The explanatory statement governs the spending in divisions B through D
Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 4, Sec. 4.
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The explanatory statement governs the spending in divisions B through D
The document says “shall”Who acts: Committee on Appropriations of the SenateHow: statuteSec. 4 in the PDF
What the document says
“The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about November 9, 2025, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions B through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.”
Section 4 gives legal weight to a document printed outside the Act. Several accounts in divisions B and D fund the projects and amounts specified in the table in the explanatory statement described in section 4, so the tables in that statement carry the detail the bill text leaves out.
What the document actually says
“The explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the Senate section of the Congressional Record on or about November 9, 2025, and submitted by the chair of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the allocation of funds and implementation of divisions B through D of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement of a committee of conference.”
That sentence, in plain words
A note about this law was printed in the record of the Senate. It counts as much as a note agreed by both houses.
What this is about
The law names big sums but not every small item. The note fills in that detail. It was printed on November 9, 2025.
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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 4, 139 Stat. 496 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“The explanatory statement governs the spending in divisions B through D,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 4, Sec. 4. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec04-explanatory-statement-has-effect/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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