Congress funds government through December while paying deceased members' families.
H.R. 9770 — Continuing Appropriations Act, 2027 · Filed by Tom Cole (R-OK) · Introduced Jul 18, 2026 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill keeps the nation running at 2026 spending levels. It lasts until December 4, 2026. It covers all major departments like Defense, State, and Health and Human Services. The bill pays $174,000 to the widow of one deceased member. It pays $174,000 to the heirs of another deceased member. It freezes pay raises for sitting members of Congress.
Who it affects
All federal agencies and the people they serve get continued money. The widow and heirs of two deceased members get $174,000 each. Sitting members of Congress lose automatic pay raises.
One thing to notice
The bill includes $348,000 in direct payments to private people. It also freezes pay raises for sitting members of Congress.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 18, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 18, 2026 — 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…”
- Jul 21, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 220 - 205 (Roll no. 272)”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (16,876 characters) on Jul 22, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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