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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes

H.R. 5371 of the 119th Congress, approved November 12, 2025, enacted as Public Law 119-37 (139 Stat. 495). The text indexed here is the law as enrolled and printed by the Government Publishing Office, in 62 sections.

All 62 sections indexed, holding 137 proposals. Each shows the Act's own words, the section they sit in, and anything that has happened since. This is the law in force, not a proposal for one.

What this law does

This keeps the government funded for 2026. It also carries some programs forward.

This is a law. Both houses of Congress passed it. It was signed on November 12, 2025. It is in force now.

Its number is Public Law 119-37. It started out as the bill H.R. 5371.

It has 62 parts. Each part is called a section. Pick one below to see what it says.

62
sections indexed
137
proposals recorded
0
actions tracked
160
pages in the Statutes at Large
How much of the Act is indexed

One cell per section, filled once it has been broken into proposals.

All 62 sections indexed. Each section page says what was taken from it and what was not.

Where the 137 proposals sit in the Act

One bar per section of the Act. Bar length compares one with another. It is not how much of a section is indexed.

Section 1. Short Title1Section 2. Table of Contents1Section 3. References1Section 4. Explanatory Statement1Section 5. Statement of Appropriations36Section 5001. United States Grain Standards Act Extension2Section 5002. Extension of Agricultural Programs5Section 6101. Extension for Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers That Operate Gme Programs3Section 6102. Extension of Special Diabetes Programs2Section 6103. National Health Security Extensions2Section 6201. Extension of Increased Inpatient Hospital Payment Adjustment for Certain Low-Volume Hospitals2Section 6202. Extension of the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (mdh) Program2Section 6203. Extension of Funding for Quality Measure Endorsement, Input, and Selection2Section 6204. Extending Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Authorities1Section 6205. Extension of Funding for Medicare Hospice Surveys1Section 6206. Extension of Add-On Payments for Ambulance Services1Section 6207. Extension of the Work Geographic Index Floor1Section 6208. Extension of Certain Telehealth Flexibilities3Section 6209. Revising Phase-In of Medicare Clinical Laboratory Test Payment Changes2Section 6210. Extension of Funding Outreach and Assistance for Low-Income Programs2Section 6211. Extension of Temporary Inclusion of Authorized Oral Antiviral Drugs as Covered Part D Drugs1Section 6212. Medicare Improvement Fund1Section 6213. Medicare Sequestration1Section 6301. Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Extension2Section 6302. Personal Responsibility Education Extension2Section 6303. Extension of Funding for Family-To-Family Health Information Centers1Section 6401. Modifying Certain Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments2Section 6501. Short Title1Section 6502. Finding1Section 6503. Definitions1Section 6504. Authority to Assess and Use Otc Monograph Fees5Section 6505. Reauthorization; Reporting Requirements3Section 6506. Treatment of Active Ingredients for Topical Administration3Section 6507. Increasing the Clarity and Predictability of the Process for Developing Applications for Rx-To-Nonprescription Switches4Section 6508. Regulation of Certain Nonprescription Drugs That Are Marketed Without an Approved Drug Application2Section 6509. Sunset Dates2Section 6510. Effective Date1Section 6511. Savings Clause1Section 6601. Extending Availability of Funding for No Surprises Act Implementation1Section 7101. Extension of Authority for Collection of Copayments for Hospital Care and Nursing Home Care1Section 7102. Extension of Requirement to Provide Nursing Home Care to Certain Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities1Section 7103. Extension of Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program1Section 7104. Extension of Funding for Expansion of Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program1Section 7201. Extension of Requirement for Quarterly Briefings on Administration of Authorities Relating to Determinations Regarding Presumptions of Service Connection Based on Toxic Exposure1Section 7202. Extension of Requirement Relating to Restoration of Entitlement to Educational Assistance in Cases of Closure or Disapproval of Educational Institutions1Section 7203. Extension of Temporary Clarification of Licensure Requirements for Contractor Medical Professionals to Perform Medical Disability Examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs under Pilot Program for Use of Contract Physicians for Disability Examinations1Section 7204. Extension of Authority to Maintain Regional Office in Republic of Philippines1Section 7301. Extension of Authorization of Appropriations for Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Program1Section 7302. Extension of Authority for Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seriously Mentally Ill and Homeless Veterans2Section 7303. Extension of Funding for Financial Assistance for Supportive Services for Very Low-Income Veteran Families in Permanent Housing1Section 7304. Extension of Funding for Grant Program for Homeless Veterans with Special Needs1Section 7305. Extension of Authority to Provide Assistance for Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans Residing Temporarily in Housing Owned by a Family Member1Section 7306. Extension of Authority for Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program1Section 7307. Improvements to Partial Claim Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs5Section 7308. Government Accountability Office Reports on Partial Claim Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Other Matters2Section 7401. Extension of Subpoena Authority of Inspector General of Department of Veterans Affairs1Section 7402. Extension of Requirement for Annual Report on Use of Authority to Provide Equitable Relief1Section 7403. Extension of Authority for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Transport Individuals to and from Facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs1Section 7404. Extension of Authority Relating to Vendee Loan Program1Section 7405. Extension of Authority for Transfer of Real Property1Section 7406. Retroactive Effective Date1Section 8001. Budgetary Effects3
How firmly the Act is worded

Grouped from each provision's own verb, quoted on its page. A statute that says shall not is making a different demand from one that says may.

A firm demand50
A recommendation87
A suggestion or a possibility0
Section 1

Short Title

Sec. 1 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 2

Table of Contents

Sec. 2 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 3

References

Sec. 3 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 4

Explanatory Statement

Sec. 4 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 5

Statement of Appropriations

Sec. 5 · 36 proposals indexed

Section 5001

United States Grain Standards Act Extension

Sec. 5001 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 5002

Extension of Agricultural Programs

Sec. 5002 · 5 proposals indexed

Section 6101

Extension for Community Health Centers, National Health Service Corps, and Teaching Health Centers That Operate Gme Programs

Sec. 6101 · 3 proposals indexed

Section 6102

Extension of Special Diabetes Programs

Sec. 6102 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6103

National Health Security Extensions

Sec. 6103 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6201

Extension of Increased Inpatient Hospital Payment Adjustment for Certain Low-Volume Hospitals

Sec. 6201 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6202

Extension of the Medicare-Dependent Hospital (mdh) Program

Sec. 6202 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6203

Extension of Funding for Quality Measure Endorsement, Input, and Selection

Sec. 6203 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6204

Extending Acute Hospital Care at Home Waiver Authorities

Sec. 6204 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6205

Extension of Funding for Medicare Hospice Surveys

Sec. 6205 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6206

Extension of Add-On Payments for Ambulance Services

Sec. 6206 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6207

Extension of the Work Geographic Index Floor

Sec. 6207 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6208

Extension of Certain Telehealth Flexibilities

Sec. 6208 · 3 proposals indexed

Section 6209

Revising Phase-In of Medicare Clinical Laboratory Test Payment Changes

Sec. 6209 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6210

Extension of Funding Outreach and Assistance for Low-Income Programs

Sec. 6210 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6211

Extension of Temporary Inclusion of Authorized Oral Antiviral Drugs as Covered Part D Drugs

Sec. 6211 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6212

Medicare Improvement Fund

Sec. 6212 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6213

Medicare Sequestration

Sec. 6213 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6301

Sexual Risk Avoidance Education Extension

Sec. 6301 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6302

Personal Responsibility Education Extension

Sec. 6302 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6303

Extension of Funding for Family-To-Family Health Information Centers

Sec. 6303 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6401

Modifying Certain Disproportionate Share Hospital Allotments

Sec. 6401 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6501

Short Title

Sec. 6501 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6502

Finding

Sec. 6502 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6503

Definitions

Sec. 6503 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6504

Authority to Assess and Use Otc Monograph Fees

Sec. 6504 · 5 proposals indexed

Section 6505

Reauthorization; Reporting Requirements

Sec. 6505 · 3 proposals indexed

Section 6506

Treatment of Active Ingredients for Topical Administration

Sec. 6506 · 3 proposals indexed

Section 6507

Increasing the Clarity and Predictability of the Process for Developing Applications for Rx-To-Nonprescription Switches

Sec. 6507 · 4 proposals indexed

Section 6508

Regulation of Certain Nonprescription Drugs That Are Marketed Without an Approved Drug Application

Sec. 6508 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6509

Sunset Dates

Sec. 6509 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 6510

Effective Date

Sec. 6510 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6511

Savings Clause

Sec. 6511 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 6601

Extending Availability of Funding for No Surprises Act Implementation

Sec. 6601 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7101

Extension of Authority for Collection of Copayments for Hospital Care and Nursing Home Care

Sec. 7101 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7102

Extension of Requirement to Provide Nursing Home Care to Certain Veterans with Service-Connected Disabilities

Sec. 7102 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7103

Extension of Staff Sergeant Parker Gordon Fox Suicide Prevention Grant Program

Sec. 7103 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7104

Extension of Funding for Expansion of Rural Access Network for Growth Enhancement Program

Sec. 7104 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7201

Extension of Requirement for Quarterly Briefings on Administration of Authorities Relating to Determinations Regarding Presumptions of Service Connection Based on Toxic Exposure

Sec. 7201 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7202

Extension of Requirement Relating to Restoration of Entitlement to Educational Assistance in Cases of Closure or Disapproval of Educational Institutions

Sec. 7202 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7203

Extension of Temporary Clarification of Licensure Requirements for Contractor Medical Professionals to Perform Medical Disability Examinations for the Department of Veterans Affairs under Pilot Program for Use of Contract Physicians for Disability Examinations

Sec. 7203 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7204

Extension of Authority to Maintain Regional Office in Republic of Philippines

Sec. 7204 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7301

Extension of Authorization of Appropriations for Homeless Women Veterans and Homeless Veterans with Children Reintegration Grant Program

Sec. 7301 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7302

Extension of Authority for Treatment and Rehabilitation for Seriously Mentally Ill and Homeless Veterans

Sec. 7302 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 7303

Extension of Funding for Financial Assistance for Supportive Services for Very Low-Income Veteran Families in Permanent Housing

Sec. 7303 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7304

Extension of Funding for Grant Program for Homeless Veterans with Special Needs

Sec. 7304 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7305

Extension of Authority to Provide Assistance for Specially Adapted Housing for Disabled Veterans Residing Temporarily in Housing Owned by a Family Member

Sec. 7305 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7306

Extension of Authority for Specially Adapted Housing Assistive Technology Grant Program

Sec. 7306 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7307

Improvements to Partial Claim Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 7307 · 5 proposals indexed

Section 7308

Government Accountability Office Reports on Partial Claim Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs and Other Matters

Sec. 7308 · 2 proposals indexed

Section 7401

Extension of Subpoena Authority of Inspector General of Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 7401 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7402

Extension of Requirement for Annual Report on Use of Authority to Provide Equitable Relief

Sec. 7402 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7403

Extension of Authority for Secretary of Veterans Affairs to Transport Individuals to and from Facilities of Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 7403 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7404

Extension of Authority Relating to Vendee Loan Program

Sec. 7404 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7405

Extension of Authority for Transfer of Real Property

Sec. 7405 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 7406

Retroactive Effective Date

Sec. 7406 · 1 proposal indexed

Section 8001

Budgetary Effects

Sec. 8001 · 3 proposals indexed

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