checks and tax rulings, but the exceptions could still allow such requests under consent or national security claims.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Executive Office of the President to request— (1) any official background investigation report on any individual from the Federal Bureau of Investigation; or (2) a determination with respect to the treatment of an organization as described in section 501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code from the Department of the Treasury or the Internal Revenue Service.
Cost accounting rules do not apply to federal employee health plans
This section deals with special accounting rules called cost accounting standards. These rules normally apply to government contracts. This section says those rules will not apply to contracts under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. That program provides health insurance to federal workers. Insurance companies that hold these contracts will not have to follow the standard cost accounting rules.
Who this affects
Federal employees and retirees who use the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, and insurance companies that hold contracts with the program.
Tradeoff
Insurance companies get simpler accounting rules, but the government loses one tool it uses to check how contractors report their costs.
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The cost accounting standards promulgated under chapter 15 of title 41, United States Code shall not apply with respect to a contract under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program established under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
Settling a pay dispute for federal workers overseas areas
This section deals with a lawsuit about cost-of-living pay. That pay goes to federal workers in places like Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories. This pay program is called the nonforeign area cost-of-living allowance. The section lets the Office of Personnel Management accept money from a court-approved settlement. It can use that money even if normal travel spending rules would block it. The goal is to help settle the lawsuit and follow any settlement deals.
Who this affects
It affects the Office of Personnel Management and federal employees covered by the nonforeign cost-of-living allowance program, mainly workers in Alaska, Hawaii, and U.S. territories.
Tradeoff
It gives the agency more flexibility to resolve the lawsuit quickly, but it also lets the agency skip a normal spending restriction meant to control travel costs.
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the Office of Personnel Management may accept and utilize (without regard to any restriction on unanticipated travel expenses imposed in an appropriations Act) funds made available to the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to court approval.
No federal funds for abortion coverage in employee health plans
This section stops money in this bill from paying for abortions. It also blocks funds from covering the costs of running a health plan if that plan offers abortion benefits. This applies to the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, which provides health insurance to federal workers. This means health plans in this program cannot use these funds to cover abortion services or to handle the paperwork and management costs tied to plans that do.
Who this affects
This affects federal employees and retirees who use the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program. It also affects insurance companies that offer plans in that program.
Tradeoff
This limits federal spending on abortion services, but it may reduce health coverage options for federal workers who want plans that include abortion benefits.
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No funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal employees health benefits program which provides any benefits or coverage for abortions.
Exception to abortion funding limit
This section creates an exception to a rule in section 613. Section 613 likely limits the use of funds for abortion. This section says that limit does not apply in three cases. It does not apply if the mother's life is at risk from the pregnancy. It does not apply if the pregnancy came from rape. It does not apply if the pregnancy came from incest. In these cases, the funding limit is lifted.
Who this affects
This affects federal programs covered by section 613. It also affects women who need care in these three specific situations.
Tradeoff
The exception allows funding in extreme cases, but it still keeps a general limit in place for other cases.
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The provision of section 613 shall not apply where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term, or the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
Buy American rule waived for commercial tech purchases
This section changes a rule called the Buy American Act. That rule normally requires the government to buy products made in the United States. This section says that rule will not apply when the government buys commercial information technology. This includes computer hardware, software, and related tech that is sold to the public. The goal is to let the government buy tech products more easily, even if they are made outside the country.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies buying technology, and companies that sell commercial information technology, including foreign-made tech products.
Tradeoff
The government gets more choices and possibly lower prices for technology, but this section removes a rule meant to favor American-made products.
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the restriction on purchasing nondomestic articles, materials, and supplies set forth in chapter 83 of title 41, United States Code (popularly known as the Buy American Act), shall not apply to the acquisition by the Federal Government of information technology
Limits on travel gifts from regulated companies
This section stops a rule that normally lets federal agencies accept travel payments from outside groups. Under this section, staff at regulatory agencies funded by this bill cannot accept paid trips from companies those agencies regulate. This includes payment for travel, hotels, or meals to attend meetings tied to their job. The rule also blocks agencies from taking that money on the employee's behalf. There is one exception. Agencies can still accept travel payments from nonprofit groups that are tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the tax code.
Who this affects
This affects officers and employees of regulatory agencies funded by this act. It also affects companies and groups that are regulated by those agencies.
Tradeoff
This rule reduces the risk that regulated companies influence regulators through paid trips, but it may also limit legitimate travel funding for conferences and training.
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no officer or employee of any regulatory agency or commission funded by this Act may accept on behalf of that agency, nor may such agency or commission accept, payment or reimbursement from a non-Federal entity for travel, subsistence, or related expenses
Agency office space and leasing rules
This section covers federal agencies that get money from this bill. If an agency wants a new office lease or a building contract, it must first talk to the General Services Administration. This agency handles federal property. If an agency wants to renew a lease with its current landlord, it must also consult first. There is an exception for emergencies. If the President declares an emergency leasing need, an agency can skip these steps and lease space quickly. This rule does not apply to the General Services Administration itself or the Postal Service.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this bill, their landlords, and the General Services Administration.
Tradeoff
This rule adds oversight to prevent wasteful or risky leases, but it can slow down agencies that need space quickly.
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must consult with the General Services Administration before issuing a solicitation for offers of new leases or construction contracts, and in the case of succeeding leases, before entering into negotiations with the current lessor
Automatic payments for federal pay and retirement programs
This section sets aside money for certain payments that federal law already requires. It covers the President's pay. It also covers payments into retirement funds for federal judges. It funds government health insurance payments for retired federal workers. It covers life insurance costs for people who retired after 1989. It also pays for gaps in the Civil Service Retirement fund. These are mostly automatic costs based on older laws, not new programs. The section also says other spending rules in this Act still apply to this money.
Who this affects
Retired federal judges and their survivors, retired federal employees, and the President.
Tradeoff
This guarantees legally required retirement and pay costs are covered, but it commits funds to fixed obligations rather than new or flexible spending.
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There are appropriated for the following activities the amounts required under current law: (1) Compensation of the President ( 3 U.S.C. 102 ).
Limit on finishing a food marketing report
This section deals with a report about food ads aimed at children. A government group called the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children wrote a draft report. It suggests rules for how companies should market food to kids. This section says the Federal Trade Commission cannot use money from this law to finish that report. The only way they can finish it is if the group follows a rule called Executive Order 13563. That rule requires agencies to study costs and benefits before making new rules. So this section blocks funding for the report until that review happens.
Who this affects
This affects the Federal Trade Commission, the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children, and food and beverage companies that market to kids.
Tradeoff
This gives companies more chance to weigh in before new marketing guidance is finished, but it may slow down or stop rules meant to protect children from food ads.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by the Federal Trade Commission to complete the draft report entitled Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children: Preliminary Proposed Nutrition Principles to Guide Industry Self-Regulatory Efforts unless the Interagency Working Group on Food Marketed to Children complies with Executive Order No. 13563.
Chief Information Officer role in tech budgets
This section gives each agency's Chief Information Officer a say in how the agency plans its budget for information technology. It also says that money set aside for information technology must be split up in a way the Chief Information Officer decides or approves. The officer must work with the agency's Chief Financial Officer and other budget staff. This must also follow rules from the Office of Management and Budget.
Who this affects
Executive branch agencies funded by this Act, especially their Chief Information Officers, Chief Financial Officers, and budget staff.
Tradeoff
Giving technology officers more control over IT spending decisions could improve tech planning, but it may also create friction with financial officers over who has final say.
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The head of each executive branch agency funded by this Act shall ensure that the Chief Information Officer of the agency has the authority to participate in decisions regarding the budget planning process related to information technology.
Follow federal records law
This section is a simple rule. It says agencies cannot use money from this law in ways that break certain federal records laws. These laws cover chapters 29, 31, and 33 of title 44. Those chapters set rules for keeping, managing, and disposing of federal records. In short, this section makes sure agencies still follow the record-keeping rules already in place.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies that receive funding under this act, and the officials who manage government records.
Tradeoff
It adds no new rules, but it blocks any use of funds that would ignore existing records laws, which keeps oversight strict but limits agency flexibility.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of chapter 29, 31, or 33 of title 44, United States Code.
Protecting emails and messages from unlawful searches
This section limits how government agencies use money from this law. Agencies cannot use these funds to force email or cloud storage companies to hand over stored messages. This rule applies if getting those messages would break Fourth Amendment rules. The Fourth Amendment protects people from unreasonable searches. This section does not create new rights. It just blocks funding for actions that would already be illegal.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that request emails or stored data. It also affects companies like email and cloud service providers, and everyday people whose messages are stored online.
Tradeoff
It reinforces privacy protections for stored communications, but does not stop legal government requests, such as those backed by a valid warrant.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used by a governmental entity to require the disclosure by a provider of electronic communication service to the public or remote computing service of the contents of a wire or electronic communication that is in electronic storage with the provider (as such terms are defined in sections 2510 and 2711 of title 18, United States Code) in a manner that violates the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
Protecting watchdog access to agency records
This section protects Inspectors General funded by this law. Inspectors General are independent watchdogs inside government agencies. They check for waste, fraud, and abuse. This section says agencies cannot block them from seeing records, documents, or other materials they need. Agencies must give timely access to this information. There is one exception. A law can limit access only if it clearly names the Inspector General and clearly restricts that access. Inspectors General must still follow rules that protect sensitive information. If an agency blocks access, the Inspector General must tell Congress within 5 days.
Who this affects
Inspectors General and the federal agencies they oversee, plus Congress, which receives reports on any blocked access.
Tradeoff
This rule strengthens oversight of agencies, but it limits how agencies can control access to sensitive or restricted information.
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No funds provided in this Act shall be used to deny an Inspector General funded under this Act timely access to any records, documents, or other materials available to the department or agency over which that Inspector General has responsibilities under chapter 4 of title 5, United States Code
Limits on FCC changes to rural phone subsidy rules
This section limits the Federal Communications Commission. It says the agency cannot use this law's funds to change certain rules about phone subsidies. These rules help pay for phone service in high-cost areas. The rule applies to a specific type of phone company, called a competitive eligible telecommunications carrier. The FCC must keep following its 2015 rules on this support. The FCC can still study or create new support programs. But if it replaces the old system, it must keep paying current support until the new system starts.
Who this affects
This affects the Federal Communications Commission, rural phone companies, and people in high-cost or rural areas who rely on subsidized phone service.
Tradeoff
It protects steady phone subsidies for rural carriers and customers, but it limits the FCC's freedom to update or modernize the subsidy system.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used by the Federal Communications Commission to modify, amend, or change the rules or regulations of the Commission for universal service high-cost support for competitive eligible telecommunications carriers in a way that is inconsistent with paragraph (e)(5) or (e)(6) of section 54.307 of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on July 15, 2015
Blocking pornography on government computer networks
This section says agencies cannot use money from this law to run computer networks unless those networks block pornography. This includes blocking viewing, downloading, and sharing it. There is an exception. Law enforcement agencies and groups doing criminal investigations, prosecutions, court cases, or victim help can still use funds for their work. This exception applies at the federal, state, tribal, and local level.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies funded by this law and their computer networks. It also affects law enforcement and victim assistance groups, who are exempt from the block.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to stop misuse of government computers, but it could also block legitimate law enforcement or investigative work if the exception is applied too narrowly.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used to maintain or establish a computer network unless such network blocks the viewing, downloading, and exchanging of pornography.
No bonus pay for poor contractor performance
This section stops agencies from paying bonus or incentive fees to contractors who did a bad job. This applies if the contractor's work was rated below satisfactory. It also applies if they were late or went over budget. It also applies if they failed basic contract requirements. There is an exception. Agencies can still pay the bonus if the problems came from unforeseeable events. They can also pay it if the government itself changed the project's scope. They can also pay it if the problems were minor compared to the whole project. Any bonus paid must also follow a specific federal contracting rule.
Who this affects
Federal contractors doing work under this Act, and the agencies that manage those contracts.
Tradeoff
This rule can save taxpayer money by blocking rewards for bad work, but it also gives agencies room to judge when poor performance does not really count, which could lead to different agencies applying the rule in different ways.
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None of the funds appropriated or other-wise made available by this Act may be used to pay award or incentive fees for contractors whose performance has been judged to be below satisfactory, behind schedule, over budget, or has failed to meet the basic requirements of a contract
Limits on travel and conference spending
This section limits how much money federal agencies can spend on conferences. Agencies cannot spend more than $500,000 on a single conference. They also cannot send more than 50 U.S.-based employees to a conference held outside the United States. Agencies can go over these limits, but only if they decide it serves the national interest. They must also tell Congress in advance and explain why.
Who this affects
Executive branch agencies, boards, and commissions funded by this Act, and their employees who attend conferences.
Tradeoff
The limits aim to reduce wasteful spending on travel and conferences, but they could slow down or block attendance at events that agencies believe are truly useful.
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None of the funds made available under this Act may be used to pay for travel and conference activities that result in a total cost to an Executive branch department, agency, board or commission funded by this Act of more than $500,000 at any single conference unless the agency or entity determines that such attendance is in the national interest and advance notice is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate that includes the basis of that determination.
No first-class travel with agency funds
This section limits how executive branch agencies can spend travel money. It says agencies cannot use funds from this Act to pay for first-class or business-class travel. This rule only applies if such travel would break existing federal travel rules. Those rules are found in the federal government's official regulations. So agencies must still follow the normal limits on premium travel.
Who this affects
Employees and staff of executive branch agencies that receive funding from this Act.
Tradeoff
This keeps travel costs lower and enforces existing rules, but it may limit comfort or flexibility for employees on long or difficult trips.
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None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class or business-class travel by the employees of executive branch agencies funded by this Act in contravention of sections 301–10.122 through 301–10.125 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Advance notice for big public relations contracts
This section limits how agencies can spend money on public relations work. If a public relations contract costs more than $5,000, the agency must first tell Congress. They must notify the House and Senate spending committees before spending the money. This rule uses a government definition of public relations from an official budget guide. The goal is to keep Congress informed about how agencies spend public money on messaging and outreach.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that receive funds under this Act, and the congressional appropriations committees that oversee spending.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more oversight of public relations spending, but it adds an extra reporting step before agencies can sign larger contracts.
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None of the funds made available by this Act may be obligated on contracts in excess of $5,000 for public relations, as that term is defined in Office and Management and Budget Circular A–87 (revised May 10, 2004), unless advance notice of such an obligation is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Taxpayer-funded ads must say so
This section applies to federal agencies that get money from this bill. It says these agencies must tell people when an ad or educational message was paid for by taxpayers. This rule covers text, audio, video, emails, and internet posts. The agency must pay for this notice using its own advertising budget. It cannot ask for extra money just to add this statement.
Who this affects
Federal agencies covered by this funding law, and the public who sees or hears their ads and messages.
Tradeoff
The rule gives people more clarity about who paid for a message, but it may add extra work or cost for agencies that already have tight communication budgets.
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Federal agencies funded under this Act shall clearly state within the text, audio, or video used for advertising or educational purposes, including emails or Internet postings, that the communication is printed, published, or produced and disseminated at U.S. taxpayer expense.
Labeling federal money in grant announcements
This section sets a rule for groups that get federal grant money from this bill. When they publish statements, press releases, bid requests, or similar documents about a funded project, they must show three facts. They must state what percent of the project cost comes from federal money. They must state the exact dollar amount of federal funds used. They must also state the percent and dollar amount paid by non-government sources. This makes funding sources clear to the public.
Who this affects
Organizations, agencies, and groups that receive federal grant funds covered by this act, and the public who reads their announcements.
Tradeoff
This adds more paperwork for grantees, but it gives the public clearer information about how much of a project is paid for with federal money.
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all grantees receiving Federal funds included in this Act, shall clearly state— (1) the percentage of the total costs of the program or project which will be financed with Federal money; (2) the dollar amount of Federal funds for the project or program; and (3) percentage and dollar amount of the total costs of the project or program that will be financed by non-governmental sources.
Blocking SEC rules on political spending disclosure
This section stops the Securities and Exchange Commission from using this bill's money for a certain purpose. It cannot finish, issue, or enforce any rule about disclosing political donations. This also covers gifts to tax exempt groups. It covers dues paid to trade associations too. The SEC oversees public companies and financial markets. This rule blocks it from making companies report this kind of spending.
Who this affects
This affects the Securities and Exchange Commission and public companies. It also affects the public, who would not get this disclosure information.
Tradeoff
Companies avoid new reporting rules on political and group spending, but investors and the public get less information about that spending.
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None of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the Securities and Exchange Commission to finalize, issue, or implement any rule, regulation, or order regarding the disclosure of political contributions, contributions to tax exempt organizations, or dues paid to trade associations.
Quarterly spending reports required
This section makes agencies file spending reports. It applies to every agency that gets money in this Act. Each agency must report every three months. The report must go to Congress within 45 days after each quarter ends. The report must show total obligations for that quarter. Obligations means money the agency has committed to spend. The report must break this down by each appropriation. It must also show which budget year the money came from.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this bill, and the House and Senate Appropriations Committees who receive the reports.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress better tracking of how agencies spend money, but it adds paperwork and staff time for agencies.
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Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each agency funded in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each appropriation, by the source year of the appropriation.
Cutting money from the Treasury Forfeiture Fund
This section takes $300 million out of the Treasury Forfeiture Fund. This fund holds money and property seized in law enforcement cases. The money must be pulled back by September 30, 2026. Once taken, it cannot be used again. This is called a permanent rescission.
Who this affects
This affects the Department of the Treasury and law enforcement programs that use forfeiture funds. It may also affect future spending tied to seized assets.
Tradeoff
The government saves money by cutting unused funds, but less money stays available for forfeiture-related law enforcement activities.
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$300,000,000 shall be permanently rescinded not later than September 30, 2026.
Ending leftover pandemic oversight funds
This section cancels unused money from past years. The money was given to the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery. That office watches over pandemic relief spending. Any funds it did not spend yet will now be taken back for good. The government cannot use this money later.
Who this affects
The Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery office. It may also affect future oversight of pandemic relief programs.
Tradeoff
The government saves money by not letting these funds sit unused, but the oversight office loses backup funding it could have used later.
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The unobligated balances from prior years appropriations provided for the Special Inspector General for Pandemic Recovery are permanently rescinded.
Drug-free workplace rule for agencies
This section sets a rule for federal agencies that get money from this bill or any other 2026 funding law. Each agency must have a written policy against illegal drug use at work. The policy must cover having, using, or giving out controlled substances. Agencies must actually follow this policy, not just write it down. If an agency does not have this policy, it cannot spend its funds.
Who this affects
This affects all federal departments, agencies, and offices that receive money from 2026 spending bills, and their workers.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to keep federal workplaces drug-free, but it adds a paperwork and compliance requirement agencies must meet before they can spend their funds.
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No department, agency, or instrumentality of the United States receiving appropriated funds under this or any other Act for fiscal year 2026 shall obligate or expend any such funds, unless such department, agency, or instrumentality has in place, and will continue to administer in good faith, a written policy designed to ensure that all of its workplaces are free from the illegal use, possession, or distribution of controlled substances
Price limits on government cars
This section sets a price cap for new passenger cars bought by federal agencies. The normal limit is $40,000. Station wagons can cost up to $41,140. Police-type vehicles can cost up to $7,775 more than the normal cap. Electric or hybrid vehicles used for testing programs can cost up to 5 percent more. Clean fuel vehicles can cost more if the extra cost comes from their alternative fuel systems. The cap does not apply at all to commercial electric, hybrid, plug-in, or hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. Buses, ambulances, vans, and law enforcement or surveillance vehicles are not covered by this rule.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that buy cars, and companies that sell vehicles to the government.
Tradeoff
The caps aim to control government spending on cars, but the exceptions let agencies buy pricier electric, hybrid, or police vehicles when needed.
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the maximum amount allowable during the current fiscal year in accordance with section 1343(c) of title 31, United States Code, for the purchase of any passenger motor vehicle (exclusive of buses, ambulances, vans, law enforcement vehicles, protective vehicles, undercover surveillance vehicles, and police-type vehicles), is hereby fixed at $40,000 except station wagons for which the maximum shall be $41,140
Using travel funds for overseas housing pay
This section lets federal agencies use their travel budgets for a different purpose. Agencies can use this money to pay quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances. These are extra payments for workers stationed in high-cost or overseas locations. The rules for these payments come from an existing law, 5 U.S.C. 5922 through 5924. This section does not create new money. It just lets agencies move travel funds toward these allowances.
Who this affects
Federal employees who work overseas or in high-cost duty stations. It also affects the agencies that manage their budgets.
Tradeoff
Agencies get more flexibility to pay housing and cost-of-living costs, but this may leave less travel money for other work trips.
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Appropriations of the executive departments and independent establishments for the current fiscal year available for expenses of travel, or for the expenses of the activity concerned, are hereby made available for quarters allowances and cost-of-living allowances, in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 5922–5924 .
Citizenship rules for federal employee pay
This section limits who can be paid as a U.S. government worker. It applies to jobs based in the United States. To get paid, a worker must be a U.S. citizen, a permanent resident seeking citizenship, a refugee or asylum seeker who has applied for permanent residency, or a person who owes allegiance to the U.S. Workers must sign a sworn statement proving their status. Lying on this statement is a felony. It can lead to a fine up to $4,000 or up to one year in prison, or both. Agencies can also recover any pay given out wrongly. Some workers are exempt from this rule. This includes current federal employees, international broadcasters, temporary translators, short-term emergency workers, and foreign wildland firefighters hired through agreements with other countries.
Who this affects
Federal employees and job applicants whose work location is in the continental United States, plus certain agencies that hire foreign nationals for special roles like firefighting or translation.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to ensure federal pay goes only to citizens or approved noncitizens, but it adds paperwork and legal risk for workers and agencies, while some groups get exceptions.
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no part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used to pay the compensation of any officer or employee of the Government of the United States ... unless such person: (1) is a citizen of the United States; (2) is a person who is lawfully admitted for permanent residence and is seeking citizenship
Paying GSA for building space and repairs
This section lets federal agencies use their yearly funding to pay the General Services Administration. This agency manages federal buildings. Agencies can pay it for office space and services. They can also pay for building repairs and upgrades. These payments must follow existing laws about public buildings. The section does not add new money. It just says agencies can use their normal budgets this way.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that rent space or get building services from the General Services Administration.
Tradeoff
This gives agencies flexible ways to pay for building costs, but it does not create new oversight rules for how that money is spent.
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Appropriations available to any department or agency during the current fiscal year for necessary expenses, including maintenance or operating expenses, shall also be available for payment to the General Services Administration for charges for space and services and those expenses of renovation and alteration of buildings and facilities which constitute public improvements performed in accordance with the Public Buildings Act of 1959 (73 Stat. 479), the Public Buildings Amendments of 1972 (86 Stat. 216), or other applicable law.
Using money from recycling and surplus sales
This section lets federal agencies keep money they earn from selling materials, like recycled goods, scrap, or old federal records set for disposal. Normally agencies might have to send extra money back to the general treasury. This rule lets them keep it instead. Agencies can spend this money on recycling programs, waste reduction efforts, and cleanup of hazardous waste. They can also use it for other environmental programs or employee programs allowed by law. The money does not expire. Agencies can save it until they are ready to use it.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and their environmental and recycling programs. It may also affect employees who benefit from agency programs funded this way.
Tradeoff
Agencies get more flexible funding for recycling and environmental work, but this money bypasses the usual budget process where Congress decides how each dollar is spent.
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all Federal agencies are authorized to receive and use funds resulting from the sale of materials, including Federal records disposed of pursuant to a records schedule recovered through recycling or waste prevention programs
Rules for spending on office costs
This section sets rules for how certain government corporations and agencies can use their office and staffing budgets. It lets them use these funds for rent in Washington, D.C. and for hiring outside experts under existing law. It also says that if any office task moves to a different funding source later, the office budget limit must shrink to match.
Who this affects
This affects federal corporations and agencies covered by chapter 91 of title 31 of U.S. law, and their budget offices.
Tradeoff
It gives agencies more flexibility to pay for office needs, but requires them to lower their spending limits if tasks and funding move elsewhere.
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Funds made available by this or any other Act for administrative expenses in the current fiscal year of the corporations and agencies subject to chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code, shall be available, in addition to objects for which such funds are otherwise available, for rent in the District of Columbia; services in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 3109
Limit on shared funding for boards and committees
This section sets a rule for federal agencies. It stops agencies from pooling money to pay for boards, commissions, councils, or committees. This applies to groups that involve more than one agency. Agencies can only share funding this way if a law already allows it. Federal Executive Boards are an exception. They can still get money from more than one agency.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and the interagency boards, commissions, or committees they help fund.
Tradeoff
This rule limits waste from unapproved joint spending, but it may make it harder to fund useful cross-agency groups quickly.
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No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for interagency financing of boards (except Federal Executive Boards), commissions, councils, committees, or similar groups (whether or not they are interagency entities) which do not have a prior and specific statutory approval to receive financial support from more than one agency or instrumentality.
No funding for rules Congress has blocked
This section blocks the use of money in this law, or any other law, to put in place a regulation that Congress has already voted down. Congress can reject certain agency rules by passing a joint resolution. If that happens, this section says no federal funds can be used to enforce or carry out that rejected rule.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that write regulations, and anyone affected by those regulations.
Tradeoff
This keeps Congress in control of blocked rules, but it limits how agencies can use funding, even if they later think the rule is needed.
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None of the funds made available pursuant to the provisions of this or any other Act shall be used to implement, administer, or enforce any regulation which has been disapproved pursuant to a joint resolution duly adopted in accordance with the applicable law of the United States.
Limits on office redecorating costs
This section limits spending on office makeovers for top federal officials. It applies to agency heads and other Senate-confirmed officials appointed by the President. They cannot spend more than $5,000 to redecorate their office. They also cannot spend that much on new furniture or office improvements. If they want to spend more, they must first tell Congress. They must notify the House and Senate spending committees before the work starts. The rule covers the official's whole office suite. It also covers any other space they mainly use or control.
Who this affects
Presidentially appointed federal officials and agency heads, and the Congressional committees that oversee federal spending.
Tradeoff
This rule limits wasteful spending on office upgrades, but it also adds paperwork and delay for officials who need legitimate office repairs or improvements.
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no funds may be obligated or expended in excess of $5,000 to furnish or redecorate the office of such department head, agency head, officer, or employee, or to purchase furniture or make improvements for any such office, unless advance notice of such furnishing or redecoration is transmitted to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Shared funding for emergency communication systems
This section lets federal agencies pool their money together. They can use it to pay for national security and emergency communication projects. These projects must help more than one federal agency at a time. This rule applies even if other laws would normally block agencies from sharing funds this way. The work must follow a 2012 presidential order about emergency telecommunications.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that use national security and emergency communication systems. It also affects any office that manages shared telecom funding.
Tradeoff
This section makes it easier for agencies to share costs on emergency communication tools, but it also loosens normal rules that keep agency budgets separate.
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funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of national security and emergency preparedness telecommunications initiatives which benefit multiple Federal departments, agencies, or entities, as provided by Executive Order No. 13618 (July 6, 2012).
Rules for political appointee jobs and White House details
This section limits pay for certain political appointees. These are called Schedule C employees. They hold jobs that involve policy or trust, not regular civil service jobs. Agencies cannot pay these workers' salaries if their job was created mainly to send them to work at the White House. To spend the money, the agency's leader must certify this was not the reason for the job. This rule does not apply to military members or federal workers connected to intelligence agencies who are on temporary assignment.
Who this affects
Federal agency leaders, Schedule C political appointees, and the Office of Personnel Management. Intelligence community and military personnel on detail are exempt.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to stop agencies from creating fake jobs just to move staff to the White House, but it adds a certification step that could slow down legitimate staffing decisions.
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None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be obligated or expended by any department, agency, or other instrumentality of the Federal Government to pay the salaries or expenses of any individual appointed to a position of a confidential or policy-determining character that is excepted from the competitive service under section 3302 of title 5, United States Code, (pursuant to schedule C of subpart C of part 213 of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations) unless the head of the applicable department, agency, or other instrumentality employing such schedule C individual certifies to the Director of the Office of Personnel Management that the schedule C position occupied by the individual was not created solely or primarily in order to detail the individual to the White House.
Protecting federal workers who talk to Congress
This section protects federal employees who contact Congress. It says no federal salary money can pay an official who blocks these contacts. A boss cannot stop an employee from talking to a lawmaker or committee. The talk can be about the employee's job or their agency. It does not matter who starts the conversation. The section also bans punishing workers for these contacts. Bosses cannot fire, demote, transfer, or reduce pay for this reason. They also cannot threaten these actions. This rule protects workers who reach out to Congress or answer its questions.
Who this affects
This affects federal government employees and their supervisors or agency officials.
Tradeoff
It protects worker communication with Congress, but it limits an agency's ability to control or punish that contact even if managers think it is inappropriate.
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No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be available for the payment of the salary of any officer or employee of the Federal Government, who— (1) prohibits or prevents, or attempts or threatens to prohibit or prevent, any other officer or employee of the Federal Government from having any direct oral or written communication or contact with any Member, committee, or subcommittee of the Congress
Rules for federal employee training
This section limits how federal agencies can spend money on employee training. Training must relate directly to a worker's job duties. It cannot cause high stress or strong emotional reactions in workers. Agencies must tell workers what the training covers before it starts. Workers must also get a written evaluation form after the course. Training cannot include religious or new age belief content. It also cannot try to change a worker's personal values or lifestyle outside of work. Agencies can still run any training that relates to job duties.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and the employees who take government-funded training.
Tradeoff
This rule protects workers from unwanted or stressful training content, but it may also limit agencies from using certain training methods, even if some employees find them helpful.
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None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be obligated or expended for any employee training that— (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of official duties
Ban on using federal money for lobbying materials
This section stops executive branch agencies from using government money for publicity or propaganda. Agencies cannot make kits, pamphlets, booklets, or videos meant to help pass or defeat a bill in Congress. There is one exception. Agencies can still present materials directly to Congress. Normal contact between agencies and Congress is also still allowed.
Who this affects
This affects federal executive branch agencies and their staff. It also affects how the public and Congress get information from agencies about pending bills.
Tradeoff
This limits agencies from spending public money to sway lawmakers, but it could also restrict agencies from sharing useful information about how a bill might work.
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No part of any funds appropriated in this or any other Act shall be used by an agency of the executive branch, other than for normal and recognized executive-legislative relationships, for publicity or propaganda purposes, and for the preparation, distribution or use of any kit, pamphlet, booklet, publication, radio, television, or film presentation designed to support or defeat legislation pending before the Congress, except in presentation to the Congress itself.
Protecting federal workers' home addresses
This section stops federal agencies from giving a worker's home address to a labor union. Agencies can still share it if the worker agrees. They can also share it if a court orders it. This rule applies to money from this law and any other law.
Who this affects
Federal employees and federal agencies. Labor unions that represent federal workers are also affected.
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This protects worker privacy, but it may make it harder for unions to contact and inform workers.
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None of the funds appropriated by this or any other Act may be used by an agency to provide a Federal employee's home address to any labor organization except when the employee has authorized such disclosure or when such disclosure has been ordered by a court of competent jurisdiction.
Ban on sharing private government contact lists
This section limits how federal agencies can use their money. Agencies cannot spend funds to give out non-public information. This includes mailing lists, phone lists, and email lists. They cannot share these with people or groups outside the government. An agency can only do this if the House and Senate spending committees say yes first.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that hold private contact data, and outside groups or people who might want that data.
Tradeoff
This protects people's private contact information from being shared, but it also limits agencies from freely sharing data even for helpful outside projects.
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None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to provide any non-public information such as mailing, telephone, or electronic mailing lists to any person or any organization outside of the Federal Government without the approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
Ban on federal funds for domestic propaganda
This section blocks federal agencies from using this bill's money for publicity or propaganda inside the United States. Agencies cannot spend the funds this way, even through a private contractor. The rule only applies to activities Congress has not already approved. Congress can still allow specific public information efforts if it chooses.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this bill, and any contractors they hire for communications or public outreach work.
Tradeoff
This stops agencies from spending public money to sway opinion at home, but it could also limit ordinary public information campaigns if they get labeled as propaganda.
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No part of any appropriation contained in this or any other Act shall be used directly or indirectly, including by private contractor, for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not heretofore authorized by Congress.
Federal employees must use work time for work
This section sets a rule for federal employees. It says they must use their work time to do their official job duties. This applies unless a law or rule allows them to use that time for something else. It also covers workers who do not have a normal leave system. This includes some Presidential appointees. Even these workers must spend a fair share of their time doing their job. The rule applies to all executive agencies. It also covers the military departments and the United States Postal Service.
Who this affects
Federal employees at executive agencies, military departments, and the Postal Service, including certain Presidential appointees without standard leave benefits.
Tradeoff
The rule aims to ensure taxpayer-funded work time is spent on official duties, but it may limit flexibility for employees whose roles do not fit neatly into standard time-tracking systems.
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an employee of an agency shall use official time in an honest effort to perform official duties
Paying for accounting rule-making costs
This section lets federal agencies use their yearly funds to help pay for the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board. That board sets accounting rules for the government. Agencies that belong to this board must share the cost of running it. This rule applies even though other laws might normally block this kind of spending.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that are members of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board.
Tradeoff
It spreads the cost of running the accounting board across many agencies, but it uses money that could otherwise go to each agency's own programs.
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funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act to any department or agency, which is a member of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board (FASAB), shall be available to finance an appropriate share of FASAB administrative costs.
Shared fund for government-wide management projects
This section lets federal agencies send money to the General Services Administration for shared projects across government. These projects can cover finance, technology, hiring, and buying systems. The goal is to cut duplicate work and improve coordination between agencies. Up to $15 million can go to goal-tracking and duplication-reduction work. Up to $17 million can go to other government-wide innovation projects. The money can be used through September 2027. Before any transfers happen, the White House budget office must send Congress a detailed spending plan. Agencies must also wait 15 days after telling Congress before moving any funds.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies, the General Services Administration, and Congressional oversight committees. It also affects federal workers whose jobs relate to shared management projects.
Tradeoff
It gives agencies more flexibility to fund joint projects and reduce waste, but it moves money outside the normal single-agency budget process, which can make individual agency spending harder to track.
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the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $15,000,000 to improve coordination, reduce duplication, and for other activities related to Federal Government Priority Goals established by 31 U.S.C. 1120 , and not to exceed $17,000,000 for Government-wide innovations, initiatives, and activities
Right to breastfeed in federal buildings
This section gives mothers a clear right to breastfeed their babies in federal buildings or on federal property. This applies anywhere the mother and child are already allowed to be. No other law can block this right. The rule removes doubt about whether breastfeeding is allowed in these spaces.
Who this affects
Mothers who breastfeed and visit federal buildings or federal land. It also affects federal staff who manage these spaces.
Tradeoff
The rule gives mothers clear legal protection, but it does not create new private rooms or extra space for feeding.
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a woman may breastfeed her child at any location in a Federal building or on Federal property, if the woman and her child are otherwise authorized to be present at the location.
Sharing money across agencies for science and tech projects
This section lets federal agencies pool money together for joint projects. The projects must support the National Science and Technology Council. This council helps different federal agencies work together on science and tech issues. Normally, strict rules limit how agencies can share funds. This section allows an exception for these joint efforts. In return, the White House budget office must send a report. The report must explain the council's budget and resources. It must go to Congress within 90 days after this law passes.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that work on science and technology. It also affects Congress members who oversee these programs and their spending.
Tradeoff
Agencies get more flexibility to fund shared science projects, but this bends normal spending rules and relies on a report to keep the process transparent.
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funds made available for the current fiscal year by this or any other Act shall be available for the interagency funding of specific projects, workshops, studies, and similar efforts to carry out the purposes of the National Science and Technology Council
Following federal grant rules for public notices
This section sets a rule for federal money notices. It covers requests for proposals, grant applications, forms, and press releases. Any of these papers about federal fund distribution must follow the rules in part 200 of title 2 of the federal code. Those rules cover how grants and payments must be managed. This rule applies to direct payments, formula funds, and grants that states get from the federal government.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies giving out grants and states that receive federal funds, direct payments, or formula funds.
Tradeoff
This keeps grant paperwork consistent and clear, but it may add extra compliance steps for agencies and states preparing these documents.
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Any request for proposals, solicitation, grant application, form, notification, press release, or other publications involving the distribution of Federal funds shall comply with any relevant requirements in part 200 of title 2, Code of Federal Regulations: Provided, That this section shall apply to direct payments, formula funds, and grants received by a State receiving Federal funds.
Limits on federal tracking of internet use
This section stops federal agencies from spending money to track how people use government websites. Agencies cannot collect or gather personal data about a person's visits to their own websites. Agencies also cannot pay outside groups to gather personal data about a person's visits to non-government websites. There are some exceptions. Agencies can still collect data that does not identify specific people. They can use data if a person gives it voluntarily. They can also track data for law enforcement, regulatory, or supervisory work. Website security actions are allowed too, if they are needed to run or protect the site.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies and any company or group that works with them. It also affects members of the public who visit federal websites.
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The rule protects people's online privacy, but it may limit an agency's ability to track website problems, study usage, or investigate certain issues.
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None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used by any Federal agency— (1) to collect, review, or create any aggregation of data, derived from any means, that includes any personally identifiable information relating to an individual's access to or use of any Federal Government Internet site of the agency
Contraceptive coverage in federal health plans
This section deals with health plans that get money from this law. If a plan covers prescription drugs, it must also cover birth control. There are some exceptions. Two named religious health plans do not have to follow this rule. Any plan can also skip the rule if its provider objects for religious reasons. Even if a plan offers birth control coverage, it cannot punish workers who refuse to prescribe birth control for religious or moral reasons. This section does not require any plan to cover abortion.
Who this affects
Federal employees and others covered by health plans funded under this law, plus insurance carriers and health care providers who work with those plans.
Tradeoff
The rule expands birth control access through many federal health plans, but it lets certain religious plans and providers opt out, which means coverage can differ depending on a person's plan or provider.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be used to enter into or renew a contract which includes a provision providing prescription drug coverage, except where the contract also includes a provision for contraceptive coverage.
Support for anti-doping efforts in Olympic sports
This section states that the United States supports keeping Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes healthy. It backs strict anti-doping rules in sports. This includes drug testing, hearings for rule breakers, education programs, and research. National oversight groups carry out this work.
Who this affects
This affects Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes. It also affects national anti-doping oversight groups.
Tradeoff
This section shows support for anti-doping work but does not set a specific funding amount or new rule.
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The United States is committed to ensuring the health of its Olympic, Pan American, and Paralympic athletes, and supports the strict adherence to anti-doping in sport through testing, adjudication, education, and research as performed by nationally recognized oversight authorities.
Using travel funds for fractional aircraft ownership
This section lets federal agencies use their normal travel money for a special program. That program is called the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program. Agencies can only do this if it follows a rule from the Office of Management and Budget. That rule is called Circular A-126. It covers official travel for government workers. This section overrides other laws that might block this use of funds.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and departments that pay for staff travel. Government employees who fly for official work may also be affected.
Tradeoff
This gives agencies more flexible ways to arrange air travel, but it may raise questions about oversight since it bypasses other existing travel rules.
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funds appropriated for official travel to Federal departments and agencies may be used by such departments and agencies, if consistent with Office of Management and Budget Circular A–126 regarding official travel for Government personnel, to participate in the fractional aircraft ownership pilot program.
Protecting Coast Guard fellows and executive branch details to Congress
This section blocks the government from using any money to limit the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program. That program sends Coast Guard officers to work in Congress for a time. This section also blocks money from being used on a 2003 rule proposal. That rule would have added new limits on sending executive branch workers to work in Congress. So both programs can keep running as they do now, without new restrictions.
Who this affects
It affects the Coast Guard, its fellowship program, and executive branch employees who work temporarily in Congress.
Tradeoff
It keeps these exchange programs running freely, but it also stops agencies from adding oversight rules that were meant to manage or limit them.
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none of the funds appropriated or made available under this or any other appropriations Act may be used to implement or enforce restrictions or limitations on the Coast Guard Congressional Fellowship Program
Approval needed for new law enforcement training sites
This section limits how federal agencies can get new buildings for law enforcement training. Agencies cannot buy, build, or lease new training facilities. This rule has an exception. Agencies can add space next to sites they already use. Any other new site needs approval first. Congress's spending committees must approve it in advance. There is one more exception. The Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers can temporarily rent extra space. This only applies when its current buildings cannot handle the training load.
Who this affects
Federal law enforcement agencies and the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers. It also affects Congress's spending committees, who gain oversight power over new facility decisions.
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This gives Congress more control over new training facility spending, but it may slow down agencies that need extra space quickly.
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no executive branch agency shall purchase, construct, or lease any additional facilities, except within or contiguous to existing locations, to be used for the purpose of conducting Federal law enforcement training without the advance approval of the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate
Labeling rule for government-made news stories
This section sets a rule for federal agencies. Agencies cannot make ready-made news stories for U.S. audiences without a clear label. The label must say the agency made or paid for the story. This applies to text and audio versions of the story. The rule does not apply if another law already allows a different process.
Who this affects
Executive branch agencies that create news content. It also affects news outlets and the public who view or hear this content.
Tradeoff
The rule increases transparency about who made the news story, but it adds a compliance step agencies must follow before releasing content.
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none of the funds provided in this or any other Act may be used by an executive branch agency to produce any prepackaged news story intended for broadcast or distribution in the United States, unless the story includes a clear notification within the text or audio of the prepackaged news story that the prepackaged news story was prepared or funded by that executive branch agency.
Following the Privacy Act
This section says money in this bill cannot be used to break the Privacy Act. That law protects personal records the government keeps on people. Agencies must still follow the law's rules when they use this funding. This does not create new rules. It just confirms old privacy rules still apply.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that get money from this bill, and people whose personal records those agencies hold.
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This protects personal privacy, but it does not add any new privacy safeguards beyond what already exists.
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None of the funds made available in this Act may be used in contravention of section 552a of title 5, United States Code (popularly known as the Privacy Act), and regulations implementing that section.
Ban on federal contracts with inverted corporations
This section stops federal agencies from spending this money on contracts with certain foreign companies. These companies are called inverted domestic corporations. They used to be U.S. companies but reorganized overseas, often to lower their taxes. Agencies also cannot contract with subsidiaries of these companies. A Secretary can waive this rule if it is needed for national security. If a Secretary grants a waiver, they must tell Congress. The rule does not apply to contracts made before this law passed. It also does not apply to task orders from those older contracts.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies awarding contracts, and companies that moved their legal home overseas after starting as U.S. companies.
Tradeoff
The rule tries to stop federal money from going to companies that avoid taxes by moving overseas, but the waiver lets agencies still use them if security needs require it.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used for any Federal Government contract with any foreign incorporated entity which is treated as an inverted domestic corporation under section 835(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002
Fee for processing federal employee retirements
This section sets a rule for 2026. It applies when a federal employee retires early or takes a buyout to leave their job. When this happens, the agency that employed that worker must pay a fee. The fee goes to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund. The fee amount equals the average cost of processing one retirement claim. The Office of Personnel Management tracks this average cost each year. The money collected can be used by the Office of Personnel Management to cover its own work. It counts as an administrative cost, not a benefit payment.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that pay these fees, and the Office of Personnel Management, which receives the money. Federal employees who retire early or take buyout incentives are the trigger for this fee, but they do not pay it themselves.
Tradeoff
Agencies take on a new cost when staff retire early or take buyouts, but this funds the government's system for processing retirement claims.
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the separating agency shall remit to the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an amount equal to the Office of Personnel Management's average unit cost of processing a retirement claim for the preceding fiscal year
No political spending disclosure required for federal contract bids
This section blocks a rule from being used with government money. Agencies cannot make companies reveal their political spending to bid on a federal contract. This covers gifts to candidates, political committees, and election ads. It also covers money passed to others to make such payments. Companies would not need to share this information just to submit an offer for a contract.
Who this affects
Companies and groups that bid on federal contracts, and federal agencies that award those contracts.
Tradeoff
This protects companies from having to reveal political spending, but it also means the public and agencies get less information about ties between contractors and political campaigns.
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None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to recommend or require any entity submitting an offer for a Federal contract to disclose any of the following information as a condition of submitting the offer
No taxpayer money for official portraits
This section stops federal money from paying for painted portraits of government officials. This includes the President and Vice President. It also includes members of Congress and heads of federal agencies. No funds from this law, or any other law, can pay for these paintings.
Who this affects
It affects top federal officials, including the President, Vice President, Congress members, and agency heads.
Tradeoff
This saves taxpayer money but stops agencies from creating traditional portraits of their leaders.
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None of the funds made available in this or any other Act may be used to pay for the painting of a portrait of an officer or employee of the Federal Government, including the President, the Vice President, a Member of Congress (including a Delegate or a Resident Commissioner to Congress), the head of an executive branch agency (as defined in section 133 of title 41, United States Code), or the head of an office of the legislative branch.
Pay caps for federal wage-scale workers
This section limits pay raises for certain federal workers in 2026. These workers are paid on wage schedules, not the General Schedule used by most federal employees. Their pay comes from local wage surveys instead. The section says their pay increases cannot be bigger than the raise other federal workers get under the General Schedule and locality pay rules. It also freezes their extra pay rates, called premium pay, at 2025 levels unless a federal office allows a change. The Office of Personnel Management can make exceptions if needed to hire or keep workers. There is also a rule that guarantees these workers get at least the same raise percentage as other federal employees in their area.
Who this affects
Federal employees paid under prevailing wage schedules, such as certain trade and craft workers. It also affects the Office of Personnel Management, which manages these pay rules.
Tradeoff
The cap controls federal payroll costs, but it may slow pay growth for these wage workers compared to what local wage surveys would otherwise set.
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no part of any of the funds appropriated for fiscal year 2026, by this or any other Act, may be used to pay any prevailing rate employee described in section 5342(a)(2)(A) of title 5, United States Code
Reporting rules for government conference spending
This section makes federal agencies track and report conference spending. If a conference costs more than $100,000, the agency must send a yearly report to its Inspector General or top ethics officer. The report must explain the conference's purpose, how many people attended, and the exact costs. Costs include food, drinks, audio-visual equipment, and travel. The report must also say if contracts were awarded through open competition. For conferences costing more than $20,000, agencies must report basic details within 15 days after each quarter ends. Grant or contract money cannot pay for conferences unrelated to the grant's purpose. All conference and travel spending must follow a 2012 budget office rule on such costs.
Who this affects
Federal agencies, departments, and their Inspectors General or ethics officers. It also affects contractors and grant recipients who plan conferences using federal money.
Tradeoff
This creates more paperwork and oversight for agencies, which can catch wasteful spending but also adds time and cost to planning conferences.
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the head of any Executive branch department, agency, board, commission, or office funded by this or any other appropriations Act shall submit annual reports to the Inspector General or senior ethics official for any entity without an Inspector General, regarding the costs and contracting procedures related to each conference held by any such department, agency, board, commission, or office during fiscal year 2026 for which the cost to the United States Government was more than $100,000.
Blocking budget changes before Congress approves them
This section stops agencies from acting early on the President's budget plan. Agencies cannot raise, cut, or end funding for any program based on that plan. They must wait until Congress passes a law approving the change. Agencies can still make changes if a law already allows moving money around, called reprogramming or transfer.
Who this affects
Federal agencies covered by this appropriations bill, and programs they fund.
Tradeoff
This keeps Congress in control of spending decisions, but it can slow agencies from adjusting funding quickly, even for changes many people might support.
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None of the funds made available in this or any other appropriations Act may be used to increase, eliminate, or reduce funding for a program, project, or activity as proposed in the President's budget request for a fiscal year until such proposed change is subsequently enacted in an appropriation Act, or unless such change is made pursuant to the reprogramming or transfer provisions of this or any other appropriations Act.
Blocking a federal job layoff rule
This section stops federal money from being used to carry out a specific rule. The rule is called Competitive Area. The Office of Personnel Management made this rule in 2008. It deals with how the government decides which employees compete for the same jobs during layoffs. Federal layoffs are called reductions in force. This section blocks the government from applying, enforcing, or using this rule in any way. It does not create a new rule to replace it.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and federal employees who could be affected by workforce reductions or reorganizations.
Tradeoff
Blocking the rule may limit how flexibly agencies can group jobs during layoffs, but it also keeps in place older layoff rules that employees and unions may prefer.
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None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to implement, administer, enforce, or apply the rule entitled Competitive Area published by the Office of Personnel Management in the Federal Register on April 15, 2008 (73 Fed. Reg. 20180 et seq.).
Ban on studying outsourcing of federal jobs
This section blocks the use of federal money for a specific purpose. Agencies cannot use funds to start or announce a study. They also cannot start a competition to see if a private company could do a job instead of a federal worker. This rule applies to reviews done under a policy called OMB Circular A-76. It also applies to any similar rule or directive with the same goal. In short, this section stops agencies from studying whether to replace federal jobs with contractor jobs.
Who this affects
Federal employees and agencies are affected. Private contractors who might compete for federal work are also affected.
Tradeoff
This protects federal jobs from being studied for outsourcing, but it also stops agencies from checking if contractors could do the work cheaper or better.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be used to begin or announce a study or public-private competition regarding the conversion to contractor performance of any function performed by Federal employees pursuant to Office of Management and Budget Circular A–76 or any other administrative regulation, directive, or policy.
Protecting whistleblowers from gag agreements
This section blocks federal money from going to contracts or grants with companies that silence workers. It stops companies from making employees sign agreements that ban them from reporting fraud or waste. Workers must be free to report problems to government investigators or law enforcement. This rule does not change rules about protecting classified information. Standard government secrecy forms still apply.
Who this affects
Federal contractors, grant recipients, and their employees or contractors. Also affects federal agencies that issue these contracts and grants.
Tradeoff
This protects workers who report problems, but it may require companies to change or remove confidentiality rules they already use for other business reasons.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this or any other Act may be available for a contract, grant, or cooperative agreement with an entity that requires employees or contractors of such entity seeking to report fraud, waste, or abuse to sign internal confidentiality agreements or statements prohibiting or otherwise restricting such employees or contractors from lawfully reporting such waste, fraud, or abuse to a designated investigative or law enforcement representative of a Federal department or agency authorized to receive such information.
Whistleblower rights in government nondisclosure agreements
This section deals with nondisclosure agreements that federal employees sign. It says the government cannot pay for or enforce these agreements unless they protect certain rights. Workers must still be able to report waste, fraud, abuse, or danger to public health. They must also be able to talk to Congress, an Inspector General, or the Office of Special Counsel. Agreements for intelligence-related work can have special rules, but they still cannot block reports of serious legal violations to Congress or the Justice Department. Older agreements from before this rule can still count if they followed the rules that existed when they were signed. Agreements from 2014 must also meet this standard.
Who this affects
Federal employees and contractors who sign government nondisclosure forms, including those doing intelligence-related work.
Tradeoff
The rule protects whistleblowers' ability to report problems, but it limits how strict the government can make secrecy agreements, even for sensitive intelligence work.
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No funds appropriated in this or any other Act may be used to implement or enforce the agreements in Standard Forms 312 and 4414 of the Government or any other nondisclosure policy, form, or agreement if such policy, form, or agreement does not contain the following provisions
No contracts for tax-delinquent corporations
This section stops federal agencies from giving money to corporations that owe unpaid federal taxes. This applies to contracts, grants, loans, and loan guarantees. The tax debt must be final, meaning all appeals are over. The company also must not be on a payment plan. This rule only applies if the agency knows about the debt. An agency can still work with the company if it checks whether to ban the company and decides that step is not needed.
Who this affects
It affects corporations seeking federal contracts, grants, or loans, and the federal agencies that award them.
Tradeoff
This keeps taxpayer money away from companies that dodge tax debt, but it gives agencies flexibility to still work with them if they decide it is not needed to protect the government's interests.
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None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that has any unpaid Federal tax liability that has been assessed, for which all judicial and administrative remedies have been exhausted or have lapsed, and that is not being paid in a timely manner pursuant to an agreement with the authority responsible for collecting the tax liability, where the awarding agency is aware of the unpaid tax liability, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Blocking contracts with convicted felon corporations
This section limits federal spending under this law. It says agencies cannot give money to a corporation if that corporation was convicted of a federal felony in the past two years. This applies to contracts, agreements, grants, loans, and loan guarantees. There is one exception. An agency can still work with the company if it first reviews the case. The agency must decide that banning the company is not needed to protect the government's interests.
Who this affects
This affects corporations that have federal felony convictions. It also affects federal agencies that award contracts, grants, or loans.
Tradeoff
This rule aims to stop taxpayer money from going to convicted companies, but it lets agencies still fund them if officials decide a ban is not needed.
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None of the funds made available by this or any other Act may be used to enter into a contract, memorandum of understanding, or cooperative agreement with, make a grant to, or provide a loan or loan guarantee to, any corporation that was convicted of a felony criminal violation under any Federal law within the preceding 24 months, where the awarding agency is aware of the conviction, unless a Federal agency has considered suspension or debarment of the corporation and has made a determination that this further action is not necessary to protect the interests of the Government.
Public notice when the consumer bureau requests funds
This section applies to the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. That agency can ask for money transfers under an older law. In 2026, each time it makes such a request, it must tell Congress right away. It must notify the House and Senate spending committees. It must also notify the House Financial Services Committee. It must notify the Senate Banking Committee too. The bureau must also post this notice on its public website. This lets anyone see when the bureau asks for more funding.
Who this affects
The Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection, Congress, and the public who can track its funding requests.
Tradeoff
This adds more openness about the bureau's funding requests, but it also adds a new reporting task for the agency.
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the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection shall notify the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate, the Committee on Financial Services of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate of such request.
Freeze on pay raises for top political appointees in 2026
This section freezes pay for many top government officials in 2026. The Vice President's pay stays the same as it was on December 31, 2025. Executive Schedule officials, ambassadors, and chiefs of mission also keep their 2025 pay rates. Senior Executive Service members who are political appointees and earn at or above a certain high pay level cannot get raises either. This freeze does not apply to regular civil service workers or Foreign Service employees on the standard pay scale. It also does not stop pay raises for people who move to a harder job with a higher set pay range. New appointees to these frozen positions start at the 2025 pay rate. The freeze starts on the first pay period of 2026.
Who this affects
The Vice President, Executive Schedule officials, ambassadors, chiefs of mission, and senior political appointees earning high salaries. Regular federal employees on standard pay scales are not affected.
Tradeoff
The freeze limits pay growth for top political appointees, which can save money but may make it harder to attract or retain senior leaders during a time of rising costs.
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Notwithstanding any official rate adjusted under section 104 of title 3, United States Code, the rate payable to the Vice President during calendar year 2026 shall be the rate payable to the Vice President on December 31, 2025
Reporting rule for withheld federal funds
This section deals with a law called the Impoundment Control Act. That law controls when the President can delay or hold back money that Congress already approved. If this law is broken, this section says the President or an agency leader must tell Congress right away. They must explain what happened. They must also say what steps they are taking to fix it. A copy of this report must go to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. A copy must also go to the Comptroller General on that same day.
Who this affects
This affects the President, federal agency heads, Congress, and the Comptroller General (a top government watchdog official).
Tradeoff
This section forces fast, wide reporting when spending rules are broken, which improves oversight but adds extra paperwork steps for the executive branch.
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In the event of a violation of the Impoundment Control Act of 1974, the President or the head of the relevant department or agency, as the case may be, shall report immediately to the Congress all relevant facts and a statement of actions taken
Agencies must report delays in releasing federal funds
This section deals with how agencies get permission to spend money Congress gave them. That permission is called an apportionment. It comes from the Office of Management and Budget. This section says agencies must tell Congress when problems happen. They must report if an apportionment is late. They must report if it adds new conditions before money can be used. They must also report if it could block or slow down a program. Each report must name the specific bureau, account, and fund involved.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and departments, and the congressional committees that oversee spending.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more oversight of spending delays, but it adds paperwork and reporting work for agencies.
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an approved apportionment received by the department or agency may hinder the prudent obligation of such appropriation or the execution of a program, project, or activity by such department or agency.
Recordkeeping and audit rules for earmark funds
This section covers groups that get special funding items, often called earmarks, listed in Congress's disclosure tables. It says these groups count as recipients of a federal award. That means they must follow federal rules on keeping records. It also means the Government Accountability Office can review how they spend the money. The section also says this rule does not remove any other rules that already apply. It does not limit the Comptroller General's existing power to review spending.
Who this affects
Non-federal groups, such as local governments, nonprofits, or organizations, that receive earmarked funds listed in the 2026 spending bills.
Tradeoff
This adds oversight and paperwork duties for groups getting earmark money, which can catch misuse but also adds extra work for recipients.
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Any non-Federal entity receiving funds provided in this or any other appropriations Act for fiscal year 2026 that are specified in the disclosure table submitted in compliance with clause 9 of rule XXI of the Rules of the House of Representatives or Rule XLIV of the Standing Rules of the Senate that is included in the report or explanatory statement accompanying any such Act shall be deemed to be a recipient of a Federal award
Sharing money between agencies for medical research
This section lets any federal agency send funding to other agencies. The money can help pay for teamwork on medical research. It covers work with the Army Medical Research and Development Command. It also covers the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs. It also covers National Institutes of Health research programs. Normally, strict rules limit how agencies move money between each other. This section removes those limits for this specific purpose.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies that fund or take part in medical research. It also affects the military and health research programs listed above.
Tradeoff
Agencies gain more flexibility to fund shared medical research, but this bypasses normal rules that usually control how public money moves between agencies.
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funds made available by this or any other Act to any Federal agency may be used by that Federal agency for interagency funding for coordination with, participation in, or recommendations involving, activities of the U.S. Army Medical Research and Development Command, the Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs and the National Institutes of Health research programs.
Funding transfers for federal digital services
This section lets federal agencies send money to a General Services Administration fund called the Federal Citizen Services Fund. Agencies can use this year's budget money, including rebates from charge card contracts. The fund pays for shared government technology, procurement, and information sharing services. The total amount moved this way cannot go over $29 million. Money sent in 2026 can still be used through September 2027. Before any transfers happen, the General Services Administration must send Congress a detailed spending plan. That plan must show how much money is in the fund, how it will be spent, and how many staff it pays for. Agencies also must wait 15 days after telling Congress before they can send any money.
Who this affects
Federal agencies, the General Services Administration, and Congress oversight committees.
Tradeoff
This lets agencies share resources for common technology needs, but it also limits public tracking of exact spending by placing a cap and reporting rules on the process.
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the total funds transferred or reimbursed shall not exceed $29,000,000 for such purposes
Moving infrastructure law funds to pay for wildlife reviews
This section lets federal agencies move leftover money from the 2021 infrastructure law to two wildlife agencies. Those agencies are the Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service. The money would pay for reviews required by the Endangered Species Act. These reviews check if infrastructure projects might harm endangered animals or plants. The transferred money must support the same agency's own projects. The head of the agency must approve each transfer. Agencies must tell Congress 30 days before moving the money. If the Department of Transportation moves funds, the money must come from staff and contract budgets used to manage grants. This transfer power adds to any other transfer rules already in place.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that manage infrastructure projects, and the wildlife agencies that review those projects for endangered species impacts.
Tradeoff
This can speed up environmental reviews for infrastructure projects, but it takes money away from other planned uses of the infrastructure law funds.
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the unobligated balances of funds made available in division J of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ( Public Law 117–58 ) to any department or agency funded by this or any other Act may be transferred to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and the National Marine Fisheries Service for the costs of carrying out their responsibilities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973
How the law's titles refer to each other
This section is a technical rule. This bill has several parts, called titles. Title IV covers national security and state department funding. Title VIII has other related rules. This section says that when one title mentions 'this Act', it does not automatically include title IV or title VIII. There is one exception. A rule can still apply to title IV or title VIII if it clearly says so. This keeps those two titles separate from general rules in the rest of the bill.
Who this affects
This mainly affects lawyers, agencies, and lawmakers who read and apply the law. It has no direct effect on regular citizens.
Tradeoff
This keeps the law's sections organized and clear, but it can make the bill harder for an average reader to follow without cross-checking other titles.
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Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in any title other than title IV or VIII shall not apply to such title IV or VIII.
Paying refunds and legal judgments for Washington, D.C.
This section lets the District of Columbia government spend its own money to pay for two things. First, it can pay refunds owed to people or businesses. Second, it can pay legal settlements or court judgments made against the city government. The money comes from D.C.'s own funds, not new federal money. The amount is not fixed. It can be whatever is needed to cover these costs.
Who this affects
Affects the District of Columbia government, people owed refunds, and people or groups who won lawsuits against the city.
Tradeoff
This lets D.C. quickly pay legal debts and refunds, but it does not set a spending cap, so costs could grow without a fixed limit.
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There are appropriated from the applicable funds of the District of Columbia such sums as may be necessary for making refunds and for the payment of legal settlements or judgments that have been entered against the District of Columbia government.
No federal money for lobbying or propaganda
This section stops agencies from using money in this bill for propaganda. It also blocks spending on efforts to sway votes on bills. This applies to bills in Congress or state legislatures. Agencies also cannot use the money to run boycotts meant to push lawmakers one way or another.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that receive funding under this act, and their staff.
Tradeoff
This limits how agencies can use public money to influence lawmaking, but it may also restrict normal public information efforts if rules are read too strictly.
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None of the Federal funds provided in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes or implementation of any policy including boycott designed to support or defeat legislation pending before Congress or any State legislature.
Limits on moving money between programs
This section controls how agencies can shift money around after Congress gives it to them. Agencies get funding for specific programs in this law. This section says they cannot move that money to start new programs, cancel programs, or change limits Congress set. They also cannot boost a program's funding by more than $3 million or 10 percent, whichever is smaller. They cannot grow a program's staff by 20 percent or more. Agencies must first get approval from the House and Senate spending committees before making these kinds of changes. The District of Columbia government gets special permission to move its own local funds around through November 7, 2026, without needing this same approval.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this law and the District of Columbia government are affected. It also affects the congressional spending committees that must approve certain fund transfers.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress tighter control over how agencies spend money, but it also makes it harder for agencies to react quickly to new needs or problems.
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augments any existing program, project, or responsibility center through a reprogramming of funds in excess of $3,000,000 or 10 percent, whichever is less
No federal funds for D.C. 'shadow' Congress offices
This section blocks a certain use of federal money in Washington, D.C. The District cannot use these funds to pay for offices that act like a U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative for D.C. This includes salaries and other office costs. These offices come from a 1979 D.C. law about statehood. The section does not ban the offices. It just stops federal dollars from paying for them.
Who this affects
It affects the District of Columbia government and the people who hold these shadow representative and senator positions.
Tradeoff
It limits how D.C. can spend federal money, but it may reduce support for D.C.'s push toward full congressional representation.
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None of the Federal funds provided in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia to provide for salaries, expenses, or other costs associated with the offices of United States Senator or United States Representative under section 4(d) of the District of Columbia Statehood Constitutional Convention Initiatives of 1979
Rules for city government cars in Washington, D.C.
This section limits how District of Columbia officials and workers can use official government vehicles. In general, they can only use these cars for job duties. Driving to and from home does not count as a job duty. But there are exceptions. Police officers, firefighters, corrections staff, medical examiner staff, and emergency management staff can drive cars home if they live in the District and are on call all day. The Mayor and the Council Chairman can also use official cars to commute. This rule applies no matter which law provides the money for the vehicles.
Who this affects
District of Columbia government employees, especially police, fire, corrections, emergency management, and medical examiner staff, plus the Mayor and Council Chairman.
Tradeoff
The rule limits misuse of city cars for personal driving, but it also gives some emergency and elected officials special access that others do not get.
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none of the funds made available by this Act or by any other Act may be used to provide any officer or employee of the District of Columbia with an official vehicle unless the officer or employee uses the vehicle only in the performance of the officer's or employee's official duties
Ban on using DC funds for voting representation lawsuits
This section stops the District of Columbia from using federal money in this law for certain legal efforts. The DC Attorney General or other DC officials cannot spend this money on petition drives or lawsuits. Those efforts must aim to force Congress to give DC a vote in Congress. The section does allow one exception. The DC Attorney General can still review or comment on legal briefs in private lawsuits. They can also talk with DC officials about those lawsuits.
Who this affects
This affects the District of Columbia Attorney General and other DC government officials. It also affects DC residents who want full voting representation in Congress.
Tradeoff
This limits how DC can use federal funds to pursue congressional voting rights, but it still allows DC officials to give input on related private lawsuits.
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None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used by the District of Columbia Attorney General or any other officer or entity of the District government to provide assistance for any petition drive or civil action which seeks to require Congress to provide for voting representation in Congress for the District of Columbia.
Limits on needle exchange funding
This section blocks federal money in this bill from paying for needle or syringe programs in certain places. These programs give out clean needles to stop diseases from spreading. The rule applies if local public health officials or local police say a location is not appropriate for the program. In those places, federal funds cannot be used to give out needles or syringes there.
Who this affects
This affects groups that run needle exchange programs. It also affects local health officials, police, and people who use these programs.
Tradeoff
This gives local officials power to stop needle programs in certain spots, but it could limit disease prevention efforts in places officials disagree with.
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None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to distribute any needle or syringe for the purpose of preventing the spread of blood borne pathogens in any location that has been determined by the local public health or local law enforcement authorities to be inappropriate for such distribution.
DC contraceptive coverage and conscience clause
This section talks about health insurance rules in Washington, D.C. It says D.C.'s Council or Mayor can still make laws about contraceptive coverage in health plans. But Congress says any such law should include a conscience clause. That clause would let people or groups skip the rule if it goes against their religious beliefs or moral views.
Who this affects
This affects D.C. lawmakers, health insurance plans in D.C., and people or employers with religious or moral objections to contraceptive coverage.
Tradeoff
It lets D.C. set its own contraceptive coverage rules, but pushes for exceptions that could reduce coverage for some people if employers or insurers claim a moral or religious objection.
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Nothing in this Act may be construed to prevent the Council or Mayor of the District of Columbia from addressing the issue of the provision of contraceptive coverage by health insurance plans, but it is the intent of Congress that any legislation enacted on such issue should include a conscience clause which provides exceptions for religious beliefs and moral convictions.
Ban on using federal funds to loosen drug laws
This section blocks the use of federal money to change laws about certain drugs. It applies to any drug listed as 'schedule I' under the Controlled Substances Act, like heroin, LSD, or marijuana. It also covers THC, the active chemical in marijuana. Federal agencies cannot use funds to make these drugs legal or reduce penalties for having, using, or selling them. The section also blocks the District of Columbia government from using its own funds to legalize these drugs for recreational use, or to lower penalties tied to them.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that write drug rules, and the District of Columbia government and its residents.
Tradeoff
This keeps current drug penalties in place nationwide and in D.C., but it stops D.C. from setting its own recreational drug policy even with local funds.
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None of the Federal funds contained in this Act may be used to enact or carry out any law, rule, or regulation to legalize or otherwise reduce penalties associated with the possession, use, or distribution of any schedule I substance under the Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq. ) or any tetrahydrocannabinols derivative.
Limit on District of Columbia abortion funding
This section limits how the District of Columbia government can spend its own money. It says D.C. funds cannot pay for abortions. There are three exceptions. Funds can be used if the mother's life is in danger. Funds can also be used if the pregnancy is from rape. Funds can also be used if the pregnancy is from incest. This rule covers all D.C. government funds, even money the city raises on its own.
Who this affects
It affects D.C. residents who rely on D.C. government funds for health care, and D.C. government agencies that manage local budgets.
Tradeoff
The rule limits how D.C. can spend its own local funds, which supporters say controls abortion funding but critics say limits D.C.'s control over its own budget.
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No funds available for obligation or expenditure by the District of Columbia government under any authority shall be expended for any abortion except where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term or where the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or incest.
D.C. budget realignment requirement
This section makes the District of Columbia's Chief Financial Officer update its 2026 budget. Within 30 days after the law passes, the officer must send a revised budget to Congress, the Mayor, and the D.C. Council. The revised budget must match the total money already approved. It must also update how money is split between staff costs and other costs. This update only applies to a city agency if the officer says the agency needs changes. Those changes must come from unexpected shifts in program needs.
Who this affects
This affects the District of Columbia government, its agencies, the Mayor, the D.C. Council, and Congress. City workers and residents who depend on D.C. services may feel indirect effects.
Tradeoff
This rule helps keep D.C.'s budget accurate and current, but it adds paperwork and a tight deadline for city officials.
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No later than 30 calendar days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council of the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget
D.C. schools must rewrite budget to match enrollment
This section sets a deadline for Washington, D.C.'s public school system. Within 30 days after this law passes, the Chief Financial Officer must write a new school budget. This budget must match the number of students actually enrolled. The officer must send this revised budget to Congress, the Mayor, and the D.C. Council. The new budget must follow the same format as the city's normal budget process under D.C.'s Home Rule Act.
Who this affects
District of Columbia Public Schools, the D.C. Chief Financial Officer, the Mayor, the D.C. Council, and Congress. Students and families in D.C. public schools are affected indirectly.
Tradeoff
Matching budgets to real enrollment can prevent overspending on empty seats, but it may force quick funding cuts at schools with fewer students than expected.
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the Chief Financial Officer for the District of Columbia shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress, the Mayor, and the Council for the District of Columbia, a revised appropriated funds operating budget for the District of Columbia Public Schools that aligns schools budgets to actual enrollment
Moving money between DC's operating and capital budgets
This section lets the District of Columbia government move money between its operating budget and its capital budget. Operating funds pay for daily services. Capital funds pay for big projects like buildings or roads. Under this rule, operating money sent to capital funds keeps its legal spending rules. DC can also move money back from capital to operating funds. This applies to shifts made this year or in the past four years. But DC cannot use money from bonds or loans meant for capital projects to pay for operating costs.
Who this affects
This affects the District of Columbia government and its budget managers. It also affects DC residents who rely on city services and projects.
Tradeoff
The rule gives DC more flexibility to move money where it is needed, but it limits that flexibility when the money comes from borrowed funds meant for specific projects.
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The District of Columbia government may not transfer or reprogram for operating expenses any funds derived from bonds, notes, or other obligations issued for capital projects.
Money must be spent within the same year
This section sets a rule for the funds in this bill. Agencies must spend the money in the same fiscal year it is given. They cannot save it for use next year. They also cannot move it to a different program or account. The only exception is if the bill itself says a specific transfer or extra time is allowed.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that receive money from this bill. It also affects programs that rely on that funding each year.
Tradeoff
This rule stops agencies from stockpiling or shifting funds, but it also limits their flexibility if plans change during the year.
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None of the Federal funds appropriated in this Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, nor may any be transferred to other appropriations, unless expressly so provided herein.
Rolling over unused agency funds
This section lets federal agencies keep some unspent money instead of losing it. If an agency does not spend all its 2026 salary and expense funds, it can carry over up to half of the leftover amount. That money stays available through September 30, 2027. Agencies must still use it for its original purpose. Before spending the carried-over funds, the agency must ask Congress's spending committees for approval. This request must follow the same rules used for other budget changes, listed in section 803.
Who this affects
Federal agencies covered by this appropriations act, and the congressional committees that oversee their spending.
Tradeoff
Agencies get more flexibility to avoid wasting unspent funds, but Congress must approve the extra spending, which can slow down how quickly agencies use the money.
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not to exceed 50 percent of unobligated balances remaining available at the end of fiscal year 2026 from appropriations of Federal funds made available for salaries and expenses for fiscal year 2026 in this Act, shall remain available through September 30, 2027, for each such account for the purposes authorized
Backup funding for Washington, D.C. local budget
This section is a backup plan for the District of Columbia's local budget. If Congress does not pass a D.C. funding bill or a stopgap bill by the start of fiscal year 2027, D.C. can still spend its own local money. It can spend at the levels set in its own budget act passed by the D.C. Council. This funding stops as soon as Congress passes a real D.C. funding bill or stopgap. It also stops if another law already covers the same project. The money can only be used the way this larger appropriations act allows.
Who this affects
This affects the District of Columbia government, its agencies, and D.C. residents who rely on local government services.
Tradeoff
It lets D.C. keep running local programs during a funding gap, but it depends on Congress not blocking or replacing this backup funding with its own law.
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During fiscal year 2027, during a period in which neither a District of Columbia continuing resolution or a regular District of Columbia appropriation bill is in effect, local funds are appropriated in the amount provided for any project or activity for which local funds are provided in the Act referred to in paragraph (2)
DC local budget during a funding gap
This section deals with Washington, D.C.'s local budget. It applies if Congress passes a stopgap funding bill in 2027 that does not set a separate budget for D.C. In that case, D.C. can still spend its own local funds. It would use the spending plan the D.C. Council already approved. This lets city services keep running under D.C.'s own budget rules. The money follows the same rules and limits set in this larger appropriations act.
Who this affects
Residents of Washington, D.C., and D.C. government agencies that rely on local funds for city services.
Tradeoff
This lets D.C. keep using its own local budget during a funding gap, but it depends on Congress not setting a separate D.C. plan in a stopgap bill.
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the District of Columbia is appropriated and may expend local funds in the amounts set forth under the heading District of Columbia—District of Columbia Funds in the Act referred to in subsection (b)
Exempting the Long Bridge rail project from an old D.C. railroad law
This section deals with the Long Bridge Project. That project builds a new bridge next to the old Long Bridge over the Potomac River. It adds train tracks, bike paths, and walkways. The project is run by the District of Columbia and Virginia. This section says an old law from the District of Columbia's legal code does not apply to the railroads built for this project. That old law normally sets rules for railroads in D.C. By removing that rule, the project can install its tracks without following that older requirement.
Who this affects
This affects the Long Bridge Project builders, train riders in the D.C. and Virginia area, and people who bike or walk near the Potomac River.
Tradeoff
Skipping the old law may let the bridge project move faster, but it also removes a legal check that once applied to railroads in the city.
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Section 244 of the Revised Statutes of the United States relating to the District of Columbia (sec. 9–1201.03, D.C. Official Code) does not apply with respect to any railroads installed pursuant to the Long Bridge Project.
Quarterly spending reports required
This section makes federal and District of Columbia agencies file a spending report every three months. Agencies must send the report within 45 days after each quarter ends. The report goes to the House and Senate Appropriations Committees. It must list how much money the agency spent, called total obligations, for each fund this law provides. It must also show which year's budget the money came from.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies and District of Columbia government offices that get money from this law. It also affects the House and Senate Appropriations Committees, which review the reports.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress regular updates on how agencies spend money, but it also adds paperwork and reporting work for agencies every quarter.
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Not later than 45 days after the last day of each quarter, each Federal and District government agency appropriated Federal funds in this Act shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate a quarterly budget report that includes total obligations of the Agency for that quarter for each Federal funds appropriation provided in this Act, by the source year of the appropriation.
Higher payments for DC college aid programs
This section changes the District of Columbia College Access Act of 1999. It raises award limits for students who get help paying for college. One yearly award cap goes from $10,000 to $15,000. Another cap goes from $50,000 to $75,000. A separate grant program's caps rise too, from $2,500 to $3,750 and from $12,500 to $18,750. The section also adds a rule about what happens if the program runs short on money. If funds must be cut, the government will first apply existing reduction rules. Then it will reduce, at an equal rate, payments to any student who gets more than the base amount. This affects the order and method used to cut payments when funding is tight.
Who this affects
DC residents who use tuition assistance or grants to attend college, and the agency that manages these programs.
Tradeoff
Students can get more money for college, but if program funding is limited, higher-award students may see their payments reduced first to stretch the funds.
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in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking $10,000 and inserting $15,000
How the word 'Act' should be read in this part of the bill
This section is a technical rule. It explains how to read the word 'this Act' when it appears in title I or title IV of the bill. In those two titles, 'this Act' does not mean the whole bill. It means only the parts found in title I or title IV. This keeps rules in one title from mixing up with rules in other titles.
Who this affects
This mostly affects lawyers, judges, and government workers who read and apply the law. It has no direct effect on regular citizens.
Tradeoff
It makes the law clearer for people applying it, but it can confuse readers who expect 'this Act' to always mean the entire bill.
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Except as expressly provided otherwise, any reference to this Act contained in this title or in title IV shall be treated as referring only to the provisions of this title or of title IV.
Rules for how appropriated money can be used
This section sets basic rules for spending money that this law provides. It says the money can pay for special pay and allowances for federal workers. It can also pay outside experts hired under a specific law. It can cover renting passenger vehicles too. These are standard rules used in many spending laws.
Who this affects
Federal agencies and workers covered by this law's funding, plus experts or consultants those agencies may hire.
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This gives agencies flexibility to pay for staff needs and hired help, but it does not add new limits on how that money gets spent.
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Funds appropriated under title I of this Act shall be available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and differentials as authorized by sub chapter 59 of title 5, United States Code; for services as authorized by section 3109 of such title and for hire of passenger transportation pursuant to section 1343(b) of title 31, United States Code.
Quarterly reports on unspent money
This section makes federal agencies report on unused money. Any agency that gets funds from this law must file a report. The report is due every three months. It must list money not yet spent. It must also list money promised but not paid out yet. Agencies must break this down by program and by year. They must also list money tied to agreements with other countries. This includes money not yet passed on to specific projects. Reports go to the Appropriations Committees in Congress. Each report is due 30 days after a fiscal quarter ends.
Who this affects
Federal agencies that receive funding under this act, and the Congressional Appropriations Committees that oversee spending.
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This section increases oversight and transparency of federal spending, but it adds paperwork and reporting work for agencies.
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Any department or agency of the United States Government to which funds are appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act shall provide to the Committees on Appropriations a quarterly accounting of cumulative unobligated balances and obligated, but unexpended, balances by program, project, and activity, and Treasury Account Fund Symbol of all funds received by such department or agency in fiscal year 2026 or any previous fiscal year, disaggregated by fiscal year
Public record rule for consulting contracts
This section covers money spent under Title I of the Act. It applies to consulting contracts hired by the government. Any spending on these contracts must be public. People must be able to look at the records. There is an exception. Records can stay closed if another law or executive order already allows it.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies that hire outside consultants. It also affects members of the public who want to see how that money is spent.
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This rule makes government spending easier to check, but it may add paperwork or limit privacy for some contracts already protected by other laws.
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The expenditure of any appropriation under title I of this Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, pursuant to section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, shall be limited to those contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public record and available for public inspection, except where otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
Rules for building and securing U.S. embassies abroad
This section sets rules for building and protecting U.S. diplomatic buildings overseas. It lets new embassy projects include space for Marine Corps security guards. It requires the State Department to talk with Congress before buying property or starting construction contracts. The department must also give regular updates on project costs and savings. The section allows money to be used for temporary buildings if there are security risks, and for safety upgrades at places like schools, homes, and religious sites used by embassy staff and their families. It also blocks any funds from being used to move the U.S. embassy in Israel away from Jerusalem.
Who this affects
The State Department, U.S. diplomats and their families stationed abroad, Congress (through oversight duties), and the U.S. embassy in Israel.
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The rules give Congress more oversight and control over embassy spending, but this can slow down urgent security decisions abroad.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to move the United States embassy to the State of Israel to a location other than Jerusalem.
Agencies must cover their own layoff costs
This section deals with agencies that get less money under this law. If an agency has to lay off workers or take other personnel actions because of funding cuts, it must pay those costs itself. The agency must use money already given to it under title I of the bill. It cannot ask for extra money. Agencies can move funds between accounts to cover these costs. This money movement counts as a special type of budget change called a reprogramming. That means agencies must follow reporting rules for reprogramming under section 7015.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded under title I of this act, and their employees who may face layoffs or other personnel changes.
Tradeoff
Agencies get flexibility to move money to cover layoff costs, but they cannot get new funds, which may strain other programs.
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Any costs incurred by a department or agency funded under title I of this Act resulting from personnel actions taken in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available under title I to such department or agency
Ban on domestic propaganda spending
This section stops agencies from using this law's money for publicity or propaganda inside the United States. This applies unless Congress approved that use before this Act became law. There is one small exception. Up to $25,000 can go toward a specific older law about international security and development cooperation. That older law deals with public information activities tied to foreign aid programs.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this Act, and any staff who handle public communications or outreach work.
Tradeoff
The rule limits government spending on domestic persuasion campaigns, but it also allows a small, specific exception that some may see as inconsistent with the ban.
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No part of any appropriation contained in this Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes within the United States not authorized before enactment of this Act by Congress: Provided, That up to $25,000 may be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 of the International Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980
Ban on aid to Cuba, North Korea, and Iran
This section stops the government from using money in this act to give direct help or payments to Cuba, North Korea, or Iran. This applies to funds covered in certain parts of the law. The rule also covers loans, credit, insurance, and guarantees from the Export-Import Bank. The bank cannot use its programs to send money or support to these three governments.
Who this affects
It affects the governments of Cuba, North Korea, and Iran. It also affects the Export-Import Bank and any group using these funds.
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The rule keeps U.S. money away from these governments, but it also blocks any future aid or trade support to them, even for other goals like disaster help or business deals.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance or reparations for the governments of Cuba, North Korea, or Iran
Cutting off aid after a military coup
This section stops U.S. foreign aid from going to a country's government if its elected leader is removed in a military coup. The rule covers money from several parts of this law. Aid can start again if the Secretary of State tells Congress a new elected government has taken office. This rule does not block money used to support elections or a return to democracy. The Secretary of State can also waive this rule for a specific program. To waive it, the Secretary must say the waiver protects U.S. national security. Congress must be told about any waiver before it happens.
Who this affects
Foreign governments that receive U.S. aid, especially ones that experience a military coup. It also affects the Secretary of State and Congress, who oversee this process.
Tradeoff
This rule can pressure countries to restore democracy, but the waiver lets the government keep sending aid anyway if officials decide it serves U.S. security interests.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act shall be obligated or expended to finance directly any assistance to the government of any country whose duly elected head of government is deposed by military coup d'état or decree
Moving money between State Department and foreign aid accounts
This section lets the State Department shift some money between its budget accounts. It can move up to 5 percent of funds between accounts, but cannot grow any single account by more than 10 percent. Extra rules cover embassy security money, emergency evacuation funds, and a capital investment fund. The department must tell Congress before making many of these moves. The section also limits moving money to other agencies, sets rules for the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation, and requires audits when funds are transferred to another agency.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, foreign aid agencies, the Development Finance Corporation, and the congressional committees that oversee their budgets.
Tradeoff
Letting officials move money between accounts helps them respond fast to emergencies, but it also reduces Congress's control over exactly how the money gets spent.
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Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the current fiscal year for the Department of State under title I of this Act may be transferred between, and merged with, such appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such transfers
Rules on travel, internet use, and spending limits for agencies
This section sets several spending rules for government agencies that get money from this bill. It blocks funds for first-class travel unless allowed by federal rules. It requires agency computer networks to block sexually explicit websites, though law enforcement and similar work is exempt. It bans using funds to promote tobacco sales or fight foreign tobacco marketing rules abroad. It stops the State Department from using non-government email systems for certain programs. It also sets limits on entertainment spending, saying such spending must support official work, not recreation or staff-only parties. Finally, it bans buying alcohol or paying for recreational activities like sports events or amusement parks with certain international program funds.
Who this affects
Federal employees at agencies funded by this act, especially State Department and international program staff.
Tradeoff
These rules limit waste and misuse of funds, but they also add paperwork and restrict some spending choices agencies might see as useful for their work.
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None of the funds made available by this Act may be used for first-class travel by employees of United States Government departments and agencies funded by this Act in contravention of section 301–10.122 through 301–10.124 of title 41, Code of Federal Regulations.
Making foreign aid programs more effective
This section tells the Secretary of State to write a plan within 180 days. The plan must explain how the government checks if foreign aid actually works. It must look at past results and use them to guide future spending. It also covers small grants, including ones to local and faith-based groups, up to $2,000,000. The plan must set up approval steps for small grants under $1,000,000. It must include a way to check that aid supports U.S. interests in each country. It must plan how to end aid programs and hand them off to others. It must ask other countries or private groups to help pay for some programs. The section also sets aside at least $15,000,000 for studying whether aid programs work. It allows innovation awards up to $500,000. It requires more foreign aid information to be posted online at ForeignAssistance.gov.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, foreign aid recipients, local and faith-based partner organizations, and taxpayers who fund foreign assistance programs.
Tradeoff
More oversight and evaluation can make foreign aid programs work better, but it also adds paperwork and rules that could slow down how fast aid reaches people.
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Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committees a multi-year strategy to improve the effectiveness of United States Government foreign assistance.
Blocking aid to countries that don't repay U.S. loans
This section stops certain U.S. funds from going to foreign governments. It applies if a country's government owes money on a U.S. loan. The debt must be at least one year overdue. If that happens, the country cannot get aid under parts of this law. There is one exception. The President can still allow aid. But first, the President must talk with Congress's spending committees. The President must decide the aid serves U.S. national interests.
Who this affects
Foreign governments that owe overdue debt to the U.S. It also affects U.S. agencies that give out this foreign aid money.
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This rule pressures countries to repay loans, but it could cut off help to people in those countries even during hard times.
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No part of any appropriation provided under titles III through VI in this Act shall be used to furnish assistance to the government of any country which is in default during a period in excess of 1 calendar year in payment to the United States of principal or interest on any loan made to the government of such country by the United States pursuant to a program for which funds are appropriated under this Act unless the President determines, following consultation with the Committees on Appropriations, that assistance for such country is in the national interest of the United States.
Blocking foreign taxes on U.S. aid money
This section stops foreign governments from taxing U.S. foreign aid. New bilateral aid deals must say U.S. assistance cannot be taxed. If a country still taxes U.S. aid and does not pay it back by September 30, 2027, the U.S. will hold back future aid money. The amount held back equals double what was taxed. Small, minor taxes do not count. Money that is held back can be given instead to countries that do not tax U.S. aid. The Secretary of State can excuse a country from these rules in some cases. This requires reporting to Congress first.
Who this affects
Foreign governments and groups that receive U.S. aid, and the U.S. State Department that manages these programs.
Tradeoff
This rule pushes countries to stop taxing U.S. aid, but it could also cut off aid to people who need it if a government does not comply.
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An amount equivalent to 200 percent of the total taxes assessed during fiscal year 2026 on funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs by a foreign government or entity against United States assistance programs, either directly or through grantees, contractors, and subcontractors, shall be withheld from obligation from funds appropriated for assistance for fiscal year 2027 and for prior fiscal years
Rules for spending and moving money between programs
This section sets rules for how long agencies can use the money in this bill. Normally, money must be spent within the same fiscal year. It also lets agencies shift money between programs in the same account if a law makes it impossible to spend the money as planned. Congress must be told about any such change first. For State Department funds set aside for specific programs, the Secretary of State can ask to use the money for one more year. This is allowed if a country situation changes and the money cannot be spent in time. The section also says spending limits in this bill do not apply to future laws, unless those laws say so. It also says limits from other laws do not apply to this bill's money, unless this bill says so.
Who this affects
Federal agencies, especially the State Department, and the congressional committees that oversee their budgets.
Tradeoff
This gives agencies flexibility to adjust spending when plans change, but it also reduces some of the strict control Congress originally set for how the money is used.
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Funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act which are specifically designated may be reprogrammed for other programs within the same account notwithstanding the designation if compliance with the designation is made impossible by operation of any provision of this or any other Act
Congress must be told before foreign aid money changes
This section controls how agencies use money for the State Department, foreign aid, and related programs. Before making big changes, agencies must tell Congress first. Big changes include starting new programs, closing offices, moving money between programs, or ending aid to a country. Most of the time, agencies must notify the Committees on Appropriations 15 days before acting. Some actions, like shifting large amounts of arms sale money, need 20 days notice. Agencies can skip this waiting period only in emergencies that threaten human health or safety. Even then, they must tell Congress within 3 days. The section also lists specific countries where aid needs extra notice, and it requires reports on lost or stolen aid, arms sales, and program cuts.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, USAID, the Peace Corps, the Millennium Challenge Corporation, and other agencies handling foreign aid and diplomacy money. It also affects Congress's oversight role and countries that receive U.S. foreign assistance.
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Requiring advance notice gives Congress more oversight and control, but it can slow down how fast agencies respond to changing situations overseas.
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unless previously justified to the Committees on Appropriations or such Committees are notified 15 days in advance of such obligation.
Records, reports, and audits for funded agencies
This section sets rules for agencies that get money from this law. Groups that get State Department funds must share files needed for audits. If they refuse, they lose funding. Agencies must post reports to Congress on their public websites within 45 days. Some reports can be kept private if posting them would hurt national security or reveal secret business information. Agencies must first share these reports with Congress before posting them online. The section also tells agencies to manage records better. They must track emails and messages properly. Departing staff must know that federal records belong to the government, not to them. Agencies must respond faster to public records requests. They must also improve cybersecurity, including limits on personal email use and removal of unused accounts.
Who this affects
Federal agencies funded by this act, their staff, and nongovernmental organizations or contractors that work with the State Department.
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Posting reports publicly increases transparency, but some reports stay hidden to protect national security or private business details.
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Any Federal agency funded by this Act shall maintain a public website, and, except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), any report required by this Act to be submitted to Congress shall be posted on the public website of such agency not later than 45 days following the receipt of such report by Congress.
President must explain if he skips a rule in this law
This section covers what happens if the President decides not to follow part of this law. He can do this only if he says it breaks the Constitution. If that happens, the head of the affected federal agency must tell Congress within 5 days. The agency must explain why in writing. It must also explain what will change in the program or policy.
Who this affects
It affects the President, federal agency leaders, and the Committees on Appropriations in Congress.
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It lets the President skip a rule for constitutional reasons, but requires quick public notice so Congress can track any changes.
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If the President makes a determination not to comply with any provision of this Act on constitutional grounds, the head of the relevant Federal agency shall notify the Committees on Appropriations in writing within 5 days of such determination, the basis for such determination and any resulting changes to program or policy.
Ban on foreign aid funds for abortion and forced sterilization
This section limits how foreign aid money can be used. It applies to funds under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act. None of this money can pay for abortions as a form of family planning. None of it can be used to pressure or force anyone to have an abortion. It also cannot pay for forced sterilizations. It cannot be used to pressure or pay people to get sterilized. The money cannot fund medical research on abortion or forced sterilization methods either. If the President finds that a country or group would break these rules, that country or group cannot get the funds.
Who this affects
Foreign governments, international organizations, and aid groups that receive U.S. foreign assistance funds. It also affects people in other countries who receive family planning services funded by U.S. aid.
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This rule stops U.S. money from supporting abortion or forced sterilization abroad, but it may also limit funding for broader family planning or health programs in countries that receive U.S. aid.
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None of the funds made available to carry out part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, may be used to pay for the performance of abortions as a method of family planning or to motivate or coerce any person to practice abortions.
Rules for spending foreign aid money as planned
This section controls how the State Department spends money for foreign countries and international groups. It must follow spending tables set by Congress. The Secretary of State can spend up to 10 percent less than a planned amount without special approval. To go lower, down to 50 percent less, the Secretary must explain in writing why it is needed. This applies only for urgent or unusual reasons tied to national security. The Secretary must also tell Congress about these changes ahead of time. Some funds, like Global Health Programs money, cannot be changed this way at all. The section also requires the Secretary to send Congress a report on foreign aid spending within 45 days. That report must show how money was divided among specific programs and projects.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, Congress, and foreign countries or groups that receive U.S. aid money.
Tradeoff
It lets the Secretary of State adjust foreign aid spending to react to unexpected events, but it limits how much money Congress originally planned can be changed without oversight.
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the Secretary of State may only deviate up to 10 percent below the amounts specifically designated in the respective tables included in the explanatory statement described in section 4
Limits on future funding promises for foreign programs
This section limits how the government can promise future money. It covers programs funded under titles III through VI of the bill. These are multilateral or bilateral programs, meaning they involve other countries or groups of countries. Officials cannot promise future year funding for these programs. They can only do so if the promise follows rules set out in House Report 119-217.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies that manage foreign aid or international programs. It also affects foreign governments and groups that receive multi-year funding pledges.
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This limit gives Congress more control over long-term spending promises, but it may make it harder for agencies to plan or commit to multi-year international programs.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to make any pledge for future year funding for any multilateral or bilateral program funded in titles III through VI of this Act unless such pledge meets the requirements contained under this section in House Report 119–217.
Blocking aid to governments tied to terrorism
This section stops certain U.S. funds from going to foreign governments linked to terrorism. It blocks money to any government that gives weapons to a country known to support terrorism. It also blocks aid to governments that protect terrorists, support terrorism, or are run by a terrorist group. The President can still allow the aid in special cases. To do this, the President must say it serves U.S. national interest, security, or humanitarian needs. The President must then tell Congress about the decision and explain why.
Who this affects
Foreign governments that receive U.S. military or bilateral aid, and U.S. agencies that manage that aid.
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The rule aims to stop U.S. money from helping terrorism, but the presidential waiver lets aid continue anyway if leaders decide it serves a bigger national goal.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under titles III through VI of this Act may be made available to any foreign government which provides lethal military equipment to a country the government of which the Secretary of State has determined supports international terrorism
Waiving certain reporting laws for foreign affairs funds
This section lets the government spend most of the money in this Act without following some older laws. Those laws normally require reports or notices to Congress before spending happens. This waiver does not apply to money for the Trade and Development Agency. It applies to funds tied to the State Department and national security programs. The section lists four specific older laws that will not apply.
Who this affects
It affects federal agencies like the State Department and national security offices. It also affects Congress's ability to review some spending before it happens.
Tradeoff
It lets agencies spend money faster and with more flexibility, but it reduces some normal oversight and reporting to Congress.
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Funds appropriated by this Act, except funds appropriated under the heading Trade and Development Agency, may be obligated and expended notwithstanding section 10 of Public Law 91–672 (22 U.S.C. 2412), section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2680), section 313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6212), and section 504(a)(1) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3094(a)(1)).
Defining how strictly agencies must follow budget line items
This section explains a technical term used in the bill: "program, project, and activity." This term controls how strictly agencies must stick to spending plans. For most accounts, it means spending is tracked at the account level. But for certain foreign aid and military financing accounts, it also means spending is tracked by country or region. This makes it harder for agencies to shift money between countries without extra reporting or approval.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that manage foreign aid and military financing programs, and the State Department.
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Tighter tracking gives Congress more control over how money is spent by country, but it also limits agency flexibility to quickly shift funds when situations change.
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program, project, and activity shall be defined at the appropriations Act account level and shall include all appropriations and authorizations Acts funding directives, ceilings, and limitations
Rules for Peace Corps and development groups in restricted countries
This section clears up a rule mix-up. Other laws sometimes block U.S. aid to certain countries. This section says those blocks do not stop work done by the Peace Corps, the Inter-American Foundation, or the African Development Foundation. These groups can still work in a restricted country. But first, they must tell Congress. They must talk to the House and Senate spending committees before starting work there. They must also send a report within 15 days after they act.
Who this affects
This affects the Peace Corps, the Inter-American Foundation, and the African Development Foundation. It also affects Congress, which gets extra reports on their work in restricted countries.
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These groups get more freedom to keep working in restricted countries, but Congress trades some oversight power for a simple notice-and-report system instead of a full block.
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shall not be construed to prohibit activities authorized by or conducted under the Peace Corps Act, the Inter-American Foundation Act, or the African Development Foundation Act: Provided, That prior to conducting activities in a country for which assistance is prohibited, the agency shall consult with the Committees on Appropriations and report to such Committees within 15 days of taking such action.
Limits on foreign aid that could hurt U.S. farmers and producers
This section limits U.S. foreign aid money in certain cases. It blocks loans or aid that would help other countries grow or produce a crop or product for export. This applies only if that product is already oversupplied on world markets. It also applies only if the aid would seriously hurt U.S. producers of the same or similar product. The rule covers the Export-Import Bank and the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation. It also covers farm research, training, and study programs abroad that could compete with U.S. crops. The Export-Import Bank can still approve aid if its board decides the benefits to U.S. industry and jobs outweigh the harm. The rules do not apply to very poor countries that do not already export that crop. They also do not apply to countries recovering from war or a major crisis. The U.S. Treasury must also tell U.S. representatives at international banks to vote against similar harmful aid.
Who this affects
U.S. farmers and producers, foreign countries seeking U.S. aid or loans, and agencies like the Export-Import Bank and the Development Finance Corporation.
Tradeoff
The rule protects U.S. producers from competing exports built with U.S. aid, but it may limit help for poorer countries trying to grow their own farm economies.
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None of the funds appropriated or made available pursuant to titles III through VI of this Act for direct assistance and none of the funds otherwise made available to the Export-Import Bank and the United States International Development Finance Corporation shall be obligated or expended to finance any loan, any assistance, or any other financial commitments for establishing or expanding production of any commodity for export by any country other than the United States, if the commodity is likely to be in surplus on world markets at the time the resulting productive capacity is expected to become operative and if the assistance will cause substantial injury to United States producers of the same, similar, or competing commodity
Rules for foreign aid money kept in local currency
This section sets rules for foreign aid given to other countries' governments. When U.S. aid creates local currency funds in that country, the government must put that money in a separate bank account. The State Department and that government must agree on how much money will go in and how it can be used. The money can pay for aid projects, debt payments, or U.S. government administrative costs. If aid to a country ends, leftover money must be used for a purpose both governments agree on. The section also covers cash aid sent directly to a foreign government. That government must keep this cash separate from its other funds. Before this cash aid can be spent, the President must tell Congress at least 15 days ahead of time. This notice must explain how the money will be used and why it helps U.S. interests.
Who this affects
Foreign governments receiving U.S. aid, the U.S. State Department, and Congress (through its oversight role).
Tradeoff
The rules add oversight and accountability for how foreign aid money is spent, but they also add paperwork and waiting time before aid can be used.
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the Secretary of State shall— (A) require that local currencies be deposited in a separate account established by that government
Aid to nonprofits despite country restrictions
This section lets the government send foreign aid through nongovernmental organizations, even if other laws normally block aid to a certain country. It covers several types of foreign assistance programs, including democracy and food aid programs. Before using this power, the President must first tell Congress about the plan. The notice must explain the program, the aid, and the reason for it. This section does not cancel existing bans on funding abortions or forced sterilizations. It also does not apply to countries that support terrorism or that abuse human rights. Those countries still face the usual aid restrictions.
Who this affects
This affects nongovernmental organizations that run foreign aid programs, foreign governments and populations receiving aid, and Congress, which must be notified before aid is sent.
Tradeoff
The rule gives the President more flexibility to fund aid groups in restricted countries, but it limits Congress's usual power to block that country-specific aid ahead of time.
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Restrictions contained in this or any other Act with respect to assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict assistance in support of programs of nongovernmental organizations from funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapters 1, 10, 11, and 12 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961
Diplomats supporting U.S. business interests abroad
This section tells the State Department to focus some of its diplomatic work on helping U.S. businesses overseas. Each U.S. ambassador (called a Chief of Mission) must prioritize efforts that protect American business interests and help solve trade disputes in the country where they serve. The Secretary of State must also check each year that diplomats get proper training on trade and economic issues. Finally, at least $5 million must go toward better coordination between the State Department and the Commerce Department on economic security. That money cannot be used to copy work already done by the Foreign Commercial Service, and it cannot be spent inside the United States.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. ambassadors and embassy staff abroad, the State Department, the Commerce Department, and American companies doing business overseas.
Tradeoff
This focus can help protect U.S. businesses abroad, but it may shift diplomatic attention and money away from other embassy priorities.
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the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of Commerce, shall prioritize the allocation of funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Diplomatic Programs for support of Chief of Mission diplomatic engagement to foster commercial relations and safeguard United States economic and business interests
U.S. instructions to world development banks
This section tells the U.S. Treasury Secretary how to direct America's votes and voices at international financial institutions, like the World Bank. The U.S. must push these banks to check if their loans and grants actually reduce poverty. It must oppose loans that weaken environmental or social protections below 2015 levels. It must fight projects that lack transparency, harm indigenous people, cause forced displacement, or involve military-owned companies. The U.S. must also push for human rights checks, anti-corruption steps, public ownership records for companies getting funds, and strong whistleblower protections. The section limits pay for U.S. officials at these banks. It blocks U.S. funding for a bank's capital increase unless the President asks Congress first and Treasury confirms the increase won't boost China's voting power (unless doing so serves U.S. interests). Finally, the U.S. must oppose any loans to China from these banks, and Treasury must report yearly on any funds sent to China or sanctioned countries.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. Treasury officials, international financial institutions like the World Bank, developing countries seeking loans, and China as a potential loan recipient.
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Stricter U.S. conditions on these banks may better protect human rights and taxpayer interests, but could also slow down loan approvals or reduce U.S. influence if other countries disagree with these terms.
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States executive director of each international financial institution to use the voice of the United States to encourage such institution to adopt and implement a publicly available policy, including the strategic use of peer reviews and external experts, to conduct independent, in-depth evaluations of the effectiveness of at least 35 percent of all loans, grants, programs, and significant analytical non-lending activities
Money for global economic security and energy programs
This section sets aside at least $155 million for a program called the Economic Resilience Initiative. This money helps the United States and partner countries stay economically stable. It also helps counter economic pressure from other countries. The money can go toward building strategic infrastructure, protecting supply chains for critical minerals, and funding digital and technology programs abroad. The government must first tell Congress before spending this money. The section also lets officials move this money to other agencies, like the Export-Import Bank and the International Development Finance Corporation. Separately, at least $185.25 million must go toward energy programs in other countries. These programs aim to improve energy access and reduce reliance on other nations, including China, for energy needs.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies like the State Department, the Export-Import Bank, and the Development Finance Corporation. It also affects partner countries receiving U.S. economic and energy support.
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The government can respond quickly to economic and energy competition abroad, but it commits large sums to overseas programs instead of domestic priorities.
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not less than $155,000,000 shall be made available for the Economic Resilience Initiative to enhance the economic security and stability of the United States and partner countries, including through efforts to counter economic coercion
Rules for foreign aid, corruption, and government transparency
This section sets limits on U.S. foreign aid programs. It says money can go directly to foreign governments only if they meet anti-corruption rules and tell Congress how funds will be used. The Secretary of State must pause aid if there is credible proof it is being misused, unless there is a strong reason to continue. No aid money can be used to pay off a country's debt to China or international lenders. The section also bans entry into the U.S. for foreign officials linked to serious corruption or human rights abuses, though the Secretary of State can grant waivers in some cases. It requires public reports on which countries meet fiscal transparency standards. It also funds programs to fight corruption in natural resource industries, like oil and mining, and pushes for public disclosure of company payments to foreign governments.
Who this affects
Foreign governments receiving U.S. aid, foreign officials accused of corruption or abuse, and U.S. agencies like the State Department and Treasury.
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These rules aim to reduce corruption and misuse of aid, but they add reporting steps and could slow down or block assistance to countries that need it.
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The Secretary of State shall suspend any direct government-to-government assistance if the Secretary has credible information of material misuse of such assistance, unless the Secretary reports to the Committees on Appropriations that it is in the national interest of the United States to continue such assistance
Funding for democracy programs abroad
This section sets money aside for programs that support democracy in other countries. About $2.175 billion should go to these programs. The money can support fair elections, free speech, human rights, labor rights, free press, and rule of law. It also funds groups that help political parties, governments, and citizens build stronger democratic institutions. Some of this money goes to the National Endowment for Democracy, a group that decides which programs to fund. Foreign governments cannot approve or block which groups get this money or who takes part. If a country's government is undemocratic or has attacked civil society groups, the U.S. will try to keep the names of local partner groups private. The section also funds help for journalists and activists who have faced threats or attacks.
Who this affects
This affects foreign governments, civil society groups, journalists, and activists in other countries. It also affects U.S. agencies like the State Department and groups like the National Endowment for Democracy.
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Protecting the identity of local partner groups can keep activists safer, but it may also reduce transparency about who receives U.S. funding and how it is used.
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the organizations implementing such assistance, the specific nature of the assistance, and the participants in such programs shall not be subject to prior approval by the government of any foreign country
Funding for international religious freedom programs
This section sets money aside to protect religious freedom around the world. It funds the State Department's Office of International Religious Freedom. At least $40 million must go to programs that support religious freedom abroad. This money is managed by the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom. The funds should focus on countries the government has labeled as serious violators of religious freedom. The section also funds humanitarian aid for ethnic and religious minorities who face persecution. This includes groups that have suffered genocide or crimes against humanity. It also allows special funding rules for helping ethnic and religious minorities in Iraq and Syria.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, U.S. diplomats, and foreign aid programs. It also affects persecuted religious and ethnic minority groups overseas, especially in Iraq, Syria, and countries flagged for religious freedom violations.
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Setting aside money for these specific programs helps protect vulnerable groups, but it also limits how much flexibility officials have to use those funds for other foreign policy priorities.
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not less than $40,000,000 shall be made available for international religious freedom programs: Provided, That such funds shall be the responsibility of the Ambassador-at-Large for International Religious Freedom, in consultation with other relevant United States Government officials
General rules for foreign aid and State Department money
This section sets many rules for how the State Department can spend money in 2026. It sets aside at least $15 million for forensic work, like finding and identifying victims of war crimes and genocide. It lets some funds go to genocide memorial sites. It blocks changes to the Exchange Visitor Program unless the department follows a formal public rulemaking process and tells Congress first. It lets the Secretary of State withhold aid from countries that do not help return abducted children under an international treaty. It lets the President use up to $125 million for unexpected foreign assistance needs. It allows transferring up to $50 million to protect foreign missions and officials. It extends several older laws and programs, like incentives for hard-to-fill diplomatic jobs, a loan guarantee program for Israel (through 2031), and refugee eligibility rules through 2026. It also renames part of a wildlife protection foundation to focus on 'natural security and counterterrorism' instead of 'international conservation.' Finally, it defines key terms used throughout the bill, like which committees oversee this money and what counts as a 'spend plan.'
Who this affects
Affects the State Department, foreign aid recipients, refugees and trafficking victims, exchange visitors, and countries involved in child custody disputes or war crimes investigations.
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These rules give the executive branch flexibility to respond to urgent situations, but they require extra reporting and consultation with Congress, which can slow down decisions.
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not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for forensic assistance related to combating human trafficking as well as the exhumation and identification of victims of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide
Rules for foreign military and police assistance
This section sets rules for U.S. aid and arms deals with other countries. It lets some funds train foreign police in human rights and rule of law. It requires combat medical training for troops getting U.S. weapons help. It requires training on humanitarian law for countries getting lethal aid, with exceptions for NATO members and allies. It funds efforts to fix bad prison conditions abroad. It raises the cap on loans and loan guarantees for foreign military financing by $8 billion. It extends a fund for buying defense equipment ahead of need, up to $900 million. It also sets limits: no U.S. support for child soldiers, restrictions on cluster munitions, and limits on gear used for crowd control if a foreign unit has used excess force against peaceful protests. It requires reports to Congress on how this money gets spent.
Who this affects
Foreign governments and militaries receiving U.S. aid, U.S. arms manufacturers, the State Department, and civilians in countries that get U.S.-funded security assistance.
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The rules aim to prevent abuses and improve accountability, but they also add conditions and paperwork that could slow down or limit military and police aid to partner countries.
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Funds appropriated by this Act should not be used to support any military training or operations that include child soldiers.
Funding to fight fentanyl trafficking
This section sets aside at least $150 million for programs that fight fentanyl and other synthetic drugs. The money comes from two existing funding areas in the bill. It must be used on top of money already planned for these efforts, not instead of it. The funds can help stop drug flows from China, Mexico, and other countries. They can also support law enforcement teamwork against drug trafficking groups. Some money will help carry out an existing law on fighting synthetic drugs. It can also fund work with other countries through groups like the Global Coalition to Address Synthetic Drug Threats.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. law enforcement and diplomatic agencies working abroad. It also affects foreign governments and communities dealing with drug trafficking, and Americans affected by fentanyl.
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The funding could help reduce fentanyl supplies, but it depends on foreign governments cooperating and does not guarantee results at home.
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not less than $150,000,000 shall be made available for programs to counter the flow of fentanyl, fentanyl precursors, and other synthetic drugs into the United States
Conditions on aid for a future Palestinian state
This section blocks certain foreign aid money from going to support a new Palestinian state. The Secretary of State must first certify to Congress that the new state's government is committed to peace with Israel. It must also show it is fighting terrorism and working with Israeli security groups. The section lists peace goals the Palestinian Authority should pursue with other countries in the region. These include ending hostility toward Israel, respecting borders, and finding a solution for refugees. Congress also says it hopes the new government will have a fair constitution, an independent court system, and honest leadership. The President can waive these rules if it serves U.S. national security. Money used to help reform the Palestinian Authority itself is not blocked by this rule.
Who this affects
Affects the U.S. State Department, the Palestinian Authority or any future Palestinian government, and Israel through regional security and diplomacy.
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The rule ties U.S. aid to strict conditions meant to ensure security and peace efforts, but the presidential waiver allows flexibility that could bypass those same conditions.
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None of the funds appropriated under titles III through VI of this Act may be provided to support a Palestinian state unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that—
Ban on aid to Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation
This section blocks money in this law from going to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation. Agencies cannot give it equipment. They cannot give it technical support. They cannot give it consulting help. They cannot give it any other kind of assistance. The rule covers all funds provided by this Act.
Who this affects
The Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation and any U.S. agency that might otherwise fund or assist it.
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The rule stops U.S. funds from reaching this broadcaster, but it also removes a possible channel for U.S. support of independent media in that area.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to provide equipment, technical support, consulting services, or any other form of assistance to the Palestinian Broadcasting Corporation.
Oversight rules for West Bank and Gaza aid
This section sets rules for U.S. aid to the West Bank and Gaza in 2026. Before the money can be spent, the Secretary of State must confirm that government auditors can check how it is used. Officials must screen recipients to make sure aid does not go to people or groups tied to terrorism. Money cannot be used to honor people who committed terrorist acts, or to fund schools named after them. Security aid is blocked until the State Department reports on Palestinian compliance with certain benchmarks and steps taken against mistreatment of detainees. The section also requires yearly audits of contractors and grantees, and allows up to $1,400,000 for oversight work by the Inspector General. Finally, a government watchdog agency must audit the whole program, and Congress must be notified before funds are spent.
Who this affects
This affects the U.S. State Department, aid contractors and grantees, the Palestinian Authority, and residents of the West Bank and Gaza who may receive aid-funded programs.
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The rules add safeguards against misuse of aid and ties to terrorism, but they may slow down or delay when assistance actually reaches people who need it.
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the Secretary of State shall take all appropriate steps to ensure that such assistance is not provided to or through any individual, private or government entity, or educational institution that the Secretary knows or has reason to believe advocates, plans, sponsors, engages in, or has engaged in, terrorist activity
Limits on aid to the Palestinian Authority and related groups
This section blocks U.S. foreign aid money from going to the Palestinian Authority. The President can waive this ban for up to 6 months at a time, but only if he tells Congress it protects U.S. national security. The waiver cannot last more than 12 months total after this law passes. If the President uses the waiver, he must send Congress a report. The report must explain how the money will be spent and how the Palestinian Authority is fighting terrorism. The Secretary of State must also confirm the Palestinian Authority uses one single bank account for its money, not hidden side accounts. The Authority must also work against violence toward Israelis and support peace efforts. Separately, no money can pay salaries for Palestinian Authority workers in Gaza. No money can go to Hamas or any group Hamas controls. If a power-sharing government includes Hamas, aid is blocked unless the President certifies that government has accepted peace and non-violence principles. The Secretary of State must report on this every few months. Finally, no funds may go to the Palestine Liberation Organization at all.
Who this affects
This affects the Palestinian Authority, its government workers in Gaza, Hamas-linked groups, the Palestine Liberation Organization, and U.S. agencies managing foreign aid.
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The rule aims to stop U.S. money from reaching groups tied to violence, but it also gives the President power to bypass the ban with limited oversight from Congress.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the provisions of chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be obligated or expended with respect to providing funds to the Palestinian Authority.
Foreign aid rules for Middle East countries
This section sets money and rules for U.S. aid to several Middle East countries. Egypt gets at least $1.425 billion, mostly for military financing, but part of it depends on Egypt keeping its peace treaty with Israel. Iran gets no direct aid. Instead, money is set aside to enforce sanctions and stop Iran from building nuclear weapons. Israel gets at least $3.3 billion in military financing, to be paid out within 30 days. Jordan gets over $2 billion for budget and military support. Lebanon's military can get aid, but not if a terrorist group controls its security forces. Syria can get non-lethal aid like medical help, but not aid that benefits Iran, Russia, or terrorist groups. Tunisia gets aid under separate guidance. For the West Bank and Gaza, aid depends on reports about peace efforts, security, and honest government. Aid can be cut off if Palestinians pursue certain actions at the United Nations or the International Criminal Court, though the Secretary of State can waive this in some cases. Gaza aid also requires oversight steps to stop money or supplies from reaching Hamas.
Who this affects
Governments and people in Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria, Tunisia, Iran, and the West Bank and Gaza. It also affects U.S. State Department officials who must certify and report on how aid is used.
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The rules try to make sure U.S. aid supports peace and security goals, but they add conditions that could delay or block aid if political situations change.
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not less than $1,425,000,000 should be made available for assistance for Egypt, of which— (A) not less than $125,000,000 shall be made available from funds under the heading National Security Investment Programs
U.S. aid rules for African nations
This section sets rules for U.S. foreign aid to several African countries. It allows money for a special court in the Central African Republic. It sets aside at least $60 million to support a peace deal between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, and for regional economic projects. It lists specific health, farming, and law enforcement programs for the Congo and Rwanda. It limits military training aid to Great Lakes region governments unless they stop supporting armed groups in neighbor countries. It sets goals for aid to Ethiopia, like protecting human rights and helping conflict victims. It requires Nigeria's government to meet certain conditions, like protecting civilians, before it gets half of its aid money. It orders an audit of past U.S. aid to Nigeria. It blocks most aid to the governments of South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe unless there is a peace deal or the country meets human rights and rule of law standards.
Who this affects
Governments and people in Central African Republic, Congo, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, Ethiopia, Nigeria, South Sudan, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. Also U.S. agencies that manage foreign aid.
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These rules try to make sure aid supports peace and human rights, but they may delay or block money that could help people in need if governments do not meet the conditions.
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Provided further, That not less than $60,000,000 shall be made available for such purposes, which are in addition to amounts made available for assistance for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Republic of Rwanda, including for bilateral assistance for such countries.
Foreign aid rules for Asia and countering China's influence
This section sets spending rules for U.S. foreign aid programs across Asia. It gives money for Burma, including help for war refugees and people who left the military junta. It creates a $400 million fund to counter the influence of China's government and Communist Party around the world. It blocks U.S. aid money from supporting China's Belt and Road projects or Chinese-made tech, unless officials say it is safe for national security. It sets aid amounts for Taiwan, the Philippines, Pacific Island nations, Laos, and Tibet. It also blocks any U.S. aid from going to North Korea's government or China's government directly. Money is also set aside to grow U.S. diplomatic offices in Australia and Pacific Island countries.
Who this affects
This affects the U.S. State Department, foreign aid recipients in Asia, and governments of Burma, Taiwan, the Philippines, Laos, Pacific Island nations, and Tibet. It also affects any organization seen as connected to China's or North Korea's government.
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The section directs large sums to counter China's influence and support allies, but this could increase tension with China and limits flexibility for using funds on Chinese-linked technology or projects.
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not less than $400,000,000 shall be made available for a Countering PRC Influence Fund to counter the influence of the Government of the People’s Republic of China and the Chinese Communist Party and entities acting on their behalf globally
Restrictions on aid to Afghanistan and Pakistan
This section blocks U.S. money from going to the Taliban. It says no funds from this law or past laws can help the Taliban government. It also holds back $33 million in aid meant for Pakistan. That money will stay frozen until the Secretary of State tells Congress that Dr. Shakil Afridi is free from prison. Dr. Afridi helped U.S. forces find Osama bin Laden. He must also be cleared of all charges tied to that help before the money is released.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. aid programs for Afghanistan and Pakistan. It also affects the Taliban, the Pakistani government, and Dr. Shakil Afridi.
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This keeps U.S. money from reaching the Taliban and pressures Pakistan to free Dr. Afridi, but it also delays other U.S. aid to Pakistan until that demand is met.
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$33,000,000 shall be withheld from obligation until the Secretary of State reports to the Committees on Appropriations that Dr. Shakil Afridi has been released from prison and cleared of all charges relating to the assistance provided to the United States in locating Osama bin Laden.
Foreign aid rules for Latin America and the Caribbean
This section sets rules for U.S. foreign aid money going to countries in Latin America and the Caribbean. It covers Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Nicaragua. For Central American countries, half of some aid can only be paid out if the Secretary of State certifies those governments are fighting corruption, protecting human rights, and stopping migration toward the U.S. border. For Colombia, some money is held back unless the government cuts coca production and cooperates on drug enforcement. Cuba rules block money from removing restrictions on the Cuban military or Communist Party officials, except for food, medicine, and democracy programs. Haiti funding supports police, anti-gang efforts, and humanitarian aid. Mexico must show it delivers water owed to the U.S. under a 1944 treaty and take steps against fentanyl trafficking before receiving certain funds. The section also blocks money from being used to organize migrant caravans, while still allowing humanitarian aid.
Who this affects
Governments and civil society groups in Central America, Colombia, Cuba, Haiti, Mexico, and Nicaragua that receive U.S. foreign aid, as well as U.S. agencies managing that aid.
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Tying aid to strict conditions can push governments toward reforms, but it may also delay or cut off help for people who need it if governments do not meet the requirements.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be used to encourage, mobilize, publicize, or manage mass-migration caravans toward the United States southwest border
Aid rules for former Soviet states
This section sets rules for U.S. aid to former Soviet Union countries. It says a general aid restriction (called Section 907) does not apply to certain kinds of help, like democracy programs, trade assistance, disaster and humanitarian aid, and financing from groups like the Export-Import Bank. It also says the U.S. cannot give aid to a former Soviet country's government if that government violates another former Soviet country's borders or independence. The President can waive this rule if it serves U.S. national security, but must first talk with Congress about why. The section also keeps in place older rules about Turkey from a past law. Finally, it sets aside at least $500 million for aid programs in the region, and allows some of that money to go toward joint efforts against mixed military and non-military threats.
Who this affects
Former Soviet Union countries receiving U.S. aid, the U.S. State Department, and agencies like the Export-Import Bank and Development Finance Corporation.
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The rule aims to punish countries that violate their neighbors' borders, but the waiver lets the President ignore this if he decides it helps U.S. security interests.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for a government of an Independent State of the former Soviet Union if such government directs any action in violation of the territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other Independent State of the former Soviet Union
Blocking U.S. aid tied to Russia's actions in Ukraine and Georgia
This section stops U.S. money in this bill from going to Russia's central government. It also blocks aid to any country that supports Russia's claim over Crimea or other Ukrainian land. The Secretary of State can waive this rule if it serves U.S. national interests, but must explain why. The bill also bans U.S. funds from supporting projects that treat Crimea as part of Russia, unless Russian officials or Russian-controlled companies are not involved. It blocks aid to countries that recognize Abkhazia or South Ossetia, two Georgian regions occupied by Russia, as independent. The Treasury Department must direct U.S. votes in world financial institutions to oppose loans or grants that violate Ukraine's or Georgia's borders. Finally, the section sets aside at least $300 million for a fund that counters Russian influence and builds security ties with European, Eurasian, and Central Asian countries.
Who this affects
This affects the Russian government, countries that support Russia's territorial claims, and countries receiving U.S. foreign aid. It also affects U.S. agencies managing foreign assistance and international bank votes.
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The rules aim to pressure Russia and support Ukraine and Georgia, but the waiver options let the Secretary of State bypass these limits when it serves broader U.S. interests, which could weaken the pressure.
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None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for assistance for the central Government of the Russian Federation.
Rules for U.S. funding of the United Nations
This section sets conditions on U.S. money given to the United Nations and its agencies. It says the State Department must watch how countries vote at the UN before giving them aid. It holds back 10 percent of UN funding until agencies prove they post audits, protect whistleblowers, limit costly travel, vet staff for terror ties, and address bias against Israel. It blocks funds for UN bodies led by countries tied to terrorism, unless the Secretary of State grants a waiver. It restricts money for the UN Human Rights Council unless reforms happen, including removing Israel as a standing agenda topic. It also blocks funds for a specific UN inquiry on Israel and the Palestinian territories. It bans paying UN membership dues directly. It requires several reports to Congress on UN spending, staffing, and reforms. It also sets money aside to help place more Americans in UN jobs, and allows some funds to move between accounts for UN reform efforts.
Who this affects
The State Department, the United Nations and its agencies, foreign governments, and U.S. taxpayers who fund foreign aid.
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These rules push the UN toward more transparency and accountability, but they also risk cutting off funding and reducing U.S. influence if agencies do not meet the conditions in time.
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Of the funds appropriated under title I and under the heading International Organizations and Programs in title V of this Act that are available for contributions to the United Nations (including the Department of Peacekeeping Operations) or any United Nations agency, 10 percent may not be obligated for such organization, department, or agency until the Secretary of State determines and reports to the appropriate congressional committees
Aid for war crimes tribunals
This section lets the President send up to $30 million in supplies and services to help war crimes tribunals. This includes the tribunal for the former Yugoslavia. It also covers any similar tribunals the United Nations sets up. The President must first decide this aid will help resolve genocide or war crimes cases fairly. This power replaces a normal spending limit that would otherwise apply. The President must still tell Congress before using these funds.
Who this affects
This affects the President's foreign aid powers, U.S. taxpayers, and international war crimes tribunals like the one for the former Yugoslavia.
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It gives the President more flexible power to fund war crimes tribunals quickly, but it removes a normal spending cap and relies on the President's own judgment.
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If the President determines that doing so will contribute to a just resolution of charges regarding genocide or other violations of international humanitarian law, the President may direct a drawdown pursuant to section 552(c) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of up to $30,000,000 of commodities and services for the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal established with regard to the former Yugoslavia by the United Nations Security Council or such other tribunals or commissions as the Council may establish or authorize to deal with such violations, without regard to the ceiling limitation contained in paragraph (2) thereof
Funding for global internet freedom programs
This section sets aside money from the bill for programs that support internet freedom around the world. It requires at least $78,375,000 to go to these programs. The programs must follow rules set in an earlier law, the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022. These programs often help people in other countries get around online censorship or surveillance.
Who this affects
This mainly affects the State Department, groups that run internet freedom programs, and people in other countries who use these tools online.
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Guaranteeing this funding level supports global internet access efforts, but it also locks in spending that cannot be redirected to other priorities.
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not less than $78,375,000 shall be made available for programs to promote Internet freedom globally, consistent with section 9707 of the Department of State Authorization Act of 2022
Ban on torture and support for police reform abroad
This section has two parts. First, it says no money from this law can support or excuse torture or cruel treatment. This rule applies to any U.S. official or contractor. Second, the section lets the government use certain funds for a different purpose. It allows money to help foreign police and military stop using torture. This is allowed even if another law would normally block that kind of aid.
Who this affects
U.S. government officials and contractors, and foreign police, military, or security forces in countries that get U.S. aid.
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The rule bans funding torture, but it also lets some normal aid restrictions be set aside to fund anti-torture training for foreign forces.
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None of the funds made available by this Act may be used to support or justify the use of torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment by any official or contract employee of the United States Government.
Rules for State Department aircraft use and costs
This section covers planes and helicopters bought with State Department money. It lets the government move these aircraft between programs and regions, even if they were first bought for one specific area. Before doing this, the Secretary of State must tell Congress the aircraft is no longer needed in its original location. Congress must also be consulted first. Local U.S. embassy leaders will coordinate how the aircraft get used day to day. The aircraft can carry government workers and sometimes non-government workers, and other agencies can use them too if they pay for it or if there is empty space. Money collected from these aircraft uses goes into a special fund to pay for aircraft costs. Finally, the section says host countries should pay for fuel and upkeep whenever possible.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, U.S. embassies abroad, other federal agencies that travel with State Department aircraft, and foreign countries that host these aircraft.
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This gives the government more flexibility to reuse costly aircraft where needed, but it reduces the guarantee that a region's original program will keep its planes.
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aircraft procured with funds appropriated by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs under the headings Diplomatic Programs , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , Andean Counterdrug Initiative , and Andean Counterdrug Programs may be used for any other program and in any region.
Reusing older spending rules
This section borrows a set of rules from a 2010 spending law. Those old rules will now apply to this bill too. One part of the old rule gets a date update. It changes a 2009 deadline to a 2025 deadline. This is a common way lawmakers avoid rewriting long rules from scratch.
Who this affects
This mainly affects federal agencies and officials who manage foreign aid and state department funds. It also affects programs that must follow these reporting or spending conditions.
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Reusing old rules saves time and keeps things consistent, but it can make the law harder for ordinary readers to understand without checking the older law too.
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The terms and conditions of section 7055 of the Department of State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2010 (division F of Public Law 111–117) shall apply to this Act: Provided, That subsection (f)(2)(B) of such section shall be applied by substituting September 30, 2025 for September 30, 2009.
IMF loan repayment priority
This section reuses rules from a 2010 law about foreign aid spending. Those old rules will also apply to this new bill. It also gives an order to the U.S. representative at the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The Treasury Secretary must tell that representative to push for IMF loans to get paid back first. This means the IMF should be repaid before other lenders, like private banks or other international groups, get their money back.
Who this affects
This affects the U.S. Treasury Department, the U.S. representative at the IMF, and countries that borrow money from the IMF and other lenders.
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Prioritizing IMF repayment can help protect U.S. taxpayer-backed funds, but it may reduce how much money is left to repay other lenders when a borrowing country has limited funds.
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Executive Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to seek to ensure that any loan will be repaid to the IMF before other private or multilateral creditors.
Cutting aid to governments that refuse extradition
This section blocks some U.S. foreign aid to a country's central government. It applies if that government refuses to hand over a person the U.S. wants for a serious crime. The crime must carry a possible life sentence, or involve killing a police officer. Some aid types are still allowed, like humanitarian aid and anti-drug programs. The rule only applies to countries that have an extradition treaty with the U.S. and are breaking that treaty. The Secretary of State can waive this rule for a single case. To do this, the Secretary must tell Congress the waiver serves U.S. national interest.
Who this affects
Foreign governments that refuse U.S. extradition requests, and U.S. agencies that manage foreign aid programs.
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The rule pressures other countries to honor extradition treaties, but the waiver lets the Secretary of State bypass this pressure whenever it seems important for U.S. interests.
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None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be used to provide assistance (other than funds provided under the headings National Security Investment Programs , International Humanitarian Assistance , International Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement , United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund , and Nonproliferation, Anti-terrorism, Demining and Related Assistance ) for the central government of a country which has notified the Department of State of its refusal to extradite to the United States any individual indicted for a criminal offense for which the maximum penalty is life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or for killing a law enforcement officer, as specified in a United States extradition request.
Rules for Enterprise Fund money and asset sales
This section controls how the government handles Enterprise Funds. These are special funds that invest in other countries' economies. The government must warn Congress 15 days before sending money to these funds. If a fund is ever closed down or its assets sold off, the President must first send Congress a plan. The plan must show how the assets will be split up. If a fund plans to shift into a private equity fund or similar setup, the President must send Congress that plan too. All of this must happen before the changes take place.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that manage Enterprise Funds, Congress, and organizations receiving or managing these overseas investment funds.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more oversight and warning time, but it may slow down how fast the government can move or reorganize these investment funds.
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Prior to the distribution of any assets resulting from any liquidation, dissolution, or winding up of an Enterprise Fund, in whole or in part, the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a plan for the distribution of the assets of the Enterprise Fund.
Funding rules for the United Nations Population Fund
This section sets rules for U.S. money given to the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), a group that works on family planning and reproductive health. It gives $32,500,000 to UNFPA for the year. If UNFPA cannot legally get this money, the funds go instead to a global health account for family planning and maternal health work. None of the money can be used for programs in China. UNFPA must keep U.S. funds in a separate account and cannot use any of it to pay for abortions. The Secretary of State must report each year on how much UNFPA plans to spend in China. If UNFPA plans to spend money there, that same amount gets subtracted from its U.S. funding.
Who this affects
It affects UNFPA, the U.S. State Department, and people in countries that receive UNFPA family planning and health services.
Tradeoff
The rules aim to stop U.S. money from funding abortions or programs in China, but they also limit how UNFPA can use funds for other health and family planning work.
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Funds appropriated by this Act for UNFPA, that are not made available for UNFPA because of the operation of any provision of law, shall be transferred to the Global Health Programs account and shall be made available for family planning, maternal, and reproductive health activities, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations.
Global health funding and disease outbreak response rules
This section sets rules for U.S. money spent on global health programs. It covers things like HIV/AIDS, family planning, and stopping disease outbreaks in other countries. It says at least $575 million should go to family planning and reproductive health programs, including in places where population growth harms wildlife. It sets up money to help countries detect and respond to new disease outbreaks, including diseases that jump from animals to people. If a disease outbreak becomes a serious global health emergency, the Secretary of State can move up to $200 million between different aid programs to fight it. It also blocks any funds in this act from going to the Wuhan Institute of Virology in China. The government must also create a plan to shift HIV/AIDS relief programs toward being run by the countries themselves, reducing U.S. involvement over time. Finally, at least $50 million must go to a new initiative fighting HIV/AIDS, malaria, and other infectious diseases, following a strategy called the America First Global Health Strategy.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. agencies managing foreign aid, foreign governments and health organizations receiving U.S. funds, and people in countries that depend on U.S.-funded health and disease programs.
Tradeoff
Giving officials flexibility to quickly shift large sums during health emergencies can speed up response, but it also reduces the usual detailed congressional review of how the money is spent.
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none of the funds made available by this Act may be made available to the Wuhan Institute of Virology located in the City of Wuhan in the People’s Republic of China
Programs for women's rights and safety abroad
This section sets money aside for programs that help women and girls in other countries. It gives $150 million to help women start businesses, own property, and get loans. It gives at least $37.5 million to a leadership program named after Madeleine Albright. It sets aside $187.5 million to fight violence against women, including child marriage and rape. It also asks for $112.5 million to help women take part in peace talks and rebuilding after conflicts. The State Department must tell Congress how it spends some of this money.
Who this affects
Women and girls in other countries who get U.S. aid, and U.S. agencies like the State Department that run these programs.
Tradeoff
The section directs large sums to specific women's programs, which guarantees funding for these goals but leaves less flexibility for other foreign aid priorities.
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Of the funds appropriated under title III of this Act, $150,000,000 shall be made available to expand economic opportunities for women by increasing the number and capacity of women-owned enterprises, improving property rights for women, increasing women's access to financial services and capital
Foreign aid spending rules for education, conservation, food, and anti-trafficking programs
This section sets minimum spending levels for several U.S. foreign aid programs. It sets aside money for basic and higher education abroad, wildlife and forest conservation, disability rights programs, food security and farming research, and efforts to fight human trafficking. It also funds clean water and sanitation projects, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. Some money can only go to a public-private food security foundation if Congress creates one by the end of 2026. The section also lets the Secretary of State spend up to 10 percent less than these set amounts, but only in unexpected or urgent situations. If that happens, the State Department must tell Congress in writing.
Who this affects
People in developing countries who receive U.S. aid for education, food, water, health, and anti-trafficking programs. It also affects State Department officials who manage these funds and must report to Congress.
Tradeoff
Setting fixed minimum funding levels guarantees support for these programs, but it also limits the Secretary of State's flexibility to shift money quickly to new or urgent needs.
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Of the funds appropriated by title III of this Act, not less than $720,000,000 shall be made available for food security and agricultural development programs to carry out the purposes of the Global Food Security Act of 2016
Interest on local currency for debt-for-nature groups
This section deals with nonprofit groups that work with the State Department on debt-for-development or debt-for-nature deals. In these deals, a country's debt is reduced in exchange for spending on development or nature projects. Sometimes these groups receive local currency as part of that aid money. This section lets those groups put that local currency into interest-bearing bank accounts. Any interest they earn must go back into the same project the money was meant for. The groups must also tell Congress about this, following normal reporting rules.
Who this affects
Nongovernmental organizations that get State Department grants or contracts for debt-for-development or debt-for-nature programs.
Tradeoff
This lets nonprofit groups earn extra money for their projects, but it also means public funds sit in outside bank accounts instead of being spent right away.
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a nongovernmental organization which is a grantee or contractor of the Department of State may place in interest bearing accounts local currencies which accrue to that organization as a result of economic assistance provided under title III of this Act and, subject to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on Appropriations, any interest earned on such investment shall be used for the purpose for which the assistance was provided to that organization.
Reporting rules for how agencies spend their money
This section makes agencies explain their spending plans to Congress. Agencies funded by parts of this law must send a detailed plan within 45 days. The plan must show how they will use their money on specific programs. It must compare planned spending to Congress's original budget requests. The Secretary of State must also send separate spending plans for certain programs, like aid to Pacific Islands countries and Colombia. These are due within 180 days. The Secretary of the Treasury must send a similar plan within 90 days for technical assistance funds. These plans do not replace other required notices to Congress. Finally, the State Department must send its next budget justification to Congress at the same time the President sends the 2027 budget.
Who this affects
Federal agencies covered by this funding law, especially the State Department and Treasury Department. Congressional appropriations committees that oversee this spending are also affected.
Tradeoff
This gives Congress more detail and oversight of agency spending, but it adds paperwork and deadlines for agencies to meet.
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Not later than 45 days after the date of enactment of this Act, each department, agency, or organization funded in titles I, II, and VI of this Act...shall submit to the Committees on Appropriations an operating plan for funds appropriated to such department, agency, or organization
Congress must be told before agencies reorganize
This section limits how agencies can spend money from this law. It says the State Department and other funded agencies cannot reorganize, redesign, or downsize without first talking to Congress. This includes closing or merging offices, changing overseas embassies or diplomatic posts, or changing staff levels. Agencies must notify the Committees on Appropriations and explain their plans in detail. If an agency already sent a similar notice in a past year, that may count as meeting this rule.
Who this affects
The Department of State and other federal agencies funded by this law. It also affects Congress's oversight role and agency staff and offices worldwide.
Tradeoff
This rule gives Congress more oversight and control over agency changes, but it may slow down agencies that want to reorganize or adjust staffing quickly.
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Funds appropriated by this Act, prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, or any other Act may not be used to implement a reorganization, redesign, or other plan described in subsection (b) by the Department of State or any other Federal department, agency, or organization funded by this Act without prior consultation by the head of such department, agency, or organization with the appropriate congressional committees
State Department money rules and oversight
This section sets rules for how the State Department manages certain funds. New service center payments must go through the normal congressional notification process. Within 45 days of spending money, the Secretary of State must certify that each bureau follows financial rules. If a bureau cannot meet this standard, the Secretary must submit a plan to fix the problem. The section also allows small amounts of extra money from fees, like those from English teaching programs or Blair House use, to be added to the budget. It lets the department buy vehicles and use funds for program reviews. It also allows up to $25 million for U.S. participation in international fairs and expos. Finally, it adds new reporting duties on special job appointments and requires funds to be spent as described in a related explanatory statement.
Who this affects
This affects State Department bureaus and offices, Congress oversight committees, and taxpayers who fund these programs.
Tradeoff
These rules add oversight and accountability, but they also add paperwork and reporting steps that may slow down how quickly the department can act.
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Not later than 45 days after the initial obligation of funds appropriated under titles III and IV of this Act that are made available to a Department of State bureau or office with responsibility for the management and oversight of such funds, the Secretary of State shall certify and report to the Committees on Appropriations, on an individual bureau or office basis, that such bureau or office is in compliance with Department and Federal financial and grants management policies, procedures, and regulations, as applicable.
Special hiring rules for foreign aid workers
This section lets the government hire extra workers for foreign aid programs. It allows up to $170,000,000 to be used to hire people, both in the U.S. and overseas, under special short-term rules. This hiring power ends on September 30, 2027. The money to pay these workers comes from the same budget area they work in. Extra funds can also pay for staff who respond to natural disasters or other major disasters, as long as Congress is told about it first. The State Department can also skip normal bidding steps when giving contract work to small businesses. It can also use special personal service agreements to hire certain workers.
Who this affects
State Department and foreign aid staff, disaster response workers, small businesses seeking government contracts, and people who rely on U.S. foreign assistance programs.
Tradeoff
This gives the government faster, more flexible hiring for aid and disaster work, but it limits normal competitive bidding and only allows this flexibility for a set time.
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Up to $170,000,000 of the funds made available in title III of this Act pursuant to or to carry out the provisions of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 may be used to hire and employ individuals in the United States and overseas on a limited appointment basis pursuant to the authority of sections 308 and 309 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3948 and 3949).
Money set aside for global fragility and disaster preparedness
This section sets minimum funding levels for two purposes. First, at least $108,000,000 must go to the Prevention and Stabilization Fund. This fund supports work under the Global Fragility Act. That law aims to reduce violence and instability in fragile countries. The money comes from several foreign aid and security accounts. Some of this money, if spent through the Foreign Military Financing Program, can be used through September 2027. Second, at least $192,375,000 must go to help countries prepare for natural disasters. This includes Pacific Islands countries and other high-risk places. This funding applies even if other laws say otherwise.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. foreign aid agencies, the State Department, and countries receiving stabilization or disaster preparedness aid, especially fragile states and Pacific Island nations.
Tradeoff
Setting a required minimum guarantees funding for these programs, but it also limits how officials can shift money to other foreign aid priorities if needs change.
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not less than $108,000,000 shall be made available for the Prevention and Stabilization Fund for the purposes enumerated in section 509(a) of the Global Fragility Act of 2019
Passport fees and State Department consular funding rules
This section changes how the State Department can use passport and visa fee money. It lets the government keep using old passport fee rules through 2026 to cover the cost of consular services, like issuing passports and visas. It also extends a coronavirus-era funding rule through 2026. The section lets the Secretary of State move certain unspent State Department money into the Consular and Border Security Programs account. This transfer can only happen if the Secretary says it is needed to keep consular services running, and after telling Congress first. It also allows fees from a fraud prevention fund to help pay for consular services in 2026. Money used under one part of this section is labeled an emergency expense under federal budget law.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, its consular offices, and anyone applying for a passport or visa.
Tradeoff
This gives the State Department more flexibility to fund passport and visa services, but it reduces Congress's usual control over how that money moves between accounts.
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Discretionary amounts made available to the Department of State under the heading Administration of Foreign Affairs of this Act, and discretionary unobligated balances under such heading from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may be transferred to the Consular and Border Security Programs account if the Secretary of State determines and reports to the Committees on Appropriations that to do so is necessary to sustain consular operations
Limit on anti-propaganda funding to foreign targets
This section sets a rule for money used to fight foreign propaganda and disinformation. It says that money can only be spent to counter fake news and influence campaigns from foreign governments or foreign groups. The money cannot be used to target activity inside the United States. It only applies to efforts happening abroad.
Who this affects
This affects federal agencies that run anti-disinformation programs, and it affects how they can use their budgets.
Tradeoff
This keeps the government from using these funds against domestic speech, but it also limits how flexible these programs can be if foreign disinformation reaches U.S. audiences.
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may only be made available for the purpose of countering such efforts by foreign state and non-state actors abroad.
Flag display rules and border water project funding
This section has two parts. First, it limits which flags can fly at State Department buildings. Money from this law cannot pay for flying or showing any flag except a short approved list. That list includes the U.S. flag, the Foreign Service flag, the POW/MIA flag, and the Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag. It also allows state flags, tribal flags, other U.S. agency flags, and foreign countries' flags in some cases. Second, the section lets other groups send money to a U.S.-Mexico border water agency. That agency can use the money to study, build, run, and fix flood control and water treatment projects along the border. The money stays available until it is spent.
Who this affects
This affects State Department offices and buildings, and the U.S. Section of the International Boundary and Water Commission that manages border water projects.
Tradeoff
Limiting flags to an approved list creates clear, uniform rules but removes flexibility for other symbolic displays, while allowing outside funding for border water projects speeds up infrastructure work but relies on funding from non-federal or foreign sources.
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None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or expended to fly or display a flag over a facility of the United States Department of State other than the— (1) United States flag; (2) Foreign Service flag pursuant to 2 FAM 154.2–1; (3) POW/MIA flag; (4) Hostage and Wrongful Detainee flag, pursuant to section 904 of title 36, United States Code
U.S. contributions to international development banks
This section lets the U.S. put more money into two international lending groups. First, the Treasury Secretary can buy up to 25,128 more shares in the Inter-American Investment Corporation. That group lends money to businesses in Latin America and the Caribbean. Second, the U.S. can give about $3.2 billion to the World Bank's fund for poor countries. This fund is called the International Development Association. Congress must still approve the actual money in a future spending bill before it goes out.
Who this affects
This affects U.S. taxpayers, the Treasury Department, and developing countries that receive loans or aid from these international institutions.
Tradeoff
The U.S. gains more influence and stake in global development lending, but commits billions of dollars that could otherwise fund domestic programs.
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The United States Governor of the International Development Association may contribute on behalf of the United States $3,198,552,000 to the twenty-first replenishment of the resources of the Association, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
U.S. push for nuclear energy support at world development banks
This section tells the Treasury Secretary to give instructions to U.S. representatives at big international lending banks. These banks include the World Bank and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development. The U.S. representatives must use their votes and influence to push these banks to change their rules. They should ask the banks to drop bans on funding nuclear energy projects. This includes power plants, power lines, and small modular reactors. The rule change would only apply if the technology meets safety standards as good as U.S. or other wealthy nation standards. The section also asks these banks to build up their own staff skills. They would learn how nuclear energy could help countries that borrow from them, and how to deliver funding and technical help for it.
Who this affects
This affects the U.S. Treasury Department, staff at multilateral development banks, and countries that borrow money from those banks for energy projects.
Tradeoff
This could open up more funding for nuclear power in developing countries, but it also means U.S. influence would push banks toward a specific energy technology instead of letting each bank set its own rules.
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the removal of prohibitions at the respective bank against financial and technical assistance for the generation, transmission, and distribution of nuclear energy, to the extent that the prohibitions apply to nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors, that meet or exceed the quality and safety standards of technologies produced by the United States or a member country of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Nuclear energy assistance trust funds at world banks
This section tells the U.S. Treasury Secretary to push for new trust funds at international banks, like the World Bank. These funds would help other countries build nuclear power plants. The money would pay for both funding and technical help. It would support new technology, like small modular reactors. Projects must meet U.S. or allied safety standards. The funds could also help countries compete with loans offered by non-allied nations. Money from the funds can be used for these projects, or sent back to the U.S. Treasury. The section also says this rule does not stop the U.S. from encouraging other bank aid for nuclear energy.
Who this affects
It affects the U.S. Treasury Department, international financial institutions like the World Bank, and countries seeking help to build nuclear power.
Tradeoff
This could help spread safer nuclear technology and counter rival lending, but it commits U.S. influence and possible funds to a new global program.
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The Secretary of the Treasury shall instruct the United States Governors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, and, as the Secretary deems appropriate, of other international financial institutions (as defined in section 1701(c)(2)) to use the voice, vote, and influence of the United States to establish at each such institution a trust fund to be known as the Nuclear Energy Assistance Trust Fund
U.S. payment to Asian Development Fund
This section lets the U.S. give money to a fund called the Asian Development Fund. This fund lends money to poorer countries in Asia. The U.S. governor of the fund can promise $174,440,000 for this round of funding. Congress must still approve the actual money first. The section also allows Congress to set aside up to $174,440,000 for the Treasury Department to pay this amount whenever it is needed.
Who this affects
It affects U.S. taxpayers, the Treasury Department, and developing countries in Asia that receive loans from this fund.
Tradeoff
The U.S. can support economic development and trade ties in Asia, but this spending reduces funds available for other federal priorities.
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The United States Governor of the Fund may contribute on behalf of the United States $174,440,000 to the thirteenth replenishment of the resources of the Fund, subject to obtaining the necessary appropriations.
Extra U.S. backup funds for a development bank
This section lets the United States buy 800,000 more shares in an international bank. These shares are called 'callable capital.' That means the money is not spent right away. It is a promise to pay if the bank ever needs it. The U.S. can only buy these shares if Congress approves the money first in a separate law. This section also asks Congress to approve up to $7.8 billion for this purpose. The Treasury Secretary would pay the money if it is ever called.
Who this affects
This mainly affects the U.S. government and the international bank. It could also affect countries that borrow money from the bank.
Tradeoff
The backup funds make the bank more stable and able to lend more, but they also create a large possible future cost for U.S. taxpayers if the bank ever calls in the money.
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The United States Governor of the Bank may subscribe on behalf of the United States to 800,000 additional shares of the capital stock of the Bank.
America First Opportunity Fund
This section sets up a special fund called the America First Opportunity Fund. Up to $850 million can go into it. This money comes from four existing programs. These programs cover security investments, drug and crime control abroad, peacekeeping, and military financing for other countries. The fund can respond to crises. It can also build ties with partner countries. It can counter threats from rival nations. The government can move money between these programs and the fund. Some of this money can be used until September 30, 2027. The Secretary of State must talk with Congress about how the money will be spent. This talk must happen at least 30 days before the money is first used.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, foreign governments receiving U.S. aid or military financing, and Congress members who oversee spending.
Tradeoff
The fund gives the government more flexibility to respond quickly to world events, but it also reduces detailed congressional control over how specific foreign aid dollars are spent.
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up to $850,000,000 may be made available for the America First Opportunity Fund to furnish assistance that makes America safer, stronger, and more prosperous by responding to crises, engaging proactively with strategic partners, and countering threats from adversaries.
Cutting old unused foreign affairs funding
This section takes back money that Congress had already approved for certain State Department and foreign aid programs but that has not yet been spent. It permanently cancels $900 million from consular and border security programs. It cancels $25 million from cultural exchange programs, $64 million from debt restructuring, and $57 million from a democracy fund. It also cancels $661 million from the Millennium Challenge Corporation, $179 million from anti-drug and law enforcement aid, and $50 million from peacekeeping operations. In total, this removes almost $1.94 billion in old, unspent funds. The section also says money cannot be taken back if Congress had labeled it an emergency fund.
Who this affects
This affects the State Department, USAID, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation. It also affects countries and groups that receive U.S. foreign aid for border security, cultural exchanges, debt help, democracy support, drug enforcement, and peacekeeping.
Tradeoff
This frees up money for other federal priorities, but it also means less funding is available for these foreign aid and diplomacy programs in the future.
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Of the unobligated balances from amounts made available under the heading Consular and Border Security Programs from prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, $900,000,000 are permanently rescinded.
Ban on funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency
This section blocks U.S. money from going to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency, known as UNRWA. It applies to State Department and foreign operations funds. This includes money from past years and from 2026. It also blocks 2027 funding until March 25, 2027. The ban stays in place no matter what other laws say.
Who this affects
This affects UNRWA, the U.N. agency that helps Palestinian refugees. It also affects U.S. foreign aid programs and State Department budget planners.
Tradeoff
Blocking these funds stops U.S. tax dollars from reaching UNRWA, but it may reduce aid available to Palestinian refugees who rely on the agency's services.
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funds appropriated or otherwise made available by division B of this Act or other Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, including provisions of Acts providing supplemental appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs, may not be used for a contribution, grant, or other payment to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency

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House: Yea-and-Nay

PassedJanuary 14, 2026

On Passage

Yea 341
Nay 79
Present 0
Not Voting 11

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How each representative voted on On Passage. Default ordering: by state, then by name.
Member	State	Party	District	Vote
Nicholas Begich	AK	R	0	Yea
Barry Moore	AL	R	1	Yea
Dale Strong	AL	R	5	Yea
Gary Palmer	AL	R	6	Yea
Mike Rogers	AL	R	3	Yea
Robert Aderholt	AL	R	4	Yea
Shomari Figures	AL	D	2	Yea
Terri Sewell	AL	D	7	Yea
Bruce Westerman	AR	R	4	Yea
Eric Crawford	AR	R	1	Yea
J. Hill	AR	R	2	Yea
Steve Womack	AR	R	3	Yea
Abraham Hamadeh	AZ	R	8	Yea
Adelita Grijalva	AZ	D	7	Nay
Andy Biggs	AZ	R	5	Nay
David Schweikert	AZ	R	1	Yea
Elijah Crane	AZ	R	2	Nay
Greg Stanton	AZ	D	4	Yea
Juan Ciscomani	AZ	R	6	Yea
Paul Gosar	AZ	R	9	Nay
Yassamin Ansari	AZ	D	3	Nay
Adam Gray	CA	D	13	Yea
Ami Bera	CA	D	6	Yea
Brad Sherman	CA	D	32	Yea
Darrell Issa	CA	R	48	Yea
Dave Min	CA	D	47	Yea
David Valadao	CA	R	22	Yea
Derek Tran	CA	D	45	Yea
Doris Matsui	CA	D	7	Yea
George Whitesides	CA	D	27	Yea
Gilbert Cisneros	CA	D	31	Yea
J. Correa	CA	D	46	Yea
Jared Huffman	CA	D	2	Nay
Jay Obernolte	CA	R	23	Yea
Jim Costa	CA	D	21	Yea
Jimmy Gomez	CA	D	34	Yea
Jimmy Panetta	CA	D	19	Yea
John Garamendi	CA	D	8	Yea
Josh Harder	CA	D	9	Yea
Juan Vargas	CA	D	52	Yea
Judy Chu	CA	D	28	Yea
Julia Brownley	CA	D	26	Yea
Ken Calvert	CA	R	41	Yea
Kevin Kiley	CA	R	3	Yea
Kevin Mullin	CA	D	15	Yea
Lateefah Simon	CA	D	12	Nay
Laura Friedman	CA	D	30	Nay
Linda Sánchez	CA	D	38	Yea
Luz Rivas	CA	D	29	Yea
Mark DeSaulnier	CA	D	10	Yea
Mark Takano	CA	D	39	Nay
Maxine Waters	CA	D	43	Yea
Mike Levin	CA	D	49	Yea
Mike Thompson	CA	D	4	Yea
Nancy Pelosi	CA	D	11	Yea
Nanette Barragán	CA	D	44	Yea
Norma Torres	CA	D	35	Yea
Pete Aguilar	CA	D	33	Yea
Raul Ruiz	CA	D	25	Yea
Ro Khanna	CA	D	17	Yea
Robert Garcia	CA	D	42	Nay
Salud Carbajal	CA	D	24	Yea
Sam Liccardo	CA	D	16	Yea
Sara Jacobs	CA	D	51	Nay
Scott Peters	CA	D	50	Yea
Sydney Kamlager-Dove	CA	D	37	Nay
Ted Lieu	CA	D	36	Yea
Tom McClintock	CA	R	5	Yea
Vince Fong	CA	R	20	Yea
Young Kim	CA	R	40	Yea
Zoe Lofgren	CA	D	18	Nay
Brittany Pettersen	CO	D	7	Yea
Diana DeGette	CO	D	1	Yea
Gabe Evans	CO	R	8	Yea
Jason Crow	CO	D	6	Yea
Jeff Crank	CO	R	5	Yea
Jeff Hurd	CO	R	3	Yea
Joe Neguse	CO	D	2	Yea
Lauren Boebert	CO	R	4	Nay
Jahana Hayes	CT	D	5	Yea
James Himes	CT	D	4	Yea
Joe Courtney	CT	D	2	Yea
John Larson	CT	D	1	Yea
Rosa DeLauro	CT	D	3	Yea
Sarah McBride	DE	D	0	Nay
Aaron Bean	FL	R	4	Yea
Anna Paulina Luna	FL	R	13	Nay
Brian Mast	FL	R	21	Yea
Byron Donalds	FL	R	19	Nay
Carlos Gimenez	FL	R	28	Yea
Cory Mills	FL	R	7	Nay
Daniel Webster	FL	R	11	Not Voting
Darren Soto	FL	D	9	Yea
Debbie Wasserman Schultz	FL	D	25	Yea
Frederica Wilson	FL	D	24	Yea
Gus Bilirakis	FL	R	12	Yea
Jared Moskowitz	FL	D	23	Yea
Jimmy Patronis	FL	R	1	Yea
John Rutherford	FL	R	5	Yea
Kat Cammack	FL	R	3	Nay
Kathy Castor	FL	D	14	Not Voting
Laurel Lee	FL	R	15	Yea
Lois Frankel	FL	D	22	Yea
Maria Salazar	FL	R	27	Yea
Mario Diaz-Balart	FL	R	26	Yea
Maxwell Frost	FL	D	10	Nay
Mike Haridopolos	FL	R	8	Yea
Neal Dunn	FL	R	2	Not Voting
Randy Fine	FL	R	6	Yea
Scott Franklin	FL	R	18	Yea
Vern Buchanan	FL	R	16	Yea
W. Steube	FL	R	17	Nay
Andrew Clyde	GA	R	9	Yea
Austin Scott	GA	R	8	Yea
Barry Loudermilk	GA	R	11	Yea
Brian Jack	GA	R	3	Yea
Earl Carter	GA	R	1	Yea
Henry Johnson	GA	D	4	Yea
Lucy McBath	GA	D	6	Yea
Mike Collins	GA	R	10	Yea
Nikema Williams	GA	D	5	Yea
Richard McCormick	GA	R	7	Yea
Rick Allen	GA	R	12	Yea
Sanford Bishop	GA	D	2	Yea
Ed Case	HI	D	1	Yea
Jill Tokuda	HI	D	2	Yea
Ashley Hinson	IA	R	2	Yea
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	IA	R	1	Yea
Randy Feenstra	IA	R	4	Yea
Zachary Nunn	IA	R	3	Yea
Michael Simpson	ID	R	2	Yea
Russ Fulcher	ID	R	1	Yea
Bill Foster	IL	D	11	Yea
Bradley Schneider	IL	D	10	Yea
Danny Davis	IL	D	7	Yea
Darin LaHood	IL	R	16	Yea
Delia Ramirez	IL	D	3	Nay
Eric Sorensen	IL	D	17	Yea
Janice Schakowsky	IL	D	9	Yea
Jesús García	IL	D	4	Nay
Jonathan Jackson	IL	D	1	Nay
Lauren Underwood	IL	D	14	Yea
Mary Miller	IL	R	15	Yea
Mike Bost	IL	R	12	Yea
Mike Quigley	IL	D	5	Yea
Nikki Budzinski	IL	D	13	Yea
Raja Krishnamoorthi	IL	D	8	Nay
Robin Kelly	IL	D	2	Nay
Sean Casten	IL	D	6	Nay
André Carson	IN	D	7	Nay
Erin Houchin	IN	R	9	Yea
Frank Mrvan	IN	D	1	Yea
James Baird	IN	R	4	Yea
Jefferson Shreve	IN	R	6	Yea
Mark Messmer	IN	R	8	Yea
Marlin Stutzman	IN	R	3	Yea
Rudy Yakym	IN	R	2	Yea
Victoria Spartz	IN	R	5	Yea
Derek Schmidt	KS	R	2	Yea
Ron Estes	KS	R	4	Yea
Sharice Davids	KS	D	3	Yea
Tracey Mann	KS	R	1	Yea
Andy Barr	KY	R	6	Yea
Brett Guthrie	KY	R	2	Yea
Harold Rogers	KY	R	5	Yea
James Comer	KY	R	1	Yea
Morgan McGarvey	KY	D	3	Nay
Thomas Massie	KY	R	4	Nay
Clay Higgins	LA	R	3	Yea
Cleo Fields	LA	D	6	Yea
Julia Letlow	LA	R	5	Yea
Mike Johnson	LA	R	4	Yea
Steve Scalise	LA	R	1	Yea
Troy Carter	LA	D	2	Yea
Ayanna Pressley	MA	D	7	Nay
Jake Auchincloss	MA	D	4	Yea
James McGovern	MA	D	2	Nay
Katherine Clark	MA	D	5	Yea
Lori Trahan	MA	D	3	Yea
Richard Neal	MA	D	1	Yea
Seth Moulton	MA	D	6	Nay
Stephen Lynch	MA	D	8	Nay
William Keating	MA	D	9	Nay
Andy Harris	MD	R	1	Yea
April McClain Delaney	MD	D	6	Yea
Glenn Ivey	MD	D	4	Yea
Jamie Raskin	MD	D	8	Nay
Johnny Olszewski	MD	D	2	Yea
Kweisi Mfume	MD	D	7	Yea
Sarah Elfreth	MD	D	3	Yea
Steny Hoyer	MD	D	5	Yea
Chellie Pingree	ME	D	1	Yea
Jared Golden	ME	D	2	Yea
Bill Huizenga	MI	R	4	Yea
Debbie Dingell	MI	D	6	Yea
Haley Stevens	MI	D	11	Yea
Hillary Scholten	MI	D	3	Yea
Jack Bergman	MI	R	1	Yea
John James	MI	R	10	Yea
John Moolenaar	MI	R	2	Yea
Kristen McDonald Rivet	MI	D	8	Yea
Lisa McClain	MI	R	9	Yea
Rashida Tlaib	MI	D	12	Nay
Shri Thanedar	MI	D	13	Yea
Tim Walberg	MI	R	5	Yea
Tom Barrett	MI	R	7	Yea
Angie Craig	MN	D	2	Yea
Betty McCollum	MN	D	4	Yea
Brad Finstad	MN	R	1	Yea
Ilhan Omar	MN	D	5	Nay
Kelly Morrison	MN	D	3	Yea
Michelle Fischbach	MN	R	7	Yea
Pete Stauber	MN	R	8	Yea
Tom Emmer	MN	R	6	Yea
Ann Wagner	MO	R	2	Yea
Emanuel Cleaver	MO	D	5	Yea
Eric Burlison	MO	R	7	Nay
Jason Smith	MO	R	8	Yea
Mark Alford	MO	R	4	Yea
Robert Onder	MO	R	3	Nay
Sam Graves	MO	R	6	Yea
Wesley Bell	MO	D	1	Yea
Bennie Thompson	MS	D	2	Yea
Michael Guest	MS	R	3	Yea
Mike Ezell	MS	R	4	Yea
Trent Kelly	MS	R	1	Yea
Ryan Zinke	MT	R	1	Yea
Troy Downing	MT	R	2	Yea
Addison McDowell	NC	R	6	Yea
Alma Adams	NC	D	12	Yea
Brad Knott	NC	R	13	Yea
Chuck Edwards	NC	R	11	Yea
David Rouzer	NC	R	7	Yea
Deborah Ross	NC	D	2	Yea
Donald Davis	NC	D	1	Yea
Gregory Murphy	NC	R	3	Not Voting
Mark Harris	NC	R	8	Yea
Pat Harrigan	NC	R	10	Yea
Richard Hudson	NC	R	9	Yea
Tim Moore	NC	R	14	Yea
Valerie Foushee	NC	D	4	Nay
Virginia Foxx	NC	R	5	Yea
Julie Fedorchak	ND	R	0	Yea
Adrian Smith	NE	R	3	Yea
Don Bacon	NE	R	2	Yea
Mike Flood	NE	R	1	Yea
Chris Pappas	NH	D	1	Yea
Maggie Goodlander	NH	D	2	Yea
Bonnie Watson Coleman	NJ	D	12	Nay
Christopher Smith	NJ	R	4	Yea
Donald Norcross	NJ	D	1	Yea
Frank Pallone	NJ	D	6	Yea
Herbert Conaway	NJ	D	3	Yea
Jefferson Van Drew	NJ	R	2	Yea
Josh Gottheimer	NJ	D	5	Yea
LaMonica McIver	NJ	D	10	Nay
Nellie Pou	NJ	D	9	Yea
Robert Menendez	NJ	D	8	Nay
Thomas Kean	NJ	R	7	Yea
Gabe Vasquez	NM	D	2	Yea
Melanie Stansbury	NM	D	1	Nay
Teresa Leger Fernandez	NM	D	3	Nay
Dina Titus	NV	D	1	Yea
Mark Amodei	NV	R	2	Yea
Steven Horsford	NV	D	4	Yea
Susie Lee	NV	D	3	Yea
Adriano Espaillat	NY	D	13	Nay
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez	NY	D	14	Nay
Andrew Garbarino	NY	R	2	Yea
Claudia Tenney	NY	R	24	Yea
Daniel Goldman	NY	D	10	Nay
Elise Stefanik	NY	R	21	Yea
George Latimer	NY	D	16	Yea
Grace Meng	NY	D	6	Yea
Gregory Meeks	NY	D	5	Nay
Hakeem Jeffries	NY	D	8	Yea
Jerrold Nadler	NY	D	12	Yea
John Mannion	NY	D	22	Yea
Joseph Morelle	NY	D	25	Yea
Josh Riley	NY	D	19	Yea
Laura Gillen	NY	D	4	Yea
Michael Lawler	NY	R	17	Yea
Nicholas Langworthy	NY	R	23	Yea
Nick LaLota	NY	R	1	Yea
Nicole Malliotakis	NY	R	11	Yea
Nydia Velázquez	NY	D	7	Nay
Patrick Ryan	NY	D	18	Nay
Paul Tonko	NY	D	20	Yea
Ritchie Torres	NY	D	15	Yea
Thomas Suozzi	NY	D	3	Yea
Timothy Kennedy	NY	D	26	Yea
Yvette Clarke	NY	D	9	Yea
David Joyce	OH	R	14	Yea
David Taylor	OH	R	2	Yea
Emilia Sykes	OH	D	13	Yea
Greg Landsman	OH	D	1	Yea
Jim Jordan	OH	R	4	Yea
Joyce Beatty	OH	D	3	Yea
Marcy Kaptur	OH	D	9	Yea
Max Miller	OH	R	7	Yea
Michael Rulli	OH	R	6	Yea
Michael Turner	OH	R	10	Yea
Mike Carey	OH	R	15	Yea
Robert Latta	OH	R	5	Yea
Shontel Brown	OH	D	11	Yea
Troy Balderson	OH	R	12	Yea
Warren Davidson	OH	R	8	Nay
Frank Lucas	OK	R	3	Yea
Josh Brecheen	OK	R	2	Nay
Kevin Hern	OK	R	1	Yea
Stephanie Bice	OK	R	5	Yea
Tom Cole	OK	R	4	Yea
Andrea Salinas	OR	D	6	Yea
Cliff Bentz	OR	R	2	Yea
Janelle Bynum	OR	D	5	Yea
Maxine Dexter	OR	D	3	Nay
Suzanne Bonamici	OR	D	1	Yea
Val Hoyle	OR	D	4	Nay
Brendan Boyle	PA	D	2	Yea
Brian Fitzpatrick	PA	R	1	Yea
Chrissy Houlahan	PA	D	6	Yea
Christopher Deluzio	PA	D	17	Yea
Daniel Meuser	PA	R	9	Yea
Dwight Evans	PA	D	3	Yea
Glenn Thompson	PA	R	15	Not Voting
Guy Reschenthaler	PA	R	14	Yea
John Joyce	PA	R	13	Yea
Lloyd Smucker	PA	R	11	Yea
Madeleine Dean	PA	D	4	Yea
Mary Gay Scanlon	PA	D	5	Yea
Mike Kelly	PA	R	16	Yea
Robert Bresnahan	PA	R	8	Yea
Ryan Mackenzie	PA	R	7	Yea
Scott Perry	PA	R	10	Nay
Summer Lee	PA	D	12	Nay
Gabe Amo	RI	D	1	Nay
Seth Magaziner	RI	D	2	Nay
James Clyburn	SC	D	6	Yea
Joe Wilson	SC	R	2	Yea
Nancy Mace	SC	R	1	Nay
Ralph Norman	SC	R	5	Not Voting
Russell Fry	SC	R	7	Yea
Sheri Biggs	SC	R	3	Yea
William Timmons	SC	R	4	Yea
Dusty Johnson	SD	R	0	Yea
Andrew Ogles	TN	R	5	Nay
Charles Fleischmann	TN	R	3	Yea
David Kustoff	TN	R	8	Yea
Diana Harshbarger	TN	R	1	Yea
John Rose	TN	R	6	Yea
Matt Van Epps	TN	R	7	Yea
Scott DesJarlais	TN	R	4	Yea
Steve Cohen	TN	D	9	Nay
Tim Burchett	TN	R	2	Nay
Al Green	TX	D	9	Yea
August Pfluger	TX	R	11	Yea
Beth Van Duyne	TX	R	24	Yea
Brandon Gill	TX	R	26	Nay
Brian Babin	TX	R	36	Yea
Chip Roy	TX	R	21	Nay
Craig Goldman	TX	R	12	Yea
Dan Crenshaw	TX	R	2	Yea
Greg Casar	TX	D	35	Not Voting
Henry Cuellar	TX	D	28	Yea
Jake Ellzey	TX	R	6	Yea
Jasmine Crockett	TX	D	30	Yea
Joaquin Castro	TX	D	20	Nay
Jodey Arrington	TX	R	19	Yea
John Carter	TX	R	31	Yea
Julie Johnson	TX	D	32	Yea
Keith Self	TX	R	3	Nay
Lance Gooden	TX	R	5	Yea
Lizzie Fletcher	TX	D	7	Nay
Lloyd Doggett	TX	D	37	Nay
Marc Veasey	TX	D	33	Yea
Michael Cloud	TX	R	27	Yea
Michael McCaul	TX	R	10	Yea
Monica De La Cruz	TX	R	15	Yea
Morgan Luttrell	TX	R	8	Yea
Nathaniel Moran	TX	R	1	Yea
Pat Fallon	TX	R	4	Yea
Pete Sessions	TX	R	17	Yea
Randy Weber	TX	R	14	Yea
Roger Williams	TX	R	25	Yea
Ronny Jackson	TX	R	13	Yea
Sylvia Garcia	TX	D	29	Yea
Troy Nehls	TX	R	22	Not Voting
Veronica Escobar	TX	D	16	Nay
Vicente Gonzalez	TX	D	34	Yea
Wesley Hunt	TX	R	38	Not Voting
Blake Moore	UT	R	1	Yea
Burgess Owens	UT	R	4	Yea
Celeste Maloy	UT	R	2	Yea
Mike Kennedy	UT	R	3	Nay
Ben Cline	VA	R	6	Yea
Donald Beyer	VA	D	8	Nay
Eugene Vindman	VA	D	7	Yea
H. Griffith	VA	R	9	Yea
James Walkinshaw	VA	D	11	Yea
Jennifer Kiggans	VA	R	2	Yea
Jennifer McClellan	VA	D	4	Yea
John McGuire	VA	R	5	Yea
Robert Scott	VA	D	3	Yea
Robert Wittman	VA	R	1	Yea
Suhas Subramanyam	VA	D	10	Nay
Becca Balint	VT	D	0	Nay
Adam Smith	WA	D	9	Yea
Dan Newhouse	WA	R	4	Yea
Emily Randall	WA	D	6	Nay
Kim Schrier	WA	D	8	Yea
Marie Perez	WA	D	3	Yea
Marilyn Strickland	WA	D	10	Yea
Michael Baumgartner	WA	R	5	Yea
Pramila Jayapal	WA	D	7	Nay
Rick Larsen	WA	D	2	Yea
Suzan DelBene	WA	D	1	Yea
Bryan Steil	WI	R	1	Yea
Derrick Van Orden	WI	R	3	Not Voting
Glenn Grothman	WI	R	6	Yea
Gwen Moore	WI	D	4	Nay
Mark Pocan	WI	D	2	Nay
Scott Fitzgerald	WI	R	5	Yea
Thomas Tiffany	WI	R	7	Yea
Tony Wied	WI	R	8	Yea
Carol Miller	WV	R	1	Yea
Riley Moore	WV	R	2	Yea
Harriet Hageman	WY	R	0	Yea

Source: Congress.gov

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