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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 101 › Proposal

The time covered includes the period of the lapse

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 101, Sec. 101. Written by .

The time covered includes the period of the lapse

The document says “shallWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 101 in the PDF
What the document says

“For the purposes of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37), the time covered by such division shall be considered to include the period which began on or about January 31, 2026, during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 101

Section 102 of division H provides that the time covered by the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 is considered to include the period beginning on or about January 31, 2026, during which there was a lapse in appropriations.

What the document actually says

“For the purposes of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37), the time covered by such division shall be considered to include the period which began on or about January 31, 2026, during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 101
That sentence, in plain words

Treat the stopgap law as covering the days that started on or about January 31, 2026. In those days the money had run out.

What this is about

When funding runs out, that gap is called a lapse. This part folds the gap into the time the stopgap law covers.

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