H.R. 6500 · 119th Congress

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

Introduced on Dec 9, 2025 by Jason Smith (R-MO-8). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 119-103.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-103
Introduced
Dec 9, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Economics and Public Finance
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Official title

To extend duty-free treatment provided with respect to imports from certain countries in Africa under the African Growth and Opportunity Act, to extend customs user fees, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Abortion
  • Access Board
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Administrative Conference of the U.S.
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Adoption and foster care
  • Adult education and literacy
  • Advanced technology and technological innovations
  • Advisory bodies
  • Afghanistan
  • Africa
  • African Development Foundation
  • Aging
  • Agricultural conservation and pollution
  • Agricultural education
  • Agricultural equipment and machinery
  • Agricultural insurance
  • Agricultural marketing and promotion
  • Agricultural practices and innovations
  • Agricultural prices, subsidies, credit
  • Agricultural research
  • Agricultural trade
  • Air quality
  • Alabama
  • Alaska
  • Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
  • Allergies
  • Alliances
  • Alternative and renewable resources
  • American Battle Monuments Commission
  • American Samoa
  • Animal and plant health
  • Animal protection and human-animal relationships
  • Appalachian Regional Commission
  • Appropriations
  • Aquatic ecology
  • Arab-Israeli relations
  • Architect of the Capitol
  • Arizona
  • Arkansas
  • Armed Forces Retirement Home
  • Arms control and nonproliferation
  • Army Corps of Engineers
  • Art, artists, authorship
  • Asia
  • Assault and harassment offenses
  • Athletes
  • Atmospheric science and weather
  • Australia
  • Aviation and airports
  • Azerbaijan
  • Bahrain
  • Birds
  • Birth defects
  • Blood and blood diseases
  • Border security and unlawful immigration
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Budget process
  • Building construction
  • Burma
  • Business investment and capital
  • Buy American requirements
  • California
  • Cambodia
  • Canada
  • Cancer
  • Cardiovascular and respiratory health
  • Caribbean area
  • Cell biology and embryology
  • Cemeteries and funerals
  • Census and government statistics
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
  • Central African Republic
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Chemical and biological weapons
  • Child care and development
  • Child health
  • Child safety and welfare
  • China
  • Citizenship and naturalization
  • Civics education
  • Civil actions and liability
  • Climate change and greenhouse gases
  • Coal
  • Coast guard
  • Collective security
  • Colombia
  • Colorado
  • Commemorative events and holidays
  • Commission of Fine Arts
  • Commission on Civil Rights
  • Commodities markets
  • Commodity Credit Corporation
  • Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Community Development Financial Institutions Fund
  • Community life and organization
  • Competition and antitrust
  • Competitiveness, trade promotion, trade deficits
  • Computer security and identity theft
  • Computers and information technology
  • Conflicts and wars
  • Congo
  • Congressional officers and employees
  • Congressional oversight
  • Congressional-executive branch relations
  • Connecticut
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission
  • Consumer affairs
  • Contracts and agency
  • Corporation for National and Community Service
  • Correctional facilities and imprisonment
  • Crime prevention
  • Crime victims
  • Crimes against children
  • Crimes against women
  • Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
  • Criminal justice information and records
  • Criminal procedure and sentencing
  • Cuba
  • Cultural exchanges and relations
  • Currency
  • Customs enforcement
  • Dams and canals
  • Data collection, sharing, protection
  • Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
  • Defense spending
  • Delaware
  • Delta Regional Authority
  • Denali Commission
  • Dental care
  • Department of Agriculture
  • Department of Commerce
  • Department of Defense
  • Department of Education
  • Department of Energy
  • Department of Health and Human Services
  • Department of Homeland Security
  • Department of Housing and Urban Development
  • Department of Justice
  • Department of Labor
  • Department of State
  • Department of Transportation
  • Department of Veterans Affairs
  • Department of the Interior
  • Department of the Treasury
  • Detention of persons
  • Digestive and metabolic diseases
  • Diplomacy, foreign officials, Americans abroad
  • Director of National Intelligence
  • Disability and health-based discrimination
  • Disability and paralysis
  • Disability assistance
  • Disaster relief and insurance
  • District of Columbia
  • Domestic violence and child abuse
  • Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
  • Drug safety, medical device, and laboratory regulation
  • Drug therapy
  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
  • Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
  • Economic development
  • Education of the disadvantaged
  • Education programs funding
  • Educational facilities and institutions
  • Educational technology and distance education
  • Egypt
  • El Salvador
  • Election Assistance Commission
  • Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
  • Electric power generation and transmission
  • Elementary and secondary education
  • Emergency communications systems
  • Emergency planning and evacuation
  • Employee benefits and pensions
  • Employee hiring
  • Employment and training programs
  • Employment discrimination and employee rights
  • Endangered and threatened species
  • Energy assistance for the poor and aged
  • Energy efficiency and conservation
  • Energy storage, supplies, demand
  • Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
  • Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
  • Environmental health
  • Environmental regulatory procedures
  • Environmental technology
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
  • Estonia
  • Ethiopia
  • Europe
  • Evidence and witnesses
  • Executive Office of the President
  • Executive agency funding and structure
  • Export-Import Bank of the United States
  • Family planning and birth control
  • Family relationships
  • Family services
  • Farm Credit Administration
  • Farmland
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Federal Crop Insurance Corporation
  • Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
  • Federal Election Commission (FEC)
  • Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
  • Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC)
  • Federal Labor Relations Authority
  • Federal Maritime Commission
  • Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
  • Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
  • Federal Prison Industries, Inc.
  • Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
  • Federal appellate courts
  • Federal district courts
  • Federal officials
  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Firearms and explosives
  • Fires
  • First Amendment rights
  • First responders and emergency personnel
  • Fishes
  • Floods and storm protection
  • Florida
  • Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
  • Food assistance and relief
  • Food industry and services
  • Food supply, safety, and labeling
  • Foreign aid and international relief
  • Foreign and international banking
  • Foreign labor
  • Foreign language and bilingual programs
  • Foreign loans and debt
  • Forests, forestry, trees
  • Fraud offenses and financial crimes
  • Gaza Strip
  • General Services Administration
  • Genetics
  • Geography and mapping
  • Georgia
  • Georgia (Republic)
  • Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
  • Government buildings, facilities, and property
  • Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management
  • Government ethics and transparency, public corruption
  • Government information and archives
  • Government lending and loan guarantees
  • Government studies and investigations
  • Government trust funds

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (House agreed to Senate amendment, Sep 1, 2026). Public domain.

Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2027

This bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations for federal agencies and extends various expiring programs and authorities.

Specifically, the bill provides continuing FY2027 appropriations to federal agencies through the earlier of December 11, 2026, or the enactment of the applicable appropriations act. It is known as a continuing resolution (CR) and prevents a government shutdown that would otherwise occur if the FY2027 appropriations bills have not been enacted when FY2027 begins on October 1, 2026.

The CR funds most programs and activities at the FY2026 levels with several exceptions that provide funding flexibility or additional appropriations for various programs. For example, the CR includes exceptions for

  • the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC);
  • Small Business Administration loans;
  • the Disaster Relief Fund;
  • the Indian Health Service;
  • the Department of Justice; and
  • wildfire suppression activities.

In addition, the bill extends several expiring authorizations, including authorities and programs related to

  • agriculture,
  • flood insurance,
  • cybersecurity,
  • surface transportation,
  • veterans benefits,
  • housing,
  • defense production, and
  • trade preferences for Haiti and certain countries in sub-Saharan Africa.

The bill also includes provisions that

  • temporarily prohibit the implementation of a regulation that revises guidance for federal financial assistance,
  • delay the implementation of certain changes to the statutory definition of hemp,
  • extend the freeze on cost-of-living adjustments for Members of Congress and limits on pay increases for the Vice President and certain senior political appointees, and
  • provide death gratuities to beneficiaries of two Members of Congress who died while in office.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Jason SmithR-MO-8Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
    Jan 12, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 340–54
  2. On Cloture on the Motion to Proceed
    Aug 3, 2026· Senate· Cloture· Cloture on the Motion to Proceed Agreed to 89–4
  3. On the Cloture Motion
    Aug 7, 2026· Senate· Cloture· Cloture Motion Agreed to 91–6
  4. On the Motion to Table
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Procedural· Motion to Table Agreed to 61–32
  5. On Passage of the Bill
    Aug 8, 2026· Senate· Passage· Bill Passed 90–6
  6. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Concur in the Senate Amendments
    Sep 1, 2026· House· Passage· Passed 370–48

History

Every action as published, oldest first. Roll calls link to how each member voted.

  1. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Dec 9, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
  4. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  5. Dec 10, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 3.
  6. Dec 30, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-416.
  7. Dec 30, 2025 · HouseReported (Amended) by the Committee on Ways and Means. H. Rept. 119-416.
  8. Dec 30, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 362.
  9. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseMr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  10. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H637-642)
  11. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6500.
  12. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  13. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H646)
  14. Jan 12, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 340 - 54 (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H637)House · Roll call 14
  15. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 340 - 54 (Roll no. 14). (text: CR H637)House · Roll call 14
  16. Jan 12, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  17. Jan 13, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate.
  18. Feb 9, 2026 · SenateRead the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  19. Feb 10, 2026 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 320.
  20. Jul 30, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure made in Senate. (CR S4360)
  21. Jul 30, 2026 · SenateCloture motion on the motion to proceed to the measure presented in Senate. (CR S4365)
  22. Aug 3, 2026 · SenateCloture on the motion to proceed to the measure invoked in Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 89 - 4. Record Vote Number: 218. (CR S4405)Senate · Roll call 218
  23. Aug 3, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4414)
  24. Aug 4, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4415)
  25. Aug 5, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to measure considered in Senate. (CR S4448)
  26. Aug 5, 2026 · SenateMotion to proceed to consideration of measure agreed to in Senate by Voice Vote. (CR S4448)
  27. Aug 5, 2026 · SenateMeasure laid before Senate by motion. (consideration: CR S4448-4449)
  28. Aug 5, 2026 · SenateMotion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment SA 6740 made in Senate.
  29. Aug 5, 2026 · SenateCloture motion on the measure presented in Senate. (CR S4449)
  30. Aug 7, 2026 · SenateConsidered by Senate. (consideration: CR S4542, S4546-4547, S4553-4555)
  31. Aug 7, 2026 · SenateMotion by Senator Thune to commit to Senate Committee on Appropriations with instructions to report back forthwith with the following amendment SA 6740 fell when cloture on amendment SA 6732 was invoked in Senate.
  32. Aug 8, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 228.Senate · Roll call 228
  33. Aug 8, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 228.Senate · Roll call 228
  34. Aug 10, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  35. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseMr. Cole moved that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments. (consideration: CR H5377-5385)
  36. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on motion to agree to the Senate amendments to H.R. 6500.
  37. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  38. Sep 1, 2026Resolving differences -- House actions: On motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 48 (Roll no. 286). (consideration: CR H5387; text: CR H5377-5383)House · Roll call 286
  39. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseOn motion that the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendments Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 370 - 48 (Roll no. 286). (consideration: CR H5387; text: CR H5377-5383)House · Roll call 286
  40. Sep 1, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  41. Sep 2, 2026Presented to President.
  42. Sep 2, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  43. Sep 2, 2026Signed by President.
  44. Sep 2, 2026Signed by President.
  45. Sep 2, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-103.
  46. Sep 2, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-103.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.