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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5018 › Proposal

The word change counts as of the 2025 Act's own enactment

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5018, Sec. 5018. Written by .

The word change counts as of the 2025 Act's own enactment

The document says “shallWho acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 5018 in the PDF
What the document says

“The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as though enacted immediately after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5018

Paragraph (2) of subsection (b) of section 5018 provides that the amendment made by paragraph (1) takes effect as though it had been enacted immediately after the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025 itself.

What the document actually says

“The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect as though enacted immediately after the enactment of the Bankruptcy Administration Improvement Act of 2025.”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5018
That sentence, in plain words

Treat the word change as if it had been made the moment the 2025 law was passed.

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A late fix can leave a gap. Backdating closes it. The rule then reads the same way for the whole time.

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