The lapse in appropriations is treated as covered by the earlier act
Making further consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2026, and for other purposes, section 5, Sec. 5.
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The lapse in appropriations is treated as covered by the earlier act
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What the document says
“For the purposes of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37), the time covered by such Act shall be considered to include the period which began on or about February 14, 2026, during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations.”
Section 102 of division B. For the purposes of the earlier continuing appropriations act, the time it covers is treated as including the period beginning on or about February 14, 2026 during which there was a lapse in appropriations. The Act does not fix the start of that period exactly, saying on or about.
What the document actually says
“For the purposes of the Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026 (division A of Public Law 119-37), the time covered by such Act shall be considered to include the period which began on or about February 14, 2026, during which there occurred a lapse in appropriations.”
That sentence, in plain words
There was a gap when money ran out. It began on or about February 14, 2026. The earlier law is now read to cover that gap.
What this is about
When funding lapses, much of the government stops. This treats the gap as if it had been funded all along.
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Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., Public Law 119-86, sec. 5, 140 Stat. 774 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ86/html/PLAW-119publ86.htm
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“The lapse in appropriations is treated as covered by the earlier act,” Homeland Security and Further Additional Continuing Appropriations Act, 2026., section 5, Sec. 5. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/homeland-security-further-additional-continuing/proposal/sec05-divb-sec102-lapse-period-covered/ (retrieved August 26, 2026).
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