The Act may be cited as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 1, Sec. 1.
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The Act may be cited as the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026
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“This Act may be cited as the ``Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026''.”
Section 1 supplies the name by which the Act may be cited. The Act was approved on February 3, 2026, as Public Law 119-75, and was introduced as H.R. 7148. Several of its divisions carry their own separate short titles.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 1, 140 Stat. 173 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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