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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 2 › Proposal

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Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2. Written by .

The Act sets out its own table of contents

The document says “meansWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says

“Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 2

Section 2 lists the contents of the Act. It names sections 1 through 6, then the divisions: A, Department of Defense; B, Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education; D, Transportation, Housing and Urban Development; E, Financial Services and General Government; F, National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs; G, Other Matters; H, Further Continuing Appropriations; I, Authorizing Extenders and Technical Corrections; and J, Health Care Extenders.

What the document actually says

“Sec. 1. Short title. Sec. 2. Table of contents. Sec. 3. References. Sec. 4. Explanatory statement. Sec. 5. Statement of appropriations.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 2
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