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Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026Section 5 › Proposal

Only the most limited funding action permitted may be taken

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5. Written by .

Only the most limited funding action permitted may be taken

The document says “shallWho acts: heads of departments and agenciesHow: statuteSec. 5 in the PDF
What the document says

“This Act shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.”

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5

Section 110 of division A is the rule of restraint that runs through a continuing resolution. Where the Act allows a range of action, the smallest one that keeps a project going is the one that may be taken.

What the document actually says

“This Act shall be implemented so that only the most limited funding action of that permitted in the Act shall be taken in order to provide for continuation of projects and activities.”

Making continuing appropriations and extensions for fiscal year 2026, and for other purposes, Sec. 5
That sentence, in plain words

Do the least you can do. Do only what keeps the work going.

What this is about

A short-term bill is a holding step. It is not the place to grow a program. So agencies take the smallest step that works.

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