Bill pays for federal government through December 2026.

What it does

This bill pays for federal government work through December 11, 2026. It keeps spending at fiscal year 2026 levels. It extends dozens of programs about to end: farm programs, defense, transportation, and emergency help. The bill also freezes pay raises for members of Congress. It pays money to families of two dead members of Congress.

Who it affects

All Americans get continued federal government work. People who use WIC, emergency help, and Indian Health Services are hit by this bill. Members of Congress see their pay raises frozen.

One thing to notice

The bill sets aside $2.8 billion for military shipbuilding cost overruns. This lets defense spending skip the freeze.

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

Where it stands

1 cosponsor: 1 Republicans.

• Dec 9, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
• Dec 9, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Ways and Means · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means”
• Dec 10, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
• Dec 10, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 37 - 3”
• Jan 12, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required)…”
• Jan 12, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Smith (MO) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
• Aug 8, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Yea-Nay Vote. 90 - 6. Record Vote Number: 228”
• Sep 2, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-103”
• Sep 2, 2026 — 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

9 groups reported lobbying about this bill. They filed 15 reports from Dec 2025 to Jun 2026.

Those reports show $63,122,373 in lobbying spending. Each report lists about 15 bills. So that money was not all for this bill.

More groups named this bill than 89% of bills with any report.

Jason Smith, who sponsored the bill, received $3,044,780 from PACs for the 2026 election.

• Chamber of Commerce of the U.S.A. — $54,660,000 in 3 reports
• National Retail Federation — $3,881,000 in 2 reports
• Fedex Corporation — $2,930,000 in 1 report
• Coalition for a Prosperous America — $600,000 in 2 reports
• Cintas — $540,000 in 2 reports

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

Words to know

• fiscal year 2026 — The federal government's budget year from October 1, 2025, to September 30, 2026.
• WIC — A federal program that gives food help to low-income mothers and young kids.
• 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.