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Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026Section 5020 › Proposal

The proclamation may not take effect until two days after a report to Congress

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5020, Sec. 5020. Written by .

The proclamation may not take effect until two days after a report to Congress

The document says “shallWho acts: PresidentHow: proclamationSec. 5020 in the PDF
What the document says

“A proclamation under paragraph (1) shall take effect not earlier than 2 business days after the President submits to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the proclamation and the reasons for the modifications”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5020

Section 5020 provides that the proclamation may not take effect earlier than two business days after the President sends a report on it, and on the reasons for the changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule, to the Senate Committee on Finance and the House Committee on Ways and Means.

What the document actually says

“A proclamation under paragraph (1) shall take effect not earlier than 2 business days after the President submits to the Committee on Finance of the Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives a report on the proclamation and the reasons for the modifications”

Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5020
That sentence, in plain words

The order starts no sooner than two work days after a report goes to Congress. The President sends the report to two groups there.

What this is about

The report explains what is changing and why. The wait gives Congress a look first. Two work days is the least it can be.

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