Congress funds government through January 2026.

What it does

This bill pays for government work through January 30, 2026. It uses the same money amounts from 2025. It covers farming, rural areas, food safety, Congress, military building, and war service. The bill also extends programs that were about to end. It sets aside money for Supreme Court security ($28 million) and U.S. Marshals work ($30 million). It pays death money to families of dead members of Congress.

Who it affects

Most people get help because government services keep running. This includes Social Security, Medicare, food help, war service help, and national defense. Government workers are protected from job cuts through January 30, 2026. Defense companies get money from this bill. Families of dead members of Congress get money too.

One thing to notice

The bill locks in 2025 spending levels. It names dollar amounts for 14 Navy ship programs before the 2026 budget is done.

From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.

Where it stands

• Sep 16, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Sep 16, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Budget and House Committee on Appropriations · Congress.gov: “Referred to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to…”
• Sep 19, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 212 (Roll no. 281). (text: CR H4462-4471)”
• Sep 19, 2025 — Failed · Congress.gov: “Motion to reconsider by Senator Thune, under the order of 9/19/2025 not having voted on the prevailing side…”
• Nov 10, 2025 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment by Yea-Nay Vote. 60 - 40. Record Vote Number: 618”
• Nov 12, 2025 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-37”
• Nov 12, 2025 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”

Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.

Money around this bill

291 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 350 reports from Sep 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $111,350,022 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 7 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 100% of bills with any report.

Tom Cole, who sponsored the bill, received $1,644,758 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $17,960,000 in 1 report
• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America — $15,770,000 in 2 reports
• American Property Casualty Insurance Association — $3,540,000 in 2 reports
• Toyota Motor North America Inc (tma) — $3,483,687 in 2 reports
• Altria Client Services LLC — $3,290,000 in 1 report

Lobbying is legal. These reports show who lobbied about this bill, not what changed.

Words to know

• extends programs — Keeps programs running that were about to stop.
• job cuts — When a company or government stops paying workers and they lose their jobs.
• death money — Cash paid to the families of members of Congress who die in office.
• lobbying — Trying to influence lawmakers about a bill. Companies and groups pay people to do this.
• PACs — Groups that collect money and give it to candidates for office.
• sponsored — To sponsor a bill is to introduce it in Congress and put your name on it.