The Act may be cited by a name
What the document says“This Act may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
The whole of section 1. It provides a short title for the Act, which is otherwise headed as an Act making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026. The name lists the three divisions the Act carries: Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment.
What the document actually says“This Act may be cited as the ``Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
This law has a short name. You may use it when you write about the law.
Laws often have a long formal name. A short title gives a shorter one. The short name here lists the three parts of the law. Each part pays for a different set of agencies.
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