The explanatory statement is given the effect of a conference statement
Making consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 4, Sec. 4.
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The explanatory statement is given the effect of a conference statement
The document says “shall”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to”
The opening of section 4. It identifies the explanatory statement by where it was printed, the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026, and by who submitted it, the chair of the House Committee on Appropriations. The rest of the section provides that the statement has the same effect on the allocation of funds and the implementation of divisions A through C as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.
What the document actually says
“The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 7, 2026, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the House, shall have the same effect with respect to”
That sentence, in plain words
A report about this law was printed in the record of the House. The chair of a House money committee turned it in. It counts as much as a joint report would.
What this is about
When the two chambers work out a bill together, they print a joint report. There was no such report here. This makes the House report do the same job.
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Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-74, sec. 4, 140 Stat. 5 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ74/html/PLAW-119publ74.htm
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“The explanatory statement is given the effect of a conference statement,” Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/commerce-justice-science-energy-water-development/proposal/sec04-explanatory-statement-has-conference-effect/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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