The bar reaches past-year and 2026 funds, and 2027 funds until March 25, 2027
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 101, Sec. 101.
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The bar reaches past-year and 2026 funds, and 2027 funds until March 25, 2027
The document says “may not”Who acts: Secretary of StateHow: statuteSec. 101 in the PDF
What the document says
“(1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal years or in fiscal year 2026; or
(2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2027, until March 25, 2027.”
The funding limitation reaches amounts provided in prior fiscal years and in fiscal year 2026, and amounts provided in fiscal year 2027 until March 25, 2027.
What the document actually says
“(1) for any amounts provided in prior fiscal years or in fiscal year 2026; or
(2) for amounts provided in fiscal year 2027, until March 25, 2027.”
That sentence, in plain words
The bar covers money from past years and from 2026. It also covers money from 2027, up to March 25, 2027.
What this is about
A budget year runs from October to September. Money left over from an old year can still be spent. The bar reaches that money too.
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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, Public Law 119-75, sec. 101, 140 Stat. 628 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ75/html/PLAW-119publ75.htm
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“The bar reaches past-year and 2026 funds, and 2027 funds until March 25, 2027,” Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026, section 101, Sec. 101. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/consolidated-appropriations-act-2026/proposal/sec101-bar-covers-past-and-into-2027/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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