The January 21, 2026 explanatory statement governs divisions A through D
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 4, Sec. 4.
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The January 21, 2026 explanatory statement governs divisions A through D
The document says “shall”Who acts: Committee on Appropriations of the House of RepresentativesHow: 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 21, 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 through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.”
Section 4 gives the House Appropriations chair's explanatory statement, printed in the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 2026, the same effect for divisions A through D as a joint explanatory statement of a conference committee. The statement itself is printed in the Record, not in the Act.
What the document actually says
“The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the House section of the Congressional Record on or about January 21, 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 through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.”
That sentence, in plain words
A report about this law was printed in the record of Congress on or about January 21, 2026. For the first four blocks of money, treat it the way a joint report would be treated.
What this is about
Spending laws give big sums to an agency. A report says how the sum should be split. This part says which report counts.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 4, 140 Stat. 174 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“The January 21, 2026 explanatory statement governs divisions A through D,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec04-statement-effect-divisions-a-through-d/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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