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.
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Only the most limited funding action permitted may be taken
The document says “shall”Who 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.”
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.”
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.
No action is recorded against this proposal. That is not evidence that none has been taken, and nobody has yet read it against the record. See what the tracker does not yet cover.
Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, Public Law 119-37, sec. 5, 139 Stat. 496 (2025). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ37/html/PLAW-119publ37.htm
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“Only the most limited funding action permitted may be taken,” Continuing Appropriations, Agriculture, Legislative Branch, Military Construction and Veterans Affairs, and Extensions Act, 2026, section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/continuing-appropriations-agriculture-legislative/proposal/sec05-most-limited-funding-action/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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